A Few of my Favorite Things

I love my cell group. The more time we spend together, the more I learn about them and from them. Tonight we celebrated Hermana Lucy's birthday. We played a game using everyone's second name. One of my favorite's was her husband John's second name. He is pictured below sharing the word of God with us. And with this photo you will see how appropriate his name is. Juan Bautista (John Baptist).

A Moment Captured

I am getting ready to make Southern Vegetable Pie. Yum! The recipe called for yellow squash, but I have never seen yellow squash here so I bought the big green squash in the back. And it calls for red, yellow, and green peppers, but we just have red (though they sometimes are green too). So it may be closer to Peruvian vegetable pie, but I am excited to try this new recipe for Sunday lunch. Cooking here is often fun, exciting and challenging, but it is just part of the adventure--and a part I enjoy. I will try to post a photo tomorrow of the finished product.

Location:Prolongacion Fatima,Victor Larco Herrera,Peru

A Few of My Favorite Things

I was in a taxi on the way to work the other day when an unanswered question was answered. . . it went something like this.

Pull up to the red light at España and Larco.

Man selling q-tips, airfreshners and trash bags (yes this special combination of three is popular here apparently for what to sell at the stoplights). As he walks among the taxis, "Q-tips! Air Freshner! Trash Bags!" looking for a customer, I think to myself as I have many a time, "Who buys this stuff?  Q-tips off a street vendor? Someone doesn't have time to buy these and/or might need to clean his ears while driving? I do not get this."

My taxi driver:  "over here!"  And he buys a small thing of pink Q-tips and sets them on his dashboard.

Questioned answered.