Communication

(Mark) Communication is a funny thing. We are now people who communicate more by words on a screen than by mouth it seems. We have a blog, facebook, and I constantly text. However this is a way of us communicating to people that 10-15 years we would have lost touch with. It makes you wonder what community is now. We as Westerners see it very differently to the developing world, what I have experienced of it. For example email and texts (MSN is used like the phone) do exist but there is nothing as good as real community, face to face. This is something we clearly saw in Peru, as there is nothing greater than to invite someone into your house. Over here it is firstly you need to be friends, and that visit to someones house is a real big issue, especially for those of a more introverted nature.
All this communication improvements does mean that we will be able to communicate much better when we are in Peru, wherever we are. There is normally a internet cafe around the corner, even in the shanty towns. The only place we didn't find a computer was in the jungle, but in fairness they only had power from 7-10 at night. Made services run on time at church though, everyone came on time, which is not normal in Peru. I still remember in Lima how some people arrived for a 7.30 service at 8.45 and only heard half the sermon. Makes you think!!