Month: October 2018

Another amazing day. God was at work at the first church. The volunteers were all amazing.

Some of the highlights of the day:

Meet Francisco. He and his wife had 14 children. 3 died as children, and another one has since passed away. With 10 children still living, he has 50 grandchildren and around 24 great-grandchildren.

Francisco’s next-youngest son brought him for a wheelchair. His youngest son was a church volunteer and his grandson was also at the outreach!

Francisco’s wife has been gone for 13 years, but their legacy lives on. All his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren are all believers and attend church!

We also fitted a little girl named Lucerito for a wheelchair. She is 11 years old and recently lost her mother. She was accompanied by two of her older sisters who, along with two more sisters and two brothers, care for her. She was a really cheerful child – always smiling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

After we finished for the day, we packed everything up to be transported to the church where we will do the second half of our outreach.

The church prepared a celebration – food, drink, and little gifts. We have been so impressed with how organized and helpful all of the church volunteers have been. The spirit has clearly been moving! Praise God!

What an incredible day. The volunteers at the church were cheerful and helpful. We saw almost 60 people today.

As usual, we saw God at work. From the wheelchair recipient who heard the gospel while Elizabeth was training the evangelists, to the man who wanted a forearm crutch (there was ONE – and only one – among all our mobility aids), to the teenage girl  who wants to play basketball and received a sports chair, we all experienced God’s awesome presence.

 

 

 

 

 

As usual, there were also heartbreaking stories.

There were the parents who were there for chairs for two daughters…

 

 

 

… or the widowed grandmother caring for her grandson:

Despite the difficult lives experienced by some of the people, what shines through is their love and dedication for those in their care.

Please continue to pray that we can shine the light of Jesus to those who come to the outreach. We are continually amazed and humbled by the work God is doing!

 

Yesterday (no internet last night, so a little late!) we attended church in the morning. This is the site of the first two days of our outreach. Elizabeth (from Corazones Unidos) and Reid both spoke to the congregation.

 

 

 

 

We had lunch and a brief sightseeing  tour to Huachachina. It is a beautiful oasis in the middle of desert.

 

We then headed back to the church to set up. This is what it looked like before

 

…and then afterwards.

To close, a picture of our hotel.

 

Please pray for strength and wisdom today. We have lots of people coming for chairs and we want to minister wisely to each one. Thank you for your support!

 

By the wee hours of the morning, the entire team had arrived in Peru. In the morning, we had breakfast at our hotel, followed by a team meeting. 

We then began a long bus trip to Ica, stopping along the way for lunch.

We ate at a roadside cafe. The ride and lunch gave us time to further get to know the team. Singing, sleeping, chatting on the bus = team building!

 

The scenery along the way was mostly desert, although portions of the road ran along the coast. 

Finally we arrived in Ica. The hotel had prepared a lovely dinner. We discussed tomorrow’s schedule and headed to our rooms. Rest tonight. Two church services tomorrow and a little sightseeing in the afternoon.

Today is a travel day. Team members are converging in Lima from all over the United States – and some are joining us from a week in Trujillo. We so appreciate those of you have support our ministry. Please pray that our team will gel, that we will serve joyfully and faithfully, and that we will bring God’s love and hope to those to whom we minister.