Back to La Esperanza

We were asked to go back to La Esperanza again this Sunday, but to a different ward, the Indoamerica Ward. There are three chapels in La Esperanza with multiple units meeting in each one. There is also a branch in Milagro (miracle), with their own building, located just north of La Esperanza on the Pan American highway. These units make up the La Esperanza Stake. Hermano Uceda from the temple said his Bishop wanted Bill to come and speak to the members about his experiences of being the first missionary to serve in La Esperana in 1967.  I also played the piano.

Hermano Luis Uceda with Bill.  He rode the bus to the temple in the morning and then rode in the Taxi with us to the church.  He didn't want us to get lost and be late for church. The building behind them houses the Bishopric offices, the Baptistry and classrooms. The parking lot is on the left.

The chapel and courtyard.

The Bishopric.
1st counselor Juan Mendosa, Bishop Jaime Rodriquez, 2nd counselor
Jose Anticona & the ward clerk Manuel Cardenas

Bill & a cute girl named Carla

We found Pedro in this ward, one of our favorite Taxi drivers.

This sweet girl came up to me and wanted to be my translator.
Her name is Nicole and she is 18.  She has been studying
English for three years.

The first two young men on the left have their mission papers in, ready to serve. The next young man is a returned missionary.  Next is Bill and Hermano Uceda.  Bishop Rodriguez is in the wheelchair.  We don't know the man on the right.  He just stepped into the picture.

Two Peruvian Missionaries, a future missionary and a returned missionary.

 Pictures of the week.

This is a pitcher of Chicha Morada, a favorite drink here in Peru.  All the restaurants serve it and the Peruvians make their own at home by boiling dried purple corn with cloves, cinnamon, pineapple and apples together. Then they add lime and lemon juice and sweeten to taste.  We ordered a glass at Pardo's Chicken along with Inca Kola to go with our meal.  It is one of those things that grow on you.  It really is pretty tasty.

A man riding his horse and talking on his cell phone.  He was moving pretty fast and
riding kind of close to us so I had a hard time getting a good picture.

This picture speaks for itself.  

We can never resist taking a picture of a Volkswagen (our first car when we got married) or a "puppy" wearing or not wearing a coat.  We miss our little Max.

We wondered why they sell so many limes in Peru.  Then we found out they use them in lots of of their recipes as well as the chicha morada.  We have been adding them to our drinks as well as putting them in our guacamole.  They sell lots of avacados here as well.

You can see the dried purple corn on the left that is used to make chicha morada.

There was a fire in the apartment where the ladder is perched.  This was near the mall.
You can see the fire truck in front of the ambulance.

We missed the blood moon in Trujillo on Sunday night.  Bill and I were at choir practice.  Daniel Salazar was asked to put together a choir for the Temple Devotional on December 13.  I have been asked to play for the choir.  We would have been home in time to see it but the sky was overcast and we could barely see the moon.  Oh well, there is always the next one in 2033.