Team Lahuaytambo Report #3

Team Lahuaytambo Report #3
Solomon Grados, Andrea Gave, Danielle Miller
Feb. 15th - 21st
Week 3 - Getting to know Lahuaytambo, Canlle & Santa Ana (the meat & potatoes :D )

Hey Y'all sup?
 Tuesday 15th: For this day we made plans to help Senora Lina in the fields with her son Carlos. As we waited for her outside her house she introduced us to her 9 year-old neighbor Lesli. As we got to know her we found out that she really enjoys school and learning; we were able to share the story of Creation and the Sower with her. She was very focused and retained much of the information, as she was able to answer the majority of our questions correctly! We met up with Alisson on our way out to the fields and she joined us, Senora Lina and Carlos sowing barley. At lunch we were able to share a few Bible stories as they applied to our conversation, Creation, the Fall, the Parable of the Sower and Noah's Ark, and they listened intently.
 Wednesday 16th: We were invited to assist Senor Maximo, Senora Angelica, Senora Celia, Yacina & Omar to harvest potatoes. We were able to share the Creation and the Parable of the Sower with the little ones Yacina and Omar. For lunch we all shared the food we brought,and as we ate we exchanged stories; they told us an ancient legend about a man turned to stone and we told the story of Lot and his wife. They invited us to dinner that night! When we arrived at their house and they welcomed us warmly and served us with joy.This is the only family that has invited us to join them for the entire day: in the fields, and also in their very own house.
 Thursday 17th: We spent the majority of the day with Alisson, who had been staying with us since Sunday the 13th when her father left town for work. Tuesday the 15th. Andrea and Dani were able to spend some quality time with Alisson, encouraging her in the Word and in her walk with Christ. This night we ate at Senora Lina's house with Carlos and a gentleman named Manuel. Manuel is a believer and was in town for a few days to work on the road. We were able to share and talk about the story of Nicodemus, Carlos listened attentively.
 Friday 18th: This was a really cool day too! We had made plans to join Senora Elisa, Senor Roger and their daughter Zuli in the fields today. We went to their house in the morning to help them carry the tools. As we sat waiting for them to prepare the lunch, Zuli came over and asked to read our Bible. We had her read the story of the Good Shepherd and then shared the story of Creation and a bit of the Sower. When we arrived at the field we took a short rest before working; Elisa then asked us to read the Bible; she also read the Good Shepherd. She told us she enjoyed the story and that she really enjoys reading anything she can get her hands on. We worked in the fields and shared our lunches. Afterwards, they excitedly insisted on taking us to the infamous hot-water-spring (Aguas Calientes de Huaycaja). They have really opened up to us and continuously welcome us warmly.
 Saturday 19th: We made our way down to Canlle this day, a little bit earlier than normal in order to catch more people before they left for the fields. We met a few new people and again ran into the nurse Geanina. We also came across a Senora Neli Astumania Ramirez, whom we had met in Lahuaytambo a few days before. She took us to her house to meet her husband Horacio Figueroa Pumallauli. They were very kind, gifting us with a native fruit called Membrillo. Horacio took us to Senora Paula Rosado's house before he headed to the garden. Paula (the woman we met the first week) and her husband Abraham (the man we met the second week) were very kind and welcomed our help. Solomon spent time with Abraham while he chopped wood. Andrea and Dani spent time with Paula carrying the wood back to their house. The ladies found that Paula was Catholic but had never heard even one Bible story, so they shared the Creation story with her and she really enjoyed it. Later as we were getting ready to leave, she invited us for dinner and to stay the night with them in their house! We already had plans to dine with Lina so we headed back. That night we reviewed the story of Nicodemus and talked about John the Baptist; Lahuaytambo has been named after him and he is the most important Saint here.
 Sunday 20th: This day we hiked up to Santa Ana early again. We first met Senora Florinda Fernandez who told us about the people in Santa Ana and their lives. She invited us to her house and offered us some local fruits, Tumbo & Capuli and introduced us to her son, Jair. She told us where to find our contacts from last week and then she left to graze her cows. We went looking for our friends but none of them were home. As we were deciding our next move, Jair came by and we asked if we could join him. We helped him graze his sheep and later shared our lunch with him. Over lunch we read Psalms 23 and talked about the Good Shepherd. As we were sitting down to eat Senora Gabina passed by and we were able to greet her shortly as she was in a hurry, but she seemed very happy to see us. After lunch we headed towards the hill on which they graze their cattle, greeting/meating each person that came down. We descended the hill with the last gentleman, Julio Anchivilca who happened to be the husband of a woman we met before lunch and had given a banana to, Senora Bernarda Patrocinio Ramos. We had a casual conversation with him, he told us about the town's Holy Week celebration and how if one does not attend they must pay a fine to the government-run Catholic church. As we said our goodbyes we encouraged him to read the Word and pray.
 Monday 21st: Today is our Sabbath day, taking a time to plan, pray and seek God's will for our final week in Lahuaytambo. :(
Prayer Requests:
Lahuaytambo:
* That the Word we share will remain in them *
1. Robert & Alisson - Spiritual and Physical Health, their father-daughter relationship (confidence).
2. Mamita Luz - We will be spending Tuesday with her in the fields, Her dental health, and she is still providing us with Lunches.
3. Senora Lina & Carlos - We are spending every dinner until we leave Sunday.
4. Maximo, Angelica, Jose Luis, Celia, Yacina & Omar. (& Oso, their dog ;)
5. Roger, Elisa & Zuli (& their eldest daughter Paula in Lima)
6. Irma Bernable, Gilberto & Estela, Maximo, Lucia, Roy & MariLu
Canlle:
1. Abraham Bernable & Paula Rosado
2. Neli Astumania & Horacio Figueroa
3. Geanina, Miguel, & daughters
Santa Ana:
1. Florinda Fernandez & Jair
2. Victoria Anchivilca & Asuncion Feliciano
3. Gabina Belen & Dario, Juan & Greisi
4. Julio Anchivilca & Bernarda Patrocinio