Morning devotions were lead by Brittany & David Stanford. "Pack Lightly" (Ask for a friendship and put all of your faith in God). Don Presson's request for a personal prayer from the Andes was granted multiple times!
By lunch time the benches were completed!
After lunch... the Soccer game. Oh, yes... THE Soccer Game! It was asked of our hosts if they would provide a team that is closer to the age of the Gringos. So the locals fielded a team with an average age of about 70.
The Gringos brought a All Star team this year. Your Galloping Gringos team consisted of Tom "Twinkle Toes" Skinner, Mike "The Ace" Young, Randy "The Athlete" Ross, Chris "Hatchet Man" Buchanan, Rusty "Quick as a Cat" Edmondson, David "Steel Curtain" Spivey and Sarah "The Secret Weapon" Ross. To the amazement (and amusement) of the record setting crowd the score was 1 all at the end of regulation! After free kicks and multiple saves by "Steel Curtain" Spivey the Galloping Gringos bring home the Huanta Cup with a 4-3 nail biter!!
That evening, a pot luck dinner was provided by the members of the Cristo Rey Church with singing, games and gifts. It was a heartwarming end to a memorable day.
We all were asked... "Will you please come back?"
wvd
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