Hey all,
I know this combining three entries is cheating but... Oh well their all sort it makes more sense this way...
On Friday July 1st (day 30), we said goodbye to the first Huntington group, or the first half of the Peru Crew. I was very sad to see them go, they truly embrace the mission mindset and firmly believe they leave Peru,each time, with more than the left... Even though they come down here to help better the people of Gallitos lives, with medical clinic, water filtration buckets, construction supplies, paint, bible school materials, and some of the best attitudes. They leave Peru feeling like they have received more through the kind smiles and appreciation that the people of Gallito give them in return, they have built lasting relationships that they treasure ;) and it was a pleasure working with each and every one of them. They flew out today, and we spent our day turning over so we would be ready for the next set of Huntington faces that arrived on Saturday :) all in all it was a great week ;)
Saturday came with a major realization, it marked the start of my last two week to be spent here in Iquitos... Which seems crazy... It feels like I've already been here forever, since we wake up early and our days are long it stretches out the time, leaving this place will be hard, i've made such strong connections here, to the amazing people I work with everyday, the same people I eat every meal with, and the people who I share my amazing experiences down here with... I came down here with profound respect for the work that Pam does, but only after seeing how amazing it is to immerse yourself in a culture unlike your own, understanding all the struggles one must sometimes endure to make a connection, and feeling the incredible rewards when one is finally made... It is only then do you really begin to understand what living missionary service is really about, and I've barely scratched the surface here... I think that's why it's doing to be so hard to leave...
On Saturday the second Huntington team arrived, I think I'm most interested to explore the group dynamic of this group compare to the other Huntington group, them being from the same church and all... It will be interesting to see how they will approach their work here differently then the last group did, first off I can tell you this group will be different because their are more first timers in this group then the last, their are eight I believe in this group whereas their were only three in the last, I
Always like to enjoy the first timers reactions because they are most generally the ones who are the most overcome by their emotions, especially the first timers who have never been out of the US before, we have a couple of those too which is neat. I'm also quite excited that this group brought along their youth minister :) we've had slot of ministers down here, and don't get me wrong they've all been amazing, but Josh bubbles out with a joy I cannot begin to explain, he seems like he's going to be a great assets to have around, plus he likes to play cards ;)
All in all I'm very excited to get to know all of them :)
Day 32 sunday July 3rd, today :( Goodnight... The only word that can sum it up...
Background info, I woke up yesterday feeling kinda funny, pasted on breakfast... And was pretty tired all day, we went about our day and I decided I'd turn in rather early... Like 8:30 pm early.... Waking up this morning was difficult I was lagging behind, and I must have looked it because at breakfast Pam made the executive decision that I would not be going out to accompany the group to church in Gallito, I was sent back to bed... Pam has had a cold for a couple days and she assumes that she got me sick... I assume she is correct because even though I slept a great deal last night I came back to bed at about 9am and was passed out till about 1pm when Pam came to check on me... My fever broke while I slept and I'm keeping hydrated I promise... I'm pretty sure Pam was a nurse in another life because shes been looking after me wonderfully all day, I'm feeling much better and looking forward to getting back to Gallito tomorrow :)
Speaking of tomorrow... The 4th is my little brother Davids birthday ;) happy early birthday kid :) miss ya... Wish I was there to celebrate it with you,but you me and bridget, since I've missed both your birthdays now, will do makeup birthday sessions once I'm back stateside :) love you both.
Well that's all forks :) stay tuned
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