We left for our vacation on Tuesday night from Quito. This vacation is really Matt’s. It is his present for his 16th birthday, which was in September! We had planned on going during his spring break, but my appendectomy sort of put the kibosh on that. The bus was uncomfortable for Matt and unbearable for me. They just weren’t thinking about 6'2'' guys when they put those seats in. We got to the border station at 8am. Our bus did not wait for us so we walked on into town (about 6 kilometers). Waited an hour for bus to cross the border and were told that the driver was having his lunch and we would get there eventually. So, we walked across the border and took a mototaxi to the Peruvian border station. Then we got a collectivo to Tumbes. The guards at the border station remembered me...or at least remembered Julie's treats she made for them!
We got dropped off near Marta's house and was she ever surprised to see us. She was our maid in Tumbes and became a believer and a friend. Her son, Oscar, is now 5 and while we were there, Marta’s daughter Sandi came home and was very happy to have us visit. We left there and went to see the Sedano family. They were not home so Matt went to find his soccer buddies and I went to see if I could find Raul and Gladys who had moved up to the Sedano's neighborhood. Instead, I found Luis who I had baptized before we left Tumbes. We visited a while and went back down to the Sedano house. Their son, David was there and we were just about to get into a moto when Beti and Nimrod showed up. We spent some time and then Beti's boys wanted to see Matt. We found him near our old house and went to Miguel Grau. Saw everyone there, just about and had a good time.
Matt and I had lunch at Classic and wow was that good! Fish, rice and beans. For supper, he wanted chifa (Chinese Food). Our bus left at 6.30 pm and the chifa did not open till 6 (which means 6.45 at the earliest) so we went to Costa del Sol. There, we saw Joanna and got the typical greeting. Everywhere we go, 'y Juli? como está?' One cool thing at Costa...we came in and there was a lady who waved at us and then spoke up, 'do you remember me?' I confessed that she looked familiar, but… She is married to the owner of the Chifa that we TRIED to eat at. She was at Costa for her son's birthday. Had tons of spiritual questions based on earlier conversations...earlier meaning two years ago! When we had been witnessing to her, she was very close to knowing Christ. My guess is, that she is in fact now a Christian, and was asking the questions as a way to witness to her mother and sister who were with her at the table. I may never know until heaven.
Left CdS and got to bus station. Raul and Gladys were waiting on us! They had seen Luis who told them when and where we were leaving from. Only spent 5 minutes but very nice surprise. We got on bus and it was sofacama! first class seats. We slept great to Trujillo. Got off at 4.30 am. Matt has s sore throat and we went to a 24hr farmacia for meds. Now 5 Am and wondering what to do. Woke up Julio and Yolanda about 5.30. Good thing they love us! Missed Deysis birthday by 5 hours.
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