There is a growing worldwide “road-less” population that will top one billion people in the year 2030, many of which still need: God’s word in their language, national leaders trained to establish churches, and access to lifesaving medical and humanitarian aid. Our family is just a very small part of a team of many churches, missions, families, and individuals that God has called to go beyond the roads and share His Love!
Saturday, July 18, 2015
Saturday, February 28, 2015
No More Seas...or Jungles?
I once heard a sermon preached on Revelations 21:1 "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea." The Pastor lamented the fact that there would not be a sea, as he was very fond of the ocean. He went on to explain that while John was writing the book of revelations he was in prison on an island, and the sea represented isolation. In heaven, isolation will no longer exist.
I can't help but imagine that a large percentage of the people we serve in Peru, feel the same sense of isolation due to the dense jungle. One day there will be a new heaven and new earth where these types of geographical challenges no longer exist, until then we will keep using the airplane to break through the isolation with the love of God.
Sunday, July 20, 2014
God at work!
Jason & Josh are two independent missionaries that have a focus on the “un-evangelized.” In early May, the two of them set out on what was supposed to be a 30 day trip that included a trek through the jungle to a river which would lead to an area of “un-evangelized” peoples. They had a satellite tracker that they could send out messages to friends who were following their progress (in the US). Five days into the trip, they were having difficulty making it through the jungle and sent out a message requesting prayer. On day 6, their track on the satellite showed some funny paths (like they were going in circles), and they lost communications sometime near that point. This wasn’t their first trip into the jungle, and their team back in the US wasn’t too concerned as they are both skilled survivalists. About day 30 after they started their trip, we received a call from their team in the US to see if we could locate them. The guys eventually made it to the river and built a raft, but progress was slow. They were hoping to reach a ranger station within 8 days of being on the river. By day 40, they ran out of food, and were still weeks away from any chance of contact. We found them on day 45 and dropped supplies, and picked them up on day 46 and brought them to Cashibo. By that point, they were on their 3rd raft (one broke, one was washed away), and they were pretty weak.
The search route was based on their actual track and projected route (information that was 40 days old). Praise God it all worked as planned!
Monday, June 2, 2014
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Thursday, March 27, 2014
At Road's End
Checkout our latest video that gives a whirlwind tour of the last month that led us to the road's end
(at least from Lima)
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Welcome to the Jungle!
A huge thank you to so many friends, family members, and churches that have allowed us to serve in Peru. We praise God for a safe trip from Philadelphia, through Boston (which was a miracle we made the connection), through Fort Lauderdale, down to Lima, down to Pucallpa, and then a short 30 minutes on road to Cashibo Cocha. We are enjoying meeting the different missionary families, local pastors, and getting to know our neighbors from the Shapibo village across the lake. God is at work in Peru, and we pray to be used by Him in the years ahead!
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