Friday, June 24, 2011

This morning we got to sleep in a little more since we don't go to the festival until 9, which was really nice. I went up on our roof top to read this morning, which is such an awesome view in the morning because the sunrise is so strong. The mountains are panoramic all around and all the houses here are built on top of each other with rooftops for laundry so you see all the people up and about on their roofs doing laundry and such. It's a very communal way of living here. privacy not so much a factor.  The only thing I could hear was roosters and a local church service singing nearby really loud, which was neat. It's awesome to see these people constantly praising God amidst all the dusty roads, collapsing roofs and extreme poverty. Wow. They are not praising God for all the prosperity and material things they have, they are praising God for life alone. Pretty awesome. Peruvians as a whole are very happy people, always greeting you with a smile, a hug, and a kiss on the cheek. For example, yesterday when we did our Everyone is Unique lesson with the kids and moms at the HIV center, at the end we got everyone, moms and kids, to go around and say an adjective or quality about themselves, either personality trait or talent, and almost all the mom's just said "Soy alegre!" (I'm happy!) Yet, they all have HIV, they all have no money, no house to themselves, they make artesan crafts during the day at the shelter to sell and make some money. So awesome to see people who can truly enjoy the real blessings and joys of life without any need for anything material!! God is good. In everything, God is good.

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