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A couple of weeks ago we went to find out about our baby. We wanted to know whether the baby was going to be a boy or a girl. Well we went into the office all excited but noticed that the doctor didn’t look like she normally does. We know the doctor so were waiting to hear something a little troubling. Well after a few minutes the doctor told us that the baby had a cleft lip and that it might turn into a cleft palette. Here in Peru it isn’t a normal condition so the expertise isn’t that of the doctors in the states.

We discussed the situation with 5 doctors in Peru and with 3 in the states every single one of them said that beyond a shadow of a doubt we needed to return to the states. Depending on the gravity of the situation the baby might need to be operated on as early as 30 minutes after being born especially if the palette has problems. Everyone agrees that this must be taken care of in the states.

We thank God for all that he has done and how he has guided our lives through this whole situation. We had already programmed to be in the states for a few weeks for a missions conference with Pastor Brent Armstrong in Tucson, Arizona. We plan on staying in the states for at least 6 months if it is only a lip problem. This way we can get him operated on and then return to Peru.

If you know anything about me you know that I have no desire to be in the states, I am already trying to program a couple of trips at least while I am back in the states. Pray that God will lead guide and direct us in all that is done for his honor and glory. We are fine and know that God has a plan whatever the outcome may be.

During these 6 months in the states, we are going to try and get in some new churches to raise support and we are also going to try and visit some of our supporters. Pray that we will have a full calendar. If there is anything we can do to help or if you would like to have us in your church please let us know.

Chris

We had a great time this is my first service where I was able to be back and preaching at Omega. We had amazing services. We had 82 in the morning and 77 at night. We are excited about all that God is doing.

The Waye family has arrived here on the field and are trying to catch up on sleep after not sleeping for 24 hours. Keep us and them in your prayers that God would use their time in Peru in amazing ways.

This morning I preached out of I John 3 and then in the evening we preached about the Holy Spirit and the need for his power and guidance in our lives, in our churches and in our pulpits. We had a great time and I am already looking forward to Thursday. Tuesday I have tons of meetings starting at 8 am and so far I have meetings through 8 pm. Hopefully Wednesday will be a little slower. Keep us in your prayers that God would use us here in Peru for his honor and glory.

Chris

Well we are looking forward to having Chris Waye and family arrive in Peru tomorrow. They will be here for 6 months on an internship program with us. Pray that God will use their lives in amazing ways and that they will be able to do well in their language learning and in the time that they will be interning here in the country. I am praying that God will allow us to see them grow in amazing ways and maybe God will give them direction in the exact field where he wants them to go.

I want to thank Pastor Derik Lawrence and Victory Baptist Church for allowing us to have them here with us. They come from this amazing church and I count it a privilege to work with them.

We are so thankful for how God is using the ministry here and allowing us the privilege of training others to be a part in reaching the world with the gospel.

Well I went to the states for 20 days. God gave us the privilege of trying to raise support. I am so grateful to say that we have raised right at $300 a month. God is so good to us here we have seen him do amazing things even in the middle of a recession. Please continue to pray that God would use our lives and ministries to bring honor and glory to him alone.

I returned on the 1st of March and had the privilege of travelling with April Baker (long time friend and partner in the ministry) and with her uncle Greg Metcalfe. Greg is in the movie industry and came down to try and get enough footage together to do a video of the ministry here in Peru. After a week he has decided to return again in June to get more footage. He was a great blessing to have down here and for a man of his level of talent to donate time to try and help us out was mind boggling. Keep him in your prayers that he might have clarity on putting the video together.

I want to personally thank both April and Steven Baker (thanks Steven for letting her come) and Greg Metcalfe for coming down here. We had a blast and are looking forward to the result from the time we put into recording.

I just got this letter from Jason Holt in Chile. Pray that God would do amazing things through this service.

We are fine! I’m posting on the blog more details in a few minutes I don’t have internet nor electricity at my house… but I’m at the church.  Thankfully the church people were not hurt.  The church building didn’t suffer any damageWe’re having a special service in 2 hours… pray God will change lives this weekendWe’re having a lot of aftershocks.  THe news here is saying that during the next few days we could have aftershocks in the 7-8 scale rangeI’m write more laterThanks for prayingJason

Well, this has to be one of the saddest blogs I have had to write. I just got a call from Wilber, he told me that his 6 month old daughter has stopped responding to the treatments that the doctors have been giving her. Suhjey almost died due to pneumonia while pregnant and God worked a miracle. At the hospital they called her Lazarus because there was no hope for her and she made it.

I would like to ask you to pray for Wilber and Suhjey that God would give them peace that passes all understanding. I cannot even understand what the family must be going through. I would like to ask you to pray about helping out with the expenses of the funeral. I honestly have no way to help them and I know that all of their money is gone now because of trying to fight off pneumonia for Suhjey as well as for Pamela. The funeral will cost somewhere around $1500. Please pray that the Lord would provide that for this dear pastor and his wife. I have attached some pictures so that you can see Pamela.

Wilber called me and thru tears explained to me how he knew that God gives and God takes away. He is an amazing man of God and has stood through very hard times. Please keep them in your prayers. Here are some pictures.

Chris

Well today one of the guys that are here in language school was riding up to the Bible College to go to classes and a car decided to pull out in front of him. He had to lay the scooter down and he and his wife got scraped up pretty bad. Please keep Rodney and Faye Holmes in your prayers.

They are missionaries to Venezuela and are doing a great job learning the language (when they make it to the classes) They went to the hospital and got the scrapes looked at and they are fine. There is one change though. Faye said today that after having two wrecks that she is done on the motorcycle.

Of course having a wreck down here is more than just going to the hospital, he had to go get blood drawn to make sure he wasn’t drunk etc. No one had any doubts but that is protocol here. It is always fun being on the mission field and your day changes courses way too easily. My brother David is interested in buying the scooter from Rodney so we may end up visiting David now you never know.

God has been so good to us. Graduation was on the 4th of December this year. We are so thankful for the privilege God has given us to train up young people. We had 12 young people graduate and we are excited to see what God is going to do with their lives. If you are a regular supporter of the Bible College can I tell you that you are investing in probably one of the best ministries I know of when it comes to the fruit that comes from that ministry.

Out of the graduates, we have Braulio Zavaleta. He has taken over a dying church during his senior year and has done great things there in Chivay. Chivay is a small city up next to the deepest Canyon in the country of Peru. It has a lot of tourists go through there and about 5,000 people live there. He is out of Faith Baptist Church and God is using him in great ways. We also had a young man named Dennis Melgar graduate. He is going to Ecuador and is planning on working with Bro. Raymond Bradley and will be starting a church in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Alex Gutierrez is going to work in his church for one more year then go to the north part of Peru to start a church. He is currently praying about Trujillo. Pray for the graduates that God would use their lives in an amazing way. We are so thankful for being able to work with them.

We had the privilege of having Rudy Johnson come preach for us from Pisaq, Peru. He has been used of God in amazing ways here in Peru. He is 78 years old and has the attitude of a 30 year old. He is still dreaming and doing great things for God. He has been in Peru right at 50 years and has had the privilege of growing the two largest churches in the country. Both churches ran over 1500 people while he was working in them and they are still very strong churches to this day. He has trained up many men and women to serve God. It was a great privilege to sit around and hear war stories from a man that has been used of God through the years.

God bless.

Well, you know McDonalds has become famous for Super Sizing everything. Well they never told us that they had a super size McDonalds here in Orlando. This thing is gigantic. The sale all of the regular McD’s stuff is here, but they also have Mexican Cuisine (if you can call it that) among other things.

There are 2 stories and video games, playground etc. The truth of the matter is that I am glad I don’t live in the area. I really don’t know if the kids will ever be happy going to any other McDonalds. Hope you guys aren’t getting too bored with the posts from our vacation. Don’t worry it ends tomorrow. I am thinking about going to Milton, FL and dropping in at a friends church on Wednesday but we will see.

Chris

You know, I am the kind of guy that likes to do everything to the extreme. If I do something there is no such thing as doing it half way. I have always enjoyed going to amusement parks that had the biggest and best of everything. Things that only the bravest among us would be willing to ride. It is amazing how things change when you have children.

I still love crazy rides and doing things to the extreme, but dare I say that I had a blast taking the kids to one of the worlds most infantile parks? I did really enjoy it, seeing the kids have fun made me have a blast. And yes I would do it again to see the looks of amazement on their faces.

It is amazing how my definition of fun has changed since I became a dad. I think that I am finally starting to understand what my parents used to mean when they would say stuff like “we have learned to live through your eyes”. My definition of fun has definitely changed tons. It also makes me think of how our heavenly father must feel when we learn to truly enjoy the things that he has given us.

Chris