Traveling Days

Flights

The flights from San Antonio to Lima through Houston were mostly uneventful. We had arrived at the San Antonio Airport as a team at 9 a.m. In Houston we had time to get lunch and rest a bit before taking off to Lima. On the flight from Houston, there was a group of three, a group of two, and a group of 8 that were able to sit together. Keith sat in the back by himself, in time out 😅, but honestly God blessed good conversation with a gentleman that was flying to Lima to stay for a few months. Once we landed and got off the plane, we were able to pray for the gentleman as he began his trip.

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Once arriving at the immigration line in Lima, it was about 12:30 am and it took about an hour or so to get through. While waiting for all of us to get through, we see Fred get pulled into a back room. We’re wondering what’s happening and later find out that his name got flagged by Interpol! 😯 It all worked out, but was a point of discussion and joking for a bit. Once through immigration, we picked up our bags and were just waved through customs.

In Country

Unlike prior years, the ticket counters and security were open and the team was able to check the bags for the domestic flight and get through security pretty quickly. After taking a photo in front of a frog in the central area of the airport, we decided to split up, with some grabbing a bite to eat and others heading to the gate to try to get some rest. We boarded the flight about 5:30 a.m. and were able to land in Pucallpa and get checked into the hotel about 10 a.m., just over 24 hours from the start of the trip in San Antonio.

Pucallpa and Beyond

In the afternoon, we met up and went around the central plaza of Pucallpa as well as going down to the river to see the sights and start to get accustomed to being in Peru. We tasted chocolate and ice cream as well as getting bottled water to make sure we were keeping hydrated.

The following morning after breakfast, we met our transportation to Iscozacin consisting of four trucks and a car. The first half of the trip was pretty smooth on pavement. The second half was on dirt and gravel with several water crossings, one of which was on a ferry consisting of a platform across two large canoes. One of the trucks fell behind a bit and when it caught up, it seemed to have a leak of diesel from the engine. They tightened one of the hose connections and we continued on, arriving at the hotel in Iscozacin or “Isco” about 10 hours after starting the trip.

Make sure to check the Photos gallery page as pictures are constantly being uploaded by the team throughout our time here.

We’re writing this on Sunday. Stay tuned for the next update for news about the service and time at El Camino today.

How You Can Partner with Us

• Thank you for your prayers for our travels. Praise God for safe travels.
• Pray for the man Keith was able to talk to on the plane.
• Pray for the city of Pucallpa and the region. We saw quite a bit of spiritism symbolism in the artisan works of the souvenir shops.