Finally here

Well all of the summer missionaries have arrived and things are going well so far. Everyone made it through the amazing race safely and I think they all had fun. Today the first groups started leaving and are traveling to their villages. We will be leaving for Arequipa on Monday. I will actually not be going to Puno and Santa Rosa at this point for several reasons. It'd also be great if you could be praying for me about these. One- I'm absolutely exhausted. I've been to the airport four times so far this week to pick people up (this always means picking people up from a midnight flight or a 5:00am flight). And we've had so much to organize with all the summer missionaries plus the translators that went out today. I can't seem to remember the last time I had a full nights sleep and I think it is starting to catch up with me. Two- funds. I've been traveling more since I got here and had some other unexpected expenses (physical therapy) and now my funds are quite low. It will be difficult to get the money to travel to Arequipa and there is just no way I can afford to go anywhere else right now. Please pray for me about these things as they are both crucial to my remaining here for the rest of the summer. Well, I hope to be able to write again soon but things will still be quite crazy for the next week or so.

Another prayer request- Please pray for Shannon. She is one of the summer missionaries that was supposed to go out to her village today. However, she broke her ankle her first day here. The doctor says she has to have surgery next week after the swelling goes down. We are also not positive if her travelers insurance ever went through or not. She is determined to stay but will have a lot to deal with the next couple of weeks. Please remember her in your prayers!