Peru Mission Trip: Day Four

I continue to be one of the first ones awake.  This usually isn't a problem but the bedrooms are the only semi-warm place in the hotel and I don't want to wake anyone.  Alas, I get up and throw on my coat and head out to freeze and have quiet time with the Lord.

Transportation to and from the church looks like this:

Ummmm, can we say AWESOME?!  Being squished like a canned Vienna Sausages in the back of a small pick up is a welcomed mode of transportation compared to a double decker bus that makes me want to hurl.  (Thanks to James Purcell for the pic!)

 First day of planned ministry pushed me WAY out of my comfort zone.  Admittedly, while passing out the tracts I felt worthless.  The translators had to do the talking so I merely handed out pieces of paper. 

The women did not want to come to the church so we took the church to them.  We packed up the supplies and bibles and sat ourselves down in the middle of the park.  What a concept! 

Today I was asked to lead Women's Ministry and I was super excited and internally super boastful!  God quickly put me in check as I mentally froze in front of the women and even botched my own testimony.  I know I sounded like a robot.  I'm pretty sure I even told the story wrong even though I was reading it.  I'm reminded that following God's Will can still be a selfish act if we aren't relying on God to lead us day by day, moment by moment.  I'm humbled at this revelation and He's breaking me more each day.  Thank you, Teacher.  Even still, God used my brokenness and filled the women with conviction.  Seven women received Christ!  One woman asked the translator to have me write her a note.  Huh?  I did just that.  I looked up some scriptures in the Spanish bible and wrote my name and "God loves you" in Spanish.  She was grateful.  I'm learning that here, it's the small things.

 This evening we had seven more salvations!  Praise God for all that He has allowed us to witness!!