What a joy it is to report the wonderful ways we saw your
faithful prayers answered while we were in Lima last week! This trip was not without its challenges but
God is always faithful to bring us solutions that always work out for our
good!
My teammate, Bitsy Barr and I had the privilege of being at
a site that looked almost insurmountable at first! The first 2 pictures below show the steep steps we
would climb every day in order to reach the hundreds of one-room humble homes
of those living in this area. Emanuel
was Bitsy’s translator and Judith was mine.
We were extremely blessed with their skills and spiritual maturity. But each day became easier to navigate as God
gave us strength and balance (there were no side rails)! We were able to share the gospel with 28
people during the 3 ½ days we were on this “hill” and 25 of those who
heard the Good News prayed to receive Christ. We are still rejoicing over those who are now
children of God!
Each afternoon we had a Bible study for the adults and a
separate Bible time for the children in the home of Melenio Navarro. He lives in this area and we pray that he
will be able to continue encouraging his neighbors and friends to come to Bible
study each week. We pray that this will
become a house church as there is no evangelistic presence in this area right
now. Please pray with us for this to
happen.
Every appointment we had was a divine appointment and I want
to share my 2 favorite ones! When we walk into a home, we never know what blessings await
us! On Tuesday I entered a home with
dirt floors and sat on an old cushion from a car. I shared the gospel with a daughter, her
husband, and her mother. All 3 prayed to
receive Christ and it was a wonderful time.
The mother is 95 years old! Is this
not a picture of God's grace to allow this lady to live long enough to hear the
call from God to accept His free gift of Salvation? As I hugged this precious lady whose name is
Celestina, tears rolled down her face, my tears mingled with hers, and she kept
patting her heart as she looked at me.
She knew that God had changed her heart forever.
On Thursday, we had planned to have follow-up visits with
those who had accepted Jesus during the week.
But we also had nationals go with us that day for the first time and I
wanted them to be trained in evangelism.
So I prayed that God would give us that “divine appointment”. After we had made our first visit, I turned
around to head up the “hill” and there were 2 ladies sitting on a rock, both
dressed in purple. They had not been
sitting there earlier! I knew that this
was the opportunity God was giving us to share the gospel one more time! So as I shared, their hearts were open and
they both prayed to receive Christ. One
of the sisters, Carmen, wiped tears from her eyes after she had prayed. Her sister, Marisol, had a big smile on her
face. They then went up the “hill” with
their market purchases, their lives changed forever.
Not only do we have a witness when we are in the field, but
also in the hotel or restaurant where we are staying. One waiter had been serving us all week with
a big smile and a desire to help us in any way he could. On Thursday, he said to our Peru Director,
Edith, that our group was different.
Then he said, “I want what your group has!” So Edith explained how God had changed our
lives and our desire was to reflect Christ in everything. After serving breakfast to us on Friday, he
went with us to our community outreach and worked with the sports
ministry. We believe his life will soon
be changed to reflect God’s glory also.
Pray with us for his salvation.
There are so many stories from each one of our team of 15
North Americans; I wish I could record them all and share them with you! God continues to amaze me as He uses us to be
His hands and feet but God also uses each of YOUR prayers to help us accomplish
what He planned for us in Lima. Thank
you for your faithful prayer support.
God continues to move through the prayers of His people.
We also have fun as seen in the last picture of Bitsy and me
at the church service on Sunday night. I
have no idea what was so funny!
For
His Glory,
Charlotte
Wootton/Church Planting Coordinator
Cell:
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