We are on our way back to Los Estados Unidos!

We are in Lima today, as we begin our trek back to Kansas. After such an eventful six days in Piura, we found it hard to say goodbye to our new friends; not only the wonderful and gracious people of Piura, but also the caring, funny and energetic staff at Santissimo Sacramento, as well as the other missionaries we worked with and befriended over the past few days.
Over all, my fondest and strongest memory of our time in Piura will be of our evening Masses, when many of the local people, whose homes we had visited during the day, would be in attendance at these spirited church celebrations. At the end of the service, the people of Piura would come to the missionaries to talk with and thank us again. They wanted to express their love and gratitude to us; many times they would bring additional family members that were unable to be there during our home visit. The young girls we met from the local orphanage were at all the evening Masses after our visit. The American missionaries ( as we are called) were always surrounded by people after Mass, and there were many, many hugs and kisses! They asked many questions about our families and our lives. I hope I won't forget the happy and spiritually strong manner in which they greeted each day, as well as their deep devotion to God and their family!
I plan to return to Piura, and I am so thankful to have been given this opportunity!



This picture was taken as we said goodbye to some of the wonderful social workers from Santissimo Sacramento

Kel

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