What's New in Peru?!

Wow, did I say I was going to keep this updated?? I think I did. Sorry for slacking off with this. This for sure is a New Year's resolution. We want this to be updated AT LEAST twice a week & I'll do my best to do it!

Alida & I & Baby Bowers-to-come had a great Christmas here with Alida's family. We actually spent Christmas Eve & Christmas Day here at the camp. We had dinner at 11:30 pm & opened presents at midnight Christmas Eve (as is tradition here)... and slept in on Christmas Day! We also got to spend some time in the pool (sorry to all you people in the northern U.S.) & just relaxing & enjoying time together as a family.

A few days after Christmas, we were finally able to pick up our license plates & get the car out of storage. And yes, this is an actual picture of the car. We like it & have been putting it to use. Thank you so much for your faithfulness to give & to pray. The car couldn't of come at a more perfect time. Now please pray for an apartment! :)

And for New Years, we headed about 30-40 minutes outside of Lima to the beach & were there with Alida's twin sister & her husband, and Kiara (left), and some people from the church. We were able to just relax, spend some time in the sun, and just relax some more (which is what Alida needs now!)

As for Alida & the little bebe, all is well. We went to the doctor back on the 20th & we were able to hear the little one's heartbeat. Wow. It's just incredible to me. His (or her) little heart was going 130 beats per minute and in the one picture, you could actually see the head, body, and arms & legs... and he's a whopping .2 inches big! Incredible!

We love you guys. Thank you so much for your faithfulness. We pray God's best for you in this New Year. We believe God has awesome things in store for us this year & you all are part of that! Thanks again!

Paul & Alida & the Little One