Salt and Light: SouthLake Christian Academy: Peruvian hello from Shea

Hey everybody! I mean Hola! Well here we are in Peru...its been a whirlwind trip so far! We´ve hung out at the beach, took gorgeous pictures of the Andes Mountains, and sand boarded in the dunes of the Peruvian desert...hmmm this sounds like a vacation huh? HaHa well as much fun as we´ve had we actually have done mission work in every place we´ve been. We´ve visited three seperate boys homes and visited with the street boys in these homes. We´ve handed out water in a neighborhood that has no access to water and we´ve put on a bible school in a elementary school, and made adobe bricks for a new building at the Kusi boys home. These experiences have impacted all of us in positive but different ways.

We´ve seen more poverty and more filth than I can even imagine, but among all the dirt is happiness. This is what amazes me most about this trip. The people have nothing compared us, but are so happy with what they have and so grateful for what they are given. This is my third trip to Peru and this same thing has impacted me each time I return. I have made it a challenge in my life to be content with what I have been given and grateful for any gifts. If people in this level of poverty can be content then shouldn´t we be able to when we have been blessed with so much?

Well I guess it´s time for me to go. Currently Caleb Furrow is killing a guinea pig for our dinner...oh caleb wanted me to say hey to you Mr. and Mrs. Furrow, and don´t worry he´s behaving. Everyone else says hello too! Hope ya´ll are having an awesome week and we´ll see you soon!