In my last post I mentioned that the trip back to Lima from the mountains was an "adventure". Not long after leaving the lodge, driving down the winding, rocky road, we had a flat tire - changing it was a group effort!
We made it down the mountain, only to have another flat, this time in Lima, on a very busy expressway. Our driver pulled over on the "shoulder" for yet another tire change. Luckily, he had the first flat tire fixed while we ate lunch, so he had a good tire to put on.
What should have been a five hour drive, took more like seven hours, but we made it safely to our hotel, La Posada del Parque.
On Friday, we spent the morning talking to some folks at the International Christian School of Lima and touring the school. Robert has applied for a position there, and we are considering the possiblity of moving to Lima. At this point, we have not received clear direction from God that He would have us go there, and the school has not extended an offer, so we we will wait until God makes His will known to us.
In the afternoon, we went back out to the orphanage in Ventanilla. Lauren brought out some crayons and paper and we colored with some of the kids, including Yesenia, the girl I met and made a connection with back in January.
Yesenia and I drew pictures for each other. I found out from Lauren that Yesenia calls me her "godmother".
Lauren and Nancy rode back to Lima with us. We went out to dinner that night - Lauren was so excited to have pork chops and baked potatoes! It was such a joy to watch her enjoy that meal!
We spent Saturday in Lima Centro - shopping and sight-seeing.
We took a tour of the San Francisco church, including the catacombs.
We had such a great time with Lauren and Nancy - even though I'm technically old enough to be their mother, I like to think of myself as an older sister! I love this picture of me and my little sisters!
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