The guys outside Luz Divina church.
Wednesday was a very similar day to Tuesday as we went to another Shipibo community called San Francisco. Arriving there was done by very beaten up taxis which could crash at any point, as I have witnessed. We shared the same messages in covenant and kingdom, identity and obedience to our Father, and the authority and power of the King.
The Shipibo ladies singing and dancing for us.
To an untrained eye the Shipibos didn’t seem to be connecting with the message as they were not reacting in any way, and appeared to be unemotional. However we were again showered with gifts, their livelihood, as a way of thanking us. Another message I am learning about different cultures, and their reactions. 
Lili with one of the Shipibo girls in their stall of Shipibo crafts.
Again we seemed to offer so little to them but we were received with an amazing welcome and thanked for being there.
Daniel and the Shipibo children in San Fransisco
Thursday was more of the same but in the wonderful church where we had been sleeping and eating, Luz Divina, and again we had the chance of sharing and then ministered, which was wonderful as we saw God showing his people how he loved them, and wants to heal them.
Anna translating for Dan on covenant, and Peck, Dale and Stuart making a human 'triangle'.
We finished our time in Pucallpa on Friday which involved a trip to the Lagoon Yarinacoha and the Jungla Zoo, which was a wonderful time to relax and meditate on our jungle trip. The two highlights for me were firstly were the big cat who decided Peck was on his territory and took matters into his own hands and let him know who was boss by marking his territory in the feline way!! 
Peck's best friend!!
The second highlight was taking a walk with Dan and Daniel in the jungle and seeing the trees, the butterflies, experiencing the smells and the sounds that you see on David Attenborough’s films.
The afternoon was spent treasure hunting. In treasure hunting you pray for clues about people and places and then in teams you find these clues. Well my team was myself, Jude, Peck and Colin. We had many strange clues including market, centre of town, Pocahontas, blue tree, blue door, rudder on a ship, mermaid, and many others. Well we set off for the central square, but when we arrived after passing the markets nearby, we found that the central square was closed for renovation. Well we looked around for a cafe to stop and reanalyse where we supposed to go next. The cafe we found was called centre of town, round the corner from the market. We thought ‘we’re in the right place’. Well we sat down and ordered drinks and saw the massive life-size wooden carving next to the table which was a jungle lady in tribal costume!! We then saw a picture on the wall with a house with a blue door, next to the wooden ship next to the mermaid. I then saw the man on the table next to us with is blue t-shirt with a tree on it. Who says God doesn’t speak today?
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