Friday, June 13, 2008
An Update
Ok well just a little update for all of you guys who I miss so much...Peru is amazing and it is crazy how much I am using all of the actual Spanish that Mrs. Swadley taught it is crazy and I am learning a lñot and I am actually speaking pretty well right now, it is just kinda hard for me to understand what other peopl esay which has always been the hard part. Anyway, hopefully i will be speaking fluently by the time I come back...So I have seen Lake Titicaca lol funny name, it is the highest navigable lake in the world. It was pretty sweet everything here is actually really cool I haven´t experienced any culture shock or anything like that really yet, but it is definitely a crazy adjustment and things are rteally different here, for instance if my typing it bad iit is because the keyboard is whack here. Right now I am sitting in an internet cafe wherte you pay by the hour to get on. I just bought a phone card today so don´t be too surprised if some of you get a call soon. I am having a great time here but I would be lying if I said I don´t miss america and all of you. So so far what I have done is this. I am on a creative ministry team where we basically hangout with kids play games, do puppet shows and skits ands stuff and share the gospel through that, and so far it has ben amazing because it is like everyone here is really shy at first but if you just say hi to them or start playing a game or anything they all of a sudden never leave you alone. Wer have gotten a lot of ministry done so far and I think around 30 people have come to the Lord in clluding two school teachers who will be able to disciple the children and lead others. I am having a great time, I have only had 3 showers since I got here, all of which are cold, my beard is coming in nicely, some of you will be glad to hear lol. And honestly things are just amazing, right now we are taking a few days off froim traveling and just relaxing in Puno and tomorrow we get started again. I won´t give you all of the crazy details or anything but I wanted to let all of you know that everything is going great and the only bad thing that has happened is that I was really sick for a while at first but nowI am used to the climate and the altitude and everything and I am feeling great. I can´t wait to see everyone, and I hope you all miss me. Oh, and real quick some of the intersting things I have seen or done is this: I drank a frog that had been thrown in the blender I chugged it it is supposed to be good for your heart, it tasted like a warm caramel frappucino lol, and I have eaten cui or guinea pig lol and it was pretty awesome I have a picture of them hanging up to dry in the son lol, I ahev seen lake titicaca as previously said, and apparently Peruvian women find me pretty attractive lol, and hopefully I will be able to go to Machu Pichu, and I have my bouldering gear with me in case I get an oppurtunity to climb, which I am hoping for and expecting because I have seen a lot of amazing looking rock faces and climbing routes so far but always from distance whilw traveling on a ¨convy¨which is basically a minivan that crams about 20 peruvians in it lol. Well anyway that is all, let me know how ya´ll are doing ask questions whatever, and if you want something let me know because a dollar is three times more vauable than a solle which is there currency and I have 4000 solles so yeah lol just lemme know, they have some sweet alpaca fur clothes...anyway. Later guys.
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Hi Nick, this is Jessica's mom. You are very funny, I enjoyed your update as well as the others. You guys are awesome and all of us are very proud of ya'll. Know that we pray for health, safety, no stealing of your supplies, but most of all the 2 teachers and the children that have accepted our Messiah as their Lord and Savior. Lots and lots of people are praying for you guys - just imagine all of your parents/family, friends, churches and hundreds of people that ripple out from them. WOW! May God Bless you and keep his right hand upon you - press on! Kelly
Nick,
I also enjoyed your update. It was very interesting. I'm sure that your family and friends are missing your humor at home. God bless all of you.
Betsy
Tommy's Mom
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, "Your God reigns!"
Isaiah 52:7
Tell Eric that Heritage is praying for him. And Reggie says, "Freak on dude!"
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