Hey yall!
My name is Sebastian, and I am a part of the Twin Lakes team that have been chosen to go to Peru this winter to aid our brothers and sisters in the running of the summer camp here in Trujillo.
Here in the picture you can see:
Dylan Varner, Daniel Sluis, Tuan La, me, Mallory Stokes, Andrew Vincent, Jonathan Kelley, Rachel Fournier, Mollie Coker, Emily Sluis, Anna Kristen Mitchell, Ethan Vincent, Mary Claire Jussely, and Emily Anne Smith.
Tuan is our fearless leader who will lead the group throughout the week.
We set out from Jackson 2:20 PM and finally landed in Lima 1:20AM by way of Dallas. We had a good time and did not suffer from any complications besides a minor delay.
In Lima we met up with our partnering group from Independent Presbyterian Church of Savannah, Georgia as well as Alleen Tomas, the Team Administrator for Peru Mission, and her husband Hermes.
We made it straight for the hotel in Lima where we got our glorified nap of four hours before waking up to yet another beautiful day. We spent a few hours finding souvenirs in Lima and getting to know each other before it was time for our flight to Trujillo.
We have now made it to Trujillo, we are checked in, we are full, and we are ready for a good night of rest to recover from all the traveling. It has been a wonderful day of connecting with the others from Savannah, as well as with Alleen and Hermes. I know we are all thankful for those two without whom we would be completely lost.
Tomorrow will be our first day integrated into Peruvian life. We get to go to the local church at Arevalo. There we get to participate with the local congregation in the worship of our God.
After the service and lunch, we finally get to meet the Peruvian staff that we will be working with at camp. Please pray that the Peruvian and American staffs will connect well, and that we can get alongside each other in serving the same Lord for the same purpose of making Jesus known to as many that we come in contact with.
I will end with a quote from C.J. Mahaney that Tuan referenced in our meeting tonight:
“Sleep is a picture and a parable of what it means to be a Christian. Your sleep tonight will be a small but real act of faith. You’ll lay your full weight on a bed, trusting this structure to support you. You can fully relax, because no effort at supporting yourself is required; something else is holding you up. And in the same way, throughout the night as you sleep, Someone else is sustaining you. This is a picture of what it’s like to belong to Christ”