I just have a few minutes before I need to get on the bus to go to the next church for the medical clinic, but I thought I´d give you a quick update and prayer request.
Yesterday went really well considering how chaotic medical missions can be. We saw many patients (over 70) and I thinki I heard there were 3 or 4 decisions for Christ! I´ll share more about that later when I have more time, but I just wanted to let you know.
Today, as we head out, your prayers will still be very appreciated. I know my brain hurts, as well as some of the others, so please help us translators to have the words (both in English and Spanish) to get everything taken care of as needed. Pray as the afternoon goes on that the heat won´t slow us down (it is extremely humid in the afternoons).
Now I must go, but thanks for your continued prayers!
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Saturday, April 10, 2010
A Little More Details
Well, I have a couple minutes to share with you what has happened so far...
The trip to Nicaragua was a bit of an adventure. I flew from MSP to Chicago to Atlanta, but due to bad weather in Atlanta, we had to circle the airport for about an hour. We almost had to fly to a different airport to fill up on fuel because of all the circling, but we ended up being able to land right before we ran out, Thank you Jesus! So I was very thankful for the 2 hour layover because I didn´t miss my connecting flight to Nicaragua.
In Atlanta I met up with a Pastor and elder from a different MN church who are in Nicaragua meeting churches/pastors to see about partnering with them. So we flew together down to Nicaragua. In Nicaragua, Chuck was at the airport to pick us up. We brought the pastor and elder to the hotel and I stayed at the guesthouse. Friday morning we went to the airport to pick up the team. The team is about 27 people, 4 of whom are men. The average age is 40/50ish, but there are also plenty of youger people who are my age! The team will be doing medical missions in 3 or 4 churches, as well as a children´s ministry and construction ministry.
The rest of Friday was relaxing so the team could rest since they met at the airport at 4:15 am. The hotel we are staying at is the nicest I have ever stayed. There is a POOL! So we don´t need an afternoon shower, it cools us down enough to wait until later! Today, as I mentioned before, we did a couple prayer walks. We visited the churches we will be ministering in throughout the week and prayed over the communities. This is the first time I have ever done that on a mission trip. I think it was a really great experience, to pray over and claim the area for God before we actually set to work. To make sure the devil knows we are there and God will be doing a mighty a work! It was a huge blessing to each of us on the team. This is something I would like to do in future trips. It was great being guided by someone from the local church who told us what that particular area needs most as far a prayer, then praying in multiple languages all at the same time. Talk about the nations coming together and pushing back the darkness. We were able cover many parts of the communities since we split into 4 groups. The north, south, east and west all received prayer.
Continue praying as we start ministering on Monday. I am excited about what God will do with the team, the communities and churches. Thanks for partnering with us in prayer!!!!!!!
The trip to Nicaragua was a bit of an adventure. I flew from MSP to Chicago to Atlanta, but due to bad weather in Atlanta, we had to circle the airport for about an hour. We almost had to fly to a different airport to fill up on fuel because of all the circling, but we ended up being able to land right before we ran out, Thank you Jesus! So I was very thankful for the 2 hour layover because I didn´t miss my connecting flight to Nicaragua.
In Atlanta I met up with a Pastor and elder from a different MN church who are in Nicaragua meeting churches/pastors to see about partnering with them. So we flew together down to Nicaragua. In Nicaragua, Chuck was at the airport to pick us up. We brought the pastor and elder to the hotel and I stayed at the guesthouse. Friday morning we went to the airport to pick up the team. The team is about 27 people, 4 of whom are men. The average age is 40/50ish, but there are also plenty of youger people who are my age! The team will be doing medical missions in 3 or 4 churches, as well as a children´s ministry and construction ministry.
The rest of Friday was relaxing so the team could rest since they met at the airport at 4:15 am. The hotel we are staying at is the nicest I have ever stayed. There is a POOL! So we don´t need an afternoon shower, it cools us down enough to wait until later! Today, as I mentioned before, we did a couple prayer walks. We visited the churches we will be ministering in throughout the week and prayed over the communities. This is the first time I have ever done that on a mission trip. I think it was a really great experience, to pray over and claim the area for God before we actually set to work. To make sure the devil knows we are there and God will be doing a mighty a work! It was a huge blessing to each of us on the team. This is something I would like to do in future trips. It was great being guided by someone from the local church who told us what that particular area needs most as far a prayer, then praying in multiple languages all at the same time. Talk about the nations coming together and pushing back the darkness. We were able cover many parts of the communities since we split into 4 groups. The north, south, east and west all received prayer.
Continue praying as we start ministering on Monday. I am excited about what God will do with the team, the communities and churches. Thanks for partnering with us in prayer!!!!!!!
Quite Update
We´re getting ready to leave, so I don´t have much time, but I just wanted to let everyone know that I arrived safely, after some excitement in Atlanta (hopefully I´ll have time to explain later). Right now we are preparing to head out for a prayer walk. We will be going to three of the churches/communities where we will be ministering this week and doing prayer walks. We will be splitting into 3 groups, learning of the prayer requests for the area, and then walking around praying for the areas. Please be praying for this opportunity/experience. We know God is going to do great things throughout our time, and what better way to start a mission trip, than praying for the people we will be ministering to?
I will update more when I get the opportunity (all day yesterday there was a guy using the hotel computer, so there are no guarantees).
Thanks for your prayers!
I will update more when I get the opportunity (all day yesterday there was a guy using the hotel computer, so there are no guarantees).
Thanks for your prayers!
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Off Again
In a few hours' time I shall be on a plane once again, this time headed to Nicaragua. I am excited and a little nervous. The team I am working with is a medical mission team. This will be my first. I joke that this will be an interesting trip because translating medical terms will be hard since I don't know too much of the medical terms in English, let alone in Spanish. But I trust that God will be able to use each one of us depsite the language (medical and English/Spanish).
Thank you so much for yor prayers. Please pray for safe travel for me, the team, and the other translators. (Since the group is about 30 people, there will be 3 other translators, the missionary I worked under in Costa Rica, the pastor who was like my Costa Rican father, and a missionary who was at the language institute in Costa Rica while I was there). Pray for the translating and the work to be done. God is bigger than us all, and I know He has great things in store.
Well, that's all for now as I need to eat and do the final preparations before I head out.
Thank you so much for yor prayers. Please pray for safe travel for me, the team, and the other translators. (Since the group is about 30 people, there will be 3 other translators, the missionary I worked under in Costa Rica, the pastor who was like my Costa Rican father, and a missionary who was at the language institute in Costa Rica while I was there). Pray for the translating and the work to be done. God is bigger than us all, and I know He has great things in store.
Well, that's all for now as I need to eat and do the final preparations before I head out.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
prayer please!!!
I have a prayer request for those who read my blog and are not a part of my church... Via email I have just heard about an accident that affects a member of my church and is also a good friend of mine. My friends father just died in a boating accident and my former youth pastor, who was with him, has not yet been found. Please be praying these families! I cannot even imagine what they are going through.
Thanks for your prayers!!!
Thanks for your prayers!!!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
First Group, Riverside from MN
The first group has come and gone. A group from the great state of MINNESOTA! The group was WONDERFUL, I could not have asked for a better group of people to start my summer working with teams. Now, every group will have a lot to live up to.
What stood out most in this team, was their flexibility and willingness for whatever, a great missionary attitute! Normally in every group there is at least 1 (usually 2 or 3) person who refuses to try new food because it may look/smell funny and there are usually people who start complaining if the work is done differently or gets to be too much or when the schedule changes too often. However, GRACIAS A DIOS, I did not have these issues with this group! Everyone enjoyed trying new food and looked at that as an adventure. When the work got difficult (as it frequently was due to the hard HARD dirt - more like rock) they continued to push through. And talk about flexibility with the schedule! They were willing to push back their free day to help get the job done! They were a huge blessing to me, not to mention the Peruvian church of Nor Oeste where they served!
The work was mostly construction, digging footings for the foundation of the church. The group was, as mentioned before, SUPER hard. It took many hours to get through little bits of dirt. But with the team´s energy, we were never short on laughs. We also visited small groups a few nights during their week here. This was a great time to get to know people from the church and community better.
If you would like to read more about the week, and through different eyes, check out the team´s blog at http://noroestechurchintrujilloperu.blogspot.com/
Enjoy a quick recap via pictures!
What stood out most in this team, was their flexibility and willingness for whatever, a great missionary attitute! Normally in every group there is at least 1 (usually 2 or 3) person who refuses to try new food because it may look/smell funny and there are usually people who start complaining if the work is done differently or gets to be too much or when the schedule changes too often. However, GRACIAS A DIOS, I did not have these issues with this group! Everyone enjoyed trying new food and looked at that as an adventure. When the work got difficult (as it frequently was due to the hard HARD dirt - more like rock) they continued to push through. And talk about flexibility with the schedule! They were willing to push back their free day to help get the job done! They were a huge blessing to me, not to mention the Peruvian church of Nor Oeste where they served!
The work was mostly construction, digging footings for the foundation of the church. The group was, as mentioned before, SUPER hard. It took many hours to get through little bits of dirt. But with the team´s energy, we were never short on laughs. We also visited small groups a few nights during their week here. This was a great time to get to know people from the church and community better.
If you would like to read more about the week, and through different eyes, check out the team´s blog at http://noroestechurchintrujilloperu.blogspot.com/
Enjoy a quick recap via pictures!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
In Peru Once More!
well, I am currently waiting to get on the plane, so after a couple hard days of saying goodbye, I am gone... It doesn't feel real yet... It was a good (if not extremely busy) last couple days. My emocions are all out of wack... I am sad to leave, however excited to go to Peru.
Since starting this blog, I have arrived in Peru. It is definitely good to be back. I always enjoy being with the Peruvian people and in the Peruvian churches. I was able to rest a bit, which has definitely helped! (Since I didn´t sleep the night before coming, it was over 48 hours since I had slept by the time I got to Pastor Marco´s house and was able to sleep!) Then I was able to tour the church I will be working at. We started clearing the lot last year, and in the last couple weeks, they have been able to start construction. They have the foundation dug and quite a few columns put up. They are not real sure what exactly the team will be doing as the foundation is a more exact project (we don´t want the church to clapse on top of people). But it is definitely exciting to watch a church being built and know that what I am helping build has the potential to change people´s lives and affect a change so much bigger than myself!
Today, 2 of my good friends from Trujillo also stopped by for a visit. It was so good to see them again after a year away! It also helps me to be more excited about being here...friends always have a way of making someone feel at home! (and also fill holes in the heart!)
I look forward to filling you in as the progress continues on the church at Nor Oeste, as well as the other projects I will be helping with!!!
Since starting this blog, I have arrived in Peru. It is definitely good to be back. I always enjoy being with the Peruvian people and in the Peruvian churches. I was able to rest a bit, which has definitely helped! (Since I didn´t sleep the night before coming, it was over 48 hours since I had slept by the time I got to Pastor Marco´s house and was able to sleep!) Then I was able to tour the church I will be working at. We started clearing the lot last year, and in the last couple weeks, they have been able to start construction. They have the foundation dug and quite a few columns put up. They are not real sure what exactly the team will be doing as the foundation is a more exact project (we don´t want the church to clapse on top of people). But it is definitely exciting to watch a church being built and know that what I am helping build has the potential to change people´s lives and affect a change so much bigger than myself!
Today, 2 of my good friends from Trujillo also stopped by for a visit. It was so good to see them again after a year away! It also helps me to be more excited about being here...friends always have a way of making someone feel at home! (and also fill holes in the heart!)
I look forward to filling you in as the progress continues on the church at Nor Oeste, as well as the other projects I will be helping with!!!
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