This trip is starting to remind me of a kaleidoscope. I recently received a very beautiful handmade glass one as a whimsical birthday gift from my husband. As I hold it up to the light my view is constantly changing. So too is my colorful image of what is to come on our trip.
Once again our schedule keeps changing. The women's group going to the mountains will be adding a location and an overnight in Oxapampa 3 hours from La Merced. We won't have the 250 kids in the school, but we will get 130 Compassion International kids in Oxapampa for an after school program and women in the evening. How do we keep that many kids under control and busy outside for two hours? We are working on lots of games (they work well with only 4 Gringas and one translator) a few songs, a bible story skit and some things to pass out (clothing? candy? a Bible verse card?). Pray for us as we make these plans.
Our craft time with the women is taking shape. This weekend we all learned to make the necklaces and earrings that we will be helping the women make. We need to nail down the teaching time now. Our schedule is set (I think) and we are getting the numbers of women and children to expect. Sometimes we will be working with both women and children simulaneously. Pray that we hear God's guidance in our decisions about the lessons we teach.
And yesterday most of us got our shots and instructions from the nice man from Passport Health (who was also a pastor and prayed with us before putting on his work badge to start his official work for the company). Yellow fever shots for those heading to the jungle cities, Typhoid shots, Hep shots, malaria meds, antibiotics and instructions for food related sickness, bugs spray for clothes and lotion for our skin, and lots and lots more instructions!
Back to the kaleidoscope... All our plans need the light of Jesus to shine through them to be beautiful. Pray for us.
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