Arrived safely!

MSP airport about to head through security and begin the journey! 

Hello there!

We arrived safely to the Iquitos airport around 8:30am this morning. All traveling went great, everything was smooth and fairly quick, praise God!  It was about a full 24 hours of traveling, including sleeping on the airport floor overnight to wait for our 6:00am flight to Iquitos. That being said we were pretty tired and lacking a little sleep when we arrived but everyone was doing great! As we were about to land and I was watching out the window, it finally felt real that we were in Peru. The beauty of the green and lush trees, the amazon river winding every which way and the tin roof houses were a breathtaking sight as we entered the country.
Anny was there to meet us right as we exited the airport with all of our luggage.  We jumped into a couple of taxis and headed to a hotel for the rest of the morning. The ride to the hotel definitely ressurred us that we were no longer in Minnesota.  There were vehicles and people everywhere, fruit stands, and motor cars at every corner.  We are already enjoying the cultural change and learning to figure out how to get around when no one in our group speaks Spanish fluently.
After having breakfast at the hotel, we settled into a very unexpected luxurious hotel for some rest as we waited the arrival of the students that will be joining us. Anny informed us that plans changed a little bit, and will continue to change as the culture is naturally very laid back and flexible. We didnt mind that at all because it meant we got some nap time, which was much needed and gave us a little time to re-energize!
It is around 1:15pm now and we are meeting Anny and the students at 2:00pm to get on the "Peki Peki" (a large motored canoe type raft with a roof). We will be traveling on the Peki Peki down the Amazon river to the river community of Aurora, which is where we will be staying for about 4 days.

Thank you for your prayers! The trip is going great so far and we feel blessed! We are looking forward to meeting the students. Please pray that the Lord leads and guides us, giving us words to speak and his heart to love and serve them.



That's all for now! We will update again soon!

Blessings!