Last night we picked up the First Baptist Church Rocky Mount team from the airport. Mrs. Ruby & I will head to Salasaka this morning to work with them in their REAP community. Just after meeting them briefly last night, I am so excited to spend the rest of this week with them! We have so much to learn from each other and have so much excitement to share about taking the gospel to the nations. I believe God is going to use them greatly this week in building relationships with the Quichua people of Salasaka.
This week we enter into a place of darkness. A community with very little evangelical presence. Rituals and false hope fills their religious lives. They pray to the Virgin Mary and the Saints. Sure, they’ve heard of Jesus, but they worship the child Jesus or the crucified, dying Jesus. They do not know the victory of the resurrection and the freedom of salvation. Pray that this week the strongholds of Satan will be broken. Pray that some will begin seeking Truth in the Bible and that for some their search will be over and they will be saved by Jesus Christ and experience true victory and freedom.
I cannot believe that 7 or my 8 weeks here are over! The time has gone by so fast. I got a card from my sister Britney back in June that encouraged me to live to the fullest. Elizabeth Elliot said, “Where ever you are, be all there.” Please pray that I will give of myself in service to my Savior this week by pouring into the people and into this team. I don’t want to hold anything back. I want God to use me. Please pray that God will advance our hearts’ desires to live out His love and gospel this week and our lives!
Finally please pray for our friends, Fabian and Gloria’s big evangelistic campaign this Friday, Saturday, & Sunday as they celebrate the 3rd Anniversary of the church they helped start. Please pray that the community will see Jesus through them as the Gospel is preached and sung and free meals are served.
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