9-month pregnant missionary disregards doctors orders to Hike the Hill for lost souls!!!! Jennie is a extreme, out-of-the-box God follower. The doctor told her "NO", but her heart told her "GO" She traveled the dusty hills of Huaura sharing God's love with desperate people rejected by society. She doesn't come with religion or church talk....just love, listening, and encourgement. Jennie is a refreshing stream of water in a dry, dusty and desperate land. God is using her to touch many lives and the destiny of a generation. Thank you to Jennie, you are a precious wife and a faithful friend!!!!

Jennie (pictured above 4th from the right) joined team HALO to walk the dusty hills handing out emergency supplies and encouraging forgotten families. (see story below)

BREAKING NEWS...

IT'S A BOY!!

We welcomed ISREAL BENDICE HESS into the world today....The latest in a growing number of HALO team members. He is the youngest team member...currently several hours old!!! His name means "A Blessed Wrestle with God" Jennie and I are thrilled to have a half dozen sons to raise up to be leaders. We were all squeeling with Joy as we heard the news and heard little Izzy shouting for the first time. Spencer and I were praying as Jennie was in Labor and we were reading this Scripture:

Isaiah 44:23

Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O earth beneath. Burst into song, you mountains, you forests and all your trees, for the LORD has redeemed Jacob, he displays his glory in Israel.

Donations flood in for new HALO School!!!

We have been overwhelmed by the support for our new school project in Peru. Our deepest gratitude goes out to our partners, supporters, and members. Our mission, is not only to help the poor, but to break the vicious cycle of poverty, raising up leaders. After spending nearly a year in Peru talking to numerous local experts, we have the following recipe:

FEEDING + READING = LEADING

Of course there are other ingredients, but most boils down to:

• Malnourishment- Each child will get a healthy, protein rich meal every day at the school
• Illiteracy- We will be focusing on early reading and comprehension.
• Extreme poverty- The children attending the school will be the desperate poor. Most of these families are not able to afford the public education because of the cost. We will have sponsors for the children attending the school as well as helping the mothers earn a little income from the HALO Handicraft Coopertive
• Family breakdown- Each week we encourage the parents and work with the children. Many simply don't know a different way. They came from abusive families and they abuse. We have seen wonderful success in the short time we have been there. Two women kicked out the man that was abusing them and their children, and one man changed his life and wanted to follow God!!

And so, we are working on the strategy now, It seems that we are simply stepping in to what God wants to do.

Please consider being part of the HALO School project!!! We are over 75% of the way to our Goal of $50,000!!! Our building is already paid for but we still need of $12,000 for the ground work. All donations are tax deductible.

God parents needed!! Just $28/month will send your God child to school and mold him/her into a leader and Christ Follower. What a difference you will make!!

Looking over the location of the new school and feeding center.

Homeless orphan boy sleeps outside!!!! Please help Him!!!

Would you consider helping Robert with a better shelter.
He serves the mission every weekend, yet lives in a little cubby hole, open to the elements.
He is 12-years old, and want to have a better life. Will you take him??

Bloody man rescued in the street!!

It was a scene out of a horor movie.....a man stumbling through the street, covered with blood. He was stumbling and mumbling and was close to getting hit by a car. I helped him to a park bench to find out his son had died that day in the hospital. Most likely he had gotten drunk and fell down. We cleaned him up and he wouldn't stop weeping. It was a privilage to help. Please remember to GO OUT OF YOUR WAY to help someone hurting, alone, or abandoned. YOU ARE GOD'S HANDS AND FEET!!!

Funeral mourning turns to Joy!!

I was invited to an impromtu funeral gathering that was eclipsed with sorrow. Three children lost thier mom, as well as a loving husband. In Peru, being a widow or widower is desvistating on multiple levels. We brought gifts for the family and children and the woman's husband asked me to share. I shared how much GOD loves the family and how he must have felt when Jesus was killed. I shared how each one of them was precious to God and he loved them.....They had never heard about the love of God and His goodness. Then the amazing thing happened.....They began smiling and even laughing......Somehow it turned into a joyous event!!! Nearly a dozen people asked Jesus to come into their life. They now wanted to follow Him!!

God touches hearts through 12 year old boy!!

The poor give to the poorer

The HALO Weavers saved money for 4 months to do an outreach into an even poorer community. This was a dream come true for us. To not only help the desperate poor get back on their feet, but to encourage them that they can give to the poor themselves. We brought soaps, shoes, toothbrushes, medicines, and house hold goods to people living in straw huts without electricity or water. The thing that struck me the most is that the HALO weavers dressed so nice for the occasion!!! You would never have known they were dirt poor themselves! What a blessing for these ladies to be able to give to others. It was the first time in their lives they had ever given to the poor. They were blown away!!! They are already planning the next outreach for September.

First in the History of Peru........Handmade quilts!!!