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Katie Anderson
HomeTown: Washington, WV
District: West Virginia North

Title: 40/40 Position 5 (North American)
Service Location: Pucallpa

               

Bio

Katie grew up in the Church of the Nazarene, listening to her mom read missionary books and taking an active part in mission projects locally and on her district. She had a personal mission of befriending the "new kids" at school because they could tell her about someplace she had never been, even if it was just a school across town. In high school, Katie had the opportunity to go to NYC in Phoenix, Arizona. This was her first intercultural experience in the church. Katie graduated from MVNU with degrees in Family and Consumer Science and Business Administration. While at MVNU, Katie took her first trip to Belize. She fell in love with the country, and saw ways that her skills could be used in a mission setting. After graduation, Katie began working at the West Virginia University Extension Office as a Nutrition Outreach Instructor. There she taught basic nutrition, finance management, and cooking skills to limited resource families. In 2005, Katie became the Office Manager and treasurer at her home church. Over the years, Katie has had the opportunity to return to Belize numerous times, and her church has taken three Work & Witness teams there (soon to be four). She is in the middle of her fourth year as NMI President at her church. All this has made her passion for missions increase, and there is no doubt she was called to this mission!

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This is at one of the four birthday parties for Jesus. He was a good sport and wore the crown the whole evening! I had to laugh at this picture because he didn't know that the crown was sideways.



This is another Sunday afternoon drive. We went to a place called "Mirador de Sachaca" which is a 6 or 7 story tower/building on top of a hill. From there you can see the city of Arequipa. We stopped on the way down to get "blessed" by the statue. Maciel was a little short, but I am sure she is blessed!

Here are some of the views from the top middle and bottom of the tower. Jesus and Kamila were at the bottom of the actual tower, but that was about two stories of steps up from the ground (as you can see from Milu, Jesus, and Kamila walking up...It was a beautiful day, as every day in Arequipa is.





























Out for a Sunday Drive



On Sunday we took a drive to the country with Tio Juan (that is Uncle John) who is a neighbor of Jesus and Miluska's. We saw lots of pretty landscape, and to finish out the day, we had bunuelos (with a ~ over the n). They are like elephant ears with honey instead of cinnamon and sugar, and round like doughnuts (4 to a plate). I could only eat 2, but they are very deliciouso! We had a great time, and had some fun in the fountain and Chomba (clay pot). And a very beautiful sunset!

























Mission for Alto Libertad







We went to a neighborhood near our church and knocked on doors to get the children to come and sing songs, hear a Bible story, and eat bread (pan) and hot chocolate. It was up on top of a mountain, and it was warm, but when the wind blew there was a definite chill. The children came first, and when some of the mothers came, many went back and got their mothers too. There were about 25-35 people there. When we finished, many of the women went and got large containers for the rest of the hot chocolate. And the hot chocolate was made from chocolate bars, cream, hot water and sugar (azucar). We had lots of fun, and also learned of some of the needs in the area.































End of Week Two



Well, we have been here for two weeks now. Sorry, I just got this blog up and running, but I am new at this.

Today we completed two weeks of Spanish school, and I can carry on a basic conversation, although I understand a lot more than I can express.

I am living with two other of the 40/40s with a great family here in Arequipa. Tabby and Laura are the other 40/40s. The family has two little girls (Maciel and Kamila) and they are really fun to be with. They speak a little English, but not much, so we are challenged everyday to really expand our Spanish vocabulary. Miluska is the mom and Jesus is the dad.

The busses here are called combi's, and it is a true adventure to ride one. We have to look at the front of the bus, where they have "static cling" signs that say where they are going. If you aren't sure where they're going, there is a person standing in the doorway yelling out the destinations. Once you get on a "bus", which is about the size of the mini busses in the states, you may get a seat or you may have to stand up with the other 20 people who didn't get a seat. I guess it can be added to the list of "Ad-van-tures" I have been on. We take combi's a lot, and they only cost 70 centimos, which is less than 30 cents, and you can stay on and ride all day if you want. Sometimes they aren't crowded at all, and sometimes they are very crowded...there are definitely rush hours. After dark, we usually take taxis, which usually cost 4 or 5 soles (around $1.50 USD). And the taxis are about the size of a mini-coup, and it doesn't matter how many people you put in one, the price is the same. We usually try to negotiate a price before we go so the driver doesn't try to raise the price on us. I will try to get some pictures of all this soon.
Until later,
Katie
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