Time Outside the City

We left on Friday, October 29th, for northern Peru. After a 26 hour bus ride, we arrived at our friend's childhood home in Pedro Ruiz, a pueblo (small town) nestled in the mountains of the Amazonas. Our kids immediately made their presence known in the neighborhood by enjoying some down and dirty play with the local boys. They were thrilled to be out of the city, and we were in awe of God's creative power reflected in the natural beauty of this place.

Our kids enjoyed all of the neighborhood dogs. It was really kind of gross...all the licking, yuk.

We were generously given the bottom floor of a house which normally serves as a living room and kitchen. Sleeping in one room worked for me because I could go to bed at 8:00 with the kids and not feel guilty.

The street in which all of the neighborhood kids gathered and endlessly played.

Walking up to the market, approximately a five minute walk.

The front door of our house for the week.

Our first purchase was three slingshots for the kids for less than a dollar a piece. All of the neighborhood kids had one. It was humbling to be taught by a four year old how to operate a slingshot. By the way, the river in this picture was just outside our front door and offered us a melodic salutation each time we opened the door.