Preparing for Peru

Carrie's team leaves Denver on June 19th! That's just two weeks away.

Flight Info:
Thursday Jun 19
depart DEN at 7:45 am, arrive LAX at 9:10 am
depart LAX at 1:50 pm, arrive LIM at 12:25 am on Friday
Tuesday Jul 1
depart LIM at 12:30 am, arrive MEX at 6:35 am
depart MEX at 10:15 am, arrive DEN at 12:55 pm

We will work in Ica to re-build a church that was destroyed in the earthquake. Working alongside the local pastor should prove to be rewarding as we get to know the local Peruvians and the children. We don't know what to expect - demolition, brick laying, framing, etc. But we have ready hands and willing hearts.

Our vacation bible school is coloring hacky sacks for our team to take to the kids in Peru. We expect to be delivering 300 hacky sacks directly from our children to theirs.

We are told that we will be staying in hostels during our trip, but don't have any information about what types of amenities might be available. Showers? Food? Beds? I'll let you know.

The team is made up of 21 high school students and 6 leaders.















Here's an article published shortly after the earthquake on August 15, 2007
p://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6948888.stm

Here's a youtube video from another organization that shows footage from the earthquake and relief efforts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IltNDsOTKo

Please cover us in prayer both before we leave and while we are gone.

• My prayer for this trip is that the Holy Spirit would come upon each of us and give these students a ear to hear God's voice and a passion to take action in our world.
• Pray for physical protection from injuries or illness and spiritual protection as we show God's love to the people of Peru.
• Pray that God would present clear opportunities for me to challenge my faith and step into leading this team in the complete confidence of God's plan.

Focus on what's going to matter

Leverage your time and resources

Invest in people who invest in people

The last three days of our trip, our team will fly from Lima to Cuzco and take a train to visit the ancient Machu Picchu ruins. I'm so excited to visit this mysterious place and experience the wonder of how God gave this ancient people the knowledge and motivation to build such advanced systems without the assistance of wheels or pack animals.

If I get the chance to post while I'm gone you can find my updates here. Thank you for all of your support and prayer - it is essential to our success and I know that it will continue to bless the people in Ica even after we have returned home.