Greetings From the Jungle!
We pray this letter finds you prospering in this new year! Hard to believe that January is already gone and we’re in February!
Seems like the phrase “so much to do and so little time” describes our life pretty well. We’ve been busy, and we give God all the glory and praise for what has been accomplished.
We had the opportunity to join with brothers in a couple of churches, and do an outreach in the Jungle. We did a reenactment of the life of Jesus, and some of the miracles he did, in the plaza in Santa Tomas. Despite the fact that it rained during the entire program, we had an overwhelming turnout, and an estimated 100 people came to the Lord! We were honored to stand in the rain and watch God work as He blessed the efforts of the entire team. This project really demonstrated how much the body of Christ can do together! You were a part of this work, your donations were used to fund much of this program! We purchased several baskets of food and had drawings at the end of the program. Each person had a ticket with a number on it, (the tickets were free of course), and you had to be present to win a basket of food. I think everyone in the village came, a free basket of food is a pretty good enticement!
Classes have been going great, especially with the addition of Hermanos Oscar and Marissa to our mission. They are awesome teachers of the Word, and a real blessing to us personally! Another group in our Bible School has completed the first phase, and are ready to start phase 2 of the Bible Institute. If you’ll remember, our Bible school is in 3 parts, each taking about a year to complete.
The river here is rising again, it’s that time of year, so we ask once again for your prayers for our brothers who will be moving when the river comes into their homes. For us this way of life seems so foreign, why would you live in a place where you knew the river would force you out of your home each year? For them it is a normal way of life. When the river rises there is always a rise in diseases that come with it. There has been an outbreak of Malaria in the area right behind our house. So we’re praying for God’s protection, that none of these diseases come on our brothers.
We’ve had several water baptisms lately, and another is planned for this Thursday in Santa Tomas. It’s been raining here a lot, far more than is normal for January, and we haven’t been able to get to Santa Tomas for 3 weeks. The dirt road is just not passable. We’re praying for a clear day this coming Thursday, so we will be able to get through. (please include in your prayers, that we not only get there, but that it doesn’t rain while we’re there and we can’t get back 🙂
We so thank each of you who partner with us in the work here. We can do so much together for His Glory! If you haven’t had a chance to support this work through your finance and prayers, we would like to invite you to do so. We welcome your help! You may send your tax deductible donations to:
Adams Missionary Fund
Church on the Rock OKC
PO Box 720006
OKC, OK 73172-0006
Serving With Joy,
Jerry, Connie & Kaitlyn
Iglesia Sobre La Roca, Peru