The Haslers in the Peru, Limatambo Mission 2023-

This will be excerpts from Rich's journal entries for our trip. We took a trip to the North of Peru. We left Lima at 4:30 am. A very early morning. We left for Chavin with two other senior couples,the Eccles and Millers. Our drivers were Eduardo, and Armando, both members of the church. We drove to Katak in Ankash (blue in Quechua). We had lunch there. We were already up to the elevation of Cusco. On our way, we made a pitstop in a little side “convenience“ store. It had a treacherous path to an outhouse that we wouldn’t have made under less desperate circumstances. However, while we were standing and conversing, this little dog came over and laid his head on my foot. That just cracked me up! I had the caldo de cabeza (sheep's head soup) for lunch and they were all surprised. I quite liked it but I was feeling the altitude. I had the forethought to purchase some Diamox and I really needed that. I have never been a fan of Diamox. It makes me feel like I have the flu. But for thi

One of the sisters who just arrived was injured in a car accident when she was 9 and requires a prosthetic leg. The one she has is from when she was 14 and so,  has outgrown it. Our president received money from a kind member in Utah to use for a case such as this. The president asked us to source a new, higher quality leg for the sister. We were pretty thrilled to participate in this and found a place that will make her a titanium limb with a carbon fiber foot. She is very excited. We were thrilled and felt blessed to have the opportunity to help her. We met with a group of the other senior missionaries serving here for Thanksgiving. Not being a national holiday, some were unable to make it. We contracted a turkey and then all pitched in with something. We met in the big conference hall in the Church Area office building. A bunch of Utah cooks, it was all pretty good! It lacked the warmth of hearth and home but was fun to get together. We received another group of 24 new missionaries.