After leaving half of our team in Huaticocha, seven of us headed to Peas. We took a 3 hour bus ride to a bridge where we got in a large canoe and headed up river for an hour and a half to the village we would stay at for the week. We were welcomed by eveyone in the village. Some highlights from the week include a double wedding, a baptism of 13 people, 3 people accepting Christ as their forgiver and leader of their life for the first time and one who rededicated his life, and a village meeting to vote on whether the international workers can come to the village any time they like (currently they have to be asked to visit) - with a resounding yes! There were many tears when we left, both for us and for them. Here are some thoughts from the team.
After an amazing week of working in Huaticocha at the mission school, it was great to return to Peas. We felt very blessed and honored to be a part of our godchildren, Avelino & Patricia's wedding. We are very thankful for them opening up their house to us so we could spend the week with them. For Laura, it was great to reunite with Dayana and for Shawn to connect with Dayana's younger sister, Rejina. God is so good! Thank you so much everyone for your thoughts and prayers. We look forward to seeing everyone soon and sharing many stories. Love, Laura and Shawn
Peas was AMAZING and we fell in love with the beautiful people there. As we arrived, a girl on the shore, Nayel (pronounced Ni-ellie) was standing with a bandaged arm so as soon as we got ashore, Laura (our team's nurse in training) began treating her. I fell in love with this little, brave girl and it was gut-wrenching leaving her and her sister, Karina, but I hope to return one day to continue the amazing things God is doing in this tribe. Hunter had a blast loving on the kids too and wants everyone to know that we sampled monkey while here. We pray God continues to break our hearts for what breaks His. We love you all and have so much to share ... see you soon!!! Cheryl & Hunter
We feel so privledged this year to have been part of TWO Daybreak Teams! Our team of 15 in Huaticocha rocked it! The boys were in constant "beast" mode moving dirt and digging ditches. And the girls worked right along side of them in their own "beast" mode. Then we headed off to Peas for an amazing God filled adventure. Seeing God move in such visible ways was life changing. Kelly and I both left a piece of our hearts there. The people of Peas are so beautiful we are blessed to have meet them and hope to visit again. Love, Deb & Kelly
We are headed to the airport, so I'll write more about what we saw God do while we were in Peas. See many of you State-side. Scott Weaver
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