Earthqukes in a Neighboring Country

Yesterday morning Chile had an 8.8 earthquake yesterday morning about 3 am which caused there to be tsunami warnings all around the world from affecting South American countries including Peru to Japan and they are currently rescuing the quake victims in Chile and the death toll seems somewhat minimal but is climbing.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,587616,00.html

Women's Retreat: Retido para las Mujeres

This past weekend (19th-20th) we had a woman's retreat for the girl students here at the Bible College. It took a winding road and a few nauseated girls to get there but it was good. We had a total of three sessions together in which Ivy taught most of them out of the book of Ruth while I would help lead worship for the sessions. It was a real refreshing time for all of us girls being that we had all finished a block class and were in need of sitting at Jesus' feet for awhile. We really had that opportunity to take in the beauty of God's creation and spending time in fellowship with the Lord and one another. We walk around from town to town and go horseback riding to a local waterfall. It was definitely a refreshing time in the Lord.

Students Shown

This Sunday at the Calvary Chapel Lima Peru church for second service after the songs of worship. John Bonner presented all the American students who are attending the Bible college this semester. This is the view from the stage from my point of view I took the picture when they presented us. The rest of the students were lined up facing the same direction next to me most of them to my left hand side.

San Juan de Lurigancho: Saturday outreach

Saturday afternoons all the students at the Bible college go to their respective outreach ministry teams all around Lima there are about four different teams that go out during the weekend. The outreach that I am in about an hour bus ride away to a community at the foot of a hill or more like a mountain.
In the afternoons by the time we get there there is children's ministry for the kids up the mountain and the kids who live near the facility that Calvary Chapel San Juan de Lurigancho has been using which does not have running water or its own electrical source (at night the neighbors have been lending their electricity to the building). So there are two groups one that stays at the facility and one that goes up the hill. I went with the group up the hill.
There were a lot of kids there. We played soccer and different games with them and then sang worship, had the lesson, and then colored.
After children's ministry, in the evening there is a youth group service taught by Javier (aka Javicho, the guy teaching in the front of the picture.) It was a blessing being there. Pray that all the ministers there effectively show the love of God and are filled with the Spirit as they serve the Lord and those around.

Unified in Chirst

After breakfast throughout the weekdays this semester we sing worship together both the Peruvian students and the American as well as the staff at the church and Bible college. Then after worship we have announcements and then the Peruvians meet for their devotions in Spanish while we have our devotions with all the American students in English. It is beautiful to hear the praises of the saints early in the morning. Ephesians 4:1-6

Wednesday Night "en Numeros"

Wednesday night service is held here at the Bible College it is taught by Pastor John Bonner in the book of Numbers. It is held mostly as a class. I was blessed to be in the right place at the right time to watch and help one of the woman's son Alejandro (the boy standing on the light) while she got to here the teaching of the Word. She later shared with me how that day the Lord protected Alejandro from being in a car accident that happened earlier that day those in the car are still recovering so pray for their healing and quick recovery. God is in control and He knows what is best.

"Booger Fruit"

This fruit is called maracuya it is a native Peruvian fruit. It is very sour and tangy and has a very tropical type fruit taste to it. A few of the missionaries who came here and tried the fruit have called it booger fruit because of it's apparent similarity in texture. Lauren and I enjoyed it very much especially because of how cheap produce in Peru sells for.

Dorm Steward-esses

We had a dorm stewards meeting at Ivy's ( Dean of Women at the Bible College) house This afternoon.There are four of us dorm stewards for the girl's dorms: Holly, Rachel, Rosalie, and myself. I'm so blessed to be serving alongside these awesome women of God and it is a privilege to be able to fellowship with them and just learn and draw closer to Jesus and lift one another up in prayer. They really are woman who are longing for and seeking our Lord Jesus' face.

Sunday Night Bilingual Service

Pastor Dwayne Spearman (right side in the red shirt) is the campus pastor here at the Lima, Peru Bible college and teaches on Sunday nights for the bilingual service that is called Envoque (if not spelled Enfoque) . He has just recently been teaching on Sunday Nights while Pastor John Bonner (on the left in the blue) translates for him into Spanish. Pastor Spearman has been teaching from the Bible on topics that the congregation has asked about such as Marriage, Courting, divorce. He taught on what the Bible says about divorce last night. It has been a pleasure so far listening to and getting to know these two men of God teach the Word and share their faith in the Lord with us.

Sunday Morning at CC Lima

Went to church at Calvary Chapel Lima on Sunday Morning and they have Spanish services that Pastor John Bonner teaches. This past Sunday morning he taught on the crucifixion of Christ. Then for second service I went with Rosalie (another student at the Bible college) to help downstairs with watching the children for second service. It was a blessing. Darcy (head of children's ministry) told us that it was perfect for us two to be helping that morning for that service because two of the helpers were sick. It just goes to show how the Lord is faithful to provide what we need when we need it :)

MiraBus: A Glance at Lima

On Saturday we got to go on a field trip together and take what they call a Mirabus which is the Lima double decker tourist bus. It was nice to get a good overview of Lima.

Morning Devo: the 4th of Feb

We had morning devotions with Dwane Spearman [Campus Pastor] and Ivy [dean of Women] and all the American students who have arrived so far. We went through Proverbs 4 together (as you could read a Proverb a day for a whole month, because there are 30 chapters in Proverbs). It was good. This day was a much more relaxed day.

Arrival

Pastor John Bonner picked us up from the airport it was about 11:45 there were about five of us who arrived that night: Sam, Josh Richards, Jeremy Leu, Rachel Hicks, and myself.

Leaving the Northern Hemisphere

The Lord is faithful. I left Wednesday morning for Lima, Peru. Everything ran smoothly. Arrived in Houston and met up with two other students at the Bible college. They both attended the Bible college previous to this semester so they shared what they knew and it was comforting to be able to travel with them.

Fourth Semester

The semester has started at the Bible college and it was really good to see all the students who were first semesters with me my first semester in fall of 2008 and to catch up with them and fellowship and share how God has brought us so far.

This is Elisa she was one of the students at the Bible college who was with me for first semester we played volley ball together along with a few other students. She also recently went to the Bible college campus in Peru where I will be attending my fourth semester. She told me all about the awesome time she had with the awesome people of God in Lima. It is exciting to see what the Lord is doing in the lives of us young people to spread His gospel.