Pictures!

River Baptism in Chiclayo

Rebecca and I at the orphanage in Chiclayo with her paper-mache mask

Dick, Myself, and Rosa (both are kids attending the school) at the deaf school in Iquitos

Allison and I with most of the children at the deaf school in Iquitos

I was finally able to add some pictures today, so I hope you enjoy viewing them. This past week has flown by with amazing speed!
Monday morning I was able to go one a boat ride on one of the rivers around Iquitos. The trip was amazing and I loved going down the river and seeing some of God's awesome creation! At one point on the trip, we got out of our boat and walked a bit to another area. As we were walking, I had the opportunity to hand out some Spanish Gospel booklets. Please pray that the people I gave these to will read them and that God will give understanding of His awesome love.
Everyday since Tuesday, Allison (one of the daughters of the missionary family I'm staying with) and I have been able to help out at the deaf school. I absolutely love spending my mornings there and building relationships with the kids. Never did I think I'd enjoy doing relay races and playing charades as much as I do with these children. On Wednesday during art class we made Nativity scenes of Jesus' birth. As it continues to get closer to Christmas, pray for more and more opportunities to share the Gospel and story of Jesus' love in a clear way with my friends at this school. Already we've been doing this, but pray that God will give understanding beyond our words. Pray that they will come to personally love God and have life in Him.

Several other things have happened this week that have made it go by quickly, but I'll finish this up for now. In my last post I mentioned that I was going to start helping with a Sunday school class last Sunday. However, things don't always go as planned and I think God ometimes gives us unexpected turns just to teach us obedience and trust in every situation and circumstance. The church decided to have an open health clinic for the community in place of their Sunday school (we knew nothing about it), so I'll start helping out this week instead. I look forward to it very much!
That's all for now,
Chow! (Goodbye!)
Shirley Anne

"This is how God showed His love among us: He sent His one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and His love is made complete in us."
1 John 4:9-12