Moyers
Travel to Peru
Dave and Nancy Moyer visited Ron, Regina, Hannah, Jeremiah, and Bethany
Shultz in Dec. 2005. It is summertime in Peru now, with school out for
summer vacation. Daytime highs were in the low 80's, if the sun was
shining, with lows in the 40's at night. Even though it was rainy season,
the rain mostly came in the evening, and cleared up by morning.
We traveled from the Cusco valley at 11,000 feet altitude, up over higher mountain ranges into other valleys to see ruins of cities of the Inca Indians, ancestors of the present day Quechua people. We also got to see the five Mennonite churches in the Cusco area.
Quechua people, most of whom live in the Andes mountains, speak Quechua as their
native language, but some have also learned Spanish. In the Mennonite
churches, some praise songs are sung in Spanish, and others are sung in Quechua.
They use overheads for the words, so we were singing along in Quechua!
Preaching is mostly in Spanish, but sometimes the pastors preach for awhile in
Quechua, so persons can hear it in their heart language. We attended the kindergarten graduation at Promesa, the school where Ron teaches
and Bethany attends. The children sang with Ron accompanying on the
guitar. They presented a play of the nativity story and received
diplomas.
It was a real privilege to visit our family for two weeks. Now we can
visualize where they live and the people they relate with. The Lord is
working in Peru, changing lives, and bringing a glow to faces.
By Nancy Moyer