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PERU CREW 2009
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- PERU CREW 2009
Travelled to Arequipa, Peru on Sunday 12th July to participate in local church ministry and work on a new community centre for the elderly in Ciudad Municipal.
We engaged in mission and evangelism, and visited Pucallpa to see Emma's work with Mission TEC in the jungle.
A massive THANK YOU to everyone for your generous support!
Check out the blog, photo albums and videos to see how we got on
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Thursday 6th August
The team all arrived home safely on Wednesday morning.
We left Pucallpa on Monday afternoon, around 3.30pm, to catch the flight at 5pm. We only had a few hours to wait in Lima, so we got some food then headed for the plane to Newark.
We arrived in Newark early on Tuesday morning, with a twelve hour wait ahead of us. Instead of sitting around the airport for this length of time, we got the train into New York city where the time passed much more quickly! Our final flight home left around 7pm on Tuesday night, and we arrived at 7am local time in Dublin. This was only 1am Peruvian time, so our bodies were a little tired and confused! Drew and Colin met us in Dublin with the church minibus and we headed for home.
Give thanks for:
- Safety in travel on all our flights home
- Our luggage making it home with us this time!
- No problems going through customs/security
- Everything we experienced during our time in Peru
Pray for:
- The elderly people in Ciudad Municipal
- The maestro and other workmen working on the site
- The Collegio Internacionale, staff and pupils
- The Alianza church, Timo and VIcky, and everyone else there
- Efrain, his family, and the church they hope to build
- The nursery school in Independencia
- The old people's home, hospital and elderly folk in Chivay
- Mission TEC, Emma, and the work that goes on there
Please continue to pray for all these people and places.0 Comments 146 weeks
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Saturday 1st August 2009
Hello from the jungle!
On Wednesday morning we said a very teary-eyed farewell to Vicky our cook, and Timo the church caretaker. These two people made our stay in the church very comfortable! We gave Vicky a nice red cardigan and a photo frame with a picture of her and the team – she was very pleased and promised to hang it on her wall to cherish it forever! Timo also got a jumper, to keep him warm in the winter.
We then travelled to Lima, where we said our farewells to Ruth Turner and Theo our bus driver. Before leaving we managed to sample some Arequipan biscuits and took a few photos of the surrounding mountains and Misti, the volcano. The plane left on time and we arrived in Lima, ready for an 8 hour wait, before travelling onto Pucallpa. We passed the time by grazing…McDonalds, Papa John’s pizza, Dunkin’ Donuts, Starbucks…mmmmmmmm. Not so mmmmm was the dodgy sandwich shop where poor Stephen bought a wrap which was to later cause him two days of food poisoning!! More on this to come….
We arrived in Pucallpa late on Wednesday night and were met by Emma and some of the team from Mission TEC. When we got of the plane the humidity hit us, like a brick wall!! David and Stuart instantly started to melt, with a few others just not admitting to it! We got three trucks from the airport to TEC, over some of the bumpiest roads we have ever driven on – the Rocky Road is nothing in comparison! As the first truck arrived at TEC we stopped at the outside gates, in search of the pet tarantula which lives on the gate… Fortunately on this occasion it had ran away before Emma could find it!
We arrived at the house in darkness, completely unaware of what we were standing in in the noisy long grass, and unsure about what to expect when we got in! In actual fact, the house is lovely, positioned right next to the lake (although we didn’t know this until morning). The main excitement on Wednesday night was the discovery of a large tarantula at the bottom of the stairs leading up to the bedrooms! After this everyone was a little on edge, and a sweep began of the house to see what other strange creatures we could find and dispose of! After the head torch hunt around the house, under the beds, through the bed sheets and under the mattresses, we all headed to bed.
I don’t think I should say that we all slept well on Wednesday night…more than a few of us slept with one eye open! But it was fine, the beds were very comfortable and we all woke ready for our first day in the jungle. Unfortunately Stephen had taken ill in the middle of the night (the start of his food poisoning). By the time we got up on Thursday morning he was very ill, with lots of vomiting. He was unwell all of Thursday, but fortunately cleared up as the day went on and has got gradually better since then. He is now almost fully recovered, just a little tired from the experience!
Thursday morning was a highlight for a lot of people with a sea plane flight over the jungle. We got to see all around where Emma is staying, including the city of Pucallpa, the vast jungle and even flew close to the boarder of Brazil. There are lots of photographs so all will become clear when we get home!
We had a very nice lunch with some staff from TEC, then went back to the house for a couple of hours. Some of us took a siesta, and others went for a swim in the lake! Emma told us to go after lunch because the biting fish come out at 4pm!! How she knows they come out at 4pm we do not know, but as usual we all took her word for it! Caroline, Lisa, Rebecca, Robert, Stuart, Alan and Emma got their swimming stuff on and went into the lake. It was very refreshing to get out of the humidity and cool off in the lake. Alan and Stuart made a few friends in the water, as they both got nibbled several times by fish!! The sensation is hard to describe, but it’s a little like being nipped under water, on your back… Again, Emma “claims” the piranhas don’t come o0 Comments 146 weeks
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Tuesday 28th July 2009
Hello everyone!
Last Thursday morning saw us finishing our work on the building site. We left around 12pm to go to the Collegio Internacionale to pick up Rosie and headed to Independencia to see how the nursery school which we worked on two years ago was progressing. We were all thrilled to see a really nicely painted and kitted out school. Although there were no children there as it is the holidays, we´re convinced they all love their school now it is completed!
We had arranged to go to Efrain´s cafe for dinner on Thursday night so headed round there for 7pm. Chicken, chips and a Peruvian potato dish was on the menu. Just as we were finishing eating we got the surprise of our lives as Emma walked through the door. Janet was the first to initiate the screaming, closely followed by Robert as he thought Janet was having a seizure. David had seen Emma come into the cafe but couldn´t work out where he knew her from!! So Emma joined us for some food and told us that everyone apart from us knew she was coming to see us. She was there to spend the weekend with us on the Mission Trip.
On Friday we had a farewell lunch at the building site with all the older people and staff from the school. We were treated to chicken and chips, as well as a local cake from our favourite restaurant, Capriccios! This was followed by singing, a talk from David and many, many, MANY thank you speeches from the older folk, as they all wanted to have their say! Pastor David is now a celebrity in these parts - people were queueing to get their photograph taken with him!
On Saturday morning we got up early and headed to the school to go to Colca Canyon. Around 11 pupils from the school joined us, and four staff. It took 3 hours to get to 15,000 feet, and coca tea to help with the altitude - it was difficult to breathe as you might expect! The scenery was fantastic and we stopped off at an old people´s home which was situated in the middle of this giant canyon. There were around 6 older folk, who were either deaf or blind. We sang some songs and David gave a little word translated from English into Spanish, and then into chehuan.
After that we moved down into Chivay where we checked into our "hostel". It was fine, if not a little basic, cold (and some might say the blankets were a little itchy for sleeping on!). We walked to a local hospital, which again was VERY basic (do not complain about NHS services!!), and we gave another programme. The kids form the school did a puppet show and we sang our collection of Spanish songs. We also did our drama which we had rehearsed for, but never got to use, in the collegio. We went to the hot springs in Chivay and Robert, Alan, Rebecca and Caroline decided to give them a go. The water was around 39oC so they really really enjoyed being warm again...until it was time to get out!!
We were well fed in a local Eco hotel, aka "ICE HOUSE". It would have been warmer to sit outside in the wind and fridge-like temperatures there. However, it is not like us to complain so we sat and ate, longingly looking over at the log fire which was sitting just waiting to be lit...it never was!
As if it hadn´t been cold enough on the Saturday night, we awoke on the Sunday morning to find it was snowing. Yes, I said it was snowing. We got our three hoodies, hats, scarf and gloves back on and headed out to breakfast. You can see a team photo of us standing in the square in Chivay, on the Sunday morning, in the snow! After breakfast we headed back to the hospital to do some digging. Again... Apparently we were digging a garden, but to us it seemed like we were shovelling dirt, yet again, and not really getting anywhere!! To make matters worse, the snow had gone, the rain had started and it was still as cold. It´s important to note that we were not in any way prepared for digging, or working in the rain! We all laughed at Janet when she made some comment about her mac-in-a-sac being left at home - advice from David!
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Hi everyone, just back from Coleraine. Went to some events at New Horizon and then today walked from P'stewart to the barmouth !.. You seem to be working very hard and getting lots done - and taking long services in your stride ! Glad the strike was not a problem for you. Thinking of you as you go on the mission trip and praying for each of you Eileen
Hey Janet Glad to see you are working really hard. It's been great to hear what's all happening. It sounds like an exhausting schedule but so worth while. We miss you too, it's very quiet around here. We will keep praying and trust the remainder of your trip goes well. In case you haven't heard, Graeme and Caroline had a baby girl on Tuesday, they are calling her Grace, she was 7lb 1oz, all doing well. Looking forward to seeing more of your updates Girls in Yac Office
Hi all, Photos and videos are going down a treat here at home - keep them coming. It looks nice and sunny there , enjoy it while you can - it's monsoon season in the UK. Hope some of the building skills will be brought home and I look forward to your help in the garden mum! Love the video becs - you reminded us of challenge Anneka!! We are a bit worried about the old folk, have heard of child-labour but never pensioner-labour! Not much news here - Swine flu is on the increase big time and not a lot else is happening. Gordon Brown is still Prime Minister....
Hi all, photo's & video great. Building site looks as if it would pass health & safety at home!!!! You all look as if you are having a good time. We are looking forward to Alan getting home to start building the new church, keep up the good work Alan. Remembered you at both services today. God bless. Drew
Hi! all, hope you have all recovered from your wild journey. At least that is the worst part over. Remembered you all in prays on Sunday and will be our focus at the Wednesday night prayer meeting. Looking forward to getting first e-mail so we can keep congregation up to date with everything happening. Ephesians 3 v 14-21 Strength through the Spirit. P.S Max & Meg send their love. Drew. In reply to: "PERU, summer 2009" by PERU CREW 2009
Delighted to hear you've managed to do so much work at the nursery - I'm sure they're thrilled. I'm sure you're glad now you persevered up Slieve Donard, it must have prepared you a little for your forced march! Enjoy a well earned rest (?!) for the next few days and really looking forward to all the gorey details when you get home. Safe journeys. Love, Edith & John.
Hi folks. Glad to hear the strike was resolved so speedily and that you are none the worse for wear.Hopefully that is most of the manual work over for now too. Yesterday was Cloud's first birthday - complete with cake and party food and celebrated in great style by Eve and Christian!! He shares his birthday with my new niece, Hannah, who was born at 5.40 am yesterday, weighing in at 9lbs 1oz. We are all going up to see her this evening. Love to all. Helen C.
Hello! You are still much in our prayers. We hope the transport strike has ended and that you are all in good spirits. The weather is still kinda damp here, so soak up all the sun in Peru. Sarah has today flown out to Spain for 12 days, her 1st gig is openning the Madrid music festival. Love and prayers, The Browns
Hi everyone, sorry to hear that you have had a strike today and a 'little local difficulty ' - we trust that will soon have passed and that you will be able to proceed. Given the date, I should send you 'seasonal' greetings !.. but especially that you may know that in everything His timing is perfect. Warm greetings from the team at base Eileen
Hi Janet, David, Rebecca and the rest of the team. It was good to hear how you are all doing. The office was very quiet last week....I wonder why? Praying the rest of the trip goes well. Love and prayers Donna
Hi everyone hope the overnight mission goes well.Everybody looking forward to the first lot of photo's.Chips & Max still looking for you. Drew
Hola equipo Step! Although I am not a bebo fan I am making an exception for you 11 to say a special hello! Great to get the team report Helen, thanks for that. Really glad to hear that you are settling in well and hope that you continue to enjoy la vida peruana. Hope that the mission trip goes well this weekend. We're praying for you...keep up the good work. El
Great to hear from you. AS you know we are praying for you all, and I am hoping that you can send me some pictures before Sunday!!! We met on Wend. for prayer and we will do so till you are back. ok, over here the the sun can be seen from the magazines of the NI tourist office!!! Dario.
Hi PERU TEAM GLAD YOU ARRIVED SAFELY CHRIS. Hope the weather is better than here have you started your work yet the house is to quiet without you We heard that you all were going for chicken and chips the night you arrived what did you have CHRIS fish supper speak to you soon love mum and dad