Thu 9 Sep
ay caramba! montezuma has found me in arequipa! yes, i know he's an aztec king, and mexico is several 1000 km away, but he's a busy bee and he clearly had me booked in for an appointment. Roxy says it may have been the salad we ate in Lima, but it could just as easily be the altitude or the heat, or the fact that i was tired. anyway, here i am, sitting by the...... laptop! (what else did you expect!)
by the way, sorry about my terrible punctuation. the computers here have spanish layouts, so some of our favourite punctuation marks cannot be found easily. if strange symbols appear, don{t panic! it{s just the computer, not the author, ok_)
anyway... thursday continued...
Ronnie came again to see anthony and we chatted a bit in a mixture of spanish, "ok's" and smiles... not bad! he wants to send his greetings to the church, and especially folks who knew him, and met him. i was also able to explain that folks in the uk would love to hear more from Ronny if possible, perhaps with a prayer letter, which folks in the uk would be happy to translate from spanish into english.
afterwards, we continued with trips to see Roxy's 2 sisters, Miriamme and Arlen, in whose houses the GBM envision team hope to stay in january. it was lovely to chat with them. they were very gentle with el gringo, and we were able to converse quite well, especially when anthony chipped in his translations from time to time... i took lots of photos for my detailed investigation, and i am happy to say the houses pass with flying colours. i also met Roxy{s mum, which was lovely.
Roxy usually takes her mum out one morning per week, and so we left her there, whilst we went to see the church, before popping home. it was soon out again to buy insurance for anthony and the vehicle they use. in peru you need insurance to cover your health costs, should they need to repair you after a crash, and you also need insurance for your car. I wonder if Barry Evan's could get a quote here, that was cheaper than his crazy quote in the UK. Still, I would'nt drive here unless my life depended on it... hang on, that is probably true...
during all these travels we have been chatting about the work etc... they have been encouraged with quite a lot of new faces coming, and several conversions over the past year, but they crave that more would be saved. we talked about this "holy discontent" that the Lord's people should have... satisfied in the Lord, yet always hungry for him to do more. Please Lord, the needs of your church are the same en toda la tierra! Please save and bring glory to your name.
the 2nd insurance company was near la plaza de las palmas, in the centre of old arequipa. the place was heaving with gringos and small yellow taxis, but it is a beautiful place. took some pics, bought a few pressies (don't tell mis niños!) and then back home for late lunch (which montezuma did not approve of!)
it is now 16.39 arequipa time, which is 22.39 bst. since about 9am it has been hot, dry and sunny. i would burn easily if we were out for long periods, but i have my factor 40 baby sun cream, and my silly hat (although there are some nice hats here to choose from... no only joking Jules!) The temp is about 25 degrees, i guess, although if maciek were with me, he would probably have some way of finding out... if you want to know, ask him or google arequipa weather!!
anthony has to go out again to see the lawyer. there has been a lot of paperwork etc... to do with the association and ensuring that we are all legal, and able to issue work visas en el futoro. then he is due to visit Aurelio in hospital. he is very poorly, with a serious infection. sadly many peruvian medical staff have little compassion for their patients. they rarely explain what is happening, and treat them almost as an inconvenience. anthony told me a few very sad tales of lack of care or respect. Here the love and ministry of the Lord's people can make all the difference. I was due to visit with anthony, but being only 85% means i should not, both for my sake and for aurelio. Please pray for him back in the uk.
Well, eso es todo por dia! I should sign off. Thanks to you for being so good at emailing already. Great to hear from you. Great to hear about Ben's being recognised by the church as gifted by the Lord to serve Him in Grace. Was praying for you all at the meeting!
Let's see what tonight brings... i am hoping for 5am wake up.
Hasta Luego!
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