update from Peru

Well Hola Canada:

Just wanted to bring everyone up to speed as to what is happening. We are now at the ½ way mark of my Mission trip. The Canadian team headed home on Friday. It is very quiet around here now. They are missed already by everyone here.

Well it sure was a very busy 2 weeks with lots of progress and many accomplishments by all. I have mostly been working with the children and of course not enjoying that at all. Just kidding all that know me know I am in my glory working and teaching the children.

They are so very friendly and happy most of the time. There are so many individual stories for each child and they just break my heart each time I hear another or see the child knowing their situation.

Many of us set some goals and I think we all achieved them and many others that God saw we needed to reach and achieve as well.

As many of you know I was able to go and help with Hurricane Katrina after hit in Biloxi Mississippi. Well my heart is for helping frontline after a disaster to help restore lives. Ever sine the Earthquake here in Peru I have wanted to go and help. With the help from our team Leader Dana Jones, teachers from the care centre and missionaries here with Kidsalive, and myself taking on the project as the person heading it up, this going to be possible next Saturday. Through Dana’s contribution on behalf of ICF, I will go and purchase $300 dollars of food and make up food bags to take with us. The teachers will gather what they can and come and help us distribute the food and clothing we have. Kidsalive and Darcy will arrange the transportation and clothing or other donations that we can take with us to distribute. We also will be taking tracks, bears, coloring books for the children caring the message God Loves you to the people. We plan on doing a lot of ministry work while we are there.

We will be working with a couple named Jeff and Carol Morgan next weekend who work along side of an organization called food for the hungry.

The next few weeks will be very busy for me, please pray for me that I will be able to hear Gods direction and to do his will. Please pray that our team will be safe going in and out of Pisco next weekend. Please pray that over the next few weeks I will be guided and directed as to Gods will for me to stay longer or to return to Canada on the 8th of September.

Thank you in advance for all your support and prayers.

God Bless

Love

Alexis