Good evening from the fish capital of the world - Chimbote, Peru. It might not actually be the fish capital, but it sure smells like it. Its a lovely coastal city... and i'm pretty sure its famous for its fish. there are boats everywhere!
anyway. i have a wonderful story! We were at our last drama site today..and Hughey and i were at our usual post behind Barney and this Peruvian girl came up and sat with us and spoke to us in clear english. It was good to hear - but quite foreign. She asked where we went to school... and she said she went to school in Missouri! i'm from missouri! She goes to Lee's Summit North High School in KC! What?!?!? Her family is from Lima and they moved to the States 7 years ago. Her English is impeccable. She works at the Sonic on Langsford! Anyway. I walked through the gospel with her.. she said she believed... i pushed some... she didnt really respond. I asked her if she had a relationship with Jesus and she said she did... so. Continue to pray for her. Her name is Cris/Kris.. she's 17. i might see her tomorrow and definitely plan to see her after i return home.
Chimbote has been wonderful so far. We are staying in a beautiful hotel. The weather has been gorgeous. The fish smell is only mildly overwhelming. Our students are doing wonderfully. They are giving everything they have during these last few days of ministry. We will do ministry all day tomorrow and half of the day sunday. We will travel back to Trujillo in the afternoon and rest. We will do some debriefing stuff on Monday and then take an overnight bus back to Lima on monday night. All day tuesday will be shopping in Lima and then we fly back overnight! We arrive in Dallas wednesday morning, Lord willing. We will finish debriefing with the teams from other countries and then return home to Little Rock and KC on Friday morning. I cant believe its almost over. the Lord has been so good already and i cant wait to see what He has in store for the last week.
we love you all. thanks for being wonderful!
Fish Fish Fish Fish Fish
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hugheykristin
Friday, July 17, 2009
4 comments:
Praying for you guys! Can't wait to hear all the stories! Keep up the great work!
Much love,
-DJ
Hey Jordan! Been following you guys on the website. Praying for some rain on those seeds that have been planted and those seedlings that have sprouted in Peru! Safe travels! Linda Bass
You all are amazing. So is Jesus. I've been praying Psalm 91 for all the team's travels and will continue. Today, I read it in the Message and thought I'd share it below. I LOVE YOU and am blessed to have served (and occasionally, miraculously, commented) on your behalf this summer!
You who sit down in the High God's presence, spend the night in Shaddai's shadow,
Say this: "God, you're my refuge.
I trust in you and I'm safe!"
That's right—he rescues you from hidden traps,
shields you from deadly hazards.
His huge outstretched arms protect you—
under them you're perfectly safe;
his arms fend off all harm.
Fear nothing—not wild wolves in the night,
not flying arrows in the day,
Not disease that prowls through the darkness,
not disaster that erupts at high noon.
Even though others succumb all around,
drop like flies right and left,
no harm will even graze you.
You'll stand untouched, watch it all from a distance,
watch the wicked turn into corpses.
Yes, because God's your refuge,
the High God your very own home,
Evil can't get close to you,
harm can't get through the door.
He ordered his angels
to guard you wherever you go.
If you stumble, they'll catch you;
their job is to keep you from falling.
You'll walk unharmed among lions and snakes,
and kick young lions and serpents from the path.
"If you'll hold on to me for dear life," says God,
"I'll get you out of any trouble.
I'll give you the best of care
if you'll only get to know and trust me.
Call me and I'll answer, be at your side in bad times;
I'll rescue you, then throw you a party.
I'll give you a long life,
give you a long drink of salvation!"
Hooray for hometown ties! It really is a small world. I am so proud of both of you and blessed to call you my friends. I cannot wait to see you both and hear all about this trip in person! Praying for a safe journey home and much rest before returning to school. Love to you both.
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