Outreach to Children and Farmers

On Friday a team of 5 from the lovely hamlet of Jesup, Georgia will arrive in Yungay. Translating for them will be Anibal and David. They will be working with Pastor Joel and his wife Hilda. Pray that the Lord will use them in a mighty way to reach the children in the after school Bible club and the farmers in their fields. Also, pray for safe travel as they fly to Lima then Anta.
(Pictured above is a Peruvian farmer with his wooden, hand-made plow. They are far more of these than tractors.)

Beautiful Feet

64 of them from FBC Yazoo City MS, Iquitos and Lima will arrive in Huaraz to serve in the Huaylas Valley. They will serve in the city, the Recuay area and in the Cordillera Negra. They will work will children, sing, preach, lead Bible studies and worship and may even paint a local church. It should be an exciting week.
Pray that we will all be patient with one another! The logistics are overwhelming! Pray that the team will quickly make relationships with the people they serve and through His power they will truly see Jesus in us.

For to be sure, he was crucified in weakness, yet he lives by God's power. Likewise, we are weak in him, yet by God's power we will live with him to serve you. 2 Corinthians 13:4
(Photo credit http://hisfirefly.blogspot.com/)

Ingleside to Santa Cruz & Macate

Today a team of 3 with Javier, Jaime and Zosimo arrived in Huaraz. Tomorrow we will travel down the valley then up to the Santa Cruz District where the pastors and leaders will be waiting. The team asks that you pray for 1. The Word Pastor Jaime of TPI will be well received . 2. The Believers will be encouraged and challenged. 3. The pastors and leaders will be receptive to the opportunity to participate in the on-site seminary. 4. That the vet clinic will provide opportunities to share the gospel. Thanks so much to all of you who will lift the team in prayer. (Pictured above is the community of Tzactza where the kiwicha is nearing harvest time.)

Ellen, Faithful Servant

This morning a faithful and precious servant went home to Jesus. I first met Ellen Wroughton in June of 2001 on a short-term mission trip to the Northern Conchucos Valley of Peru. She became an inspiration and no doubt, played a part in me being here in full time service. Her husband, Jim, Ellen and their daughters, Katherine and Elizabeth, lived here in Huaraz and Pomabamba for many years as Jim translated the New Testament into Northern Conchucos Quechua. Translating the Word is difficult enough, but they did this during one of Peru’s darkest and most dangerous times. Not even the Sendero Luminoso could shake her faith, even when one of their bullets lodged in the wall of one of the girl’s bed. She viewed it as satan trying to stop the translation and remained faithful to her call. May we be found as faithful as Ellen. Please pray for Jim, Katherine and Elizabeth in the days ahead.