Author: qosqo1

We hope you all have a wonderful Easter celebrating the resurrection of our Lord and Savior!  In Peru it seems that the emphasis is placed on the suffering and death of Christ rather than His triumphal resurrection.  We have holidays both Thursday and Friday before Easter but on Easter Sunday nothing really takes place.  I know it is also easy to get lost in hiding eggs and chocolate bunnies, but let us remember Easter Sunday (and every Sunday) to celebrate a risen Savior and soon coming King.

Here are some pictures of a fun filled day we had with family and friends yesterday.  One of the highlights was visiting a llama and alpaca farm (which we have been to many times).  I think the highlight of the day was the girls getting to sit on one of the llamas!

After much searching and prayer we have finally found a place for our church plant!  We truly believe the Lord provided this place for us and we signed the contract this morning.  A week before it came up for rent I actually saw it sitting empty and rang the doorbell to ask about it but no one lived there.  It was in the paper a week later and I called to look at it.  It is a big space that we can grow into.  We were a little nervous about it being on the 2nd floor but it is right on the main road and the second floor hangs over the 1st to make it more noticeable.  We are excited to get started  The owners are making some modifications and we should get the keys on the 15th of April.  Here are some pictures:

Natali and Neomi got glasses this week!  They were super excited. We will see if that excitement abates through the years!  Here is a picture of them with their new glasses.  You can’t really tell but Natali’s frames are pink and Neomi’s are purple. 

Well, this past week I have been trying to find a place for the new church plant.  Over the past couple of weeks I have surveyed several places in Cusco.  I’ve been all throughout the districts of Santiago and Cusco.  I have also walked throughout good portions of San Jeronimo (the district in which we live).  I’ve looked through the commercial advertisements a few times as well.  After doing all that, I was walking through a neighborhood just down the hill and across the main road from where we live and there was an empty space I found and I believe the Lord led me to.  The place was not in the paper and did not have a “for rent sign” but it is for rent.  We are “negotiating” with the landlord about this space.  It is one big room with a bathroom and a kitchen area.  It also has a yard with it.  Location wise, it is very close to the University, to the various bus stops, and to the main road.  Right now we are trying to get the price lower.  The landlord is asking nearly $300.00 (s/. 800 soles) for the space, and that is after her coming down from $373.00 (s/.1,000 soles).  Please pray for us as we seek the Lord’s will in this important matter!