Holding Forth the Word of God - Peru 2010

We had an awesome first day at the conference! It was packed for a first day. I think the women alone had over 100, and usually the conference begins a little “slow” and then builds because the word spreads. So we’re looking forward to another great day tomorrow.

I don’t have pictures of everyone who taught or shared today because the team is really encouraged to sit among the people for the sessions. This is great because it helps us to connect better with those we’re teaching, but it also means I’m not able to roam around a lot and take pictures of everything that’s going on throughout the course of the conference on any given day.

Nevertheless, here are a few pictures to take a look at. First, we have Dr. Tolbert leading an opening session on “Overcoming the Enemy.” J.B.’s standing close beside him as he translates the message. All of our interpreters are excellent at what they do. We truly couldn’t make it without them!

Next, we have a shot from above of the women’s conference. As you can see, there are a lot of women, and this picture doesn’t even capture all of them. This is a glimpse of Debbie teaching her session along with her faithful interpreter right by her side.

Now, here’s a shot of the kitchen crew. Of course, we have to include food, right? You may notice missionary Cameron on the far right faithfully serving behind the scenes. The food was delicious! They served us a meat soup with noodles, and I had a wheat roll. (Are you proud of me Wendy for taking the wheat roll instead of the white bread? :-) We also had a hot, creamy desert that tasted sort of like orange pudding to me. Both of these hot items really warmed you up for the chilly night air of Huancayo.

We also have another shot from above of Marci teaching her lesson and Blanca interpreting. Remember, I told you Blanca was carrying double-duty - so pray for her. Actually, she’s carrying more like triple duty tomorrow because she’s also part of the team who’ll be sharing at a High School tomorrow on moral purity. Just to let you know, I’m taking the pictures of the ladies conference whenever I can break away from upstairs because I want to try to minimize any interruptions as much as possible.

Next, we have a couple of pictures of Corey and Rob sharing. Corey shared a powerful testimony about how God saved him and eventually called him into full-time missions (left). Thank You, Lord, for another servant who’s being mobilized among the nations for Your glory! And Rob gave a very insightful presentation on “Truth and Faith” and how this is tied to the breastplate of righteousness in Ephesians 6 (right). In fact, I spoke after Rob and referred to his session about two or three times because the Lord used him in such a dynamic way. By the way, Rob and Marci are also planning to go to the mission field. Again, be glorified Lord Jesus in lives of Your chosen vessels.

And on this point, please remember to pray for Corey, Blanca, Rob, Marci, and myself as we go to the High School tomorrow to share about moral purity. We learned tonight that they changed our time from 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM. Did I mention something about being flexible on the mission field? Thanks for your intercession.

Well, I know you can’t be at the conference with us. So I thought I would try to do the next best thing – I would take a little of the conference to you. Take a quick listen to the men singing a song to begin the host pastor’s session today. You may not know Spanish, but I think you’ll recognize this with your heart.

Enjoy and blessings!