As
I was putting together the packing list for the Peru trip, I was reminded of
the packing list that Jesus gave His disciples when He sent them out two-by-two
to teach from village to village (in Mark 6:6-12). It was actually a list of
what NOT to take though. They weren’t allowed to take money, food, a bag, or
extra clothes! They were only allowed to take a staff and their partner. Why
was that? Perhaps it was a reminded to rely completely on God to take care of
them. Perhaps it was also a reminder of how Jesus was their Good Shepherd in
Psalm 23, “Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”
Of
course, I’m not going to suggest we don’t take money, food, bags, or clothes on
our Peru trip! However, it’s a great reminder for us to rely completely on our
Good Shepherd, who provides for all our needs, whether we are here in the U.S.
or traveling to Peru!
Baggage: United Airlines offers the first checked bag
(up to 50 pounds) for FREE on flights to
South America and the second checked bag for $70. I suggest weighing your bag
before you leave for the airport. In addition, you are allowed one carry-on
item and one personal item.
1.
Apparel
a.
It
looks like it will be in the lower 70’s during the day and drop down to the lower
60’s at night.
b.
Keep
in mind Dimas’ house doesn’t have heat or air conditioning, so I suggest being
prepared for both cooler and warmer weather.
c.
It
doesn’t rain much there. Instead it mists. Keep in mind this is the winter
season where they do get more moisture. So a light water-proof jacket might
come in handy.
d.
Something
dressy/nice for social event. They just now started having weekly church
services on Sunday.
e.
Good
walking shoes.
f.
Sunglasses/hat
g.
I’m
not yet sure what they do for washing clothes. I’ll get back to you on that.
2.
Documents
a.
PASSPORT!
b.
Copy
of passport to carry with you on day trips
c.
I
also highly recommend scanning your passport and e-mailing it to yourself. That
way if you lose your passport, you have a copy of it on the web to access.
d.
Gov
issued photo ID probably isn’t necessary, but might be handy to have with you
for some form of ID.
f.
Minors
need notarized permission to travel and medical release form. Give to Prof.
Gullerud to carry with him.
g.
Medical
insurance card and/or travel insurance information
h.
Dimas's
contact information. This is included on the permission slip.
i.
Spending money (These are just rough estimates.)
i.
Food
= $270
ii.
Transportation
$200
iii.
Other
= $100
iv.
All U.S. bills must be almost new, no
tears or wrinkles. Otherwise they will not exchange the money.
v.
Optional:
Credit Card
vi.
Dimas
is looking into the possibility of going to Machu Picchu. I’ll have to let you
know the extra cost on that. It might be around $300 extra.
vii.
We
plan to use some of the fund-raising fund to pay Dimas for housing us.
3.
Sleeping
. Since Dimas doesn’t have enough bed for
everyone you should bring a mattress pad/bed roll/air mattress, along with bedding
or sleeping bag & pillow.
4.
Toiletries/Personal
Items
a.
at
least a half-roll of TP; most restrooms don’t have TP, so you’ll want to carry
some with you at all times
b.
hygiene
items
c.
bath,
hand, wash towel
d.
sunscreen
e.
medicine
= pain reliever, cold/alergy
f.
hand
sanitizer
5.
Media/Technology
a.
cameras
& batteries or charger
b.
phone
(unless special plan is purchased, you’ll only want to use your cell phone in
the U.S. of course)
c.
Wi-Fi
is available at the house
d.
I
will be taking my laptop with web-cam, so video Skype conversations will be
possible. If you don’t already have a Skype account, I suggest doing so. It’s
free and easy to use.
6.
Teaching
& Writing Material
a.
paper
& pens
b.
journal
c.
craft
and puppet show materials
d.
lesson
plans
e.
Bibles
f.
music
g.
Spanish
dictionary
7.
Transportation/Map
Information
a.
city/area
maps
b.
tourist
attraction information
8.
Travel
Items (all of this is optional, so just consider what you might need/want)
a.
water/drinks
b.
snacks
c.
book
d.
music
e.
cards/games
f.
extra
sweatshirt (last time I went the plane was very cold)
g.
backpack
for day/overnight trips
9.
Gifts/Donation
Ideas
a.
money
donation for housing us (I will take care of this from the fund-raising fund)
b.
candy
c.
crayons
d.
books
e.
toys/balls
f.
hacky-sac
10.
Other
a.
personal
snacks for when we're there"
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