Tuesday, July 17, 2012

It is Tuesday, and Antoinette and I have just come back to our house. On Sunday we had another Clinic in Limatombo, the closest town to us. On our way to church\Limatombo, we picked up tons of hitchhikers. We picked up a lady with two little boys, who sat in the bed of the truck, a couple who hopped in the car and sat in the back seat with netty and me, another lady with her son, two men, and a farmer lady who had two large blanket thingys full of vegetables etc. After picking up the farmer we had  no  more room. We dropped off the lady with the little boys, and a guy  at church, and everyone else by the sunday market. Dad helped the farmer carry her goods to her spot. Santusa did her shopping, and we left. Dad later admitted that he was hoping that the church was running on Peruvian Time (which it was) because if it hadn't, we would have been late. Dad spoke in church. After church was over we had the clinic. Pastor Heimy's family fixed us lunch. While we were eating, everyone waiting to see Doctor Steve, do a far sighted test, get reading and or regular glasses, or get their eyes dilated, waited patiently until we opened the clinic again. After the clinic was over, Dad, Rose, Isaac, Mary, and a girl from Casa del Aguila, Netty, and myself went in to limatombo to get some things. After getting out of the car, we all step over the drainage ditch (which had a stone\ concrete wall on one side, the side closest to the side walk, and a rocky dirt wall on the other. It was about three feet deep, more or less) and some one from our group said that they would not want to fall in. Netty left her door opened which was right next to the sidewalk, so I decided to close it. I push the door and it doesn't latch. So I open the door and close it too hard, lose my balance, and fall into the trench. I ended up hitting my head (only slightly) getting a bruise on my right knee & elbow, and I think I did something to a couple of the ribs on my right side. All and all, not a bad day. Yesterday we started spanish lessons, and stayed inside all most all day long while dad got to go to Moyapatah with the clinic group. Today we had breakfast, went on a hike, had lunch, went to spanish class, ate sugar cane which was provided by a girl named Yessica, played with some kids and had dinner.

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  1. Sure is fun to read the Adventures of M&A. We are praying for you. Don't forget to look for some emeralds and/or gold as Peru is famous for both! When are you going to the Inca redoubt?

    Your new bathroom is coming together and it looks great. The tile is being put in today.

    Brit misses everyone but he is getting fed regularly.

    Love you!

    Pop and Katchy

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