Quick Update and Prayer Request

The day in and day out of my life in Lima isn't super exciting, but it has been productive. Plans are coming together really well for all the summer student teams. I'm really thankful to have had this time to prepare and wrap my head around it all. There are a lot of students coming this summer and being organized is going to help me keep my sanity.

A team from Grace Community and Cambridge Baptist are back in San Jose de Quero. They wrote and said:

We had a good meeting this morning with Godofredo, Rolando and Arminda. We walked out and saw Teodoro in his fields with his cattle and are planning evening services for Wednesday and Thursday. We will be in the schools Wednesday and Thursday as well. Please pray for Maruja. She is not here, but in Chupaca recovering from a hernia operation. 

For those of you who have been here, this will mean a lot more to you. The team is staying busy! I look forward to being able to return to San Jose de Quero next month with a group of students.

This past week there have been two mudslides close to Huánuco, one south in the Ambo Quechua area and one north in the Panao Quechua area. A highland lake overflowed about 20 kilometers above the city of Ambo and brought down a mudslide that took out a large number of homes. The death count is still unknown, but its probably somewhere around 50.We know that 8 families of a local church lost everything. The associate pastor of the church was away at the time, but his wife and three young children were all lost to the mudslide.Please pray for the families of the victims and for all of the churches that will be helping in the relief effort.

Cancejos is a small town in the Panao Quechua area where a mudslide has covered at least 55 homes. Death count is also unknown. We do know of one pastor who was killed. He has been an influential pastor in the ministry to indigenous Quechuans and has also aided in the translation of the Bible into this Quechua dialog. Please pray for his family, his flock, and all those who are impacted by this mudslide. Please pray for all of the believers helping provide relief in this area.