Peru 2016 - Day 2 - Introduction to Gamaliel Church - Part 2

Part #2

We arrived at Pachacutec at about 11 a.m.

The kids were getting out of school early because of the heat, but waited for us so they could greet us.  

Some of us high-fived the kids as we came to see them.  

I think that's Katrina.  

And several more of us.  

Annette, Peter, Dianne, 

Andrew

George

Steve and Pastor Steve.  

Our bus waiting for us as we stay in Pachacutec.  

After greeting the kids we moved into the church for an opening program. 

We were greeted by a student. 

And then treated to a great drumming session with these kids and their teacher.  

We received lots of hugs from the students. 

Steve getting some of his own pictures. 

And during the opening presentation Tobie was kind enough to take the video. 

Awe.  

Hugs are never in short supply here.  : ) 

Pastor Craig made a new friend today.  

Steve and Jackie enduring the heat.  

Jackie and Danike

Steve's still doing a ok.  : )

The three amigo's.  

Pastor Sergio gave an opening talk about some of the history of Gamaliel church and his hopes and dreams for his congregation and community.  

We went on a short tour of the grounds, but first....a group shot.  

We went into the library.

Pastor Sergio unlocked the door.....

And we who have been here before saw some changes to this room. 

A computer lab that is in process.  

And a library with books on the shelves.  

The room has been split into two now. 

Some neat things are happening here.  

Then Pastor Sergio brought us on to the open area of the school and talked about how the school came to be, how it has grown to 160 students for grade 1 - 6 and how it is full to capacity with a waiting list.  

He'd like to build a high school, but just doesn't have the room to do so.  

Oh, and these hearts are a staple now. 

They are made up when we come as a sign of the church's love for us. 

Some names were spelled wrong, but it's the thought that counts. 

A poster board showing the process of growth of Gamaliel church.  

And then it was time for lunch. 

Hey, three more amigo's.  

Hey Sheldon.  

Ham and cheese and peanut butter and jam.  

I think Michelle had a hard time either sitting down....or getting up.   Not sure. : )

Yummy...I hope. 

Hey Andrew....open your eyes!!!  : )

Time to relax and try to stay cool. 

It was 34 Celsius today.  

Peter taking advantage of a 1/2 hour break. 

He said he wasn't tired.......   : ) 

Pastor Sergio enjoying his lunch before setting out with us to spread the word about VBS

The heat didn't stop us from playing some soccer though.  

After lunch we broke into our  groups and walked around the neighbourhood inviting kids to VBS.  

We came upon a cute little guy named Matteo.  

He happens to be Fernando's son. 

Colin and Fernando met on our first trip back in 2006, and now he (Fernando) is a dad.  

He doesn't seem too impressed with us.  

But Colin looks happy to see him. 

Special thanks to Daniel for taking these pictures.  

This is where Fernando lives.  

Andrea finding some flora and fauna.  : )  

We walked  to all sorts of peoples homes and handed out all sorts of flyers. Hopefully that translates into children tomorrow for VBS. 

There were some nice flowers and houses with gardens this year.  

What follows are some pictures of our groups handing our flyers to children and families. 

Cynthia and Andrea. 

Hey, that's me.....

You can see from the top two pictures, that this is how Pastor Sergio began his ministry. 

In a more or less dessert land, that God called him to, and has God worked through that call.  

We got to see Pastor Sergio's daughter too, Genesis. 

She sure has grown.  

Andrew is sharing something here, but I didn't quite get what it was. 

Pastor Sergio and Steve catching up.  

Gigi comparing her foot size to mine......I wonder who's is who :::) 

Pastor Craig and Lucy working on their secret handshake.  

Be ready for it in a couple of weeks after a morning service. : ) 

More flyer handing out.  

It must be garbage pick up day.  

The dogs were everywhere today, and they were cranky. 

The heat isn't kind to them either. 

No Lucy, don't pet the animals.  

It was a really hot day, and we were still really tired, so we called it a day and returned back to our Hostel. 

On the way back, Peter and Pepe and I had a really good talk about Learning Opportunities and how he tries to do ministry without harming the churches in his own country. 

I loved how he phrased things. 

When I'm less tired I'll share them with you.  

After arriving home, we showered, yay....and then it was time for supper.  

Soup to start with....I'm not sure if Joycegina liked it or not....hmmmmm 

Erin and Teya.  She's a cutie.   

Another three Amigo's.  : ) 

Some more good fellowship around the Tables.   

Hey again Leah.   

Soup to start.... 

Spaghetti to end.  

Yummy.  

After supper another game of PIGS broke out...

sigh..... : )  

And it got loud.  I had to kybosh the game because they were keeping people from sleeping......  

Kill Joy.... I know I can be at times.   

To end our day we spent a bit of time listening to Pepe 

Share more of his journey in missions. 

Some very insightful thoughtful stuff as he has journeyed from seeing N.A. churches being enablers to equippers and fellow learners.  

Again, I'll share more on that later.  

After having the groups do some video blogging, it was off to bed.   

Whew....so that's day 2 done. 

Hope you liked it. 

I don't remember typing much of it, so I hope it's somewhat coherent.

It's 11 pm and time for me to go off to bed. 

Hope you are getting a sense of the day. 

Don't bother pointing out my glaring editorial errors...I already know they are there.  : ) 

Till tomorrow night..........