A bus ride, church and a sunset

We left our hostal this morning at 7:30AM and drove 2-1/2 hours south to Chincha. We decided to surprise Pastor Roldopho and attend his church today. La Iglesia Evangelica de Peruano Adonai. He and his family were happy to see us. It was a great service. We were outside (their church was destroyed by the earthquake) in the same covered alley where the teams that worked there the last weeks ate lunch. That was cool. Church where you are and with what you have seemed very real to me. There were about 50 total attenders.

A great example of this warm culture here in South America: every single Peruvian greeted each one of us both when they arrived and when they left. They did that with each other too.

We had lunch and then went to Pastor Dezi's church where Terry had a meeting to set up a couple of work crews from ChildReach to help out there. Meanwhile my friend Dave Bargerstock met with the child he sponsors through Compassion International. Her name is Emily.

I was able to watch a beautiful sunset tonight. At about 6:00 PM, as the weekend beach goers are leaving, the sun starts its descent. The beach is nearly silent as I watch the sun sink. The very hot day has given way to the cool of the evening. Typical here near the equator. As the sun sinks even lower I think of the kids I played with today at Dezi's church: Anna Patricia, Alejandro, Marco, Fernando, Marli and others. The sun rose and set on us knowing each other on earth in one hour. I hope we can play again in heaven.

It's not raining but there is a rainbow behind me. And tonight is definitely the best sunset yet this trip. God made a nice one. As its light dances on the clouds He makes oranges, purples, pinks, blues and greys I wish I could draw. Even a photo doesn't do it justice.

There is a straight line of clouds way out in the Pacific. They look like a wall. The sun has hidden behind it.