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Broadway Church of Christ
Agriculture
Mission
To the Churches in Cusco, Peru |
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January 4-12, 2001 |
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· Tinta · Pisac · Misc. |
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Team Arrives Cusco: (left-right) Scott Mack, Joy Rettmann, James Rettmann Linda
Mack, Karen Randolph, Bill Stence, Luis Estrada, and Maria Estrada |
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Waiting for a our van |
And we are off…. |
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The team
traveled from Lubbock to Cusco Peru, January 4. We visited the congregations of
Tinta, Curahuasi and Huancalle. The purpose of the trip: to visit three congregations in the Cusco area. The goal of the trip:
1) to fellowship with the men and women of these congregations
in order that we might know one another better, and 2) to gain a better
understanding of how to pray in regard to their needs, hopes and dreams. The trip was tremendously successful. Daily the men, Luis, Scott, Bill and James would go out into the fields together with the men of the congregations to visit the various farms. They prayed together and discussed daily life and situations in regard to agriculture production in the region. This consortium aided in our collective understanding of the needs of our churches in regard to economics and resource. The women on the other hand met at the church building for fellowship. Maria, Linda and Joy taught Bible classes on “Women of the Bible”, as well as held discussions on “Today’s Women in the Church: Day to Day”. Of course that led to sharing examples from life experience with raising teenagers, being a Christian wife and mother. The reoccurring theme of ‘living a Christian life on this earth is difficult no mater where you live’ seemed to resound. We as North Americans were blessed with open eyes and hearts to our Peruvian brethren. The Peru brethren were blessed by our taking time to visit their homes. Unfettered Christian love
abounds! What Joy! |
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All done by hand. |
Scott, Bill & Tomas watch
while James plows |
Bill & Hipólito watch Felix with Luis & Scott. |
Plowing School continues. |
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Bill Stence at the plow |
James Rettmann plowing |
Luis at the plow |
Scott at the plow |
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Maria, Linda and Joy in the back with Tinta Christians. |
Children’s Bible Class in Tinta |
Tinta Children receive toys from LCS 2nd & 5th Grades |
Brother & Sister |
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The Delgado sisters always wear traditional dress. |
Baptism in Tinta |
Maria in the Kitchen |
Luisa stirring the Pot |
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James Rettmann poses with Maria in Tinta. |
James & Joy Rettmann In Orus, Peru on the return to Cusco. |
Luis & Maria Estrada In Orus, Peru on the return to Cusco. |
Shopping in Raqchi, Peru with Hipólito & Francisca Triveńos |
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Team visits Curahuasi
Congregation |
Fields of Corn |
In the Fields of Curahuasi |
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Looking on in Curahuasi. |
Luis translates for the team. |
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Some women cooking lunch. |
Luis & Bill look on as the women prepare lunch |
Maria Estrada talks with
teenage girls in Curahuasi. |
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Lunch with the leaders in
Curahuasi |
Meeting with Lucho Lino and
Isaias, leaders in Curahuasi |
Our hotel in Curahuasi |
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Fellowship in Huancalle |
Fellowship in Huancalle |
Fellowship in Huancalle |
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Preparing Lunch |
Preparing Lunch |
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Scott & Linda look
forward to lunch? |
Lunch is served. |
Group shot in Huancalle |
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Tomas our driver from
Tinta; Narciso, the preacher in Huancalle; Irma, Narciso’s daughter, and
Milton our driver’s helper. |
Bill
Stence, Luis & Maria Estrada pose with the children of the Huancalle
congregation. |
Karen Randolph with friends in Huancalle |
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Overlooking the Sacred
Valley |
The Inca’s Sacred Valley |
The Inca ruins at Pisac,
Peru |
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On the walking street in
Cusco |
At the Mexican restaurant in Cusco |
Cusco airport, saying ‘Hasta luego! Y Dios bendigas!” |
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Submitted: 5/13/01