TO THE POOR............

Just hours before we left Cusco, Jennie was able to lead a young man to the Lord. He said he had been praying for 20 years for a sign from the Lord. She was able to spend over an hour explaining who Jesus was, and what he does for us. After hearing the good news, this man prayed for salvation and confessed that he was going to make Jesus the Lord and God of his life. He wrote Jennie a powerful letter the morning when we left. This man was truly saved!

When we arrived back to Lima we spent the next 4 days ministering to the poor in the outskirts of town. Pastor Wilma feeds over 300 street children each week and teaches them the bible. The first day we went to one of her feeding churches. The building was still under construction with no roof or floor, just walls. Javier, our interpreter, and I were were praying while standing on the walls and we both felt the love of the Lord and the compassion of Jesus. Immediatly we both new that we were to bring food to the community and feed the poor there. We had a big banner made that said ¨JESUS ESTA AQUI¨(JESUS is here) . We fed over 400 people that evening. As they were eating, I preached a simple and clear gospel message. I told them that they didn´t have to carry their sin, sickness, and heaviness. ¨That is why Jesus caried the cross!!!¨ I exclaimed, ¨He carried your sin and sickness so that you don´t have to!!¨ I explained that ¨Jesus is here" doesn´t mean he is in a building, but rater that he is in every believer. Then I chalenged them I asked them if they could point to themself and say ¨Jesus is here". more than 40 people came forward to recieve Christ into their lives! After we prayed for them, one woman came forward and said she had been healed of a blood disease. I asked her how she knew and she said as she prayed for salvation, she felt heat all over her body and the pain she had in her went away. Another woman came forward and said she had been delivered of a heaviness and as she prayed, she felt all the heaviness go away. Isn´t Jesus wonderful!!




Also that week we went and visited the children in several different districts. We brought lots of toys and candy. In addition to the gifts, we shared how Jesus has a plan for each of their lives and how he will protect them. The Holy Spirit was rushing at one point and there was a tangible presence of the Lord in the building. The children were more excited for the Lord than they were for the candy!!Praise the Lord!!!! Our boys were in charge of giving out the toys and candies. Many of the toys were their own toys they packed in Alaska. I don´t know who liked it more, our kids or the kids getting the toys.


The people in these communities live in incredible poverty. Most of their houses are only 10´by 10´. The area is so dry that no plants live whatsoever. I mean none, zero. The landscape is as barren as the moon. But to see the children run into their shack and show mom and dad their toy........And to see mom and dad rush out to thank us.......wow!

Our boys have been doing wonderful on the trip. Each day this week we have spent ove 3 hours traveling through Lima´s wonderful trafic. They are troopers! A personal high point for me this week was singing all four of them to sleep as Jennie & I soaked in the presence of the Lord.

At the end of the week, we preached at Pastor Wilmas church. We encouraged them to ¨keep digging" because there is always more treasure in the field. Why else would the man have bought the field? (See Matthew 13:44.) We felt like family when we were with Wilma and her church.

If you feel led to help feed the poor........... please contact us so we can get the money to Pastor Wilma.

If you don´t feel led to feed the poor............please contact us so we can lead you in a prayer for salvation.