Through Jesus and for the sake of his name, we have received grace as missionary messengers of the good news of the Kingdom of God now open to all to call people from among all the Gentiles, especially those in Peru, to the surrendered life that flows from faith.

~Romans 1:5, my special July 2 version

During our appointment interview today, we were invited to join South America Mission’s work in Puerto Supe, Peru. Really there were no surprises in the interview, which was almost a surprise in and of itself. We were thrilled to accept the invitation. As we have said before, we will be working with Cesar and Grace Cubas, longtime Bolivian missionaries and new missionaries in Puerto Supe (although Cesar is actually a hometown boy). Also Kyle has recently joined them. Ansley McCarty, who is attending this orientation with us, is considering coming along for the ride. I am praying that she will accept! I think she could be a great friend to me.

Our main prayer right now is that Tim would begin to build vision and/or receive direction regarding the specific work he may be doing. While this kind of clarity can’t be too trustworthy until we are with the Cubases in Puerto Supe, I know it would be a tremendous blessing to him to at least have some ideas to be thinking about and share with others. In my case, I feel fairly clear that my main goal will be to encourage people in a life of faith- both spiritual “seekers” and those who have already made a decision to submit their lives to God. This could take a lot of forms but will essential mean making friends in various ways and offering myself to their service.

PS I got some prednisone steriod pills for my poison ivy and it is clearing up. What a relief.

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