We made it and we weren´t sick!!!!

We are in a team of girls!!! At the moment we are in Puno which is like home for us because it is a lot colder than the coast, although a few of the team are struggling with the cold. Yesterday evening on of the girls had 5 layers of clothes, while another is enjoying the use of long-johns! But the guys are just as bad.
Last week we worked alongside Pastor Jair in the Alianza Church. We had the opportunity to visit a boy´s home, a girl´s home and an old people´s home. All the programs went really well, so well that they all want us to come back! One old woman even wanted to sing for us! In the evenings there was a gospel mission, where we looked at the real meaning of The Passion of Jesus. We really enjoyed the time and had the chance to share the good news with so many, and the church (which only has 10 members) seemed really encouraged.
This week we are back with Pastor Ramon in the local Baptist Church which received a lot of help from the Creelmans and the Flemings. We will have the opportunity to do some door to door work, teach English in the school, visit a primary school and a secondary school. We will also be helping with the midweek meeting, youth meeting, childrens club and Sunday services.
Please pray for the different programs that we will be involved in this week. Also please pray for the health of the team as it can be difficult in the altitude.
Thank you so much for all your prayers and continued interest. We have appreciated all your support.

Baptism at the swimming pool!

This week we have been in Tacna with the Manantial de Vida church. Today they are celebrating their 7 year anniversary. We have been visiting houses each day to invite people along to these special services. We also were able to do an open air childrens club. There was a baptismal service yesterday at the swimming pool! 5 people were baptised and then this morning they were welcomed into the church. The anniversary service will take place this evening.
This Thursday, Friday and Saturday there will be a special conference for Easter. It will take place in Ite. People from all the different churches we have visited will be coming along for the conference.
On Sunday we head to Arequipa for a few days on our way to Puno were we will be visiting some schools and a nursing home. We will also be taking part in a 4 day mission. Hopefully we will be able to update you all a little more about Puno once we know more ourselves! Do please pray for us as we travel to Puno. Last time it was a very unpleasant experience for us all. We hope to survive it better this time.