One month further…

The first weeks of this month we prayed and talked a lot about the place God has for us. We felt that God guided us to an organization and are talking about some details with this organization. Both, the organization and we, have expectations and it’s good to know if we are talking about the same ones. As soon as we know more we will post it here.

At the moment, Elizabett is one of the interpreters for missionaries from the USA who are here for an international crusade. Since last Friday, there are many missionaries from the USA, Guatemala, Ecuador, Chili, Argentina, and Brazil in Lima for this crusade. Last Saturday, there was the starting service of this campaign in the church of Elizabett. I noticed that the average age of this group is at least above 40. After the service the missionaries were put in small groups and left to about ten different churches all over Lima.

In our church there are eight missionaries; six from a church from Dallas, one from Kansas, and one from Oklahoma. One man from Dallas is 84 years old. It shows that you are never too old for missions. Monday night I spoke with him. He was cold that day not out of the ordinary if you know that the last two weeks in Dallas it was above 100° F. and in Lima it’s around 60° F. They offered him to stay in the hotel the other day, but he said: “I am here to work; soon the day will come when I can rest forever.” These words still resound in my mind. Yes, these 86 years on this earth are nothing compared to eternity.

From Monday through Friday, there missionaries go two by two with an interpreter and sometimes a church member and visit families and friends of church members, prisons, hospitals and go door by door. In the weeks before the crusade church members had the opportunity to give information about family and friends to the committee. During the Sunday morning service, Elizabett knew God was calling her to visit the people in her street and neighborhood. Praise the Lord for three people who accepted Christ as their Lord, Savior, and Master; and two others made a recommitment.

One of the missionaries told the church in the Monday night revival service that she recognized the hunger for the Gospel in Lima. Halfway through the week many sinners prayers have been send up to heaven and joy before the angels. But also here… the harvest is truly great, but the workers are few!

Yesterday, we heard another amazing testimony of how God works unexpectedly. One group was going to an address by taxi. They were planning the visit and possibly talked about the great things they already had experienced without talking with the taxi driver, which is normal here in Lima. When they arrived on their destination and were getting ready to leave the taxi, the driver asked if they could tell him more about Jesus. After they explained the plan of salvation the driver prayed and accepted the free gift of salvation. He drove off with the greatest joy he ever had.

Tomorrow, 28 July, is Independence Day in Peru. This year it is also the inauguration of the new president, Ollanta Humala. Please, pray for a good day for Peru, that the festivities may without problems. Also, pray for the new president as he starts his five year term.