Travel Photos & News

Picking up were we left off a few months ago, here are some photos from Eddy's travels over the last few months.

 

 

In June he traveled with some Brothers from HeartCry up to the North of Peru to visit with the missionaries there. Here he is pictured with Pastor Javier of Paita, a small town located on the Pacific Coast of Perú. Javier works very diligently with the pastors and missionaries in the North and has become a good friend to Eddy.

 

After returning to Lima for a few days, Eddy and Luke headed over to Argentina where they were finally able to meet the congregation in Rosario. Both of them were equally blessed to spend time with such a fervent bunch of believers and thoroughly enjoyed the fellowship and warm hospitality.

 

A walk around Rosario after the Sunday service... and look, there is our Brother Adam (you might recognize him as one of the Acedemy students from 2011, he now fellowships with Nico in Rosario)!

 

Nico & Andrea, our beloved brother and sister.

 

Just this past month Eddy returned again to the North to continue getting to know the missionaries there. He had quite a blessed time with them and was invited to share the word of God every night. In this particular study he was struck by the sharp attention the brothers paid to the teaching, from the looks of the photo he was not kidding!

 

Over the past few months we have been through many trials and tribulations all of which the Lord has been using to form our characters and draw out His likeness in us. We praise Him for His mercy and grace He pours out into our lives, allowing us to continue serving Him on the mission field. We are excited about an upcoming trip we will be taking to the North, the first time visiting this region as a family. There, Eddy has been asked to teach in a conference for parents. In addition to the teaching our goal is just to spend time getting to know not only the missionaries but their families as well, we will be there for about two weeks time. Please pray for our safe travel as we will be driving (a two day trip one way) slowly up the Coast of Perú.

 

 

The Jungle, Mountains… and Argentina!

This month has been a very busy one for us here, especially for Eddy. A few weeks ago we received a few brothers from HeartCry Missionary Society and Eddy has been holding meetings and traveling non-stop since their arrival. One of the first places they visited was a city located in the jungle named Tarapoto, where they had a blessed time of fellowship with a missionary family there.

 

After a few intense days in Lima they set out for Trujillo, Piura and the Andes Mountains of Northern Peru. Currently Eddy is visiting missionaries and churches in the  Northern Andes Mountains, he and Brother Luke are bringing much needed encouragement to the area and missionaries there.

Upon their arrival they will have a few days in Lima to continue ministering to the mission’s missionaries here and then they will head for Argentina to visit our beloved friends Nico & Andrea Serrano as well as their church family there in Rosario.

Please continue to keep us in prayer, for Eddy & Luke to have much wisdom and discernment as well as physical strength. For myself and the children as we stay behind and continue on with our daily routine while Dad is away. We are very thankful to have many brothers and sisters here to accompany us and keep us occupied and blessed.

I know it has been quite some time since we have posted or sent out an update and as things calm down a bit, we will do so. We are about a week away from finishing first grade which will provide Mom with a little spare time, until then, God bless you all and we look forward to hearing from you!

 

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.

 

During this season of change we ask for your prayers for us as we wait on the Lord and His direction in our lives. We know that His ways are perfect and past finding out, we know that He also makes all things beautiful in his time. He is the Great Shepherd and will lead us on to accomplish His will for our lives. These times, although they have brought great change and often times of sadness for us, have drawn us ever closer to His side. In the midst of the storm we praise Him for the blessings He bestows upon us, for the brothers and sisters He has given us to encourage us along and for the hope He has instilled within us.
 

May God bless each and every one of you, we covet your prayers! 



Happy Birthday Hadassah

Hadassah turned six years old this month, here are a few photos of our celebration. We praise God for granting us another year with her and it is our hope that He will bless her with many more; that through her life He will bring praise and honor to His name.

Celebraciones

Just Cuteness

A few weeks ago we were studying rocks and jewels and so we took a trip to Parque de Las Leyendes were there is a replica of a mine. You might be wondering why there would be a mining exhibit at the Zoo but for those of you who are familiar with Peru you might recall that mining, especially for the all favorite gold mineral is especially big here in certain areas. The park, like Peru, is broken up into three parts; the coast, the mountains and the jungle. In each section of the park you can see various exhibits including animals from that particular region. It is a great place to visit, we've been more than a handful of times and we have yet to see everything.

lil' Miners

A tire from a tractor used in mining, a great prop for photos.

Today I heard a lot of commotion going on in the living room, when I went to see what was going on I discovered a small church assembled there. There was one devout worshipper present and bibles had been strategically placed on some of the chairs for those who might show up later. It was too cute.

"Turn to Genesis"

The Gospel Is Only Good News to A Needy Man

Celebrating 100!!

This week we are celebrating a milestone; the kids have reached 100 days of class and so have learned to count to 100 as a result. We've been doing a lot of 100 themed things this week and I thought a cake to decorate with 100 Lentejas (M&M type candy) would also be a very fun and not to mention a delicious way to celebrate one-hundred!

The kids got to help prepare the brownie cake.

Mom's lil' Chef, he loves to help in the kitchen.

Helping has it's perks!

Mom's lil' Artist, she loves to decorate.

It tasted as good as it looked!

Hadassah invited a few friends over to help us celebrate!

Does The Carnal Christian Exsist?

A lengthy article but very thoroughly done; addressing the question

as to whether or not there exists the "Carnal Christian."

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.