Manna Ministries

Pictured above is Pastor Wilmer, his son Daniel and wife Marisol along with translator Freddy and Tony of Manna Ministries.
Manna Ministries has been ministering in the Aija Valley since October of 2004 and Wilmer and family have been serving there since October of 2011. Tomorrow they will travel to visit the various churches and believers.
Wilmer asks that you pray for safe travel and good health in the days ahead. He travels the area on motorcycle and often the roads are difficult to negotiate. He also asks that you pray he will grow in wisdom as he leads the ministry there.

On the road again.....Pomabamba

On November 17th I will have the privilege of traveling with John Grady, the leader of our Ancash Quechua Team across the mountain to Pomabamba. It was in this area, over 10 years ago, that God started telling me "stay tuned, got something else in store for you and if I told you now, you wouldn't believe it."
Though there has been a missionary presence there and in the Northern Conchucos for a number of years, it is only recently that we have seen the harvest begin. We will visit with the Fleetwood’s and while there John will lead part of the Bible study time.
Please PRAY that the Spirit will guide John to share scripture that will grab the hearts and minds of those who attend. It will be a time of bringing together outreach groups from Chuyas, Jancapampa, Rajra / Conopa, Tarapampa and Huanchacbamba for a time of worship and Bible study. Please PRAY especially that leaders in each group will make commitments to look after the spiritual health of those who live in their communities. In other words, that each group will have at least one identifiable leader who has a passionate vision of their family and community being transformed into a Bible-believing, Spirit-empowered, God-seeking community of faith in Jesus.
Also, PRAY for our safety as we travel. The rainy season began some time ago on the eastern side of the Andes and the roads have begun to deteriorate.

In the top photo are Pedro and his family listening to Christian music, perhaps one of his favorite songs that says:

Sing of your victory, Brother
Don't be discouraged by the struggles
By the struggles and tests that you face
Because we know we have a Savior!
When we die, we will carry nothing with us
Not profit nor riches
Because we have in heaven
Great gain and a crown!

Amen!!!
(Photo credits - Russ y Sonia)

Recuay and Beyond

Arriving this week to work in the Recuay area will be Phillip and René of North Carolina. They first came to Peru in 2004 and have faithfully returned every year and many times since then to disciple and baptize. Pray they will have safe travel throughout their journey as well as stamina walking the mountains as they teach, “Who is Jesus?”  Pray that God will lead them to the people and places where He is already working. Also pray for Erick and Luis, their translators.
(Show above is Phillip assisting Pastor Victor in the baptism of Dominga. Inset- Phillip and René. – Photo composition credit – Anibal Salazar))

Jesup Serving in Yungay, Mancos and Ongo

On Friday, a team of 5 from FBC - Jesup, GA will arrive in the Huaylas Valley. They, along with translators Anibal and Erick, will be serving  in Mancos , Ongo and Yungay. In these towns of are many opportunities to minister to the children. Pray for safe travel and good health and that  Pastor Joel, his wife Hilda, missionary Maria and the team will find ways to connect with the parents of the children.
(Pictured above are Creston, Earl, Edna and Ricky. Miriam was not available.)

Lifepoint Church (Ohio) to Pararin, Tapacocha and Cotaparaco

This weekend a team of 6 from Lifepoint church and their translator Fernando will arrive and be working in the Cordillera Negra.
The team has asked that you pray with them for the following:
1. To establish healthy relationships with new government officials in our villages.
2. God would provide places to stay in all three villages that we hope to minister to.
3. That we would be be able to quickly determine Gods activity and join Him in what he is doing in the villages.

(Pictured above from high on the mountain, the villages of Cotaparaco and Tapacocha can be seen. PHOTO CREDIT - Carly Frazier)

Ingleside to Santa Cruz, Huaylas and Macate

On Sunday the Ingleside team (Carter, , Jaime & Mijail)  will be traveling down the valley and then back into the mountains to visit pastors and leaders in churches they have partnered with over the past years. We’ll be going to the Santa Cruz district, then Huaylas and on to Macate and Huanroc. The team requests you pray for them as follows:
“We are planning to do pastor encouragement, training and discipleship on this trip in response to the Great Commission. In addition, we will be planning the January Pastors conference as well as introducing the pastors/ leaders in Macate to "Training Pastors International", which is a 4-year seminary actually on site in Macate. Please pray that the Holy Spirit would be at work among these pastors and leaders.”

Thanks to those who pray!

Special Prayer Request

Today I have a special prayer request. Recently we had 2 of our short term missionaries in Recuay discover a very distressing situation in a village near where they were working. It involves 4 little girls who have had a serious skin condition since birth. The children have unsightly blisters and scaling about there bodies. They are cousins with 3 from one family and 1 from another. For now, the parents of the 3 have declined any help. We have arranged for the other girl to go with her parents and a national missionary to Lima for diagnosis and treatment.
I have included 2 photos. One is of Elisabet who is 8 years old. She apparently attended school for a short period of time but was teased by her classmates and now no longer attends. She is extremely shy and the smile you see in the photo is very rare. In a way, she will going to see the doctor for her cousin's also since it seems likely they suffer from the same problem. The other photo is of María, the national missionary who will assist them in Lima. She serves in Yungay for now but hopes to serve in Africa one day.

Please pray for:
1. Safe travel to Lima
2. Wisdom for María as she guides the family to their appointments.
3. Comfort to the parents and Elisabet as they encounter the big city of Lima.
4. Wisdom and discernment on the part of the doctor's as they try to diagnose the problem.

Thanks so much to those of you who faithfully pray....and to Victor C., Erick J. and Mindy for helping make this happen, ALL of you are numero 1!