With Mark still feverish, the rest of the team headed to Jesus Mi Luz boys’ home for a morning with boys from 6 to 15 years old. They put on a very nice program for us, featuring folk dances and songs. After the director gave us a tour of the facility, we split the boys into two groups for the Bible story and play time. How 
they love soccer! During the Bible story the boys were attentive, even mesmerized to hear about Jesus as their Good Shepherd, and many prayed to receive Christ as Savior!! Please pray that God will grow each one to be a vibrant Christ-follower, even with seemingly little opportunity for godly instruction.
Before we left this orphanage, we were pleased to be able to buy the rug/wall hangings that the boys had personally made on the looms in their little workshops. The director was thrilled that we bought all the wall hangings that were available (about 7 or 8). The money from these sales will be used to take the children on a field trip. Our group also donated money for the children to be allowed to play in the city park that borders the orphanage. Previously they had not been able to enjoy the 2 story slide or the rest of the playground in the park as there is an admission fee.
We stopped by the hotel briefly to pick up Mark, who is now feeling quite a bit better, and to load the last of our luggage into the big bus. On the way to the Cusco airport, we had a city tour. Our flight out of Cusco was delayed by more than an hour, but we are grateful for more safe travel.
Once we arrived in Lima, we were taken back to our original Colon hotel—felt like coming home! Here we had another answer to prayer! Bob had lost his eye glasses in Lima, we thought at the hotel. But when Buckner staff had called this hotel, they were not able to find any glasses. Now, just hours before leaving Peru, Buckner had arranged for each family to use a hotel room for a half hour or so, to prepare for the long overnight flight to the USA. Amazingly, the Lyzengas were assigned to the exact same room that they had stayed in earlier this week….and found Bob’s glasses (on the floor, under a bed near the night stand). God continues to be so gracious to us all.
Our last evening in Peru was spent reuniting with our wonderful translators who helped us shop for one hour in the local Indian market place. That was an interesting experience. We were very grateful for our translators who helped us find quality goods at reasonable prices.
Fond farewells to most of the translators, then on to Bembo’s for burgers with the last two of our translators. We were brave and tried some interesting combinations. Then farewell to our faithful bus driver Benito who had kept us safe through some wild Lima driving. A few minutes at the hotel to reload luggage and check Evan’s tired laptop computer which is currently not working—hence the delay in posting this blog.
From there the large bus took us back to the Lima airport. Our group made it through check-in procedures much faster that Jeremy, our Buckner Dallas representative. He missed his flight, but was able to catch another just a couple of hours later.
We passed the hours of waiting in the airport with a bit of shopping and resting. Then on through tax area (Jeremy had already paid our tax required to leave the country), through Immigration Control, and through Security, to our gate where we finished the wait, as our flight was delayed for an hour or so.
We flew out at about 1:30 AM (that is 2:30 AM Indiana time), grateful for the time God gave us in Peru.
they love soccer! During the Bible story the boys were attentive, even mesmerized to hear about Jesus as their Good Shepherd, and many prayed to receive Christ as Savior!! Please pray that God will grow each one to be a vibrant Christ-follower, even with seemingly little opportunity for godly instruction.Before we left this orphanage, we were pleased to be able to buy the rug/wall hangings that the boys had personally made on the looms in their little workshops. The director was thrilled that we bought all the wall hangings that were available (about 7 or 8). The money from these sales will be used to take the children on a field trip. Our group also donated money for the children to be allowed to play in the city park that borders the orphanage. Previously they had not been able to enjoy the 2 story slide or the rest of the playground in the park as there is an admission fee.
We stopped by the hotel briefly to pick up Mark, who is now feeling quite a bit better, and to load the last of our luggage into the big bus. On the way to the Cusco airport, we had a city tour. Our flight out of Cusco was delayed by more than an hour, but we are grateful for more safe travel.
Once we arrived in Lima, we were taken back to our original Colon hotel—felt like coming home! Here we had another answer to prayer! Bob had lost his eye glasses in Lima, we thought at the hotel. But when Buckner staff had called this hotel, they were not able to find any glasses. Now, just hours before leaving Peru, Buckner had arranged for each family to use a hotel room for a half hour or so, to prepare for the long overnight flight to the USA. Amazingly, the Lyzengas were assigned to the exact same room that they had stayed in earlier this week….and found Bob’s glasses (on the floor, under a bed near the night stand). God continues to be so gracious to us all.
Our last evening in Peru was spent reuniting with our wonderful translators who helped us shop for one hour in the local Indian market place. That was an interesting experience. We were very grateful for our translators who helped us find quality goods at reasonable prices.
Fond farewells to most of the translators, then on to Bembo’s for burgers with the last two of our translators. We were brave and tried some interesting combinations. Then farewell to our faithful bus driver Benito who had kept us safe through some wild Lima driving. A few minutes at the hotel to reload luggage and check Evan’s tired laptop computer which is currently not working—hence the delay in posting this blog.
From there the large bus took us back to the Lima airport. Our group made it through check-in procedures much faster that Jeremy, our Buckner Dallas representative. He missed his flight, but was able to catch another just a couple of hours later.
We passed the hours of waiting in the airport with a bit of shopping and resting. Then on through tax area (Jeremy had already paid our tax required to leave the country), through Immigration Control, and through Security, to our gate where we finished the wait, as our flight was delayed for an hour or so.
We flew out at about 1:30 AM (that is 2:30 AM Indiana time), grateful for the time God gave us in Peru.
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