nine days!

Hey everyone!

WOW, the Peru trip is only NINE days away. =o Can you believe it?
Nine days to pack... to get ready... and we're currently in the middle of exams right now too!
Nine days until we hit the city of Trujillo! :D

Last Friday, our team had a meeting, in which we discussed airport stuff, etc. (Terminal 3, 12:00PM, LAN airlines, luggage...) We're flying to New York, spending 6 hours in the airport, flying to Lima, Peru, and then taking a 10 hour bus ride up to Trujillo. It sounds tiring already! But at the same time, very cool. ;)

What are we going to be doing during all that time? Playing cards? LOL. Nah, PJohn gave us each a book! After all, part of the preparation is reading Godly books. The books were ...

- Choose Love, Not Power
- The End of Religion
- The Irresistible Revolution
- Crazy Love
- Forgotten God
- Adventures in Missing the Point
- The Twenty Piece Shuffle

These books are for us to read to learn more, and "gain insight" so we can do more in Peru, etc. We're supposed to read them, journal about them, reflect on them, and then switch halfway through the trip. :)

Also, during the meeting, we discussed our fundraising for the trip!! It's all thanks to everyone that WE HAVE REACHED OUR GOAL OF $4200! ... and more, in fact! God is good. :D Awesome. haha, with this, our team is finally ready to go to PERU! As well, with the surplus money, we plan to use it for gifts to the Peruvians. What sort of gifts, we're not sure yet. School supplies, soccer balls, care packages... there are lots of possibilities! If you have any ideas, feel free to comment below. :)

That's all for now, there's lots to do... start packing, brush up on the few Spanish words we know... keep following our blog, we'll be sure to update daily in Peru! Keep praying for us too! Thank you everyone for your love and support!

-Jessie