Uttermost Parts of Ancash

This week a team from my “home church”, First Baptist of Jackson, MS will travel to Pomabamba on the eastern side of the Cordillera Blanca, an uttermost part of Ancash. This is a challenging journey, as it requires 3 days of travel just to get there. The team will minister in a culture that is far different from their own.
* Pray for the team as they conduct medical clinics in villages in the area.
* Pray for their health during the week and for safety on the mountain roads.
* Pray God will use this ministry to open the hearts and minds of the Northern Conchucos Quechua and they will come to a deep understanding that there is only one true God who can truly heal them.
* Pray their lives will truly be changed and they will begin a life of obedience!
(Pictured above is a Quechua lady on her farm near Pomabamba.)

Bells Shoals Dental Clinic

Next week a team from Bells Shoals, FL will be conducting dental clinics in Huayllapampa and Marca.
They ask for your prayers in the days ahead.


* Easy access through customs at the Lima airport.  We have a lot of items we are bringing in with the dental team all of which is needed for the projects in the villages. (Prayers have already been answered ! The team arrived last night and encountered only a minimal amount of difficulty.) 

* Safety in travel.  Many miles from Lima on good roads, and a lot of driving on narrow, dirt roads.

* That whatever the team encounters – good or challenging – we will reflect the heart of Christ in word, attitude, and demeanor.

* Bible distribution will be effective with many coming to faith in Christ as a result.

* Many in the schools we will visit will receive the New Testaments we are distributing and desire to read God’s Word.

* For the partnership with the local pastors and village leaders we will work with.

* For God to give us clear direction as to our continued work in these villages.

Thanks so much to those of you who pray.
(Pictured above are some of the ladies at the clinic in Huayllapampa.)

Continuing To Build

Arriving on Tuesday will be the first of two teams from the South Fork Association of North Carolina. They will be serving in the city of Caraz and working with a local church there. Since becoming a partner in 2009 they have built many relationships in the community.
                                                     ~Team prayer requests ~
                                             Pray for us to be spiritually prepared,
                                                         for traveling mercies,
                                                          and receptive hearts!

(Pictured above is sweet Luisa who runs the local hotel on the plaza where the team stays. Through the years she has become their mother away from home. Photo credit – Amanda Zickefoose)