Alyssa's Perspective

I debated posting this, but we have friends who read this blog but are not on our email list. If you're only going to read one account of our day, read Craig's. (below)


Hi friends and family!

We are very tired, as this has been a long day.  Each evening at devotions, our team does "pow-wow's". The "pow" is the worst thing to happen to you that day, and the wow is the best. To try to keep this short, I'll give you some pow'wows for today!

Pows:

-Our bus could not cross one of the bridges on the way to Alejandria (the first village we visited), and we had to walk for about 45 minutes. (There was one car, so we went in groups of 5 or 6, walking in between car trips)

-Ian and Mike are sick, and I got heat exhaustion while walking and nearly passed out.  I'm still not feeling the greatest, and Mike and Ian are even worse.

-It was over 90 outside today, and super humid. We are sticky, dusty, and hot nearly all of the time. It's something to get used to, but annoying for now.

Wows:

-Visiting Alejandria again (we've gone every year) and visiting Santa Rosa for the first time.

-Taking pictures of the children and allowing them to see their faces in my camera's monitor (My main way to bond with los niños.)

-Dinner at Parrillada Orlando's, the restaurant we go to each year. Lots of delicious grilled meat, and bananas, potatoes, yucca, etc. Muy rico!

-Having several REAL conversations (beyond what is your name and how are you) with people... In Spanish.  I have been so blessed to be able to understand most of what is said, and reply to almost as much as I can understand.

-Continuing to bond as a team. 

Craig posted on the blog today, so you should all check it out... His perspective is slightly more humorous than mine. :)  www.pucallpa2010.blogspot.com

We love you, thank you for praying and loving.

--Alyssa