I Don't Know What To Think

My mind tells me today that I should write something on my blog!  My heart agrees since I have had several things on my heart to write about.  My fingers are their usual fat little selves who like to type two letters at once, and so I spend a lot of time back spacing and retyping.  All par for the course.

The problem is that my mind, which is the instigation behind this post, has nothing more to offer!  It is claiming near insanity right now and rolling its eyes at the very idea of coming up with something intelligent!  Thanks, mind, for hanging me out all by myself!

Let's talk about Peru.  That is one the things heavy on my heart right now!  We leave on Tuesday for nine days.  We are flying to Lima, through Mexico City, and then taking a bus to the central highland's city of Huancayo.  I was there for the first time five years ago and absolutely fell in love with the people, but even more with the homeless street kids who need so much and have so little.

Seven of us are going down to work in a brickyard daycare that is run by a lady I met five years ago.  I have had very little information about her sense until I found her on Facebook this spring.  We have built up a dialogue about the needs down there.  My prayer is that we can be used effectively to help these kids.

We will also be working with a small Methodist church on the edge of this city of almost 350,000 people.  My daughter,  Shelly and her daughters, Ashley and Lindsey, along with others from our church were able to minister here in 2009!  They are looking forward to going back and renewing friendships they made then.

One of my close friends, Jorge, who usually takes us into the Amazon Jungle also lives and works in Huancayo.  I have been in contact with him and plan on having lunch or dinner with him one day while we are down there.

And so, this whole trip looks to be a win-win situation all the way around.  Now I have to settle my mind, control my heart and tame my body who is not happy with idea.  I keep telling myself, "I can do all things through Christ which gives me strength!"