meetings in Iscuchaca (near Cusco)

Nov 18 to 20, we had meetings with other missionaries and some potential missionaries. The Martins, Kropfts, Jon Kropft's parents, and a few men from NM, who are involved in starting another mission in another part of Peru, we all there, to encourage each other in the Lord, the work, and to talk about how things are working in our different areas. It was a real blessing and encouragment for us.

Levi and Judy Martin and Family

Jon and Charlotte Kropft (with one daughter missing)

Sliding children in Cusco!

Well, we're off! Today, Wednesday the 12th, we leave for Cusco. Please be praying for our family's safety as we travel!

Charo and her boyfriend.

Hipólito and Charo

Please be praying for Charo, our dear friend, and her boyfriend. They have begun living together and 18 year old Charo is 6 months pregnant. For years she has been a dear friend to us, the Peacheys, and others who have served here in Velille.

She has heard the Gospel, and for many years stated that she would not follow the footsteps of most of the youth here, in getting pregnant while young and unmarried. However over the last year she repeatedly put off the day of salvation, and sadly has indeed yeilded to the ways of the world.

Pray that she would see that now more than ever she needs the Lord's help! Motherhood is no small thing. We pray that she would be brought to a place of seeing herself as a needy sinner - and turn to Him who has all power and is rich in love and mercy!

Susanna's Sayings

Susanna and Elisabeth have been working on memorizing the books of the Bible as a part of their school every morning. Susanna has come up with a few interesting comments lately: The girls were trying to remember the order of some children in a friend's family, and Elisabeth said, "Wendy, Regina, Joshua.....uh....Joshua....." and Susanna completed it triumphantly with, "Joshua, Judges, Ruth!" Another time, Elisabeth started wailing, "Susanna hit me......on purpose!" Susanna replied, "No....it was an Exodus!" (meaning accident) Susanna is not the only one that says funny things; We adults, still goof up plenty in Spanish. Everyone got a good laugh the other day when we said that a friend of ours, who had chicken pox, was covered in hail stones (granisos), instead of a rash (granitos).