Sunday

On Sunday we attended church at Casa De Padre. The pastors were in Arizona at the time. They returned home last night and Jose and I are going to meet with them tomorrow evening about our plan for Piura. Please pray for us that our meeting goes well and is helpful for us to learn some more about what we need to do.

A few things struck us about the service on Sunday that I wanted to mention. We actually arrived about 1 hour into the first service. (traffic in Lima is...very different from the US)  They had just started the message. It lasted about 20 minutes and then he finished up with prayer over the sick/repentant. We stayed for the 2nd service worship. It lasted almost an hour with just a quick word from one of the ministers calling the ushers forward for the offering. Everyone I could see gave something. It was so amazing to me coming from the church in America where the majority of people have to be convinced to give. Before you think these people are giving out of their abundance I think it's helpful to know that the minimum wage in Peru is $160 a month from what I understand it is not based on how many hours you work. Also work is very hard to come by. Because of this you see a lot of people selling things or performing at stoplights. They would rather do that than starve. (You never see people just standing with a sign asking for money.)  

Another thing we noticed Sunday morning as we were driving to church was people standing in line to get into churches. (Every church we saw this at was evangelical.) Picture a club or opening night for a much anticipated movie. I wish I could bottle the excitement I see in the Peruvian people for God and bring it back to America.

Kat~*

Pictures!

I wanted to put up a few pictures for everyone to enjoy :)

our internet connection is very slow so this is only a fraction of the pics we took on the first day.

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On the way to Peru

We are so excited! (this is toward the end of the trip so mommy was tired)

a roundabout in Miraflores

The Pacific Ocean there are mountains too but it's really foggy so you can't see them

We are up pretty high in a shopping center and this is a walkway to get down to the ocean

So Beautiful

                                               

There are lots of surfers even though it's pretty cold here. Logan really wanted to surf. I told him he's has to wait until he is at least 10. Later that day he said "Mommy! I'm 10 now!" lol

This is a playground close to the shopping center we went to. If you look closely on the left you can see the mountains and the ocean

Logan loves it here (so do I)

We are here!

We arrived in Lima last night at around 11pm. The trip was long with an 8am flight to Panama, 6 hour layover and then a 4 hour flight to Lima. We are about to tour Lima with some of Jose's family.
Hopefully tonight I will have a little time to write out a nice long post.
Thanks you for your prayers for a safe trip!
Kat~*

Jose posted this as a comment so I moved it ;)

I love this and sometimes feel I know some 30 and 40 year old toddlers that act like this.




“Property Law as Viewed by a Toddler” by Michael V. Hernandez.



1. If I like it, it’s mine.

2. If it’s in my hand, it’s mine.

3. If I can take it from you, it’s mine.

4. If I had it a little while ago, it’s mine.

5. If it’s mine, it must never appear to be yours in any way.

6. If I’m doing or building something, all the pieces are mine.

7. If it looks like it’s mine, it’s mine.

8. If I saw it first, it’s mine.

9. If I can see it, it’s mine.

10. If I think it’s mine, it’s mine.

11. If I want it, it’s mine.

12. If I need it, it’s mine (yes, I know the difference between “want” and “need”!).

13. If I say it’s mine, it’s mine.

14. If you don’t stop me from playing with it, it’s mine.

15. If you tell me I can play with it, it’s mine.

16. If it will upset me too much when you take it away from me, it’s mine.

17. If I (think I) can play with it better than you can, it’s mine.

18. If I play with it long enough, it’s mine.

19. If you are playing with something and you put it down, it’s mine.

20. If it’s broken, it’s yours (no wait, all the pieces are mine).



although funny, there is such a need for real men to step up and lead by example about being and likeness of God! Less than two weeks left until we make a monumental voyage to Peru.

6 days

It is less than a week until we leave. The butterflies, last minute gathering things, and waking up in the middle of the night because I *know* I'm forgeting something important have begun.
Today we bought "flying fruit snacks"  (Logan's name for them) and a few other things for the trip. Logan is so excited about going on an airplane. He has told everyone he's seen today (probably 15 total) that he is going on an airplane in 6 days. We are all really excited.

Please pray for us this week that the last part of the trip will be provided. That we will be able to meet with all the people we need to. Everyone would be healthy, and God would give us wisdom and strength as we do our last minute preparations

Kat ~* 

Two Weeks

Well according to our countdown clock down there \/ we have 2 weeks to go! We are leaving (Meaning taking off from the airport) around 8 am on Friday September 25th. But before we can do that we have a few things going on that we would appreciate prayer for.

1. Jose lost his passport. Actually a 3 year old bandit lost Jose's passport but we can't find it and need to! Tomorrow Jose is going to the passport office to get a replacement (they have a special one for travel within 2 weeks) but it would be great to not have to spend the extra money for it so pray we find it tonight!
2. Saturday Jose is working at a festival to try to raise the rest of the funds we need for our trip
3. Monday-Saturday next week we are moving to our new place (and Jose is still working from 8-(4) whenever he completes the things he needs to)
4. Last week of work and packing and gathering things together before we go

For those of you that live in the Houston area we have couple needs that we are hoping to possibly borrow instead of buying everything. If you have any of the following things and would be willing to loan them out it would be a huge blessing

1 large rolling suitcase
a folding luggage cart for carting around our carseat during our (2) 4 hour layovers in Panama
a rolling backpack for Logan to carry his toys onto the airplane
4 travel pillows
2 portable dvd players for the boys to watch movies on while we are flying/waiting
game cartridges for a leapster

Aside from that any genius (or even just average ;) ideas any of you have about entertaining young energetic boys during air travel would be much appreciated. This is our first time flying as a family and the boys first time flying period so I am open to suggestions

Thanks for all your prayers and support :)
Kat ~*

New beginnings in september

This is my first blog so please know I am amateur in these matters.  This weekend saturday september 5th marked a day that began 5 years ago that is now coming to pass.  The dedication of a place of restoration called Jordan Ranch.  For those that do not know, my family and I have aligned ourselves with a great vision to restore men and families to a place where the blessing is commanded.  In the word of God the Jordan River represented a place of decision and a place of change.  The Israelites had to cross the Jordan river to get to the promised land.  Elijah walked across the Jordan river to get to his destiny. Elisha told Naaman to dip seven times in the Jordan. Jesus was baptized in the Jordan.  What does it mean to align yourself?  I asked myself that question for many years of trying to do things my own way. 

I was born in Lima, Peru and came to the US when I was 5 years old.  My parents divorced when I was very young and my mother remarried soon after that.  When I was young I could not explain why I was always torn to find an identity.  I began to suppress my Peruvian culture and adopt the American culture so that I would fit in.  When a boy tries to find a father figure and the need is not met, he looks to a counterfeit father to fill in the gap.  I began to see myself drawn into the temptations of this life and pulling more and more away from a place of order to a place where i was lead by my selfish lusts.  I understand that coming to America meant hard work, but i have heard it say that a parent's greatest investments are not in cars, houses, land, or even businesses but in their children.  My heart's cry for now is to first identify that there is an epidemic that is happening in our world today.  That epidemic is fatherlessness. 

As I continue to blog I will share my life experiences and what the word of God says about the need for men to take the responsiblity to bring order in a world that is plaqued with chaos. 

To find out more information about Jordan Ranch please link to http://westsidecdc.com/jordanranch/JordanRanch/Home.html




Jose
luke 16:12