San Clemente, Pisco

Thanks for everyone that prayed and wrote comments about me going to Pisco. It was a fruitful experience for me and for the group of young adults from Ayacucho. As soon as I got there I met these kids and got a chance to share the gospel with them right away.


The place was very hot and did not have running water except for two times a week. It was a challenge for me but even more for the youth group because the guys camped outside the church that was right on the plaza while I stayed at a hostel. Into the wee hours of the morning people get intoxicated and make lots of noise in the plaza. The guys had to take showers at the local market probably with a bucket of water and a cup. But they were very good sports and had an edifying time despite all the hardships.

I got a chance to teach the first day on evangelizing using the law to lead people to Christ. I pray God will use in the ministry's of those who know Jesus and in the lives of those in the group of 36 who do not know Jesus. (The picture on the right is of only half the group) The second day I taught on sexual immorality. I get the sense that this second teaching was more interesting to the youths and I hope the ones that are christians were edified by it and the ones that aren't were convicted by the Holy Spirit of their sin.

One day we went to the beach were one of the pastors got stung in the foot by some sort of ray that injected him with non-lethal poison. His whole right leg was in pain. He went to the doctor got some pills and is recovering. I was very grateful for the food. The group took turns cooking for the 36 people.

We also did some social service in the town painting benches in the park which led us to meet the mayor. I learned much from Pastor Yu, the Korean missionary planting churches in the south of Peru. I saw in his life that you can't out give God. "He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward him for what he has done." (Proverbs 19:17 NIV)