Peru Trip by the Numbers

A message from Bill:

Some folks asked me for some ministry stats from our trip. We did not try to record this data during the ministry, but here are some conservative estimates of what happened through your labor of love during the ten days we were on the ground in Peru:

• About 5000 people heard the gospel message of Christ’s offer of salvation and other key truths from the word of God concerning Integrity in Christ, the Marriage Covenant, and encouragement to women.
• Almost 400 prayed to receive Christ as Savior and Lord of their life
• Over 1500 people received prayers for their personal needs and concerns
• Several hundred believers in four churches were greatly encouraged by your sacrifice of self and love for Jesus!

These things were accomplished by the Lord’s strength, and your service to the people of Peru via:

• 3 Women’s Conferences
• 3 Marriage Conferences
• 2 Youth Conferences
• 2 Medical Clinics
• 8 Sports Clinics
• 32 SpellBound Drama presentations
• 8 Sunday Worship service messages
• 2 prayer walks
• And countless smiles, hugs, pictures, conversations!

And we give thanks to our fantastic Peru staff who were instrumental in all that happened:

• 10 cooks and custodians
• 15 translators
• 4 bus drivers
• 5 project managers
• 7 pastors and wives
• 3 medical professionals
• 2 hotel staff
• None of this could have happened without them!

Thank you again, for your strong commitment to the team, your fantastic attitudes early and late and through out each day, your willingness to step up and out of your comfort zones, your joy and laughter in every situation, and your love for Christ and the people of Tablada, Pamplona, Villa Maria, Pachacutec, Good Shepherd Orphanage, and San Juan de Lurigancho. I believe God answered all of our prayers!

May Jesus be praised and may our lives shine brightly for Him!

Bill

Day 12 - Travel

The team is scheduled to return home today. 

So far:

• The Indiana team is home! (Sorry, I don't know any trip details.)
• The part of the Raleigh team traveling on Continental via Atlanta and Newark are home!
• The part of the Raleigh team traveling on Delta via Atlanta and New York are delayed. They expect to arrive at 10:40pm rather than 4:40pm as planned.

Hello from Peru!

Hello from Peru!

Praise God we are alive with all the blessings of Christ!

I know our communication has been limited, but the work of God's Holy Spirit and Holy Word has not been limited at all!

It seems that each day brings something new and unexpected. He is sustaining us with words of encouragement and examples of love. He is opening hearts and transforming minds. He is birthing new things and delivering us from fear. He has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

Thank you so much for your prayers for us!

We love you! We will see you tomorrow!

Bill

Day 11 - Church & Debrief

Schedule for Sunday, June 27th
 

7:30am     Meet at Bus
7:45am     Breakfast at the Church (69)
9:00am     Check out of hotel, relocate all luggage and mattresses
10:30am    Attend and preach in local services, share final drama at third church
                Preaching: Bill K, Andy B, Traves F, Scott H
1:00pm     Lunch at the church
2:30pm     Team debriefing
5:30pm     Sack dinners at the church
6:30pm     Leave for airport

Thanks to Bill for the photo

Day 10 - Sports, Drama, San Juan

Schedule for Saturday, June 26th

 
7:30am     Meet at Bus to travel to Church (in costume!)
7:45am     Breakfast, Devotions, Praise and Worship, Team Meeting
9:30am     Upward Soccer/Volleyball Ministry #3 – 

                   Tablada Lurin FIRE Team {perform drama}
               Upward Soccer/Volleyball Ministry #4 – 

                   Pamplona RAIN Team {perform drama}

Thanks to Rebecca for this photo from the 2009 trip

12:30pm    Sack lunch at the Church
1:30pm     Travel to San Juan, Street Ministry in San Juan (2 sites x 2 teams)
5:30pm     Dinner Surprise
7:00pm     Praise and Share Service at Sector 3 in San Juan

9:30pm     Leave San Juan for return to hotel

6/25 - Update from Peru

We're well and God is moving among the team and the people here. Most of us are well, some are weary, but we are rounding the last turn of the marathon and heading down the final stretch. We are so glad that Mary Anne is here! 

Too many wonderful stories to tell right now - so please be patient We are very grateful for your prayers for us and for God's message of hope to be given in abundance. The Marriage Conferences are tonight, one in each host church. The Women's Conferences on Wednesday were well received and everyone had the opportunity to minister and serve. 

Many of our kids are sharing the Gospel for the first time and are loving it. May God raise a new army!

We love you!

Bill

Day 9 - Street Ministry and Marriage Conferences

Schedule for Friday, June 25th

 
7:30am     Meet at Bus to travel to Church (in costume!)
7:45am     Breakfast, Devotions, Praise and Worship, Team Meeting
10:00am    Street Ministry FIRE Villa Maria and RAIN Pamplona, Hope TBD

Thanks to Bill for this photo from the 2009 trip

12:30pm    Sack lunches at ministry sites
4:30pm     To hotel to clean up and begin packing (no time for this on Saturday!)
6:00pm     Dinner at the Church
7:00pm     Marriage Conferences

• Villa Maria   Speaker: Wayne and Jill; Testimony: Karen C.
• Tablada       Speaker: Bill and Julie; Testimony:  Carla
• Pamplona    Speaker: Jay and Karen; Testimony: Andy

 Thanks to Bill for this photo from one of the marriage conferences in 2009

10:00pm     To Hotel