Day 23: Wednesday, July 21, 2010
It’s been another grueling day and the fact that Sarah and I keep reminding each other that we will be home soon hasn’t helped much. Haha
I think we broke camp around 5 or 5:30 and actually left Nueva York around 6:30. Yola dished out breakfast on the boat.
We didn’t actually arrive in San Jorge until 12:30 or 1. That makes for about a 14 hour boat ride from Nauta (16 hour trip from Iquitos). It’s just ridiculous how tired I am after only sitting on my butt for hours.
We enjoyed a leisurely afternoon. In a small meeting with the pastor who just moved here a few months ago, I learned that this is the first missionary team to ever come to this village (or any surrounding). Juilo and a few other staffers had come one a staff trip to discuss the trip we’re on now. The surrounding villages (including San Jorge) have no churches. How humbling it is to think God would use us to initially represent him to these people!
Tonight the teams set up a projector and screen to show Narnia to the people. It was pretty awesome to watch a movie like that surrounded by Peruvians, close hanging stars, a bright moon and jungle trees in the background. After the movie, they explained the parable and presented the gospel. To end the night, they gave clothes, medicine, toothbrushes and toothpaste, and other items to each family in the village.
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