In case you didn't get our prayer letter...

March, 2011

Dear Friends and Family,

Greetings from sunny Peru!  A lot has changed in our lives since we wrote you last, so we wanted to give everyone a quick update of where we are now.  In July we wrote asking for prayer as we were trying to sell our house.  Shortly after we sent out that letter, we received an offer on the house.  We praise the Lord that everything went smoothly and quickly throughout the whole process.  We truly count it as God’s work in our lives that we were able to sell our house during the current conditions.  We moved out at the end of November.  God is so good that He miraculously provided a house for us to stay in for the month of December as we transitioned out of our previous home and packed up for our trip to Peru.  It also gave us the opportunity to be able to stay in the US to spend Christmas with my family.  This house clearly was God’s provision in our lives, because the situation was so perfect for what we needed. The house was available for exactly the dates we would need it, nothing more and nothing less.  An added benefit is that the house was only about 6 blocks from my parents' house, so it was the perfect place to be for the holidays.  Praise the Lord because He knows what we need even better than we do ourselves.  This has served as a good reminder to us, that through it all, we need to trust him.  He has something better in mind for us, than even we are thinking of. 

The Lord opened the doors for us to leave the US on January 1, 2011.  The start of a new year seemed like a fitting time to begin this new journey in our lives as well.  We have spent the past 2 months visiting with Junior’s family, adjusting to life in Peru, preaching in several churches, and sharing the gospel with taxi drivers wherever we go.  We have also been waiting on the Lord to open the door for us to go to a YWAM training school.  The schools that we had thought were options, didn’t work out for various reasons, so we have been seeking another place to go. God has opened a door in Chile for a class that starts the 25th of March. So we are applying for that school, looking forward to the possibility of going there and praying that God will continue to lead us. It is a bit scary because we don’t really know what the living situation or childcare will be like. But as we look back at how God has taken care of us so far, we know that His plans are for our good.

Thank you so much for your prayers and your financial support.  It is humbling to see God working in our lives.  So far we have raised  1/4 of the total estimated cost of our room, board, tuition and transportation for all seven of us during the five month period.  We have already seen that God is faithful, and He gives us exactly what we need, when we need it.  So we are excitedly waiting to see how He will continue to provide for us as we step out in faith and obedience to Him.  Please keep praying with us for God’s provision, our time in Chile, and His guidance in our lives.

We would love to keep in touch with all of you. Since we will be moving around a lot in the next few months, e-mail is probably the best way to get in touch with us.  We will also be updating our blog as we are able.  We do have a permanent US address (my parent’s house) where we can receive mail as well as donations.  Also, please let us know how God is working in your lives and how we can be praying for each of you.

 

“Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid.
The Lord, the Lord, is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation.”  Isaiah 12:2

Trusting Him,

Junior, Kristen, Alexis, Diego, Lucas, Joshua and Jonathan