Started the day with a trip downtown to the National Adoption Secretary to pick up the final adoption decree (No noises on the day of silence). We then took the adoption decree to the Public Records Office to file for a new birth certificate. We waited in several lines, filled out some forms and they told us to come back tomorrow. The Lifeline representative here in Lima is awesome. She knows exactly what to do, when to push, and when to hold back so that things go as quickly and smoothly as possible. Without her, I would probably be in a Peruvian jail for assaulting a civil servant. God has placed great folks all along our path to make this process go smooth.
Around noon, we piled into our driver's van and headed to New Life Children's home where Alexandra lived from approximately 8 months old to about 3 months ago. The home is in an outlying part of Lima on the other side of some mountains. The road to get there was very curvy with significant elevation change. I really wanted to be on a motorcycle or at least be driving a sports car but the Hyundai mini passenger van's rolling and swaying through the turns just made me queasy. What a tragic waste of some awesome roads.
The folks at New Life were very excited to see Alexandra and she was very glad to see her friends. It was great to meet the people who poured into her for most of her life. It was obvious they truly love her and are ecstatic that she had found her family. New Life is an awesome facility but more importantly, Mike Kennedy, his family, and staff are Jesus in the flesh to so many people in their community. Please check them out at the link below, they can always use your prayers and support.
After another queasy ride over the mountain, we came back to apartment for a while to relax. We were all planning to go downtown to the fountain park but Deb still hadn't recovered from the trip so I took the kids. We went to Bembo's first to get some dinner. Bembo's is a Peruvian hamburger chain that competes directly with McDonalds. I have yet to see a Bembo's that did not have a McDonalds next door or at least across the street. I guess the Peruvian burger wars are going strong with no signs of retreat from either side. After dinner, we headed downtown for the fountain park. The park was great. The fountains are beautiful and they also do a laser show projected onto a screen of water/mist. The kids wanted to play in the fountains (which is allowed in some) but I wasn't ready to deal with cold, wet kids so I kept them out of the water. Overall, a great place to spend an evening- even better in the summer when the warm weather would make the fountains very inviting.
Another great day. The kids and I will be headed home Friday night so please pray for Deb, Becca, and Alexandra as they stay here in Peru for 2 more weeks to finalize the immigration paperwork to bring Alexandra into the US.
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