16 April 2017
On the Easter weekend my son Isaac (13) and I drive to Cusco
and on Sunday we pick up our first organised Australian visitors from the
airport; Dr Edwin (Ted) Boyce and Stephen Trew from Pacific Hills Christian
School (PHCS). They are visiting for 2
days and for us, some welcome Australian fellowship from “back home”.
Ted is the PHCS principal, writer and world renowned speaker
having now visited over 70 countries (and multiple times to Perú previously). When we took Jake out of year 10 mid-2015 to
come to Perú we met with Ted and he promised to visit us here – see our earlier
post for more on this; http://welchesinperu.blogspot.pe/2016/02/confirmations-with-radio-and-school.html Anyone who knows Ted, knows he is a man of
his word – and here is living proof with his arrival!
Mr Trew is a Sydney lawyer originally from NZ, bible teacher
and PHCS chairman of the board – he also speaks Spanish as he is the son of
mission parents who worked in South America.
While Isaac and I were doing the pickup in Cusco, Sandi and our
other kids attend the Diospi Suyana Easter dawn service on top of the hill overlooking
Curahuasi. Here is the Diospi Suyana
post of this occasion from Klaus with some additional Welch family centric
photos taken by Sandi on the day;
Irish Romanticism - the morning
fog lifts and the first rays of sunlight touch the earth. A wooden cross stands next to a stone
altar. On a blanket a simple flower
arrangement. Between 50 and 60 members
of staff have come together to celebrate Easter. For most of them it is their first
mountain-top service they have attended.
They come from various churches
and denominations and hail from many countries.
At the crack of dawn they set out for this mountain top drawn by a
communal hope: they believe that “The grave is empty” and call “He is risen
indeed!”
Dr Ruben Ibarra’s sermon comes
directly from the heart. This message is
the reason why the Paraguayan doctor works in an honorary capacity for Diospi
Suyana.
A picnic in the green countryside. Food has never tasted so good before. Good conversations at an altitude of 3,000m. Then we headed back into the valley: we have to work on Easter Monday. In the hospital, in the school or in the media centre they will put into practice what they experienced today: Christ is the Saviour of the World! (Pictures taken by Dr David Brady, Valentina Sawatzki, Christian van Rensen and Sandi Welch)
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| For most of them it is surely the first mountain-top service they have attended. |
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| Dr Ruben Ibarra from Paraguay preached. |
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| Eight musicians trumpeted the good news into the mountain world. |
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| Sarah Glöckler and Elisabeth Franke rode to the service. |
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| Sarah enjoyed putting her Sydney horse riding skills to practice. |
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| Others rode their mountain bikes – here is Sam “grandstanding” at the top of Capitan Rumi. |
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| Picnic after the service. |
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| There is enough for everyone – including Sandi (pictured) and our 7 kids in attendance! ☺ |
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| Stacey, Georgia and Jessica enjoying their Easter treats on Capitan Rumi! |
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| Early morning Easter chocolates laid out by Sandi for all kids in the Welch house, Curahuasi style. |
Here is the link to the original Diospi Suyana post (in
English);
Regards,
Chris
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