Chocolatada Pisco Dec. 2011

Chocolatada Pisco Dec. 2011

Navidad 2011 Photos

Navidad 2011 Photos

Should Fallen Pastors Be Restored?

As I was browsing around John MacArthur's website Grace to You I came across this article. I thought it might be helpful or thought provoking to some who are still pondering this question.

Should Fallen Pastors Be Restored? by John MacArthur

Kirk Cameron & John MacArthur on Salvation

Happy Birthday Josiah

Josiah has been asking for quite some time to visit the zoo and so we took him and a few of his friends from church this past Saturday to celebrate his birthday.

Josiah with all his pals.

Play time after our picnic lunch.

Playing in front of some ancient ruins.

Cake time back at the house.

He got them all!

Happy Birthday Eduardo

I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.

Psalm 69:30

Every day of life that God grants unto us is an occasion to praise His name. We are very thankful for the opportunites the Lord has given us to celebrate two birthdays this week. This past Tuesday after our evening bible study we celebrated Eduardo's birthday with him a few days early and Saturday we celebrated Josiah's a few days early as well.

Everyone brought something to share.

 

Some of the Tuesday night group that stayed for a time of fellowship.

Thanksgiving In Peru

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

We were delighted to be able to celebrate Thanksgiving with some of our new friends that we have made here. It was a wonderful time of fellowship and thanksgiving for what God has done in our lives this year. We all had one thing in common to be thankful for; the Lord's provision of a church family and the edification it has brought to our lives these past months.

May He recieve the glory and honor and praise!

The kids helped prepare our first homemade stuffing, there is no Stovetop to be found here!

We had five states present...
From Left: Adam (WI), Christian (Peru), Kristian & Lila (VA.-Peru), Jerika (TN.), Melissa (TX.) and Grampie (NY.)
It was a very delicious meal with everyone bringing something to share.

The kids had their own special table...
They are still thanking God for the day of Thanksgiving, they throughly enjoyed it!

Farewell Part 2

A few more pictures of last week's farewall party. We've already had to say good-bye to three of them this past week but we know that God has great plans for them.

Luis (Mexico) showing off the good-bye card Josiah made for him.

Igor (Brazil) & Eddy taking part in a bit of fellowship.

Los Gringos, the Americans Adam & Grampie.

Rutman & Henry (Peruvians from various cities)

Nico & Andrea (Argentina)

Adam & Santiago (Columbia)

Santiago (Columbia)

Worship time.

Olivia's turn to lead us in worship.

Bienvenidos Grampie

Yesterday morning we welcomed "home" my Father who has come to live with us from New York. The kids were extremely excited to see him and have not left his side since. The house is full of laughter and chatter as the kids scurry around taking full advantage of having Grandpa back once again.

 

 

 

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How could so many change their stances on abortion in just seconds?

Watch this new video by Way of the Master and find out.

Don't forget to link it to your blog, Facebook, Twitter ect.

Let's get the word out about this amazing video.

The True Christian - Paul Washer

Un Paseo en Ñaña '- A Trip to Ñaña

Paseo

Click on the above photo link to view our photos/videos from a recent church day trip. It was a holiday here in Peru and our church went together as a group for a great day of fellowship and sunshine just an hour or so outside of Lima to a place called Ñaña, there were over 100 of us!

Home Bible Study - Week 4

We had another great bible study last night and I remembered to grab a few photos to introduce you to some of our new friends. After the study we had an awesome time ministering one to another. There were a handful of people who attended who are considering their need for Christ's salvation and we were blessed to see the body of Christ work with such grace among this group. The study was about regeneration and our need to be born again, it really made an impact upon the hearts of many and we cannot wait for next week. Even our 5 year old daughter who sat through the study was sharing with her little brother today about the dead condition we are in (before Christ) and our inability to come to Him (I'm paraphrasing.)

The kids with their favorite friend Paula.

The men taking part in a bit of fellowship.

Eduardo & Ricardo

Silvana, Gracia & Igor digging into the word.

Women's ministry.

Photos From The Cotahausi Canyon

Cotahausi Canyon - Cañon de Cotahausi

Eddy joined a group of brothers who traveled to Cotahausi, Arequipa to exhort the local pastors and believers there. It was a five day trip with a 10 hour bus ride through the mountians of Arequipa. Above is a link to our Picasa album which also includes short video clips as well. 

Una Sorpresa Especial - A Special Surprise

Yesterday was my birthday, my first in Peru. My lovely husband decided to surprise me and invite over a "few" brothers and sisters. Although I was a bit suspicious of his doings in the end it was a very wonderful surprise. I was wondering how he would manage to feed any visitors since we had nothing prepared for a party but he had that covered too. The sisters baked a few pizza's and brought over some sandwhiches to share, gracias hermanas!

They gave me my first book in Spanish
"The Disiplines of A Pius Woman."

Pollyanna and I

The most delicious Tres Leches cake.

Some of the brothers and sisters who came to celebrate with me.

It was a great day, the best birthday that I can remember actually. I thank God for leading us to such a wonderful group of brothers and sisters and for my family that made this day so special.

Esta dia fue muy especial para mi, muchas gracias a todos que pasaron esta tiempo conmigo.

Overcoming Impossibilities

"With men this is impossible,
but with God all things are possible."

A few of you out there have been with us since the beginning. You may recall that during our first trip here to Peru we were forced to leave the country for a quick border-hop in order to remain legal in Peru. We had tried to file for legal residence through my husband who is a Peruvian born citizen but ran up against some difficulties. We thought that we would take a moment to share with you all our journey and the faithfullness of our God along the way, we hope you will be encouraged to lean on Him all the more.

While here in 2008-09 my husband ran around Lima trying to get our papers in order but was told "you must go back to New York and inscribe your marriage and the kid's birth certificates there first, sorry there is nothing we can do here." Once we returned to New York we set about this task immediately via telephone calls and emails. We were told by the consulate in NYC that since he had legally changed his name in the United States upon his naturalization he could not "ask" for his wife and family. Their justification for this was that I was legally married to a man whom they had no record of in Peru, this was because both our marriage certificate and the kid's birth certificates state his American name. They would not accept an American document showing the legal name change and recommended getting a lawyer, case closed. We waited many months and when it was certain we would be returning to Peru we thought we would take a trip down to NYC and see what we could get accomplished in person. For those of you who know Peru then you will understand that particular decision. Upon arriving my husband was met by the very person who had closed the door on him earlier... and she remembered him. The nails were hammered into the door as they gave us the same response and basically said "good luck."

Well at this point we had a problem, we were selling everything and moving to Peru because we felt the Lord had said "Go, no questions asked." We recognized that we would need to be able to remain in Peru legal so as not to have to constantly be leaving the country every six months but we did not know how that would be accomplished. What we did know for certain was that God had called us and that He would then need to provide a way for us. We continued in our preparations for the big move and let God Almighty worry about the details.

Once we arrived in Lima various agencies confirmed the consultes words to us, we found favor with no one. As we talked one night with a family member they suggested trying to file for the kid's DNI (national ID card) and if we were granted this then they would have to issue the passport. We thought "what do we have to lose" and walked into our local RENIEC office. We spoke with a lawyer there who looked at my husband's two passports (verifiying that the American guy was really the Peruvian guy) and said, "I can do that, but first you need to send these marriage/birth certificates back to New York to be certified." We had a hard time to believe this man, we thought he must not understand correctly but we took a chance and shipped everything back up to NYC. Everything was approved and after a lot of running around translating ect., the kids were granted their DNI's and then their passports. We were excited but still we had to apply for mine and since we had been in the country more than 90 we needed to leave in order to do that. We trusted that God had not brought us that far to change direction and so we completed our border-hop, applied for my legal residence and waited.

This past Monday we went to pick up my Carnet (legal ID), PRAISE GOD. When all odds were against us He led us by the hand down the path we needed to go. He truly is able to do more than we could ever ask or think. The Lord has expressed to us without a shadow of a doubt His faithfulness to us when we walk in obedience. He is teaching us constantly through the trials He has brought us through and all the while greatly increasing our faith.

So that is our story, we hope it will bless and encourage you all to persevere in faith.

Shocking Youth Message

As of late we have been moved to share with a few people this "Shocking Youth Message" delivered by Paul Washer at a Youth Conference some years back. Many have been touched and even converted as a result of this message and so we thought it a good idea to post it here for those of you who have yet to come across it. We in no way want to lift up any one particular man simply the messages the Lord delivers through him. We've been blessed immensely and hope you will be as well.

In searching for the video to post I've come across a short clip of the background behind the message, I think this also is important to watch in order to understand what prompted the going forth of the message that follows.

Trip to Oxapampa

Click the above photo to view our most recent photo album updated in Picasa.

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Life of Sacrifice

Fellowship Night - Part Two

Fellowship is what it is all about.



It's not a party without the Inca & Coca Colas.



Flor & Manuel

Brotherly love.

Fellowship NIght

This past Monday we welcomed home Marco and Monique from a time of furlough and since they were going to be in town for the night we decided to have a few people over. One of the things we enjoy doing is bringing believers together for times of fellowship and encouragement and so it was this past Monday evening. We were delighted to host missionaries and pastors from different parts of Peru as well as those from outside of Peru who all just happened to be in Lima as well. It was a great time of fellowship and getting to know other believers and ministries. The Lord has truly blessed us with many new friends here in Peru and we thoroughly enjoying taking part in this type of hospitality ministry.

The ladies had a wonderful time catching up.

The guys equally spent time in fellowship.

Group discussion and prayer.

Always time to be silly!