the half way point.

so i have been in peru for.... 3 weeks and 2 days. it really doesn't seem like it has been that long. but really its not that long if you really think about it...

so right now i am at the mission house in Lima for our break. We go back on monday.

can i just say right now that we have been blessed? can i? ok...

WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED!

let me tell you why...

first... we have been getting along pretty well with out a translator but it is hard to develope relationships with people without really knowing what they are saying. so last week kegan's church was in panao and they brought along 2 translators. it was awesome because we could communicate more effectivly and we could just understand better. we asked one of the translators if he would stay with us for the rest of the time we are going to be in the villages and PRAISE JESUS he said he would. so monday when we leave he will be with us.

second... we have a place to lay our head at night. despite the fact that there are chickens and pigs right outside our window that make noise all night long. that is ok because we have a bed and a sort of hot shower with the hot water heater on the shower head and if you touch it then you get electricuted but if you don't touch it and you don't get to close to the shower head then you are fine! its just like a normal shower. ish...

third... we are working with a church that is awesome! they are keeping us busy all the time and we are so thankful!!! the language barrier is somewhat tough to get through but that is ok!! we are managing! they love to take us to the square and play the guitar and have me and sarah sing all types of worship songs in english and spanish. and we have sung trading my sorrows about 20000000 times. but that is ok! we love it.

there are so many ways God has blessed us but i can't think of anymore right now!!! so anyway...

lets see... what else...

oh sarah's wallet got stolen. we were at a mcdonalds here in Lima and this guy sat directly behind us in the nearly empty restaurant. well he sat behind us and took her wallet out of her purse that was hanging on the back of her seat and calmly walked off. so we were like sarah check your purse and she did and it was opened and her wallet was gone. so sarah and kegan run out of the restaurant and catch the guy. the guys had the wallet wrapped us in a news paper. so kegan, who is a big guy, grabs the guys shoulder and we take him to the security guard that was really close by. well then he had to call the police and then we had to find one that spoke english so then after that we all went down to the police station. we were there for about 3 hours while sarah and the guy got questioned. we even met some british girls that got some of there junk stolen! that was cool! so finally sarah came out with a huge smile on her face and we were like "what happened?" and she said "HE GOT ARRESTED!!!" and we were like "YES!". so my partner got somebody arrested. SHE IS HARDCORE! i love her! it was a very exciting day.

honestly i don't know what i would do without sarah! she is another one of my blessings!!! she is so awesome!!! straight from God. anyway...

i have over 400 pictures and so many funny stories that i have to tell you all!!! oh man. good times.

anyway i must go! love love and double love with door knobs!!!