Tupicocha

Last weekend Junior had the chance to go up into the mountains for 3 days with a team of 12 people comprised of members from some of the nearby churches and a group of doctors. 



A boy they met on the way up the mountain.  
The group stopped and visited with him. 



 They had the opportunity to give some health advice and to throw Christmas parties for the children.  They stopped in 4 villages before ending up in a town called Tupicocha. 

One of the orphan girls in Tupicocha who received

her Christmas gift.

He came back with many stories from the people he met.  Here are a few pictures that show what the area is like.  It is up in the mountains about 5 hours from Lima.  The people are very poor and there is a lot of need.   But they are also very generous and so grateful for anything that you can do to help them.  This is one of the areas where we would like to work in evangelizism and discipleship, but ask for God's guidance and wisdom as to how best to go about it.  Please pray that God will open doors in supernatural ways, because the need is so overwhelming it is hard to know where to start. 



A Christmas party for the children





Junior and Pastor David with the children who have come
to Tupicocha from the surrounding villages
for the Christmas party.



God is Good!

Thank you all for your prayers.  It has been a busy few months and in the last week, things got even busier.  We have been praying and waiting for a place to live and for a car, and in one day God answered both of those prayers.  A missionary family offered to rent us their house, since they are not living in the area.  The house is great for our family for several reasons.  It is on the outskirts of Lima in a town called Chaclacayo, which puts us closer to the communities where we are working.  It is also in a very safe neighborhood, with lots of parks and even a swimming pool.  It is a great place for the kids.  Finally, the rent is much more affordable than any other place we could find.  We have been waiting to move in, since there was another family living there.  Thankfully they moved out, and we received word that we could move in on the 20th of December, just in time for Christmas.  That same day, some other missionary friends offered to lend us their car, since they will be gone for the next year.  It is a 15 passenger van, so we have plenty of room for the whole family.  God is so good.  We are so grateful to him and marvel as we see him answering prayers.    It truly is amazing to watch his plans unfold and to see his perfect timing. 

So the last few days have been spent unpacking boxes and trying to get settled in.  We still have a ways to go, but we are starting to feel at home already.  We praise the Lord for his answers. 



Moving in!

 Thank you for your continued prayers for our family as we seek God's guidance in our lives.

Merry Christmas!

We wish everyone a Merry Christmas!  May God give you all a wonderful season as we rejoice in Him. 



We were so happy to be able to move into our new house
just in time to set up our Christmas tree before Christmas.



Christmas hugs from our family to yours!

This year we will get to have two Christmas celebrations.  We will celebrate on the 24th with Junior's family.  The Peruvian tradition is to stay up until midnight on the 24th and have a big turkey dinner and open presents.  Then my parents come on the first of January, so we will have another Christmas celebration with them.  We are very blessed and looking forward to spending time with our families.