Cultural differences

Hello! I hope everyone is doing well. We are very good. The Lord is teaching us so much about ourselves and about Himself. It has been so great and we feel so blessed to be here in Peru.

Last week I went to the English classes again and was able to share with one of the guys why we are in Peru. It was pretty cool to talk a little about Jesus with him.

Jeremiah finished his first class (Inductive Bible Study) last week with a final on Friday. That class was so awesome and we have learned a great way to study the Bible.

On Valentine's Day we went to the Dolphin hotel and watched a small dolphin show. It was fun. They weren't as professional as Sea World but it was cool because we were so close to them. I am uploading my pictures of the dolphins so you will have to check them out on our picture site. That evening the girls had a little valentine's day party where we exchanged gifts with one another. There are pics of this too.

This week is a free week because it is the week they have a Surf Camp for the youth in the area. There was limited space so we decided not to go on this outreach. The sun here is really strong and it wouldn't take much for us to get severely burned, especially if we were on the beach for a whole week.

Saturday we had our ministry in Chorillos again. It was a lot of fun and the kids are really starting to warm up to all of us. Jeremiah brought his hacky sack and was teaching the kids how to play....most of the kids here are naturals because they all play soccer and have the foot eye coordination down to a T.

I just thought I would write a list of cultural differences that remind us we are definitely not in the U.S. anymore! Here we go!

1.) Pedestrians do not have the right of way
2.) Taxi's honk non-stop
3.) You must pray AND close your eyes before you enter ANY form of transportation (taxi, bus, combi, etc.)
4.) Wild dogs roam the streets of Peru and they are EVERYWHERE (don't worry they are nice, just a little mangy)
5.) If you are a female you are to kiss cheeks with males, females, and children when you greet or say good-bye and if you are a male you are to kiss cheeks with children & females
6.) Drinks are served room temperature
7.) Milk comes in a box and does not have to be refrigerated until you open it
8.) You must bring toilet paper with you if you want to use a public restroom
9.) You cannot put toilet paper in any toilet or you might regret it later
10.) The sun is VERY powerful
11.)The month of February is there Carnaval month, which means that when you walk down the streets you are in danger of getting hit with water balloons, buckets of water, or even buckets of paint. (Jeremiah has gotten hit with a bucket of water/ water balloons like 4 times......hahaha)

That is all I can think of for right now. God Bless and remember us in your prayers.

We love you all,

Serah