Here we are in ministry placement #2, Iquitos,
Peru!! As I write this,
I’m sitting in a little internet café somewhere in the Peruvian jungle. I’m
still in awe of the reality that it’s 85 degrees and I’m constantly sweating
with every little exertion of energy. I’m still in awe that the month that was
is now a chapter of the past. The first month in Chincha was eye opening for
me. I’ve seen spiritual chains broken, the enemy defeated (on numerous
occasions), and my heart stretched.
This is what I had signed up for. I signed up to go wherever
the Lord has called me. This next month is going to be a stretch for me. I’m
nervous for the first time since I’ve been on the race. I’m not nervous about
spiritual oppression we’ll be facing. It’s not the fact that I’m further off
the beaten path of a safe plane ride home. It’s not even the fact that there
are monkeys hanging off trees, lizards crawling on the walls beside my floor
space of a bed, or spiders and snakes all around us. My biggest stretch will be
the heat! You heard it, the heat.
So please continue to lift me up in prayer that I may get my
much needed sleep in these hot and humid nights. That I would have a good
attitude daily. And of course that I would not be distracted of what the Lord
wants to do through me this month. Our team is in close quarters and for some
is a huge stress factor in itself. We need your prayers and your encouragement.
At this point we are still unsure of what our ministry will look like. God has
led us here and now we are striving to be obedient in what he wants us to do.
We are all fragile children of God. We need unity with one another. We need to
humble ourselves and constantly stay in check with one another. So pray for us.
Pray that God would lead us! Pray for those we’ll be ministering to!
This month will be fun. It will be adventurous. And it will
be soul stretching for me. I love you guys back home and you have no idea how
much I miss the cold weather. That was my comfort! I’m in an uncomfortable
place for a month. Thanks for your support. May the Lord stretch your hearts
this next week. Ask Him to not only take you out of your comfort zone, but also
put you in a place that is unfamiliar. Allow Him to speak to you. Praise be to
God for NEW LIFE in those stretching moments!!
