Amazing Race and Bus to Trujillo
August 4, 2011
We had to get back from the Park of water in Lima… this place was beautiful… fountains everywhere and a great light show to top of a sweet day… all was well… we were on time and in control.. but not for long!
As we boarded the bus to get back for our long haul trip to Trujillo, little did we know what would unfold in the next few hours… THE RACE BEGAN! After 35 mins we realised we had jumped on the wrong bus and instead of going south… we went north… Time was ticking and the departure time from Lima to Trujillo was fast approaching as we changed buses and started to back track and then head south back to the Church to grab our bags!
So as we eventually made it back to our proper stop we had to take off and run back to the church! We ran for about 15mins and the time was ticking away… departure time to Trujillo was now about 1hour 15mins away! We made it back to the church and with the help of the student ministry team from the church in Lima we got our bags of our connection bus to the big bus station! We were off… We had missed supper but all was not lost… the guys arranged for papa Johns pizza joint to chase us down Indiana jones style on their motorbikes to give us our grub! Pizza ordered and delivered bus side and we were eating and the bus was racing to get us to the station on time!
With some prayer from Elaine and Liz we made the approx. 1 hour trip to the main bus station in around 20mins… we were super thankful for that little miracle!
This was not the end of the drama for us though!
We got the bus, which was awesome and had super comfortable chairs that reclined a lot… the movies were all in Spanish with Spanish sub titles which made for and interesting entertainment experience for all of us who only know English… we shoulda studied Spanish harder…oops
The 9 hour bus journey took in the end 18 hours because of a terrible accident on the main road… but it brought us closer together as a team as we learned patience and learned to be joyful even in the rough patches! Robby continued to remind us at every opportunity that ‘it could always be worse’ thanks Robby!
We arrived safe and sound to Trujillo and are excited for a great nights sleep!
-Paul
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Now I wonder what God has in mind through all of this! So joyful to hear the blessings in the midst of the storm have been encouraging to one and all!
I love you all, May God's blessings prevail.
I remember those movies. And those wonderful chairs. <3 Sounds like you all had a great time despite the delay. Sure wish I was there with you guys right now. :D
What a amazing race and adventure.Most importantly you all are safe and having a remarkable experience. Keep it up and enjoy the rest of days in Trujillo. God is great and God is good. Tell the people and share Jesus Christ with them. GOD'S blessing with you all always.
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