VegaVentures: A Bunch of Grapes

We have good news. God has opened the doors for us to go to a Discipleship Training School in Chile. We have been in contact with many YWAM bases in South America, and finally found one in Pichilemu, Chile, that has enough room for our family. So we are very excited to report that in about 2 weeks we will be heading down there. We have recently sent out a letter updating our friends on our situation. If you did not receive a letter from us, it is probably because we don’t have your mailing address. If you are interested in reading it, see the next post. The main thing left to do before we begin our classes (besides finding tickets to get there) is to raise the remaining support that we need. It is truly a humbling experience to be asking people to send you money, when so many people are in need all over the world. We know, however, that God can work through any means he desires to provide for his children. God recently reminded me in a simple way about his provision in our lives. We went to the market to buy fruit, and as we finished making our purchases, the owner of the fruit stall gave us a large bunch of grapes. She told us that since we were “servants of God” she wanted to give us those grapes. I’m not sure why she chose to call us that. We had mentioned in passing that we were Christians, but hadn’t said any more than that. She didn’t know that we are preparing to go to a training school, or praying about working with YWAM. She simply wanted to bless us with what she had. It was just a small thing, but it really made an impact on me. Her simple act of generosity reminded me that God can bless us in ways that we never even expected. He knows our needs and he is looking out for us wherever we go.

Besides the plans for YWAM, we have also been keeping busy in other activities. Junior had the opportunity to preach at his dad’s church one Sunday. That was a special time of sharing and feeling God’s presence among the people. He has also been to a small church up in the mountains outside of Lima. There is no pastor in that town, only an itinerate pastor that comes when he can. So Junior went up with him one day to preach and spend time with the brothers and sister in the town of Culpe.

Making frosting with a drill!

Diego recently celebrated his 8^th birthday. Making his birthday cake here was a bit of an adventure since it isn’t my kitchen with the normal appliances, pans, ingredients, etc. Junior's mom’s mixer had recently stopped working, so I wasn’t sure how I was going to make the frosting. But my creative husband had the idea of using their electric drill to mix the frosting. So he hooked one of the beaters to the drill and helped me whip up the butter and powdered sugar. What a mess! But the cake turned out pretty good despite it all, and Diego had an enjoyable birthday.