Well we got back from a short term missions trip to Ayacucho on Saturday. It was one of the many highlights of my time here in Peru. We had an amazing time that was non stop ministry and fellowship. I loved it.Before we left I thought we were not going to be prepared because we had not spent a lot of time in planning sessions and practicing the outreach ministries. We were also asked to prepare two hours worth of teaching for seminary students which I had not prepared as much as I would have liked. But I forgot that we had spent six months in a discpleship class together and were outreaching at least two times every week together. So the Lord had prepared us.
Along with the above there were several times when I was unexpectedly called on to share with different audiences. Three of these times I was especially impressed on how the Lord showed himself strong in my weakness. There was one time when we were asked to lead the praise and worship at a presbyterian church. Lord put it on my heart to ask others in the group to join me on stage with singing and percussion. We didn´t have time to even sound check let alone practice. The Lord was praised however. The church congregation was very energetic and we also enjoyed praising the Lord .
Then there was the time when I had to teach the 350 children about David and Goliath. I wasn´t sure how I was going to do it. I wanted to narrate it with people form our group and the church acting it out. There wasn´t time to practice this so like David in the story I decided to go with what I knew. I narrated to the children doing the voice of Goliath and immitating him falling to the ground. It was a blast. The kids liked it and I hope the Lord uses it to bring them to Himself.At the last church service we split up the men and the women and I decided to share with the men that night. I didn´t have time to prepare but the Lord led me through. I shared with them the story of Amnon and Tamar. It was a blessing for me and I think for them as well.
At the end of the trip I felt like Peter at the mount of transfiguration. I saw a glimpse of the glory of the Lord and I didn´t want to go back. I hope I can go back to Ayacucho before I leave Peru. Be praying for that and for the sheep there. They are wonderful people who were so hospitable to us. Half the church saw us off at the bus station with gifts. I forgot to mention how beautiful the landscape is. Here are a couple of photos.
