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March 25, 2005 - Good Friday Update
Today began with us all piling into
a big potato truck: our team, the church youth, and some
other tag-a-longs. We brought along plastic chairs which
we sat in or stood up on to see over the edge of the
truck. The cold, bumpy ride into the mountains took
about three hours, but what a view!
Our destination, nearly 12,000 feet
above sea level, was a remote area called Pukara Grande.
Upon arriving, we trekked to the location where a church
is going to be built. We were able to pray with the
pastor and some community leaders there who are slowly
developing the site and a meeting place for this young
congregation.
Then we did a VBS with about 60
children. This was the first time these kids had
participated in such an activity. For many, we were the
first white faces they had ever seen (moving some to
tears at the mere sight of us)! At the conclusion of our
meeting they all had crafts, candy, and stickers to take
home. Each child also got to choose two articles of
clothing. The clothing items were bought with some of
our team’s project money.
We had brought food with us and ate
lunch out on the hillside. We tried some lima beans and
potatoes provided to us by our village hosts, and when
it came time to pack up the truck, two large bags of
potatoes came back with us to be sold in town.
We got back to “town” in time for a
late supper. Nathan and Cydil gave the Zimmermans a
break by cooking spaghetti casserole for dinner.
It’s hard to believe tomorrow is
our last day here!
Thanks for your prayers,
The Asbury Team
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