The Roof, The Roof, The Roof is NOT on Fire!

Today started as another typical day in Peru. We got up and had breakfast and then headed out to our worksite. When we arrived, we saw that there was no longer a front wall to the house that we have been working on. We spent the large majority of the morning cleaning and stacking adobe bricks. The girls returned to our job of mixing and spreading mud, while the guys did more of the heavy lifting. It is amazing how much work can be accomplished in one day. We were working on the house from about 10:00 am until 2:00 pm. We were all pretty hot and tired when we came home for lunch, so Henrik told us to shower and rest. He and the other guys went back and finished the project, which means that the walls are up and the roof is on. It is such an amazing feeling to give a kind of new beginning to people in the midst of adversity. The afternoon was pretty laid back for us. We showered, slept, played cards and just hung out. It was nice after spending all morning out in the sun. When Henrik came home, we went out to do some shopping. We didn't end up coming home until about 9:00 to have supper, so now we are just going to debrief and then go to bed. We are leaving for Cajamarca (the mountains) in the morning, so we may not have internet access until we come back on Saturday around 6:00 pm. It will be a nice break after a lot of hard work. We probably get to go to some hot springs and do some sight seeing which will be fun.

Please pray for safe travels to and from Cajamarca (we are travelling by charter bus). Please pray for God's blessing over our last few days in Peru. Pray for all those whom we have met and built relationships. Pray that God would touch the lives of his people here in a very special way.

Thank you so much for all the support and encouragement over the past 20 days. It is hard to believe that we will be seeing many of you in 6 short days. Our time here is and has been such a blessing!

Lindsay for Team Peru