Easter Sunday, and Molinopampa’s 1st egg hunt..

Easter mass was nice and finish with a white-robed baby coming out of the ceiling..  bouncing up and down on a strap that was quickly rigging up.  The baby seemed to have a fun time.  After flag raising, the fruits of several weeks of planning were seen as we got to run the town’s first ever Easter egg hunt.  Borrowed a couple rabbits to help with the story of the Easter Bunny and eggs, but the kids didn’t pay much attention.  When the doors opened to the school (where the rabbit visited) the 50-60 children went crazy looking for eggs and whatever treats where around.  Good time had by all and we think this Easter tradition may be here to stay..

Where did that kid come from and why are you hanging it from a rope?

Some church goers were more interested in fixing a statues head-dress more then the baby swinging behind them.

Ready to go look for eggs.

Looking..

Still looking..

Easter bunny showed up with one of her offspring at the event..

Good Friday, de-nailing of Jesus and townwide stations of cross..

Semana Santa is a big deal in Peru and we’re glad to have stuck around town to be apart of all the activities during the week.  Our house was choose as the 6th station of the cross (“Jesus carrying the cross”) during the town-wide station procession.  We had to decorate our corner real well and I got to read a passage and lead the prayer for the roaming crowd.  Finishing at the church w a long mass and interesting ‘de-nailing’ ceremony where they take the body of Christ and do another procession with the ‘coffin’ around the plaza.

Item by item, cross is taken down.

Procession

Reading about Jesus..

Palm Sunday, day of alot of walking..

Because it was also the day chosen to celebrate physical fitness.  Nice Sunday scrolls in the mass procession, the ‘walk’ race with all the kids and health center, and finally delivering materials to a nearby annex for more cookstoves.

Church Procession complete w Jelser dressed as Jesus

Behind which you’ll find the procession of most the town heading to mass.

After flag raising was the health walk to celebrate the day of physical fitness.

Kids appeared to go at all different speeds.

Yet another community obligation day..

This time, flatting and adding better drainage to the soccer field ‘Colpar’..  which is where the first two latrines went up and has always been a popular spot to kick the ball around and especially watch the local team.

Original top layer was stripped off, rocks were removed by hand and new dirt was trucked in from nearby to be spread around by hand. All part of the process.

Taking a break for coca and relaxing on the old goalpost.

Dumping the truckloads of fresh soil. Still has plenty of rocks to sort through, but will soon have new ‘bermuda grass’ planted within it.

Important drainage ditches around the field.

Municipal governor with president of the 4th block stinging together a new barb-wire fence.

I didn’t realize doing public health involved making so many signs..

Is what Andrea just admitted tonight.  Signs looking good nonetheless..

Mark, mark, marking away..