Te amo peru parte dos! (the long one) (mas grande!)

ooookay! so we are officially back from camp! yay!
tuesday: woke up. ate bread and jelly and juice. went to a place where they are builing an orphanage. we helped clear sand around a soccer field and also helped lay cement for the soccer field. it was a long day of labor. then at night we got into our groups (or as they called them, families) and made bonfires. we ate dinner and sang songs then played some games after their youth pastor Raul preached. we slept on the cement floors of the future orphanage with the peruvians. it was definitely a new experience for all of us!
wednesday: after we woke up and did devotionals and had breakfast, we headed to the camp on buses. okay, so get this. the camp is in between the mountains and the moche river. it was absolutely gorgeous! i cant even exlain it. its sad because they said we shouldnt bring valuables in case they get stolen, so i didnt bring my camera, but other people got pictures, so i'm sure i will have them at some point! that day we went to the river and jumped around on the rocks and over the small rapids and whatnot. it was really sweet! then we had a talent show at night. a lot of people did skits, but one group i was in (my "family" which consisted of Americanas y Peruanas) sang open the eyes of my heart in english and spanish. then the group from riverside sang i am free. oh, just a side note, the theme for the camp was 'Si se puede' or 'I can do it' because the peruvians in general do not think very highly of themselves.
thursday: woke up and didnt take a super cold shower....that is, until later. we headed to the sand dunes after breakfast. they were absolutely huge! we had to walk part way because we only had Jurg's van so not all of the people could fit at one time. we passed a bunch of sugar cane fields and the peruvians picked some for us, so we ate real pure sugar cane! once we were at the sand dunes, each family had to find 4 flags on the sand dune then come back down. from the top, the view was the most amazing thing ever! you could see mountains, and water, and farms, and animals, and houses, and desert, ect! everything that God has made! SO AMAZING! then we ran down the hill and most of the guys ended up rolling down and looking like sandmen at the bottom! when we got back, we got into our swimsuits and swam in the river and slid down the rapids. it was very fun!!! at night, we had a birthday party for Tonio and Tommy! We had tamales and tres leches(cake) and played a bunch of games inside and outside.
Today: All the girls woke up early and took freezing showers so that we could stand outside the boys' cabin and sing love songs for tommy's birthday. we sang in english and spanish! some of the guys even threw candy out to us! yay! then each family was given a bible verse to make a song and dance to perform to the whole group. after that, pastor matt preached. it was awesome! After lunch, a bunch of us went for another swim in the river before we left. Once we got back in town, we went out to eat with all of the people from the camp and their families. It was an awesome time! We played cards until Jurg could come and get us. After we dropped our stuff at the guesthouse, half of us went out for ice cream, chicken sandwiches and inca cola/cokes. Very fun times!
We have been having a great time! We have all made some amazing friends that we will never forget! i really dont think that any of us want to leave! Half of us have some intense bug bites from some killer mosquitoes! (i didnt even know that they had those in peru!) but other than that, we are all healthy and looking forward to the beach tomorrow! I will keep you updated! Thanks for keeping us in your prayers! God Bless and see you all soon! :)