Sunday,
July 30th , 2006
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Hola!
So much has been going on since we've left I don't know were to start!
This morning everyone woke up and loaded into our bus to go to several sister churches to participate in their Sunday school programs. When my team got there, the kids were eating their church provided breakfast. That was our very first encounter with any of the Peruvians and it was VERY intimidating!
Once the children had their breakfasts ( hot milk and bread) , the team and kids headed into a small room and sang worship songs in spanish (....that was fun) .The kids were so loveable and truly accepted us right off the bat. After we had lunch we rested at our hotel and prepared for the night's events. At about 7:00 PM we attended a church service and had a blast! We sat in and got to make friends/worship with the locals (....more singing in spanish ) and got a good feel for what their church was like. Jesse Tosten and "Mattao" McCabe did some teaching and did a wonderful job.
Fletcher Abbott, Natalie Frager, and Ariel Goldberg all gave their testimonies. We performed two dramas (the Good Samaritan and the Mask), one dance (In Between) and in the end sang Open the Eyes of My Heart. After more singing and getting to know the other church members we headed home for some good ole' fashioned shut eye!
Please continue to pray for us and keep us in your thoughts! nighty night!-
Senorita Joy Johnson
So much has been going on since we've left I don't know were to start!
This morning everyone woke up and loaded into our bus to go to several sister churches to participate in their Sunday school programs. When my team got there, the kids were eating their church provided breakfast. That was our very first encounter with any of the Peruvians and it was VERY intimidating!
Once the children had their breakfasts ( hot milk and bread) , the team and kids headed into a small room and sang worship songs in spanish (....that was fun) .The kids were so loveable and truly accepted us right off the bat. After we had lunch we rested at our hotel and prepared for the night's events. At about 7:00 PM we attended a church service and had a blast! We sat in and got to make friends/worship with the locals (....more singing in spanish ) and got a good feel for what their church was like. Jesse Tosten and "Mattao" McCabe did some teaching and did a wonderful job.
Fletcher Abbott, Natalie Frager, and Ariel Goldberg all gave their testimonies. We performed two dramas (the Good Samaritan and the Mask), one dance (In Between) and in the end sang Open the Eyes of My Heart. After more singing and getting to know the other church members we headed home for some good ole' fashioned shut eye!
Please continue to pray for us and keep us in your thoughts! nighty night!-
Senorita Joy Johnson
Hola
Cedarbrook family and friends. God has already done so much that
there is not enough time to talk about it all. First and foremost we
had
a safe but long flight here to Lima, Peru. We were welcomed at the
airport by the church leaders here that we are doing the mission
work with. It was quite the scene seeing everyone lugging their 50
pound
bags that we all packed. I don't think many of us were ready for
all the carrying that we had to do. Every
where that we went there was a conversation taking place about the
work that we were getting ready to embark on. People in the airport
and
on the plane spoke to many of the team members about what the purpose
of our mission trip and how great it is for us to do the work. This was
a great opportunity to share with them how good God is. Once
we were safely here, the first full day of ministry of observing went
extremely well. We were able to meet the leaders of the church in
Peru and how they do their own "Promiseland". It was quite the scene...
instead of coffee and donuts it was hot milk and bread with butter...mmmmm.
But not to feel left out we also had the same breakfast. It must be a
Peruvian thing! The evening concluded with
a great service that we attended that was led by Moises and his church.
We were able to integrate Cedarbrook
into their service by doing dramas and testimonies that were well received.
It is always great to hear our young people speak so enthusiastically
about the Lord and I believe that the youth leaders of the Peru church
were encouraged to do the same. May you
continue to pray that we step aside and let God work through us!Robert
Price
