Tour of TX, AZ, and CO

A whirlwind trip.  Three states in less than three weeks—Texas, Arizona, and Colorado.  I, Sandy, will not deny that we came back exhausted and needed several days to recover.  But, the entire trip was positive and profitable.  I thoroughly enjoyed seeing long-time friends and catching up in Texas.  To the long-time friends, we’ve added some new ones.  Arizona was good for that.  In Tucson we met at a home and shared at a school.  Some great partnerships and networking came out of those.  In Phoenix we met an amazing bilingual RCA congregation and enjoyed a Spanish worship service for the first time in a couple years.  Of course, Colorado Springs was a return home for me.  Just good to be around familiar faces.  We also have good support from my old church congregation and friends.

We took advantage of the many opportunities to share our dream and vision for La Casa del Maestro (www.casadelmaestro.org).  The more we talked the more passionate we became; God confirmed once again that Cusco is where He wants us. (Now we just need to get there.)  People understood the needs and resonated with the plans for a ministry specifically for the indigenous youth coming to Cusco.  Not only was the vision confirmed, but it was strengthened and deepened as people added their own experiences and ideas.  We look forward to continuing to work with the North American church, even when we´re in Peru.

African Safari at the Dallas Zoo with a college friend and her little ones.

Ride 'em Cowboy! at the Ft. Worth Stockyards

Amazing Views at the Grand Canyon

Doriana was an attraction and made friends wherever she went.

Sharing about our ministry to a sixth grade class.

This young man is headed to Peru for a mission trip; he interviewed Albino for over an hour and even  took notes.  Impressive! and so much fun.

Our gracious host in Tucson whom we know from our days in  Cusco.  We'll be partnering with her dental ministry.

Yet another friend.  We have friends all over the country.

Sharing at Springs Community Church in Colorado Springs

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Faithful friends and supporters through the years.  One family of many.