Day 6

Construction!  We worked very hard today making bricks, pouring concrete and leveling the ground.  We are building a dorm where children from the garbage dump will come to live and learn!

Prayer -
Praise - Kathryn L. is doing great!
Digestive health
Continued Team Unity

Enjoy!

"Thank you guys for reading my blog post! I am so happy that you guys are supporting me financially as well as spiritually, and I am very happy that I can help these people in need in Peru. I am happy to be building a place for people to live in and able to advance God’s kingdom. And yes Pops, I am eating my vegetables, and the only reason is so I don’t clog these weak Peruvian toilets. Once again, thank you so much for reading my post, and I’m going to keep working hard and giving 110% of my effort and energy to help these people here.  - Robin H.

“Hey everyone… Hope you’re all doing really well. Today we had a full day of construction, which is always a struggle for me to do. When Jon told us to work out I didn’t really think that we would need to workout before I got here, I would just be fine. But this work is insane. Im using muscles that I didn’t know I had. I’ve been doing brick making and its nothing like Mr. Mollers VBS tent what so ever. So I now I can make my own house when I move out (hahaha). Definitely keep my back in prayer, its definitely a crucial thing that I need for the next two days of work. What helps me keep going is that I am building a place where kids will be loved and have a place to live and learn about Jesus..that is definitely a motivational thought. Please keep everyone in prayer and I hope you all are doing really well.  Much much love… Lauren O.”

“Today is officially the halfway point of our trip and it makes me sad to realize that at some point we are going to have to go home. However today was one of the most memorable days for me so far. Each morning we begin our day with devotionals in small groups and I find it one of the best ways to start my day. This morning in particular I was so moved by my group member, Kevin. Earlier this week he accidentally got cement in his eye and through the midst of his injury he said during devotionals this morning that he gave thanks to God for his injury because it made him dependent on God for strength and perseverance so that he was forced to then pull away from his own strength and independence. His words truly made me reflect on the reason that we’re all here which is to grow closer to God and put all of our faith in him.

From the start of this trip one of our primary goals has been to build relationships with one another and form new friendships in Christ. Today, I had the pleasure to talk to a very special person named Annie who is one of the interns here at Inca Link. I was extremely happy to have the opportunity to talk to her because it turns out that she is one of the most amazing individuals I have ever met. As we were working during construction today she took the time to work with myself and a few other girls and talk in depth with us which truly opened my eyes to the wonderful person that she is and how wonderful and special all the people here are. Her love, compassion, and kindness was just so abundant that I felt so welcomed by her presence and welcomed as a friend.

At the end of today we had a debrief session to sort of just bring the group together a discuss the day and be with one another. We played the “thank you game” today which was a really great way to end our day of hard work. One by one we went around the room and thanked each other for one thing and the love in the room was so incredibly tangible. We were all so excited to thank one another for all the amazing things we had received. We were able to end our day with love and appreciation for every person and truly experience the way in which God had brought us all closer to one another.              - Danielle <3”

“SURPRISES (sopresas) it’s what keeps us going
Day after day
The things we aren’t expecting
Tiny above all things
Influence our experiences
From the size of the garbage dump to the realness of our friends/family coming out,
Perú is changing us.
We love each other more today than before and  are seeing other sides of people we wouldn’t have seen before.
For the we see before us, like the 100 bags of cement we need to complete (32 bags done so far), we can see this center done by January, we can see our love changing in these kids, we can although we can’t just see it yet.

P.S

Perú vs Venezuela
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Perú vs España”
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- David R."