This week, for whatever reason seemed very hurried along and busy for us.  We had a couple join us from JUCUM (Spanish abbrev. for YWAM) Panama to scout out Cusco as a possible outreach or place to continue to build relationships with. Although we only got to hang out with them briefly, Kenneth and Elaine, you guys are awesome! We hope to see you at the YWAM Americas Conference in 2013!

Language school keeps us on the go mentally and physically. Praise God that we are finishing with Level 1 (is that normal to complete an 80-something page book in 7 days?) and this week we with start Level 2! We are continuing to develop relationships with our tutors, Amauta and Jimmy. Tuesday night was a grand adventure for Jimmy, it was his first trip to Starbucks and although he said it was infiltrated with gringos, I think he rather enjoyed his first vanilla chai latte.  Lot’s of good conversation that night and got to share a little bit of my testimony with him and led him to open up about his faith (he’s Catholic). Then on Friday, he surprised us with our lessons while on a walkabout through the city.  We hiked through San Blas (the neighborhood north of the city) and sat outside the San Blas cathedral to view this:

and walked through lots of streets and alleyways that looked like this:

And on Tuesday of this week, we are having a home-cooked Peruvian meal with Amauta and her husband, Jesus.  Praying that our relationship with them would flourish!

PRAISES of the WEEK:

1. Joy got to Lima and back and was granted her residency card!

2. The Allen’s threw a joint birthday party for the kids (Aletheia is 4, Michaiah is 5 now!) and it was a huge fiesta success! Lots of sodas, arroz con leche (rice pudding that tastes like Christmas in a bowl), sugary treats, jello cups, pinatas, more chocolate, chocolate cakes and another missionary couple brought over homemade ice cream. Met lots of nice folks who have families and are here for long term.

3. After 2 weeks of waiting around the house every morning for the Moviestar internet hombre to come around, he did! So now, we have internet and Skype all day long…when we’re not in class…

4. We have been looking for a church the last few Sundays and this Sunday, we believe we have found our community….Voz de Victoria (The Voice of the Victorious).  It’s a smaller gathering that our friends’ Eric and Jen introduced us to that meets 3 blocks away from us at the university.  It’s a brain workout to pay attention when the sermon is in Spanish, but the worship was awesome and it’s a good mix of families, young and old.

5. Roque (found out Rocky is actually spelled Roque, which makes his cool points go up in our book), fixed our shower head so we don’t get zapped, and it’s easier to adjust the hot/cold water and the water pressure is now fabulous! He also liked our idea for a garden and supplied us with buckets and some flowers for our courtyard.

PRAYERS THIS WEEK:

-For Jordan to be granted residency when he leaves for Lima on Wednesday and also for him to have a restful and refreshing journey to the States for about a month.  Praying for doors to be opened up with finances and a breakthrough in people’s commitments through actions, not just in nice words. Pray for wisdom and authority over Joy, who will (with our help) have the kids while Jordan is away and for that transition to be a smooth as possible.

-Pray for love to deepen our relationships with Amauta/Jesus and Jimmy and that we can continue to improve our Spanish

-For the team from Australia that’s coming next month and for opportunities to serve them as they serve Cusco