We decided to hire Lucy to give us language lessons while we are in Peru. We thought it would be great to jump start our language study because I am weak with that at home with our little homeschool. I figure if we get a good dose here, I may keep up with it at home.
So this is Lucy. She will come to our house three times a week to teach us Spanish. She was the first person the Styrons met here 4 years ago and lead her to the Lord. She is a treasure. She is now studying other languages and hopes to become a translator I think.
This is Chenoa. She is one of those people who you meet and are instant friends with. She was the person who gave me the courage and the encouragement to home-school. When Mike and I finally said ”yes” to homeschooling she was one of the first people I called. Her three kids are amazing and I love their family. (My kids love her kids too - in fact when we say “The Styrons” are coming over, the say yeah and name off their kids.)
I will be gathering other pictures during the conference of all of our friends so you can put a name and a face together. More later!
All of the other “gringos” including worship circle arrive from Lima today. The kids are happy to see Mr. Mitch again. They connected with him at Lee and Dori’s wedding and feel like they have a friend. We are all excited to met and make new friends.
Last night a few of us gathered together to pray and seek the Lord for this conference. It is very interesting how God put all of this together. So many different connections and people coming together all for one purpose, to proclaim that the kingdom has come in Peru and that all are welcome to enter in. Freedom for all!
As I was going to bed last night, the Lord was showing me several things to pray for in particular. There is a ton of oppression here that is very, very old. You don’t need to look very far into the history of this country to understand there are very strong spiritual strongholds that are centuries old. Pray with us that God will set the captives free over the next few days. I was reminded last night, as I was praying, about the unbelievable spiritual revival that is occurring in South America. I am praying for nothing less than the miraculous these next few days.
I had a strong sense last night that we should usher in this conference with worship. So pray with us. This morning we have Sara Groves kicking. As we clean (it seems that is all I do here) we are worshipping and dancing our way into this conference. Hudson loves to dance to loud worship music, so plug in your ipod (or whatever you use to listen to music with) and rock out with us!
Grace and Peace to all!