2009 Departure Newsletter

S P E C I A L

E D I T I O N !

2009

THE CUSCO CHRONICLES

ABOVE: A DOUBLE RAINBOW, AS SEEN FROM OUR PATIO LEFT: OUR GROUP AT AN OVERLOOK ABOVE THE CITY.

Leaving and Settling In Wow! What an experience we have already had! The month of October was extremely busy with saying goodbye to family and packing. One of the highlights of the month was our visit to the Farmington church in West Virginia. The junior high class held a “Pennies for Peru” project, where they raised money to buy some medical supplies

THE JUNIOR HIGH CLASS AT THE SKIING IN WHISTLER FARMINGTON CHURCH

for us to bring with us to Peru. They raised enough money to be able to do a number of things for us and our team, and they presented it all to us one Sunday night after church. It was very encouraging! Then, on October 26, we moved to Peru. We spent the first three days in Lima, working on paperwork. On Friday, October 30, we

SPENDING TIME WITH THE COOKS...

arrived in Cusco. Since words cannot adequately describe this event, we’ve included multiple picture pages to update you on the things we’ve been doing. Be sure to check our blog for regular updates on our work, as well as for videos and additional pictures. Thank you for partnering with us in this work!

...AND THE KINGS

G ET T I N G R E A DY TO G O

TOP LEFT: PACKING THE SHIPMENT TOP RIGHT: SAYING GOOD-BYE TO JAMES IN THE AIRPORT MIDDLE LEFT: LEAVING FROM THE MEMPHIS AIRPORT ABOVE: SAYING GOOD-BYE TO OUR ESTES CHURCH FAMILY LEFT: OUR TEAM IS TOGETHER, WITH RON AND GEORGIA FREITAS FROM CGC, IN ATLANTA

OUR TIME IN LIMA

TOP LEFT: SPENDING SOME TIME WITH THE LIMA MISSION TEAM TOP RIGHT: CLAIMING OUR LUGGAGE IN THE LIMA AIRPORT MIDDLE LEFT: THE GIRLS AND LOGAN ABOVE: WORKING ON VISAS WITH MIRCO LEFT: WE’RE FINALLY IN PERU! TIRED, BUT GLAD TO BE HERE!

W E M A D E I T TO C U S C O !

TOP LEFT: A WARM WELCOME BY THE CHURCH MEMBERS-THEY GAVE US ALL CHULLOS, PERUVIAN HATS TOP RIGHT: IT’S MOVING DAY-MOVING INTO OUR NEW APARTMENT MIDDLE LEFT: SIGNING THE CONTRACT WITH THE OWNER ABOVE: SIGNS MADE BY THE CHURCH MEMBERS LEFT: COOKING IN MY NEW KITCHEN

PRAY ER REQUESTS

CONTACT INFORMATION Check out our videos and blog:

PLEASE PRAY FOR: T GOD 1. THE LOST OF CUSCO AND THA N OPE TO IN BEG Y EAD WILL ALR S! NEW D GOO THE TO HEARTS 2. OUR SPANISH LANGUAGE PREPARATION-WE WILL BEGIN K. LANGUAGE SCHOOL NEXT WEE 3. THE ESTES CHURCH, AS THEY OVERSEE OUR WORK. AND 4. OUR TEAMMATES: THE KIZER’S THE REAVES. TINUE 5. OUR FAMILIES, AS THEY CON US. H WIT N TIO NSI TO TRA L LEAVE 6. OUR DOG, BANJO. WHO WIL OF THE STATES AT THE END CO NOVEMBER AND ARRIVE IN CUS IVE ARR L WIL DEC. 2. PRAY THAT HE SAFELY.

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Matt and Charla Cook

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support checks to:

Cusco, Peru

Estes church of Christ

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c/o Richard Taylor

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464 Crook Ave.

MagicJack Phone Number: (731) 215-7053

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OVERSEEN BY THE ESTES CHURCH OF CHRIST