OUR TRIP TO LIMA

We went to Lima from May 14 to May 21. We traveled to Lima with our nephew, Constantino. He drives for a living and this is his usual route. With us he manifested his spiritual hunger and was completely open. He happily prayed with us for forgiveness of sin, asking the Lord Jesus Christ to come into his heart and live there forever. Afterwards he was confident that the Lord had heard him. He does not live in Santa Maria, so we do not see him often. Please pray with us that he will grow in the grace and the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. His daughter, Chris, goes with her mother to the Catholic church, but then has bad dreams and seems tormented. We are praying for her and expecting her visit one of these days.

We arrived in Lima on May 15, Nathalie, our younger granddaughter's birthday.

We stayed with our son, Pedro, his wife, Esther, and their two daughters, Jade (10) and Natalie (3). Pedro is working very long hours and his boss seems to be abusing him, having him work until 7 PM most nights and even until 9 PM some nights. And now he is asking him to come in on Sundays! He leaves for work at 5 AM as it takes almost 2 hours to get there. And he gets home between 9 and 11, as a rule. He would like to find a job closer to home. Please pray with us for that to happen!

Pedro, Esther, Jade, and Nathalie

 

We visited the church just down the hill from Pedro’s and were honored by the pastor, Marcos, a family member, who invited each of us to share on different occasions. Carolyn also worked with the pastor’s daughter, Sidny, on Saturday with the children. About 20 were present and Carolyn was delighted when the children went forward by two’s to lead worship songs, then went forward one-by-one to give a Bible text that each had chosen and learned by memory. Jade sat doing her homework with her Bible on her lap, looking for her text for next Saturday. We encouraged the church to elect a board of deacons. Both the pastor and his wife each work, he in hardware and she as a community leader. Blanca’s work is voluntary, but she has much responsibility, overseeing several mothers’ clubs in the region, where milk is distributed with a government subsidy and lunch is prepared at a low cost for families and for the elderly, also with government subsidy.

We returned May 21st in another auto. Augusto’s wallet fell on the floor when we changed autos at the half-way point, and we were 15 minutes out of the terminal when he realized it. The driver kindly took us back. We didn’t know if the other driver would be there or if maybe he had found the wallet, which had Augusto’s ID from Peru AND from the US, plus bank cards and considerable cash, and would lie to us, saying he hadn’t seen it. After looking for 10 or 15 minutes at the terminal, Augusto spotted a car that looked like the one we came in. He looked through the window and WHAT A MIRACLE! On the floor in the back seat was his wallet! The driver came a few minutes later and opened the door. Thank God he had not left for Lima and THANKS BE TO GOD for HIS FAITHFULNESS to us!