Going Rambo

So last week was another busy week. But, it was really filled with amazing fellowship and work. On Saturday the 5^th Carmen started helping out on the local radio. They do a youth show on Saturday mornings from 6am to 8am. She was up and at ‘em early and ready to go. She did good but was really nervous. This last Saturday the 12^th she did much better and started telling riddles and doing English words for the kids to practice during the week. 

Also, Saturday the 5^th we spent the morning helping the British Baptist Girls with mixing clay for drilling a water well. When the drill hits the sandy layer of soil if you don’t have something to support the hole the sand just caves in and you lose your progress. So the drillers pump clay/mud into the hole to firm up the sides and make sure it doesn’t collapse. But, you have to mix it by hand. So the community came out to help get the clay mixed with the water. The well will be for the whole community to use.  It was so wonderful to sit and listen to everyone talking and joking around and working. We were only able to spend the morning but it took them all day and into Sunday to get the clay mixed.

The rest of the week Joel worked with the drilling team and helped to get the water well drilled. The drilling team was with another missionary who drills water wells down river from Iquitos. They were also guys that Joel has worked with before drilling Junglemaster wells. Joel really enjoys these men and has a fun rapport with them. He was tired each day but, so happy to be serving and reconnecting with friends. 

Carmen and I had a pretty “low key” week. Athough I spent a few days “going Rambo” on some cockroaches!! It was quite a funny sight! I literally destroyed them! Only body fragments remained…. I went after them with the broom and poison and spray.  You have never really experienced Peru unless you have “Gone Rambo” on a few bugs. What you have to understand is that these buggers are not afraid of humans. And, they don’t just come out at night. And, they are HUGE!! And, they are quick. And, they are aggressive. And, they run after you!!!

Since we were gone for so long with no one actually living in the house; they sort of took over. So, I had to reclaim the house. But, they weren’t going down with out a fight! As they raced across the floor heading to different locations; I would attack. Except, they don’t just run away like other cockroaches…oh no, here they turn around and run at you! ACK!! I swear one of them appeared to rear up on its back legs at me. So, I just went Rambo on them! We are now on the winning end of things. The only ones we see now are either dead or dying. Is it wrong that I get a small amount of pleasure seeing them convulsing on their backs as they die?

On that note I will leave you and say God Bless and have a great weekend!