Family Day at the Church

It was a blessing to have Jon's parents with us during family day at the church.

There was a time of fellowship and games.




Grandpa was able to use his carpentry skills to put together some wooden games such as the stilts, three-man skis, bean bag toss, and balloon dart board.

Nisha helped prepare the plates to feed over 500 people that came to the service.

There was a baby dedication time.

There was great preaching on the topic of the family.

Matthew's 13th birthday!

Matthew's birthday was on October 5th but he wanted to celebrate his birthday with his Grandma and Grandpa who arrived in Peru on October 12th. We went to "Jockey Plaza" which is one of the largest malls in Peru.

Here Matthew is waiting for his Starbuck's coffee to be made.

Peru's form of Chuck-E--Cheese is "Happy Land".

Nisha doing her best to win tickets by shooting targets with the water gun.

Of course, Matthew's favorite was the basketball shooting game.

Grandpa even got involved with the bumper cars. What a bang of time that turned out to be.

Back at the apartment, the family had some cake and ice cream with some games.

Just having some family fun!

Matthew racing with the three man skis in the youth group.

Photo with a pringle mascot in the grocery store.

Becca enjoying making sculptures with clay.

Twins wearing their new dresses given as gifts from the States.

Enjoying good fellowship with the Greenwood Family.

Play time in the dirt near the animals.

Becca's two favorite classes in school are Bible and Art.

The children combine their M&M's to design different things before eating them (getting to play with their food).

9-11 remembrance service at the American Embassy in Peru

On 9/11 Jon went to the American Embassy here in Peru for a memorial service.

A tree was planted in the courtyard with a plaque in memory of the attacks on U.S. soil by terrorists.

I was able to hold the emblem from the pulpit for a picture.

This is Jon with the American Ambassador in Peru, Rose M. Likins.

Jon with the Ex-President of Peru, Alan Garcia

The Marines marching in the Flag for the National Anthem and pledge.

A Peruvian children's choir who performed songs for the ceremony.

School - School - and more School

We were asked by our children when will we ever be done with school?!

What would make them think that there is an end to schooling? We, the parents, are in Spanish school while our children have started another year of homeschooling. I mentioned to them that elementary years prepare you for junior high and junior high prepares you for high school and high school prepares you for college and college prepares you for seminary and seminary prepares you for the school of life and you will be in that school until you die. So, "Buck up buttercup and deal with it!" (one of Nisha's mother's favorite sayings!) School is a place of learning.

Spanish Class

Nathan in 6th Grade

Becca and Katie in 4th Grade

Matthew in 7th Grade