Ciao Peru!!!

Feeling Tired??

We Are!

Our last week in Peru has been wonderful, but after a month of loving on kids and moms, we are ready for a good night’s sleep! We spent our final week working with a great church team from Indiana. Our mornings were spent in a home for teen girls and their babies and our afternoons in a children’s home, with 100+ kids ranging from 4-18 years. I think God got a good laugh watching us play/trying –to- keep- the kids- from -killing -each other during VBS (let’s just say that they are a little wild!) On our last day, we took them ALL (yes, all 120) to the movies. They LOVED it! I will never forget having three kids snuggled in my lap as they fed me popcorn! We also had a pizza party at the teen mom’s home; for one of the girls, it was her first time to eat pizza! We also made tie-dye shirts with them, as you can see below:

And back for a final appearance by popular demand…………………
The Top Ten Reasons We Love Peru

1. Only in Peru can you order guinea pig, octopus, cow heart, alpaca and goat all in one restaurant.
2. Only in Peru do you get whistled at walking down the street in the jeans you’ve been wearing for a week and your smelly, stained sweatshirt.
3. Only in Peru is there a 50% chance that there will be a toilet seat.
4. Only In Peru are they stingy with their napkins and toilet paper (Let’s just say you better look before you go into the bathroom and it’s too late!)
5. Only In Peru is your Kleenex black after you blow your nose.
6. Only in Peru can you find Chifa (Chinese) restaurants on every corner.
7. Only in Peru are stop signs and traffic rules merely suggestions.
8. Only in Peru is it normal to order water "with gas"(carbonated water)
9. Only in Peru can you drink purple corn (chicha morada)
10. Only in Peru can you meet the greatest translators and Buckner staff!

We want to thank you so much for your interest in our journey this summer. Please know that we could not have done this without you and that your prayers are being answered. Because of you, the children of Peru know that they are loved.

Oh, what a wonderful month we’ve had
But to leave our wonderful new friends, we are so very sad
There is one thing, however, that will always be true-
Our hearts will forever be in Peru
Sadly, we must head home now
So there’s only one thing left to say-Ciao!!