Good Works Prepared in Advance . . .

Today was our first work day here in Peru. It was good to have the downtime to get acclimated to the high altitude, but we were all glad to finally get to work! Here's what everybody was doing today:

Ken and Jonathan spent the day shooting video with Keith Powlison. Keith took them farther up the mountain (13,000 feet!) to get video of some of the Quechua villages.

Wendy and Judy spent last night on Zoe duty so that the Powlisons could get some much needed rest. They got the morning off to catch up on sleep, and then they joined the rest of us for lunch at Casa Josefina. They spent the rest of the day playing with the kids.

Kristy and Lauren began the day at Casa Josefina, playing with and helping with the kids. They're pulling Zoe duty tonight, so they got the afternoon off to rest up in preparation.

Rick and Jason sanded and painted the ceiling and walls of what will be Zoe's room when it's finished. Working with Tim, the Powlisons' son-in-law has been great! That guy really knows construction and remodelling!

Polly and Teri painted trim and hung wallpaper in Ellie and Emma's (the Powlisons' youngest daughters) bathroom.

Alan put in a yeoman's effort at Casa Josefina today. He was with the kids all day, from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm! He has been really great with the kids, and they have really taken a liking to him!

View of the Powlisons' house from the back yard

Lauren playing a counting game with one of the little girls

Alan said he was learning as much from this

Spanish-English book as the kids were!

Teri and Polly painting Ellie and Emma's bathroom

 Wendy wanted to know if Jason was learning how to turn a popcorn ceiling into a smooth ceiling.  Sadly, we were a week late for that lesson.

Judy is very brave.  This cow tried to kill Dr. Tim Howard when he came with Jason, Polly, and Ken Leggett on the vision trip several months ago.  You should ask him about it next time you see him!

Tomorrow, Ken, Polly, and Jonathan will head up the mountain with Keith Powlison to visit Santo Tomas.  They'll be gone for about a day and a half.  Please pray for their journey (8 hours each way!).  There is a medical clinic and a mission church there that the Powlisons are involved with.  The rest of us will be continuing the jobs we started today.