The Circus has Arrived and in Motion!

The "American" circus has arrived! We made it in to Arequipa, along with ALL our luggage! I still can't believe it!  They let US in the country....what were they thinking???? We are so amazed and blessed to have gotten here with all our luggage and MOST of our sanity intact!

View from front of house. To many clouds
to see la montana (the mountain) "Misty"

Its rainy season here in Arequipa. Summer is in full swing. The weather is amazing here...sunny in the morning and by lunch time the clouds roll in and the gentle cool rain sprinkles down. The view from our new home (the home of Johns parents) is amazing. You can see the city and the main mountains that surround the city. "Misty" the only active volcano is covered with snow on the top.

Family business meeting

We have accomplished "quite a bit" but it feels like we are moving in slow motion...Peruvian motion...our new motion! Its not so bad actually! John has been to the immigration office a couple of times to work on all of residential status', we are moving into our rooms and figuring out where everything goes and there is construction going on in the boys room so they will have more space to play! Our list of settling in things to do is still long but will eventually get done. Jenn and Virgil are going to be looking for spanish classes along with being self taught at home and the business meetings for work have already commenced. Virgil and John will make their first trip to Lima to scope out a couple of offices and talk to a dentist for the new offices.

Today we had some time to pray together as a family. It was such a blessing to be able to stop and talk to the Lord together!  We are seeking the Lord for direction and guidance. We desire to live outside of the mold of religion and church and live solely for Him how He is asking us to live...but knowing what that means takes time, seeking His face and listening. Certainly this is not just something we should be thinking about just because we have moved to Peru but this is something the Lord put on our hearts over a year ago. How is He asking you to live differently for Him? How is He challenging you? We would love to hear from you. This isn't just about us, it's about how the Lord is using everyone for His glory!

Eli during prayer time

Eli and Jenn during prayer time

Our prayer time together

Jenn and I our working through our new roles here. Its weird for us to not have our jobs, businesses and personal responsibilities outside of our children and homes. We were able to get out yesterday and go to the grocery store and the Peruvian version of the "Home Depot". We are enjoying our families and feel so blessed and privileged that we have this opportunity.

Jenn and the boys!

Jenn and Eli doing "work" together

Be in prayer for us as we seek the Lord as to how we get involved in our communities, decide what school to put our kids in and work through the decisions of business.