Hello everyone!
I would like to start off by saying how blessed we have been because everyone is healthy and well! Our trip has been going great these past couple of days and I would also like to thank you for all of your prayers. Saturday morning we woke up and did our usual morning devotional and we went to the village around the First Baptist Church of Janauaca. The Lord worked through us in men's and women's ministry, VBS, eyeglasses, medical help, and soccer games. Our translators have done an incredible job helping us speak to the people in the village and the Lord has did incredible work touching peoples' lives on Saturday. A couple of the men on our team took some of the men and boys from the village over to the opposite side of the river to play soccer. It was such a blessing to see the men and children both light up when they got the opportunity to play. Mary Beth has been doing a great job as our VBS leader, and on Saturday led around 21 children in songs, stories, and crafts. That night we attended Philadelphia Baptist Church again and we celebrated the 1st birthday of a baby boy named Allyson. His mother came up and spoke about how he was born with tumors on his brain that were inoperable, and the doctor did not think he would make it to his frist birthday. Due to nothing but the abundant grace and love of God, we had the opportunity to celebrate his birthday with him and his mother. On Sunday morning we arrived at the Assembly of God church and helped the people with the same things that we had on Saturday. We got to meet the pastor of the church and speak with the people, which was an incredible experience. That night we attended the church where Andrew delievered the message to the people. He did a great job in his sermon and the pastor was very thankful to have him there. Today we are visiting a village that is very different than the ones before. Its name is Nossa Senhora De Fatima II and it is in the middle of the jungle. We have previously used the churches as the make-shift pharmacy/room for eye glasses, but this village does not have a church so someone offered up their house for us to use. The VBS is being held in the middle of the trees on a tarp. Though this is different than what we have experienced before, we have grown to appreciate the circumstances in which God has put us in today. The men women and children are mostly unbelievers and we are so thankful to get an opportunity to witness to them. We just had lunch and right now is our one hour break until we head back into the village to continue our work. I hope that you will continue to pray for us as we are going alligator hunting tonight! We are taking a small boat out, but the men are pretty excited about getting the chance to wrestle and alligator...
Thank you again for all your prayers and I will update you on our journey tomorrow!
God bless!
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