My daughter, Amanda, is currently in Cusco Peru with a missions team of other pastors from our network of churches.

She just finished the first cycle of her latest cancer treatment regimen on Friday. She was good up until this last week when a reaction to the treatment caused her to develop a lung infection. Her doctors placed her on antibiotics and told her that if she was not better by Saturday she could not go on the trip. We called our prayer circles and by Saturday she was feeling well enough to go. Sunday she took the five hour drive down to JFK International airport to catch her flight to South America.

Here are some pictures and a testimony from her that arrived today.

“Made it to Cusco:)”

“Praise report! I’m still sick but I have the best O2 of the entire group and am one of the only ones who don’t need oxygen this morning!”

Because of the location of Cusco, high in the Andes Mountains elevation sickness is a real concern and so Amanda had to take a medication beforehand along with her antibiotics to contend with it. Praise God! It worked!

While she is busy doing missions work, I am holding down the fort here at the Vicarage. This morning I walked and fed the dogs, fed the chickens and spent some time with Amanda’s cat Bacari who is greatly confused by the change in routine around here.

Our indoor garden is springing to life. The peppers are sprouting, and the broccoli is up. Melanie, James and I are going to try the broccoli and a few other early veggies in covered beds.

Amanda will be home on March 26th. For those of you keeping track that is the same day that Brenda and her dog Daisy arrive.