Peruvian Way

“He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.”  I Thess. 5:24

Faithful- one who is true, sure, worthy of trust, one who shows themselves faithful. There is no other name then He Himself, who is faithful… JESUS!!!!

In these past several months I have seen the faithfulness of the LORD in my life. Even when I haven’t been faithful He remained faithful, even in my doubt’s of wondering, “where is He,” He was faithful and will always be faithful.

He is one who is so true, so loving, one who is a Father to the fatherless, a King to who is in need of a King, a Redeemer of one who is in need of being redeemed, a Savior to one who is in need of a Savior, One who is faithful even when we aren’t. He is…. our JESUS!!!!

So with that, here is a quick view of what the Lord has been doing in the ministry here…

IBCC Student Mission Trip:In April we had some of the students from the Bible college come and help out. We saw the Lord use them in many ways. Since we had such a big group we were able to divide the team at times and allow some of them share not only at our church but at Pastor Javier’s church, (Baptist Pastor) a good friend of Albert and I’s. They were locked, loaded, and ready to go for what the Lord had. Through all the evangelism, drama’s, hanging out with street kids, visiting Belen, Panguana, and sharing at the church, I can say that seeds were planted, lives were touched, and turned around. 

El Terminal: Through thick n thin, through trails and blessings, I have seen the Lord at work in our church. Not only in the church but for me personally as well. But when the Lord is at work the enemy is always right there as well trying to destroy. When coming back from the states I saw just that, him at work… and the words that keep coming to me were, “Jeremy, tend My sheep, go after them.” And even today the enemy is still at work, but I am reminded of these words that were spoken to Judah and Jerusalem in II Chronicles 20:15,17 “Do not be afraid nor dismayed b/c of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.” “You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the LORD, who is with you…. Do not fear or be dismayed…for the LORD is with you.”

One, don’t be afraid or dismayed at what we see. Two, the battle is not ours. Three, don’t fight but allow the LORD to fight for you. Four, Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the LORD, who is with you. So does that mean we are off the hook, are we free to go… Heck No!

He is still at work and so are we!!!!

Just a quick update:
Albert, continues to pour out to the kids in Belen and wherever there is a need he is always there with a willing heart to help. He’s also been on the rivers a bit inviting Pastors for our up coming conference here in June.
Jose, continues to teach on Wednesdays and Sundays, he is going through the book of Daniel and Exodus.
Raul, who is fairly new to the church here, but has been a blessing in leading worship and going to Panguana, and covering for Jose or I when needed.
For me I am still going through the book of Proverbs with the youth. With my discipleship group I am currently reading through the book, “Why grace changes everything” by Chuck Smith, as well going with Raul to Panguana.

Panguana:
But due to the river being to high, for the past 5 weeks we haven’t been to Panguana, which soon in these weeks we hope to return. Traveling in a small canoe at night time, not knowing whats looking at you or what’s praying for as they are about to eat you, doesn’t sound to fun to me. Definitely adventurous but not to fun, so we have decided to wait till it is safer to go.

But the last two times we did go we were able to paint the church and the pastoral house next to it. I was more in favor of the natural jungle look but it turned out pretty good, they love it so i love it.

Every time when going back I see the kids getting older and older and more and more I pray that as they do grow up that they would take to heart all that they have been taught and heard. That the more they mature in age the more of an understanding of who God is would mature as well.

The Youth:
If you could continually keep the youth in prayer, the enemy really has a stronghold on them here and has even gotten a hold of some in our youth group. It has been hard at times seeing this, but I know that He is FAITHFUL and knows what is going on. The battle is not over….!!!! The words reside in my head, “Jeremy, feed My sheep…”