Team Lahuaytambo - Week 2

Team Lahuaytambo Report #2
Solomon Grados, Andrea Gave, Danielle Miller
Feb. 7th - 14th
Week 2 - Getting to know Lahuaytambo, Canlle & Santa Ana (a little more :D )
 Monday 7th: The Lord blessed us with a slow day, due to Dani being sick, Solomon and Andrea were able to go with Alisson to the fields for a bit and then return to take care of Dani with juice and cookies. We were able to finish our report and spend some time as a team/family...much needed.
 Tuesday 8th: We were able to go out to the fields with Mamita Luz. Senora Luz Zavaleta Naupa is one of the ladies on your list of contacts. She just got into town Wednesday night the 2nd and we started a meal-plan with her Thursday the 3rd. So we have been able to spend quite a bit of time with her. She left this Thursday the 10th for Lima for mouth surgery, so up to that point she has joined us in prayer and Bible review.
 Wednesday 9th: We visited the Health-Center today and visited with the technician, Angelica Robles and the temporary nurse, Geni Alicia Chaves. We informed them about the team coming May/June and found that the most common problems they encounter are respiratory and vision related. Then we headed out to the fields again and met some new people. We ran into Alisson sherpherding her sheep, we left a Bible with her and encouraged her to read 1 Corinthians 12-14. By the Lord's providence we came across Senora  Lina Lacotera de la Cruz. We were able to assist her in the fields and have lunch with her. She has now provided us with meals since Mamita Luz left. This evening we spent time with Mamita Luz teaching her how to make pancakes. 
 `Thursday 10th: As we walked to the fields today we walked with Senor Gilberto Zavaleta (Sabaleta, I spelled it wrong in the 1st report). Solomon was able to share some of the Word with him. We ate lunch with Senora Lina in her house and later helped her clean the Municipality building. We headed out to the fields again and helped Senor Roy Zabaleta, his wife MariLu, and her mother Lucia harvest potatoes; they were very grateful and gave us a bag to have. During the walk back to town Solomon was able to share the Creation story with Roy.
 Friday 11th: We took this morning off to practice our stories to be better prepared to share them. We had lunch with Senora Lina in her house again and Dani shared the Creation story. She thanked us for sharing and headed out the fields. We went out the fields and came across 2 little girls, Yareli & Alexandra and we shared the Creation story with them. They knew the story and told us their mother tells them Bible stories just about every night and sings to them but their father says that God does not exist. Yareli even sang one of the songs for us. Later this evening we were able to talk to the mayor Senor Eusebio Ramirez Bernable. He was receptive, encouraging us but also cautioning us to take it slow and not push the people too hard too fast.
 Saturday 12th: We went to Canlle for the 2nd time. We encountered Graciana in the fields, unfortunately they didn't have tools for us to help them so we moved on to another couple nearby. We met a gentlemen Abram Bernable Rosado on our way into town but he encouraged us to go on into the town. In the village we found nurse Geanina and her daughters at the Health Center. We spent a little time with Geanina before she went to prepare lunch but we were able to spend more time with her 3 daughters and share the Creation story as well as the Parable of the Sower. We went back to the couple from earlier, the woman had left but the man, Senor Eugenio Bernable, was still there. We stopped and shared our lunch with him and Andrea shared the Parable of the Sower with him as well. He seemed very attentive and receptive to the story, responding to our questions and participating in our conversation. As we were getting ready to leave Senora Irma Bernable (also on your list of contacts) was passing by herding her sheep back to Lahuaytambo. We joined her and on our way back Dani was able to talk to her quite a bit. She opened up to us and wanted to come visit us later that night to share more, but due to the weather she was unable to come. She really desires to read the Bible, however, her vision is poor and she needs to purchase glasses but does not have the resources yet.
 Sunday 13th: This day we went to Santa Ana. On our way we came across two women, Senora Luz Ramirez and Senora Ricarda they informed us that the village meeting was going to last from 8am-12 and 1-5pm. As we walked through the village we met Senora Victoria Anchivilca Feliciano she was very kind and allowed us into her house for lunch. Her husband and her uncle were there as well Senor Asuncion Anchivilca Zavaleta and Eleonorio Fernandez Feliciano. As she shared her food with us we shared our stewed Guinea Pig with them. They told us about the meeting and about how they live in Santa Ana, different than Lahuaytambo. When the men went back to the meeting we were able to talk with Victoria and share about our faith, she was a little hesitant but she gave us a prayer request about her vision, her eye needs surgery. However, she was still very friendly. After returning to Lahuaytambo we made some good contacts as Solomon helped to take down and move a mobile shack. We are prayerfully planning on accompanying them in the fields this upcoming week.
 Monday 14th: We have taken the day off to fast and diligently seek and spend time with God with these 3 objective in mind: 1.That God will provide us with spiritual and physical strength to complete our last few weeks strong. 2.That the people here will be open to God, his Word, and the Biblical stories. 3.That the Word of God will compel them and that it will remain in their hearts and lives. Would you also be praying for these 3 requests.
LAHUAYTAMBO Prayer Requests:
Please be praying that the Lord will divinely direct us to know when, how and whom with to spend our time. 
*** "Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow." - James 1:17 ***