St. George Marathon-- Oct. 2006

We did it!!! After a long summer of training, both Bryan and Amy ran the marathon together! It was crazy and a lot of fun. We finished in 4 hrs. 18 minutes and for that we were grateful.

It was a fun race. We originally committed to running the marathon w/ a group of runners trying to raise money for Eagle-Condor Humanitarian's micro-credit program. Amy was very scared, because she has struggled w/ running since having kids. But, w/ a lot of help from family, we trained together and had great support on the fund raising too. It was a blast. Those who also ran w/ us... or in front or behind us-- were Amy's dad, Kelly, Aram (brother-in-law), Daniel- Bryan's brother, and cousin Kim Longson. We also ran w/ many friends. This was Bry's 3rd marathon and Amy's 2nd. And Amy's last for a long time to come!

Lake Titicaca and Puno

Lake Titicaca was just really magical. Here are all these floating islands about 3-4 miles out on the highest navitigal lake in the world. And, they are literally floating. They are built on about 3 feet of mud compound and then just stacked w/ reeds. This town was a lot of fun... we enjoyed the bicycle taxis and playing bball w/ the lds kids too.

Awesome Experiences in the Sacred Valley, Peru

We were so lucky to go to Peru w/ Eagle Condor Humanitarian. Two favorite experiences were: First going to the High Mtn village of Salcantay at 12,000 feet. We helped build an amazing swing set for a bunch of darling kids, painted their school furniture, played soccer (and about had cardiac arrest) did art projects and help donate a library to them. We also visited these unusual reed islands on Lake Titicaca. We went to visit 5 member families that live on this island, and took them some light sources and just felt of their love. Amy just sat there and sang hymns in spanish w/ these cute little kids that couldn't have sang any louder and sweeter!

Amy and Bry in Peru!!! Oct 28- Nov 3

We had such a great experience when we traveled to Peru at the end of October. We went with a group of about 25 "humanitarians." We started our journey at Machu Picchu, which is seriously amazing. And then as the week progressed we visited some small villages and did some great projects.

Ras Blog

Ras Blog