Some highlights from our Easter weekend here in Arequipa, Peru. Thursday and Friday are national holidays and so we all enjoyed a four day weekend. Thursday we went to the Plaza de Armas to take in the sights and sounds from the catholic culture, which included a reenactment of the crucifixion in the main plaza with thousands of people watching.
Afterword the people walk from church to church in the downtown area stopping at each church to remember an element of the passion and to recite prayers. Outside of each church are many food venders cooking on the streets and people selling cotton candy outside the church entrances.
Henry enjoyed the candy apples people were selling. They were good but dipped in hard cinnamon candy and difficult to bite.
We also watched this awesome street performer working during the red lights.
On Friday we spent an evening with two other American families playing games, talking, and watching movies.
On Saturday we went to a big mall on the other side of town to play glow in the dark pirate putt putt golf and take our picture with the Easter bunny.
The best part of the weekend was worship Easter morning at our church, Cristianos en Accion. Followed by lunch and fellowship. Here is a sample of the worship, the video is poor but do you recognize the audio?
Awesome! I love the street juggler. Maybe Henry could start practicing...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful church service too. Happy Easter to you guys.