Free Day!

Our free day was Tuesday. This is the day that we get to do some sightseeing, shopping, and hanging with our friends. But let me tell you, "Free Day" is NOT a day off from serving the Lord or being a testimony to others.

We began the morning with personal devotions and praise and worship in a city park! This was cool because Jesus was praised by our brothers and sisters from the church who accompanied us, Crosswave and Arrows Team members jointly. In the middle of our walking tour of the city of Lima, we were observed by hundreds of people and we believe our appearance and attitude was positive and honoring our Heavenly Father. In the market we were able to see arts and crafts items up close, make personal choices, bargin a little, and use our best "Spanglish". Wait until you see what we are bringing home! Such great finds.

We went out to lunch - at Pizza Hut! And then it was off to the beach so we could see, smell, touch, and photograph the Pacific Ocean. After playing there for quite some time we visited an upscale, modern, (expensive!) mall with a large patio and many shops and restaurants. Our time was short, but Mary seized the opportunity to speak with a young man using the pastor's wife, Marita, to translate. A short time later, Mary was introducing Michael as a new believer to Pastor Bill. How cool was that.

It was a long bus ride home through the city at a high peak traffic hour, but we were welcomed to fried chicken, rice and vegetables prepared by the awesome kitchen staff. Our "Action Groups" went into action and spent some time in prayer followed by our team time and the final leg of the journey from the church to our hotel.

We continue to praise God for His protection our His ambassadors!