Llamas!

It's time for me to see Emperor's New Groove again. Every time I start to tell someone about my time in Peru and mention Cuzco (or Cusco), almost inevitably they repeat after me, in almost a dream-like state, "Cuzco". I hadn't even remembered the movie took place in Cuzco until people reminded me.
Anyhow, here are some llama pictures. Let me tell you, if it would have been possible to smuggle one of these guys home, I might have had to. They're too dang cute!

It looks like I'm gradually unveiling different parts of my trip through pictures. And while I'll probably continue to share some pictures here, one of my teammates has his pictures online, so if you'd like to take a look, feel free.

To answer Becca's question about my philosophy class, it "introduces basic questions that have intrigued philosophers through the centuries, along with an application of philosophical methods to selected contemporary issues. Topics include logic, theory of knowledge, freedom/determinism, philosophy of religion, ethics, and world views."

The Lord has spoken to my heart that He is going to shake me this semester. I don't know if that will be through school, or the inner city kids I work with, or general life stuff, but I've been bracing myself for whatever is to come. I want Him to shake the shakeable in me--my selfishness and pride, and whatever is in me or my life that is not rooted in Him--so that He may put the things of His heart in me, molding and shaping me to look more like Him. And while I eagerly await the outcome, I dread the process. But it's worth it... He's worth it. He's so good. So, Jesus, I willingly offer myself to You. Do with my life as You please.

What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him. Philippians 3:8-9a.