"Alpacha Company"

I am so excited about this company that I am priveliged to be leading on the Peru trip!!! In honor of the incredible elusive Peruvian Alpacha (a specific type of Llama), comes our team name. The team includes myself and Alison, Aimee, and Matt, who are all 1st year medical students. Todd is Allison's husband and a pastor at a church in Roanoke. Of course, Jon is on the team as well and will be leading, too. Jon and I hosted a short little cookout this evening to just get to know everyone a bit better. The team building was great and I'm really impressed with everyone and their motivation. Matt has actually never even been on a mission trip before. I told him I was esspecially excited for him becuase it was going to truly change his entire life.

The purpose of team building is to really begin relationships with team members before the actual trip, which will make us more effective as a group in the long run. By learning each others personalities, strengths, and weaknesses, we can be more effective when the crunch of a busy clinic is upon us. Opening up the lines of communication on a team beforehand is also critical. Be praying for the Alpacha Company and the entire Peru team!