BREAK THROUGH!!
It is as though we have left the atmosphere of the Earth and have found weightlessness!!!!And it feels good!! I was reminded that just before a rocket ship enters space, it can be very bumpy, shakey, rattling, and even red-lining! Then poof, it is quiet, calm, and effortless.......It was a bit like that for us. Yes, I will be honest, there were a few bumps and rattles just days before we left for Peru. This body of ours had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn—conflicts on the outside, fears within. The day before I we left our homeland, I was comforted the words of Apostle Paul as he says in 2 Corinthians 7:5 - "For when we came into Macedonia, this body of ours had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn—conflicts on the outside, fears within."

We must remember Saints, we are always battling...while in the flesh....and in this Earth.....But take good cheer.....We are winning at every turn......Even setbacks, failures, and sin can bring us closer to our God........Now how incredible is that!!! Don't waste your trials....use them for God's Glory!!! And Hang in there!!!! It is always darkest just before dawn!!! If you are going through hell...don't stop.....God is bringing you breakthrough! And when you breakthrough, your trials will seem distant, and smaller than they are right now...The devil has a way to magnify and amplify the lie. As you press on and press in, you enter the rest....Labor to enter the rest....Sometimes it takes just that, a spiritual labor, followed by a spiritual birth, then poof, a new cuddly, snuggly, cooing.....ministry. And on it goes....what an adventure!

So here we are now.....Today we arrived to our wonderful new home!!!! It is surreal at the moment and hard to believe. We are here!!!....in the land that we love, with the people we love. We weren't in the country more than a few hours and we had our first ministry opportunity. A young mother in the market. She litterally "pulled up a chair" and sat and stared, awestruck, as we encouraged her in the Lord. The look in her eyes was a testimony to the Father captivating her by His love. If you have never seen someones eyes captivated by God's love, you should come here right away. It is something to behold, witnessing someone hear the gospel for the first time. The nice thing about this young lady is that she is just a few blocks away at a ghetto market so we will surely continue to visit her and encourage her.

Hands on Ministry

While Jennie was rubbing Juanas tired feet, I was teaching her to read and write. We started with the vowels. She is 36, a widow with 6 small children. They are staying with us in our small apartment. It is a full house!!!! Full of the Holy Spirit! We are hosting Jesus as we care and bless this family. The peace, joy and love is tangible.

We are reminded, we have come to Peru, not to just help the poor, but to raise up leaders. This can only be done through relationship....and lots of it.....Not just filling bellies, but releasing destiny. Rather than being a mile wide and and inch deep, we want to be a mile deep if only an inch wide. The Lord has showed us this is His model...His 12 turned the world upside down. It is all about relationship....Fathering..... And now we see it working. Becaouse...........Now.......

.......Orphans are Praying for the sick!!

We hit the streets with the girls to pray for the sick and share the love of Jesus. As the Father's love has poured into these girls, the love pours out. Below you see Yeni and Santa praying for the sick. Several people were healed instantly~

Little did we know how much fire the girls had for Jesus! We know they love Jesus, but the boldness to pray for the sick astonished us. They would preach too, telling non believers about the love of Jesus and testifying how everyone was worthy of the love of God. Here in country where only 10% are born again believers, these girls had the courage and boldness to share the way the truth and life. Aren't God's ways wonderful...here are 4 orphan girls, who knew nothing about ministry or prayer even 6 months ago, and now they are stepping out in faith, boldness and love. Santa loves the ministry the most, when it was time to leave, she wanted to keep praying!!!

More about the Girls...

These girls our like our own children. We are so privileged to be able to help these 4 girls. Their dad is dead and their mom is litterally, dirt poor, living in a cardboard enclosure with dirt floors. These girls lived in a public orphanage for 5 years, without hope, destitute. Three years ago they were evicted from the orphanage due to funding. A year ago we heard their story, and committed our support to them. (you can see more of this amazing story in the archives of this blog, 2009) We are happy to pour our lives into these girls. We see them as the ones that will bring healing to Peru.

Before we left, we prayed for the girls,

and they were touched. Santa, who was raped at age 11, experienced deep healing. She testified it was incredible. It was powerful as several members of the team came forward and shared how they were abused, and how they knew the pain, and how God had healed them. We praise God that he brings beauty from the ashes and life comes from death. Santa is already a leader...only 14 years old, with compassion beyond belief.

We dropped the girls off with a big load of food, While they used to eat only 1 meal per day....They are now eating lots and eating healthy. Thank you to all of you who give to this ministry....you are making a difference in Peru. God bless you!!