I actually had to wear my sunglasses today because it was so sunny!! I guess that’s why they call it “SUNday.” Ha. Maybe not . . . :)
Anyway, leave it to Pastor Troy to always speak words of spiritual conviction. The lesson this morning was on anger and how we should learn to control it. He stated that anger is a secondary emotion reacting from a primary emotion. For example, we can become angry because we are frustrated or stressed or insecure. Anger is something that we CAN control and must learn to control. The more we allow anger to become part of our lives, the more relationships we destroy. Many of us are aware that our anger DOES affect others. Just because we are feeling bad and angry doesn’t mean that it stops there; our moods can alter the way those closest to us feel. He spoke of things that his “angry” father said to him when he was a child. Although P.T. said that he had long since forgiven his father, he still remembers things that were said that had a lasting impact on his life. All of us can remember things that the people closest to us have said out of anger. I know that there are things that I’ve said to others that were hurtful and so justifiable at the time. It’s only now that I realize just how much we should control our tempers and our tongues and not allow them to control us.
“A rebel shouts in anger; a wise man holds his temper in and cools it.” Proverbs 29:11
“From a wise mind comes careful and persuasive speech.” Proverbs 16:23
*deivis, liz and i in the taxi going to eswin's house
On a less serious note :), after church our friend, Eswin, invited us over for a home-cooked meal! So, Eswin, Ashleigh (who is from South Africe), Deivis, Liz and I hopped in a taxi and headed over to his apartment! La madre de Eswin nos preparó una comida muy sabrosa! We started with the typical Peruvian dish of ceviche which is raw fish marinated in lime juice and cilantro. Along with that we had camote al horno(sweet potato), maiz (corn), y arroz (rice) con cebollas (onions) y pavo (turkey). I don’t remember the name of the turkey dish, but it was wonderful! For dessert we had torta boracha (drunk cake). The cake had chocolate on top, so I loved it!
*deivis, liz, me, ashleigh, and eswin enjoying our lunch!
*our lunch. yum!
*torta boracha! looks like liz may have had a bit too much. . . nah. jk. :)
Once we were stuffed, we headed out to a mall that I can’t remember the name of. We were in search of some tennis shoes for Liz. After that, we went to central Lima to check out some things there. We even ran into Gina and Quentin who were passing out flyers for the singing churchmen! How interesting!
*deivis, liz, me, ashleigh and eswin at the fountain in downtown lima
After stopping for some ice cream, even though we were already cold, we decided to head back home. We rode partway home in a taxi and then got out in Miraflores and took the bus back to Surco. Deivis was nice enough to be our “bodyguard” on the way home. It was already about 7:30 by the time we got home, but we were so glad to have been able to spend time with our gracious Peruvian friends.
I love the attitude that most of these people carry around. Although according to “American” standards some of them have very little, they possess such a spirit of hard work and unity that it reflects in their actions toward us. I really don’t know how kindly I’d take to never having hot water, but I must reiterate that I won’t soon take it for granted. I only pray that my general disposition can someday be as pleasant as some of theirs.
Katrina
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