Ken, Randy, & Sharon
Please be in prayer for this team from College Street Baptist Church.
They will be ministering in Ambo, Peru this week, focusing on discipleship and encouragment.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Update from Ingleside Baptist Team...
Here is the May 18, 2011 update from the Ingleside Baptist Team:
The morning started with breakfast and a tour of our host's Guinea Pig stalls. Yes, they raise Guinea Pigs! Then, we packed up all our stuff and headed to the Church for our final service at Santa Cruz.
Eddie started the teaching with a lesson on the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, following David's lesson on Baptism yesterday. Pastor Josue spoke on the importance of an Order of Worship in planning services, which seems natural to us but apparently is not to these pastors. David finished our teaching with a lesson on Perseverance from Hebrews 12.
To conclude the service, Pastor Raul gathered all of us and all of the Pastors in a circle, at which time each Pastor personally thanked our group and our Church for the ministry we have in their area. We were awestruck at the sincerity and passion in which they spoke. They then asked to pray for us, our families, and Ingleside, Peruvian style. Everyone prays there prayers at the same time, and we were overwhelmed at the outpouring of love and gratitude, all the while giving Glory to God (Gloria Rios) . It was an amazing time for all of us.
The service ended with another excellent lunch of soup with chicken. Our Peruvian translators were also served Cuy (Guinea Pig!). Pastor Josue shared some of his with Martin and Eddie, and we can report that it's pretty good.
We said our good byes to the folks in the Santa Cruz region and headed to Huaylas with Pastor Josue. We attended his service tonight. Don gave his personal testimony and David taught his lesson on Perseverance again from Hebrews 12. David showed amazing skill as he kept right on preaching when 2 dogs started fighting in the sanctuary, only to be broken up by an elderly Peruvian man whacking one of them with his wooden chair. David never missed a beat with his teaching.
Pastor Josue asked us to sing a song for his congregation, which puzzled me because he had heard us sing last night. So, we sang a full unrehearsedversion of Amazing Grace for them. Though off key and a bit pitchy, we enjoyed singing it together and God was glorified in it.
Tomorrow we will minister to some of the congregation here in Huaylas before beginning the return trip to Lima for our return on Saturday.
Thanks to all who are praying for us. It has been an amazing time!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Ingleside Baptist Church Requests and News...
Here is the update from yesterday:
One thing these men asked specifically for in prayer was to speak God's word with boldness. Let's pray today that the Holy Spirit would pour out on them giving them the boldness they are desiring, and that God would be glorified through that. Pray that the Lord would prepare the hearts of the hearers of the word to receive the great truths He is going to reveal to them today.
"Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart." Ps 37:4 What a great promise from our Lord! As the men on this team and the Peruvians are delighting themselves in the Lord, there hearts will desire the right things. Glory to God!!!
"After breakfast, we headed down the rocky, bumpy road back to Zatza. All roads in the Santa Cruz area are very bad, worse than you're imagining. You can't drive more than 5 miles an hour in many places.
When we got there, they served everyone fried egg sandwiches which were the best food we've had so far, and some mint tea that was very good. The service started as usual with singing and praying. Sometimes, the leaders pray and speak in the Quechua language. And when they pray, everyone prays aloud their own individual prayers. Alejandro gave the first message which was about the relationship between the church leaders and the congregation. Then David gave a message on Baptism which brought lots of questions, comments, and discussion afterwards. Then they fed us chicken soup and hot peppers (rocoto) and a dessert made from squash.
There wasn't enough time for another lesson because they're having a service there tonight. So we sang and prayed some more and went back to Conay and made food for the service tomorrow. After a dinner of PBJ, we went back to Zatza for an evening service. It's amazing what they go through to get to the service. It takes 20-30 minutes for us to drive there and some people walk and many are very old women. In the churches, everyone always greets everyone else on the way in and when leaving. They sing and pray very passionately.
During the service, Eddie gave a lesson on heaven. Tomorrow, we're going back Zatza for the last day of the conference, then down the mountain and up the mountain on the other side of the valley to Huaylas."
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Tweets...
- I subscribe to a lot folks on Twitter but I kept noticing that there is rarely any news about what God is doing in our part of the world. So here's a news update for you to join us in praising God for His great work:
PeruRebel Jeff Holeman
REAP NORTH: FBC Humble, TX: ..hours in the dark..debris infested river..hit logs and sand bars..in spite of bad decision, God protected us.
PeruRebel Jeff Holeman
REAP NORTH: FBC Humble, TX: Mary Luz shared she had a dream a month b4 we arrived...said angels told her that missionaries would be coming.
PeruRebel Jeff Holeman
REAP NORTH: FBC, Humble, TX: Rick met w/the pastor in San Juan and other leaders 2 form partnership 4 reaching the Urarina.
PeruRebel Jeff Holeman
REAP NORTH: Morningside BC, Columbus, GA: 1 church was planted in the village of La Esperanza. Yagua People Group.
PeruRebel Jeff Holeman
REAP NORTH: Bryan Assoc., OK: 3 of the people from Mashanah traveled w/the October team and helped do ministry in the Iquito villages.
PeruRebel Jeff Holeman
REAP NORTH: Ole Miss BSU: Richard and Enrique shared @ need 4 a church. A place of worship & teaching...the people plan on building.
PeruRebel Jeff Holeman
REAP NORTH: Ole Miss BSU: Nazaria, known as the “prostitute”, meaning she has a different father 4 almost every child, came 2 salvation!
PeruRebel Jeff Holeman
REAP NORTH: Ole Miss BSU: As Enrique and Rosa shared…they said…”this village is desperate for Hope and to believe in God!”
PeruRebel Jeff Holeman
REAP NORTH: Ole Miss BSU: Simply living life w/them every day proved God’s love & understanding of the body of Christ among these people.
PeruRebel Jeff Holeman
REAP NORTH: Calhoun Assoc., MS: Our partnership is working; the Peruvians are catching on 2 the idea of evangelism/church planting/missions.
PeruRebel Jeff Holeman
REAP NORTH: Crossroads Fellowship, Cadiz, KY: Since 2008 ten new churches have been planted in Pachitea
PeruRebel Jeff Holeman
REAP NORTH: Crossroads Fellowship, Cadiz, KY: Pachiitea School of Missiology. Trained 35 leaders concept of Chronological Bible Storying.
PeruRebel Jeff Holeman
REAP NORTH: College Street BC, Walhalla, SC: More than sixty attended the leadership conference.
PeruRebel Jeff Holeman
REAP NORTH: FBC Universal City, TX: The Message we call the Gospel rings out loud & clear in the mountains surrounding the Huaylas Valley.
PeruRebel Jeff Holeman
REAP NORTH: FBC Universal, TX: We hit a home run..went where no one will go..where others will not stay..could say what nobody else can say.
PeruRebel Jeff Holeman
REAP NORTH: FBC Louisville, MS: 'Never be4 hve we had such gr8, personal relationships...Harvest is ready...area is poised 4 a gr8 revival!'
PeruRebel Jeff Holeman
REAP NORTH: Ingleside BC, Macon, GA reports: '2011 Pastor's Training Conference had 8 people groups represented.'
PeruRebel Jeff Holeman
REAP NORTH: Red Lane BC, Powhatan, VA: 'Youth Camp led by USA youth 4 youth of Apaycanchilla. 19 Peruvian youth professed Jesus Christ.'
PeruRebel Jeff Holeman
REAP NORTH: Grace Baptist Church, Somerset, KY reports: 'A Bible study has been started in Pacaraos, Vichaycocha, and Banos.'
PeruRebel Jeff Holeman
REAP NORTH: FBC Oxford, MS. Planned hermeneutics training for 20 pastors/church leaders. Over 80 showed up.
PeruRebel Jeff Holeman
REAP NORTH: Grace BC Somerset, KY reports: '18 people gathered 4 a B. study in Viscas, a town we had little influence in until this trip.'
PeruRebel Jeff Holeman
REAP NORTH: FBC Pickens, SC reports, 'The S-T4T program used a lot in east Asia (story telling for trainers) worked really well.'
PeruRebel Jeff Holeman
REAP NORTH: FBC Quitman GA reports, 'We have met with the Bapt Chrch in Hauncayo and have partnered w/them to work in the of Chupaca.'
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PeruRebel Jeff Holeman
REAP NORTH: Immanuel Community Chch reports, "We have around 30 professed believers in Los Angeles now, with a core group of 10 families..."
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