I've just returned from a two week trip to Peru with my hubby, youngest kiddo and my mother-in-law. We spent the first week visiting Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley and Paracas. The second week we volunteered in the community of Villa El Salvador, working in a senior citizen center as well as a child care center. Our service work in the shantytown was sobering, yet rewarding. To witness the capacity of humanity to hold hope, joy and community in their hearts in the face of such grave poverty was simply beautiful and life-affirming. I am so grateful for the brief yet real connection with the people of Peru. God bless. And my days in the majesty of Machu Picchu and the Andes will forever be with me. Awe and gratitude.
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