Making Friends In Peru!

Date: 7/18/06Mileage: 0 (but man did we have a jammed packed day!)
Funds Raised:

$10,719.62 for Kupenda
+$50.00 thanks to Cotty!
+$50.00 thanks to Peru Community Church!
+$25.00 thanks to Peru Kiwanis Club!
$20,000 is the goal for Kupenda. That is the amount needed to build a boarding facility so that 30+ children, who have disabilities, will get to go to school!!! It is a chance to really make a difference in a lot of people's lives!!!

$8,420.00 for ADA
Battling diabetes is something that is close to our hearts since Adam has Type I Diabetes. AFC's mission at it's core is to raise awareness, show other diabetics that anything is possible, and to do anything to combat diabetes!
We woke up to an amazing breakfast at Coleman's Bed and Breakfast made by our host Betsy! Again we had blueberry pancakes (among other breakfast items that I don't really consider worth mentioning since the pancakes are all I really care about).
After breakfast we worked on the website and sending out millions of emails as we always do on our rest days.

Next we had lunch at the local resturant called Cotty's. WE LOVE COTTY'S (more on that later).

At 1:00 we met with Coach Terri, the coach of the Peru State Football team. He was nice enough to give us a tour of the campus! GOOOO Peru Bobcats!!!!! Whhoooo hoooooo!

We had a couple hours of down time before we went to give a talk to the kids at the Peru Community Church's Vacation Bible School. It was sooo fun talking to the kids about what we are doing and getting them fired up about God and doing good things for others :). We talked a lot about diabetes, Africa, and helping others. They had a million questions, which is always good!

(Talking at the Vacation Bible School)

For dinner we went back to Cotty's and ate with the Peru Kiwanis Club. We talked to them about what we do and they told us all about what they do. It was great! They were very excited about our efforts and were nice enough to make a donation to Kupenda.

(AFC and the Peru Kiwanis Club)

We stayed at Cotty's after dinner and hung out with Coach, Cotty and his wife, and tons of other awesome people! It was a great night! We Love Peru!

(Everyone has a high five for Cotty)


(A 2018 UPDATE: We still have a cozy from Cotty's!!!)

Our entire schedule, place to stay, and media contacts in Peru are all thanks to the efforts of our friend Ruth! Thanks sooooo much Ruth for making our stay in Peru on of the best and most memorable of our trip!!!

(AFC and Ruth in front of Cotty's)

-Pattt