We had 13 this am and 12 this after noon . It's the ride of our lives.
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
West Virginia - Update #3
Preparing lunch for kids. We had 11 at the trailer park and 16 at the apartment. A great day. Heading to youth pool party to give out school supplies.
WEST VIRGINIA - Update #2
The West Virginia Team has arrived. Below is a photo sent by Claude showing the team preparing for VBS. Keep the team in your prayers. Pray for divine appointments and God's blessing on their VBS this week.
WEST VIRGINIA - Updates
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| A photo of the West VA team - before leaving for Mooresfield, West VA |
1st row (kneeling): Jim Grogg, Claude Parent
2nd row (LtoR) Denise Call, Boonie Levine, Marie Johnson, Ann Reed, Vivian Connelly, Jo Rush
3rd row (LtoR) Sam Maddox, Ernie Henninger
(Missing: Debbie Allen - who arrived after returning from Peru)
PERU
Peru- Update 5: Very busy day. Held more medical and dental clinics. Visited a nursing home sharing gifts made by church members in the sewing ministry. Craig and Rob, with Tito, led the men's ministry. VBS still going strong.
PERU Update #4
Today we stayed at the church in Villa el Salvador
PERU Update #3
Another great day on the mission field. We ministered to 117 individuals through the medical, dental and vision clinics. We learned so much from yesterday and were able to be much more efficient today. Such a blessing to witness the team in action and seeing God's work being done. Smiling faces as people read the bible after receiving their glasses.
PERU Update #2
First day of medical clinics. Expecting 30-50 individuals and saw over 130. Expressions of joy upon receiving eyeglasses were priceless! Fluoride treatments and medical exams filled the day. The children kept busy coloring and doing activities.
PERU Updates
After a delayed departure on our connecting flight and running on minimal sleep, the team has completed their 1st day. We went to Brisas where we joined with FBC Villa el Salvador
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EAST ASIA - Last Update prior to returning Home
We completed our journey yesterday by having a Bible Study with missionaries from numerous organizations as well as our final gathering with university students last evening.
The missionaries were from all over the world - Europe, Africa, North America, and Asia . It was a wonderful time to hear their stories of victory as well as some of their heartbreaks for this, their adopted country. It was an honor to pray over them that God would sustain them during challenging times.
And then, our last night in this city was consumed with loving on the students and sharing our faith with many of them. As usual, we had loads of fun as we played games, ate together, shared in spiritual conversations, and finally to say goodbye. It is amazing what strong relationships can be built over just a few days. However our work would not have been completed without sharing the Gospel with these future leaders. They were like sponges, in that they were totally submersed in these discussions. There were difficult questions and honest answers, there is one true God and that there is not other way to Him than through Jesus Christ.
We were able to leave some "Books" with them to read and encouraged them to stay connected to our friends here. We look forward to seeing what God will do in and through these students in the days ahead.
Today is day 12 and we will be leaving for a nearby, large city to catch our flight out early tomorrow morning. We will have a final session with our hosts here this morning to debrief and then board a bus for the five hour journey.
Please pray for our journey home as we leave with sadness to be leaving our newfound friends but also excited to see our families and friends soon. Thank you so much for your support and especially your prayers, we believe they have been answered in many ways!
Blessings,
EAST ASIA - Update #6
Well we may have lost some time in communicating all that has taken place for the past several days but I'll try to catch up with this message. Some of this may be a repetition.
We left the Capitol city to the south and caught an overnight train back to the border. After arrival, we had breakfast and left on a bus ride scheduled for 9 hours. We arrived early and made a mad dash across this large city from the East Bus Station to the West Side Station. We made it in time for a connection leaving in about 30 minutes! This bus ride was about 5 more hours and we arrived at our destination around midnight (27 hours since we started this trip). We were tired and hungry since we had not eaten since early in the day.
around the local university and also passed out invitations for evening activities over the next three nights.
Half of our team went to a local house church while the balance of the team met with students for a time of games, singing, and fellowship. Both of these activities were very enjoyable and productive.
Today (Saturday, 8/3), we met with university students who volunteered to serve as tour guides for the old, historic part of the city. We divided up in three teams with two students and two from our team (Americans). This was a great opportunity to get to know these students, who are not believers, better and develop bridges to move into spiritual conversations. We will be meeting with many more students this evening as well.
Our team continues to serve with great unity and a wonderful spirit of love. Everyone remains healthy and we're catching up on our rest.
Keep praying that we will be able to share our faith in a way that some of these students might come to a saving faith in Jesus Christ. Pray for open doors and open hearts with neighbors, drivers, and even the hotel workers.
Yesterday, our team was split up and each group went to a different worship service. Both were wonderful and there was a sweet spirit as we joined our Asian brothers and sisters in worshipping our Lord. We then joined in a time of fellowship over lunch.
In the evening we had our third consecutive evening, coffee house talk with university students. Besides board games, karaoke, and a dance demonstration, we engaged in wonderful conversations in small groups. We continue to build relationships that we trust will be carried over with the local believers.
We just have one more day of ministry and then we will travel, by bus, five hours back to the city of departure. Please pray for continued good health and safe travels home.
EAST ASIA Updates #5
Our two days in this Capitol city was a whirlwind as we attempted to meet with a large group of university students, individual students, and our local missionaries (3). Of course we had to fit in a couple of sightseeing stops to validate our visit.
The first evening, we had about 20 university students attend our coffee house talk. David gave an overview of where we lived and I think the students really enjoyed themselves. He also sang some songs and led the group in some others.
I was able to share about some of our church's work around the world and the reasons we were engaged in those projects. We then broke up into small groups for a wonderful time of discussing spiritual topics.
Our second day consisted of meeting with our missionaries for debriefing and strategy planning for future visits. It was a great time to encourage them and be inspired by their stories. It was also a time to be reminded of their great sacrifices for the Gospel.
The balance of our time was consumed with individual sessions with students who had previously made decisions for Christ. Then we prepared to begin our journey back up north on the overnight train.
Team is doing well and trusting in the Father's favor for the balance of our journey. Keep praying for many to come to faith in these final days.
Team Asia
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