Just a quick update on life in Yurimguas for the Hires. A couple of weeks ago a Darin Schrock came from the states to visit. What a blessing he was to us. He spent a week with us and it was so encouraging to spend time with an old friend. We welcomed him by taking him to the market his first day to try some local cuisine. Here is a picture of him eating grilled suri, a large grub and local delicacy.
Then we went upriver to visit a Shawi community. To get to the community we had to travel two hours in a leaking boat with a dog and walk two hours through the steaming jungle. We went with another missionary to determine how to meet the need for fresh water in the community during the dry season as well as to give some bibles to new believers.
Maggie turned one and we had a nice party here at the Hogar. With all the mothers and children as well as other missionaries from here in town we had over 30 people at the party. She really enjoyed her cake and some gifts from back home that Darin brought with him.
Our new furgon has been a great family vehicle. We have used it to haul many different things including people. Here we are hauling 12 people with room to spare.
We added a roof to protect us from the rain and sun and it has been a nice addition. One day last week we were told at 6:30 in the morning to leave the Hogar for fumigation. Sometimes the government fumigates the whole town house by house to get rid of the mosquitoes and stop the spread of diseases associated with the mosquitoes. The fumigation is terribly toxic and we have to leave the house for an hour and a half. It wasn't a great way to start the day but we tried to make the most of it. We bought breakfast and drove out to the bridge on the Paranapura river to eat. Thanks to the roof we were protected from the sun while we enjoyed the view.
We are working hard to move into our own place. We are going to live in the upstairs of a house owned by the mission and located here at the Hogar. It has plenty of space but lacks a kitchen. As a result we have built a temporary kitchen sink to create a kitchen in the laundry area. It is not ideal but we are excited to finally have our own space to unpack after 9 weeks of living out of our suitcases.
Maggie has even found her own space in the new place.
Yesterday we took a break from moving to celebrate Lucy's birthday. We found a fancy hotel here in town that has a movie theater in the basement and a swimming pool. We rented the whole theater and invited some friends to watch Frozen with us. We tried to watch it but it was a bad copy and skipped and froze. Then we switched to the new jungle book movie. It took us 20 minutes to get the theater operator to switch the movie and then the movie started in the middle. We asked to started in from the beginning so he restarted it and somehow it started in the middle again so he just rewound the whole movie on slow, second by second we watch the movie in reverse. Finally the movie started from the beginning but it was so quiet we couldn't hear and had to find him again to turn it up. I was frustrated but Jennifer just laughed and said "welcome to the movies in Yurimaguas." After the movie we went swimming but after an hour we were kicked out because they were fumigating the hotel. The movie and swimming for 7 people and 18 bags of popcorn cost us $28 so I guess I can't complain.
Overall we are doing well. We are struggling to set up a house in a foreign country and find a routine for our family as well as meeting the ministry needs here. But each day is a walk of faith and we can only rely on God. We desperately need him everyday to not only survive but to thrive here in the jungle.
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