In the last week we have enjoyed time with Manantial de Vida, Tacna celebrating their anniversary service and spending time knocking on doors and inviting people in the local area to the special service. it was indeed a special service with each of the local baptist churches present celebrating God´s blessings over the year and praying for Tacna in the year to come. The team had their hands full with about 30 kids for the service and after 2 hours with them i didn´t want to see another kid for a long time!
So its a good thing that the team are off on their holidays! I returned from tacna today (after teaching some english in hugo mitchell, a school named after one of our own Baptist missionaries) to pack my bag and try and work out what stuff i have lost along the way. Sorry mum but i have lost at least 3 socks! Tomorrow we leave for Arequippa for a few days and exciting news we will be joined by the other Judith. judith had been accepted on the team but due to family difficulties havdn´t been able to come, but with thanks to the Lord she´s able to come and be part of the team and its arriving tonight! After Arequippa i´ll be heading to Lima for my flight home, stopping for a bit of a holiday in America on the way home. Saying goodbye is never easy and yesterday at my farewell service in Ite I got my first taste of saying goodbye to the friends i´ve made here. The church were so lovely, the kids from sunday school came to say goodbye and while i loved my presents too it was the words of encouragement from the church that meant so much! i want to leave a few prayer points for you for the church in Ite
- Continue to pray for the kids in sunday school, even yesterday i was talking with one of the boys as he was looking for a memory verse in my bible , he was annoyed that his brother wouldn´t let him use his bible. Pray that they would continue to have a desire to read the bible and enjoy learning about Christ and come to know him as their Saviour
- Pray for the young people, there havn´t been as many coming to the youth meetings, so pray that God would work in their hearts and use the team as they continue to work in Ite in the next months
- Pray for Trevor and Christine as they continue the work in Ite, as they minister and are part of people´s lives in Ite
- Pray for Sally, she´s a young mum who has been coming to the church for a while and for baby Carmen, pray that God would bless their family and help her in the difficulties of being a young single mum.
So what´s next for me, I´m coming home but very much hope to be part of this years Mision Rescate as it continues. I´ll be keeping the blog going so really hope that you will continue with Mision Rescate in prayer. The team will be working until the end of July and it wont be easy adjusting to the change of one tem member leaving and another arriving.
- Pray that the team will adjust well and the changes would be a blessing for the team
- Prayed for a renewed focus, enthusiasm and love for the work as teh team return to the campsite
- Pray that we would put God first in all that we do, that we would love hime with all our hearts, minds, souls and strength, more than family or careers, and would continue to commit all things to Him.
For me, i´m returning to ireland trusting that God will show me His plans for the future, Peru is going to have a special place in my heart and for this i´m glad that i´ll still be part of the work here through this blog and in the firendship i´ve made here. I really appreciate how you´ve continued with me in this team, for the messages of encouragement, for the messages to let me know where and where people were praying for us and for all those that sent chocolate. Please continue with the team, and future teams in the same way. A few prayer points for me...
- That i would be able to leave with peace, in the knowledge that God´s plans are perfect and He will show me what he has next for me
- For safety as I travel and fly on my own
- That i would be able to adjust back to life in Ireland and have a good time with my family on holiday
- That I would be able to be part of Mision Rescate in Ireland and help while the team continues
Great news that Judith will be able to join the team! Hope these few days go well for you and your departures are not too painful. There's always next time! Thanks for all you have written to keep us updated & saludos to the rest of the team.
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