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

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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.