Pray for Huaraz

For the past week there has been considerable unrest in Huaraz and the Huaylas Valley. One person was killed and a number were injured. All roads have been blocked to Huaraz, many businesses and government buildings have been damaged and the central market was looted.  A strike has been taking place in protest of  a mining companies exploration plans near Laguna Conococha. For the moment talks are taking place and we are hopeful order will return beyond the 5 day moratorium now being observed. Fortunately, I left the area Monday afternoon (Dec. 6) with a team and headed to Lima so they could catch their flight back to the US. I plan to leave Lima tomorrow and return to Huaraz for a few days. Pray that the negotiations will go well and all parties will seek peaceful solutions.

Pray for Caraz

This week we will be working with Pastors Ken and Jonathan and from North Carolina along with our translator, Tavo. We will be in the northern extreme of the Huaylas Valley. While there we will be prayer walking, engaging people on the street and setting up a crusade for February 2011. We also hope to spend time with 2 new Believers at the hotel where we will be staying.  Pray for the pastors and the translators as they seek to share the Gospel with the people in Caraz. Pray for the people we will encounter.

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Stay Strong

Please pray for our leaders in Tapacocha, Lucho and Claudia, pictured above with their sons Jesús and Jack. (They have a new addition who was not born at the time.) There are few, if any, other Believers to fellowship with and turn to in times of trouble and temptation. Pray that they will always turn back to the Word and know that people as far as 3,000 miles away are praying for them. Pray they will know "He is near."
Isaiah 55:6.

Planting and Watering

This week, Shae and Samuel from Ingleside Church, Georgia, will serving in the Macate area. A while back, Shae spent 2 years working with the people in this area. While there, they will be renewing friendships and encouraging the local believers. They will also be planting new seeds and watering those planted earlier. Pray for their safety, that people will be placed in their path, touched by their presence and the message they are bringing.

Yungar

A team from FBC-Universal City, Texas will be traveling to Yungar and several other neighboring villages to work with Pastor Fausto (far left) and members of his church. Five teams of 5 to 6 persons will live in various villages and minister.

Pray for safe travel, good health and opportunities to share the Good News as they train the local church in how to minister in this area. 

Radical and Obedient

Please pray for Zeke of Ohio as he serves in the village of Cotoparaco along with his translator Javier. They will be working with a local pastor in an effort to build up the church through Bible study and discipling. Pray that the pastor and his wife will be encouraged and that the people of Cotoparaco will have open minds and hearts.

Santa Cruz District Medical Team

Next week a veteran team from Ingleside Church, Macon GA will conduct medical clinics in the Santa Cruz district. In addition to the clinics, they will also share the Gospel. Pray for Kerry, Alex, Diana, Lee, Steve and Jason as they travel on Saturday and Sunday. Pray that they will take advantage of every opportunity to share the Good News and love of Christ.

Tapacocha

This week a team from Ohio is working in several villages in the Black Mountains (Cordillera Negra). The team will be reaching out to Tapacocha, Cotoparaco and Pararin.  In T and C they will be continue to sow seeds that have already been planted. They will  continue to develop leaders and show them how to study on their own as well as how to evangelize. Pararin is new ground so they are hoping to establish relationships with community leaders to prepare for future influence of the Kingdom.

Pray for this team from Lifepoint Church in Delaware, Ohio and also the people they will come in contact with.

Hungering to Know More

A couple of weeks ago after showing the movie "La Esperanza" with a team from South Carolina in Huaripampa, we met Antonio. He is seated with his hat on in the center of the photo. Antonio simply thanked the team for coming and said he wanted to know more about God. Pastor C. from Huaraz invited him to visit the church in Huaraz and sure enough he showed up the following Sunday and the next. While there, we also traded Bibles with him since the one he had was inaccurate.
Pray for Antonio and Huaripampa; pray that this will be the beginning of a church that teaches the truth.

Already there will be a Bible study every other week in Huaripampa.

Pray for the Lost of the Huaylas

Greetings from the Huaylas Valley of Peru!
This is the beginning of a new prayer blog I am putting together with the hope that you will join me in praying for the lost of the Huaylas as well as those who are serving here. I plan to post several requests each month and will also use this means to provide information and news.

The people of the Huaylas Valley need your prayers and they need a savior; they need Jesus in their life.

If you will join in this effort and commit to pray regularly for them, please send an email to me at ssbg1@yahoo.com

I will let you know when there are new prayer requests.

Blessings,
Tommy in Huaraz