Back in Lima!

We are beyond thrilled to be back in Lima...back to family and internet connection!!  We were not able to get C's birth certificate in Cuzco...sigh.  We've hit some major snafoos and are planning to tackle the issue first thing tomorrow morning.  We have a contact or two that we are praying will be able to overcome the deadlock we are in on legal issues.  We'd really love to manage the birth certificate and Peruvian passport tomorrow.  I hope, I hope!

We left Cuzco about midday...C was a little nervous due to suitcases, planes, etc., but she really did beautifully.  She seems to trust us completely and if we tell her this is what we're doing together and that it's ok, she comes along willingly.  I tend to forget how new everything is for her...first elevator ride, first escalator, first time to put everything she owns (first time to OWN stuff!) into a suitcase and move, first time to get on a plane...it goes on and on.  Just watching her trust us makes me feel so weak in my faith...how I pray for trust like that!

We arrived at her grandparents' house and she already owns the staircase...three floors of stairs...happiness is...  How can a child that never wanted to go anywhere, never felt safe except for in her orphanage and was unusually fearful of change be so happy???  Our God is truly the guardian of the fatherless...she trusts us.  Could anything be more sweet??!

Loaded up C's backpack with plane activities, the boys slipped it on her back and immediately had to catch her before it took her to the ground...much hilarity all around.  We settled on her baby doll and two v. small stuffed animals after some trial and error.  Can't wait to beef this little girl up some!!

 Getting ready to leave airport in Cuzco...these two sisters love each other lots!

Safely in Lima, population about 13 million...a pretty big city for our small town girl.