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Merry Christmas!
December 25, 2009 – 4:03 pm
Christmas Time
December 23, 2009 – 1:12 pm
So, it is Christmas time here in Lima, Perú. And, of course, the kids have just gotten out of school for summer vacation, which ends in March. And, like every year, stores have started selling panetón (a large loaf of muffin-shaped bread) because, as everyone knows, ‘you can’t have Christmas without panetón’. The clouds are [...]
Team Lima Thanksgiving Day Pictures
December 10, 2009 – 7:17 pm
Thanksgiving has come and gone, but I wanted to take a moment to share with our web audience some images of our special day. Since we all live on a different continent from our family, we spent much of the day together as a team. The day started out with the 1st Annual [...]
The Thanksgiving Season
November 23, 2009 – 6:08 pm
Well, it is that time of year again. The time of year when the weather gets cooler, the leaves change colors, college football is in full swing, and turkey day decorations are ubiquitous. Well, at least life is like that back in the United States.
Here in Lima, Perú summer is drawing closer, the weather is [...]
The Fletchers are Here!
November 15, 2009 – 7:39 pm
Well… As you can already tell by the title of this post, I have some fantastic news to share. Late on Tuesday night when the Fletchers landed in Lima our team was finally together again and finally all together here in Lima!
This is the whole team in all of our glory. We are so happy [...]
The Body of Christ
November 5, 2009 – 2:22 pm
As a team, we consider ourselves extremely blessed, in particular, when it comes to our supporting congregations. While we all presently have our supporting churches, this wasn’t always the case. Something that many missionaries don’t receive before stepping foot on the mission field is support from a congregation- both financial and spiritual support. Our experience, [...]
Back In Action and Bad Stuff Free
November 4, 2009 – 12:03 am
You may have noticed that for the last several days we’ve been having a little trouble around here at twentyeight19.org. So… some really mean and bad person hacked the site and put some hidden things on the site that the all seeing eye of google found. So, you might have gotten a warning about “badware” [...]
Latest “Team Lima” Headlines…
October 24, 2009 – 9:25 pm
Monday Night Fútbol Leads to Bible Study – Every Monday, the guys on the team play soccer with a group of our new Peruvian friends. A couple weeks ago, I forgot to remove my Bible from my car before heading out to play soccer. While we were in route, Heli, a guy [...]
Two Major Arrivals
September 4, 2009 – 1:04 pm
Team Lima’s presence in Perú has been growing drastically over the several weeks. This increase first came from the arrival of the Yoakum family on August 18th. Wes, Stacy, Jakob, and Derek were accompanied to Lima with Wes’ mom, Kathleen, who immediately turned into Team Lima’s MVP for the month of August. Kathleen cooked, cleaned, [...]
¡Happy Birthday, Perú!
July 31, 2009 – 2:57 pm
Peru’s history reaches far back, several millennia before the birth of Jesus. It consists of numerous civilizations, kingdoms, and empires before the Spanish conquest. When the Spaniards came in 1532, led by Francisco Pizarro, the Incan Empire had established firm control over almost all of modern-day Perú. Then, after nearly 300 years of control by [...]