This is the first e-mail I've received about the trip Pastor Kyle, Justin & JD Lee are on RIGHT NOW in Peru with the group from FBC Port Nechez. Our church recently adopted the Aymara people of Conima, Peru. These 3 men are on the first trip of many this year. I will be going twice: May 2-10 and July 12-19. July will be with several youth from our church. We covet your prayers on this endeavor - and the teams there now do as well.
"From the Ayaviri Team...
Sunday
Great day! Several miracles to share later. Dentists saw 25. Optometrist - 40, Doctor - 40. Tonight almost 50 people came to hear God´s Story. Many responded to the Good News. Everyone on the evangelism team did a great job sharing their portion of the story. The leaders of the Barrio let us use the their building to share the story. We just met them today for the first time. It was much bigger than the house where we are carrying out the medical clinic. We are developingpositive relationships with th people of Pueblo Libre. Also, the leaders of the established church in Barrio L Rinconada in the city of Ayaviri came and helped us tonight. They brought a singing group of four teenagers that sang and played the traditional Andean instruments. These leaders told us they want to help disciple the new believers and help start a new congregation in this Barrio on the outskirts of Ayaviri. Keep praying for God to touch the hearts of the people. Several on our team have headaches, but all worked the entire day. Nobody is sick. The youg adults on our team really energize the team. The two teenager translators from Cusco, Peru are really fun to be with. All the translators are doing a great job. Daniel, from Lima Peru did great tonight translating God´s Story. More news later.
From the Conima Team...
What day is today? Oh yeah, it´s Monday. It´s hard to keep the days straight when you stay up for 48 hours and don´t go to church on Sunday. lol
Everyone is well, and we praise God for that. Some of us are still waking with headaches, but nothing a little bit of Tylenol can´t handle.
We´ve had a bit of a problem with the transportation, so it´s been quite interesting going back and forth between Moho, where we are staying, and Conima, where we are ministering.
The roads between Moho and Conima are narrow, one lane, mountain roads, fairly treacherous at night. I sat on the left side of the bus last night...not a good choice, although the views straight down to the water were magnificent, if you like that sort of thing. lol
We learned this morning that during the night a bus ran off the road north of Conima, down the mountainside, plunging into the very cold water. At least 13 people died. As we were walking to the internet cafe, a small car passed us on the road with 4 caskets on top, probably on its way to pick up some of the bodies.
The doctor at the local clinic where we are working was called to the scene since he was the closest doctor, and was still at the accident scene this morning when we opened the clinic.
The medical teams are working well together. Many of us didn´t know one another until we boarded the plane for Lima, but we have one goal in common, and our foundation is Jesus.
The clinic is going well. Many of these people have never seen a dentist or eye doctor. The dentists are pulling lots of teeth, unfortunately. I am working in the optometry dept and it´s rewarding to see the people smile when they are able to see with their new glasses.
We came back to the clinic last night to present the Gospel in the form of Bible stories. There were about 12 people. We are hoping for more tonight. We will be meeting in the Municipal auditorium, closer to the center of town.
Please continue praying for our safety and health. Pray for the people in Ayaviri and Conima to receive Christ.
Blessings,
Peru Teams"
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