Called to Peru: Another Week...

We have had another interesting week at POPPY's house. This week I learned that one of our girls, new and deep from the jungle, didn't realize the world was round, she also thought that if you pull your hair it helps the gas get out or your body and yesterday she told me that she wanted to take her underwear off and beat them against the fruit trees so that they would produce more fruit!!! It is sad to me the amount of superstition and ignorance still in this area. This week, the girls have had no school for 3 out of 6 days of school. Why, you may ask? Well, it seems like it is the norm here to have no school when there is a dance to put on! It is the 74th anniversary or our little town of Santo Tomas. The school had a dance competition and so the time has been spent on getting ready for that. Last night it finally occurred and because the teachers were too tired, there is no school again, today. And maybe, there wont be on Monday...you know, too much partying by the teachers. They just may be too tired to show up.

There have been evangelistic series going on out our local church. Most of our girls have been going every evening, last night the Pastor told everyone about a little boy of two, a hemophiliac who had fallen and knocked out a tooth, who was in desperate need of a blood transfusion. Aaron, one of the other volunteers here, asked if it needed to happen now. He said no...however, late last night he went with one of our girls that had O+ blood and another lady to give. I get a phone call at 1:00am asking what kind of blood type I am. Unfortunately not the right kind! The girl that went couldn't give because she is too tiny and the other lady couldn't because she has just been vaccinated for Hepatitis B. So that left them in a lurch! They found someone at the hospital that matched, but he demanded 300.00 soles(100.00 dollars) if he was going to give any of his precious blood!! Praise the Lord Darin, another volunteer, went in and donated his. We are still praying for this little guy. I am wondering if vit. K or platelets are used here? Not sure, wasn't there to ask, but God can heal him and so we are praying for a miracle today!

Here are some random pictures taken this week....hope you enjoy. Thank you all for your prayers and support. We miss you all, especially you, David and Michael!!!