A Busy Rest

Last weekend we got the chance to go as a team to Arequipa for two days. We left on the Friday after a "shovelled in lunch," jumping on a bus for our 5 hour journey. In Arepuipa we stayed at the church where we lived for 3 months during our time there although this time we had to share the building with a team of young people called "Los Radicales." They´re a group of 7 who are recieving training in Arequipa before leaving to do 4 months of missions. It was great to get to know them and share in their devotionals.
On the Saturday night we went to the young people´s meeting which was full. There used to be around 8-15 people every Saturday but the group has grown to around 40!
We decided to walk home afterwards and stopped at the plaza which was full of people. There were bands playing on a stage as huge "firework laden towers" of bamboo were lit up. The firework display was amazing. It was soon obvious that all firework rules and regulations were out the window as people walked around with burnt jumpers and as small bits of flaming bamboo fell. It was awesome!
But the highlight was definitely the Sunday morning service. It was a baptismal service where Nelson (along with another person) gave his testimony and was baptised. It was really encouraging.
It was great to see everyone again and to have the chance to hang out as a team.
Thanks for you prayers!!!