Thursday, August 16
Kay wrote:
We have been at training for one week and I haven’t had a chance to write a blog yet, so here are some posts to catch you up to date. To sum up what it is like to be here at the training site, I would call it camping on steroids. We [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Catch-Up
Posted in Uncategorized on August 30, 2007 | 7 Comments »
The Walk Into Camp
Posted in Uncategorized on August 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Kay wrote:
Last Thursday, we hiked into our camping site with all of our gear in our backpacks. The girls had to walk about 7 miles and the guys had to take the long route and walk 16 miles. My pack was about 25 pounds and when I first started, I thought that I just [...]
Our Days Since Then
Posted in Uncategorized on August 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Kay wrote:
We haven’t started our full training yet since there are still more people who will come on Monday: two more mestizo girls and, I think, seven more guys (there are five guys, counting Trent, right now).
We are not allowed to talk in English and the indigenous people in their dialects, at all. [...]
Food, Glorious Food
Posted in Uncategorized on August 30, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Kay wrote:
One thing that is very different here is the food. Part of our training is to be smart about what we eat and how much. Last week we were given the instruction to use the food we were given wisely. We didn’t know how long we would need this food but we planned on [...]
My First Indigenous Friend
Posted in Uncategorized on August 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Kay wrote:
At first, I didn’t know if I would ever be able to get Mariela to be my friend. She was in such a culture shock when she arrived – I’m pretty sure this is her first time to leave her community – that she hardly talked at all. When she did talk, I [...]
Puerto Maldonado
Posted in Uncategorized on August 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in Uncategorized on August 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »
We got word today that all IMB personnel in Peru are ok! Praise God! Please continue to pray for the people who are hurt or suffering loss right now in Peru. We will update you as we know more.
Training update
Posted in Uncategorized on August 15, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I need you to think about what it would be like for you to leave the comforts of your house, your electricity, your cell phones and telephones, your computers, your pantry, your direct access to food whenever you need it, your present way of life. Why would you want to do this? Some would say “your [...]
Check out my Slide Show!
Posted in Uncategorized on August 11, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The good that is here
Posted in Uncategorized on August 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Kay wrote:
To be honest with you, at first all I saw here were the bad things, the things that are different from what I’m used to. It is funny how our minds automatically point out the negative. But now that I’ve been here for a little while, I’m starting to notice more. Like how [...]
