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posted by James on 11/3/10

Well, I finally got the rest of the pictures sorted and edited. They give only a small glimpse into the work that was accomplished and joy that was given on those two short days.

Thursday, October 28th, 2010

Friday, October 29th 2010

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posted by Robert on 11/2/10

The team has safely returned from Peru, rejoicing in all the amazing things that the Lord has done. Thank you so much for your prayers!

If you would like a detailed report with specific answers to prayer and testimonies of God’s power, please drop us an email.

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posted by Robert on 10/30/10

Today the team took a three-hour drive south to Pisco. Thankfully, we had a nice big comfortable two-story tour bus for the trip! The excursion afforded us an excellent opportunity to view the rugged scenery along the Peruvian coast. The barren hills and desert landscapes bore testimony to the small amount of rainfall this area gets every year.

During our first stop at a large school we were able to meet and encourage a group of Peruvian young ladies. David shared about the importance of making wise choices using the illustration of a block tower. One wrong choice made poor Derek and the entire tower on which he was standing to come crashing down. Many received Christ as their personal Savior as a result of our visit.

Pisco is still recovering from a major earthquake that hit in August of 2007. We received a tour of a hospital that played a major part in the recovery efforts. Col. Tanner and the ALERT team continued plans for giving training that would help them to be more effective in disaster preparedness.

Our team made quite a spectacle trying to get everyone lined up for a group picture in the Pisco town square. But afterwards we got to spontaneously sing “Cuan Grand es El” (“How Great Thou Art”) to the gathered crowd.

The day concluded with a delicious dinner at a secluded ranch and an exciting, last-minute shopping excursion in downtown Lima. Tomorrow we head home!

Please pray for God’s wisdom and blessing on the many initiatives that have begun as a result of this trip!

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posted by Robert on 10/28/10

David is 18. He had concluded that Christianity just didn´t make sense. He had given up on God and left church. However, his mom persuaded him to attend our service on Sunday night. When he heard testimony after testimony of God´s power at work in the lives of the young people on our team, his whole perspective changed. He came up to me after the service and asked some deep questions. I gave him some Scriptures to think about and he meditated on them all day Monday and Tuesday. His pastor invited him and his older sister to attend our one-day Pastor´s seminar today. “I now realize that God´s ways are much higher than my ways,” he passionately testified to our entire team this evening, “and from now on I am going to submit my mind to the authority of God´s Word.” His sister was almost in tears as she said, “I can´t believe this is actually happening!”

Ricardo glumly walked into the Pastor´s seminar today with his mother. The Lord prompted me to go up and give him a greeting. He wasn´t very responsive to my broken Spanish at first but his eyes finally lit up when we started talking about photography. Soon several of our team photographers were carrying on a good conversation. A little while later Mario shared the Gospel message with him and he prayed to accept Jesus Christ as his Savior. He broke into a smile and said: “Until now I had always wondered why Jesus died on the cross!”

All around us we are seeing darkened lives suddenly filled with light and hope! Testimonies like these have been happening all around us ever since we stepped foot in Peru. Praise the Lord! Approximately 300 pastors attended the seminar today and responded enthusiastically to the truths that were shared. Several pastors had traveled for 24 hours to attend. One pastor had come from 40 hours away! Each one was blessed and encouraged. Thank you for praying!

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posted by James on 10/26/10

Looking back over the events of the day, there was a definite theme of “health.” In the morning, we attended the final ceremony of a health conference where, along with other speakers, a doctor who used to work for NASA, spoke on the importance of preventive medicine versus simply treating disease. It was neat to see some 200 books on biblical stress resolution given to the doctors and medical personnel who attended.

From there, we visited a hospital that specialized in treating cancer patients. During various meetings, we were able to give them a vision of the potential results in curing physical problems by clearing up root stresses and painful past experiences.

Then we went to a girls home for girls from broken homes and abusive or difficult backgrounds. This was an incredible opportunity for the young ladies on our team to show genuine love and share how God, as a God of compensation, will truly work all things together for good to them who love Him. At the end of the group session, there was a chorus of voices calling out to Christ for salvation! And as the director said as we left, “they were sad before you came; but look now! they are very happy!” Many seeds of hope were planted today!

As a side note, tonight is the first time I’ve been able to connect to the Internet, so that is why I was unable to post before now. However, I have posted short overviews and a few pictures from Sunday and Monday to help you catch up on what has transpired.

Tomorrow you can pray for receptiveness and one accord as we host a conference for pastors, many of whom have traveled from the farthest reaches of Peru.

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