Good morning all This Sunday morning our first service was at 6:00. As usual, we led the singing. Amanda shared her personal testimony, we read from Philippians 4:1-10, and I shared an outline to help pastors develope a message from this passage. The team served breakfast to the pastors and now are shelling and pealing lima beans. The team has continued to serve with gracious attitudes even though some of the food preparation has been tedious such as shelling a 50 pound bag of lima beans!! So far they have not started to throw beans at each other although some consistantly miss the bowl where the shelled beans should end up. As Carson mentioned it was very rewarding to see the completed church in Haunca Huanca. They have oak doors and window frames, a tiled floor and painted walls both inside and out. Quite a contrast to the old church!! We also saw another garden plot with onions, leaks, cabbage, carrots and several other plants. The people have started selling produce to local villages and are developing plans to sell in larger markets. The driver of our rented van, who is not a believer, was impressed at the evidence he saw that Huanca Huanca was different from other villages because of our help. Unfortunately a number of people from the village were involved in a serious accident. A truck carrying 50 people rolled down a cliff back in March. Several from the church were injured. The lady who served us soup still suffers severe back pain. We prayed for her. The pastor's wife remains in a hospital in Lima. Her face was shattered and she lost an eye. There is no insurance or health care and here you have to buy your own medicine and supplies. She and her husband have six chldren still in Huanca. We have also met with him and prayed for them. ATEK has tried to help them cover expenses. If you feel led to help them, we can send money through HFL. Yesterday we had quite a day. During our devotional at 6:00 am we sang 'Our God is Mighty to Save', in Spainish of course. When we got to the chorus He can move a mountain, the 4x8 white board came crashing to the floor!! Speaking of accidents, Kyle and I witnessed our first accident yesterday. Unfortunately we were involved. I pulled into the 'passing lane' to turn left when someone decided to pass me on the left. I saw it the last minute and slammed on the brakes but we still collided. The damage was very minimal to both vehicles but I did not have my license with me nor did we have an interpretor. To top it all of the vehicle who hit us was a police van!!!. The driver was furious but fortunatley another policeman on the street corner witnessed the accident and actually supported us and understood our situation. They wanted us to pay for the damage. Kyle and I felt up against a wall. We were able to settle on 50 solas or about $20. Whem I returned Melagros asked me to drive her to the bank and the market. As we waited at the bank for 30 minutes(?), a truck parked in front of us. He began to back up hit us and continued to push us backwards. Of course the horn on the jeep does not work so I had no clue what to do. When he exited the truck he waved to me as though to say na-na-na-na-na-na! (Spelling?)By the way the mirrors on the Jeep are automatic. They automatically tilt down as you drive. Oh yes, there are mirrors on both sides now!!! The market is about 4 blocks square. Most vendors do not give receipts which ATEK must have so we walked and walked and walked to buy 200 lbs of potatoes (in one large sack) the above mentioned bag of lima beans, etc. Young boys load our purchases on two wheeled carts (like we use to move appliances) and wheel it to your vehicle. Rebecca and I stayed with the Jeep. We waited and waited and, you can fill in the blanks. The lady who sold us the potatoes had to go home to get her receipt book! We were at the market for at least 2 1/2 hours!!! In that time the tire went flat which I had to change. Fortunately I found a jacket and the spare still held air. On the way home the temperature gauge on the Jeep quickly moved to hot. A hose sprung a leak so we left a trail of water all the way back to ATEK. We tried to repair the hose but it kept splitting. I had to drive back up town, after filling the rad with several litres of water to find a hose. Morgan replaced the hose with the Jeep parked in the middle of the street. We got back after six, quickly ate supper and then Steph and I taught from 7 to 9. At 9 we had a team meeting. In our team meetings each of us has shared our testimonies. That has been a high light for me personaly as the each team member has shared very honestly. Last night Lindsey shared. Needless to say I slept well last night only to crawl out of bed at 5:30 this morning. In a few minutes we will go with the pastors to a soccer field where the team will share some team building exercises. The pastors also want the guys to play soccer with them. I have dibs on goal!!! I have shared in some detail to help you understand what life in Peru for us is like. Tonight we will lead a worship service with the pastors and ATEK staff. We will have a prayer time for them and their special needs. We leave tomorrow around 2:30 for the airport. Two more sleeps and then we should be back in Edmonton. A sincere thanks for your prayers. Your comments really encourage the team so keep them coming especially as the team winds down and we start to miss home more than ever. Pastor Bill