We're here - and we believe in miracles.

All our luggage

Well finally we are in Peru!

We arrived yesterday morning very early and we are staying with Jono, an English friend in Lima. It is very cold here - only 14'C or so, but no heating so we are well wrapped up. I am SO glad I packed my slippers!

Anyway, onto the miracles...
1) After months of trying to add Mark onto my nationwide account (with it we can get money out for free here) and failed credit checks because of a mistake O2 made years ago, we went to add him again last Monday. We were told the credit card would take 7-10 working days (and we had 4 left) and so it would take a miracle to get it before we left. 'That's ok,' I told the lady. 'We believe in miracles'. The card arrived in the last post before we left.

2) I tried and tried to get everything we wanted to take with us into 4 large suitcases, but to no avail. So in the end we decided to take more and pray (and pay if necessary!). In the end we ended up taking 8 pieces to check in, plus the carseat and buggy (stroller) and BA charged us nothing! Amazing. (it could have been over £400) We had to pay from LA to Lima, but it wasn't too much (and I was expecting to have to pay something anyway.)

God is gracious!

Today Mark is meeting someone about some potential language tuition and we are hoping to view a couple more flats/ houses. We saw 2 yesterday, but they were too small.