Arequipeño

An amazing woman: (essentials for the skimmers)
New photos! Some are of me in Peru; some are of Racheal on the AT.
We're in Arequipa at the annual Xtreme Team meeting.
Levi is here! I have a partner!
Nate Branson, God bless 'im, is back home in NC.
Lord willing, Levi and i should be leaving for our next and my last trip to the Tigre sometime around the beginning of March.
The trainees have a little more than a month to go.

The 3600+ miles between us: (extras for the readers)
Dear rest of the Bride,
Oh, let me tell you. What a blessing it was for Bob, Lorne, and i. The Nate Branson Peruvian Visit Extravaganza 2008 has sadly come to an end. Here's to you, Handsome Branson.A few days ago we flew and bussed our way to the second largest city in Peru, Arequipa. Here, we're currently in our annual meeting (held last year in Cuzco, as you may remember). This is the time where we get to see the rest of the Xtreme Team's members and hear one another's stories and prayer requests from the past fiscal year. Some of you may remember Vicente from my training. He's here too! What a blessing to see him once again. We'll be here a couple more days for heading back to Pucallpa. En route, we will stop on the 28th to see my favorite band, Collective Soul, in Lima. Be jealous.Guess who else was able to come to the meeting. Levi! My ol' friend from Ecuador and i are partnering up for my next and last trip to the Tigre River before my Journeyman term ends on May 29th. I'm stinkin' pumped! Of note, Levi is Quichua by blood, so it will be interesting to see how the Tigre Quichuas respond to him.

PrayeRequests:
Fausto and his back injury. Not sure what's going to happen. Just pray anyways.
The Tigre Quichuas. It won't be long.
Disunity and miscommunication among the trainees.
Useless outside of Christ,
†il the whole world hears,corey reid pendergrass

Current Trainees:
The ChicosHenry-David -- PeruHeber Saul -- PeruJaire -- PeruRoderigo -- PeruJeff -- TexasSteven "Uncle Remis" -- South CarolinaLorne "LJ" -- Florida
Belis Roderiguez --Peru
Deyvis Sauchez -- Peru
Jorge Limas -- Peru
The ChicasYoli -- PeruBetina -- PeruIsabet -- PeruKatie -- South CarolinaLinzi -- GeorgiaChristy -- OregonNadia -- Quebec, Canada
Matilda Areralo -- Peru
Please be praying for each of them and write them encouraging letters! You can ask them about themselves, what they are learning, what they are growing in, what they are struggling with, and how you can pray for them. You can share the same information with them. Send letters to:[recipient(s)'s name(s)]Apartado 89PucallpaPerú
If you're sending gifts or supplies, please send them to share with group as a whole, not to individuals.