Dios Cuatro

Hola missions team!

Our God is the greatest! I am so blessed to be part of the work here in Peru! I am so unworthy of being used in such a mighty way!

I want to start with some totals.

Medical Clinic: Sunday - 170
Monday - 171
Tuesday - 164

Vision Clinic: Sunday - 148
Monday - 152
Tuesday - 138

Salvations: Sunday - ?
Monday - 50
Tuesday - 28

Only our Father could take a group of 22 people, many of whom don't know each other, and throw them together in a foreign country with 13 Peruvians and make something so good! Many people are doing things they have never done before. Things that aren't like anything they have done before. And some people use skills they have been preparing all their lives. Either way it all comes together.

Sheer exhaustion it beginning to set in at this point. I had to drag out of bed this morning. If it weren't for the sugar rush from the giant piece of amazingly great chocolate coconut pie I had for dinner I would be passed out right now. I have been told it is because today was our "hump" day and everything from this point will be down hill. I certainly hope so!

The vision clinic was great today. I felt good, which helps immensely. Tina Moore was my translator today. She did an awesome job of translating and praying for the people! We had one lady today that had her son with her. He was being a little fussy and he was sitting in Tina's chair. So, when she was done, Tina started to lead her to the next station. She stopped and started talking rapidly. It took a while to figure out what she wanted, but she just wanted us to pray for her. She had seen us pray for others, and she wanted us to pray for her too. Needless to say, we didn't try to skip praying for anybody else after that.

I was able to give away the pair of glasses I had from Steve Stidham today. For those of you who don't know him he was Eddie's mentor who died early this year. It was very bittersweet. It felt like giving away a memory. But at the same time you were creating a new one. A happier one. I will be forever touched by both of these men.

Lunch was awesome! I had potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, rice, a banana and a sweet lemon. The sweet lemon was exactly like an orange in size and shape, it however, had no flavor. We assumed they were not ripe. Dinner was great as well. I had an amazing salad and french fries.

We will have clinic tomorrow and Thursday. We will get on the bus around 10pm Thursday night and drive to Lima. We will arrive in Lima around 9am Friday morning. Then they have some tourista stuff planned for us.

I am constantly amazed by Gods grace and love in this place. If you have never been on a foreign mission, start praying about it today. It is a life altering experience. I must warn you though it can be addicting.

I pray that you all are well. Thank you so much for your love and support!

Hasta Manana,

Heather
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