Masisea

For the past six days we've been living up river in a town called Masisea, involved in a campaign that included daily medical and dental clinics, evening meetings for both kids and adults, health prevention talks in local schools, and house visits throughout the neighborhoods. We were joined by two terrific Peruvian Bible Workers who will continue to live and work with Anthony in Masisea for the next four weeks, giving Bible studies and living with the people.

Our team was blessed by the presence of Corrie, a student missionary here for a few months from Venezuela, and Deanna and Melanie, two of Jenni's friends from the States who were visiting Peru for a few weeks. It was lovely to have some new people around.

Every evening Karen and I were responsible for the children's programs, held in the town plaza. Our theme was the story of creation. The program included coloring with coordinated sheets for each day of the week, singing many Bible songs (Cristo Ama Ninos Como Yo, Yo, Yo, and Los Arboles Se Mesen), playing games, and listening to stories. Each night we had between 40-60 children in attendance.

One night we finished early and decided to play "Duck, duck, goose," with the kids. They were thrilled when we had them sit down in a huge circle and started to explain the game, but neither of us could remember the Spanish word for "goose." So instead, we played "Pato, pato, pavo," which in English is "Duck, duck, turkey!" It was fun. And funny. The kids loved it.