Please be praying for David as he travels this week. He is taking a team from Asheville, NC on a vision trip to a segment of the Lauricocha quechua in Huanuco.

Pray for safety in travel, especially from mudslides which are always a threat this time of year. Please also pray for direction and guidance for the team as they pray through several options this week for ministry. Pray that God will show them clearly where He desires that they minister. Jeremy & Crystal Nelson and girls have flown in from the jungle for Jeremy to accompany David on the trip and drive the 2nd truck. Crystal the girls and I are holding down the fort here. Its really great to have some company while David is gone and Crystal is a wealth of knowledge for having babies in Peru- what a great resource!

Last week we had a fun time with our friends Edmin and Maura from Panao. They along with their 5 mo old son Caleb came to visit for about 5 days. They were fun to have here and tired us out in a good way! We took them to the beach (their first time to visit the beach, and Maura's first time seeing the ocean), the zoo, taught them about the washing machine, electric stove, and garage door opener! They are so sweet! They actually came in for Edmin to dub the Jesus film into his dialect of Quechua. He was the narrator and it took 2 days of hard work to get it down! We really enjoyed having them and it also pushed us to use our spanish all week. Whew- quiet a workout!

We had a healthy report from our ultrasound- Pete is growing according to plan and everything is normal. We also had our first lamaze class last week- 1 down 6 more to go ! It was challenging to keep up with such rapid and technical spanish- but all in all I think it went well and they people were very kind and the teacher is very very qualified.

Thank you all so much for praying for us! Please let us know if we can be praying for you specifically!

Hello all! 3 months later...Wow- I've fallen very much behind. Thank you for your patience!

We are doing great! We just got back to Lima after 5 wonderful weeks at home over Christmas. We enjoyed time with our families and friends, traveled to Phoenix, Columbia SC, Asheville NC, and Nashville, hit some of our old haunts, and ate. And ate. And ate. I had a doctor's appointment when the day after we got back to Peru and my doctor called me chubby. You know you live in a foreign country when your doctor is allowed to call you chubby.

Pregnancy-wise things are progressing well. Pete is growing like crazy and consequently so am I! He is kicking and moving a whole lot. We've got about 11 more weeks to go (hopefully). We have another 4D ultrasound coming up hopefully next week so we'll get to see how he's changed. We also are trying to get started on childbirth classes soon. In spanish. Pray for us.

Its summer-time here in Peru- and Lima is a whole new place! Sunny, warm, blooming and dusty. Ok- its always dusty. But its hard to describe Lima without saying dusty. The annual, national gender battle of water balloons is coming soon (though I suspect in Huanuco it has already begun). Kids are out of school and enjoying their freedom.

We've got a lot coming up for you to be praying about! David is taking out 2 vision trips in the next few months. He is traveling with a church from Asheville, NC mid Feb. He will also take a group from Columbia, SC out in early March. Apart from a few other day trips, after that he's grounded! Staying home til the baby comes:) Please be praying as our team continues to adjust to changes in the IMB. Pray that we will be effective and joyful in our work and continue to seek God's guidance and direction. Pray that we will continue to have opportunities to share Christ with those around us.

We love ya'll and we'd like to hear how we can be praying for you!