Tonight I miss....

I miss Trujillo. I miss Proyecto Nueva Esperanza. I miss Nicole and Skylar. I miss Adiel and Jheremy and Yaoa. I miss Mily and Rosi and Vali. I miss Abuela and Iris. I miss Mike and Dani. I miss the smells and the sounds. I miss the Spanish. I miss the sand. I miss the hugs and the snot-covered faces. I miss the laughter and the worship.





I honestly never would have thought I would miss Peru as much as I do tonight. I have missed it since coming back... but never this strongly. But the further I get away from it the more I see what GOD was teaching me and what my purpose in going was. Even though I was so homesick and so ready to come home. A piece of my heart is there... with the wonderful people I call mi familia Peruana (my Peruana family).

Tonight my prayers are with the people of Trujillo. The people who touched my life in so many ways that I am just now beginning to recognize. The people who taught me how to love by loving me more than I could have ever asked. Tonight my prayers are with each and every barrio, house church and small group that Proyecto Nueva Esperanza has started. With the parents and children who are being transformed by the powerful love and saving grace of Jesus Christ. Tonight my prayers are with the leaders of those churches. With those who serve in whatever way possible just so that one more person may know Christ.


Tonight my heart is in Peru. Tonight I miss Trujillo.