After six days of hard work and a 5 hour delayed flight by Air Canada, we have arrived home safely.
Though we worked extremely hard while in Peru, we are feeling refreshed and wished we could have stayed longer.
We are now planning our next outreach for sometime in the late Spring of 2009. Anyone of you who are reading this and want to go with us, please let us know. You would need to raise your own support, but it is good to start early.
Please pray for me as I will have some serious medical tests next Tuesday. Pray that the Lord will heal me before I receive the tests.
Thanks to all of you for praying while Hannelore and I were ministering in Peru.
John and Hannelore
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
TABLADA DE LURIN
We had a nice dinner with Udo, Barbara and the kids, who will be leaving for Germany (to live there) in January 2009. We hope and pray to visit them in the early part of 2009.
Went to Tablada de Lurin and preached in this exciting church. Pastor Arturo and his wife Isobel are doing a fantastic job. The church is really growing - there must have been 120 adults and children there.
As this is a really poor church, we blessed the poorest with money which our Skills Unlimited IV students collected before we went. We gave out all the money and Hannelore bought about 65 packages of cookes-crackers for the children.
I preached about The Joy of the Lord and it was fun! There were eight salvations. PTL!!!!
Hannelore made a lot of pictures.
Our new church in Prince Albert will (has selected) select Tablada as a mission and sister church. Real connections were made this evening.
It is now about 12:30 am and within 24 hours we will be sitting on the airplane to come back home. Although we wanted to stay here for ever, we have some obligations at home and after all we have to use the return ticket and bring the presents home for our students. See you in a couple of days. Do not know if we can put another blog up before we leave Lima.
Love you.
John and Hannelore
Went to Tablada de Lurin and preached in this exciting church. Pastor Arturo and his wife Isobel are doing a fantastic job. The church is really growing - there must have been 120 adults and children there.
As this is a really poor church, we blessed the poorest with money which our Skills Unlimited IV students collected before we went. We gave out all the money and Hannelore bought about 65 packages of cookes-crackers for the children.
I preached about The Joy of the Lord and it was fun! There were eight salvations. PTL!!!!
Hannelore made a lot of pictures.
Our new church in Prince Albert will (has selected) select Tablada as a mission and sister church. Real connections were made this evening.
It is now about 12:30 am and within 24 hours we will be sitting on the airplane to come back home. Although we wanted to stay here for ever, we have some obligations at home and after all we have to use the return ticket and bring the presents home for our students. See you in a couple of days. Do not know if we can put another blog up before we leave Lima.
Love you.
John and Hannelore
Monday, November 10, 2008
BEAUTIFUL BARRANCA - PUENTE BOLIVAR (LAS PALMERAS)
We hired a private van to go to Barranca and Puente Bolivar - a quick way in and out in one day.
We picked up Pastor Pedro Sanchez and his wife Eve in San Martin de Porres.
It was a really good trip both up and down. Police stopped us twice - once our driver got a ticket (we do not know for what - and we believe that even the police did not know why), and the second time we received a stern warning that we had to wear our seatbelts which we had on anyway.
Hannelore did a little shopping in Barranca for about fifteen minutes. We also had a wonderful meal at a fish restaurant.
Then we went to Puente Bolivar (Las Palmeras) to scan the community for our upcoming housing project. Hannelore took a lot of pictures. By the way, Dwayne and Darla, when you read this, we met the Canada twins. Darla and Anika are now walking and have four teeth each in their mouth. We blessed their mom with the money you gave us and some extras.
We also visited the moms at the houses we replaced last time. They are really happy with the houses they received. Hannelore went on the inside and they keep it really clean, but they have absolutely no furniture. Maybe something we can do something about the next time.
Hannelore bought crackers for all the kids in the village. They all came out like little bees.
We are really surprised about the work the church has done on the inside. They are working really hard and raising monies to fix the church on the inside. We spoke to Pastor Fernando and he told us that they now have 22 regular adult attenders and 11 children and teenagers. They also have a teenage church on Saturday evenings and it is attended extremely well. It is so good to see what can happen when you help someone. God is so good!!!
Talk to you later.
John and Hannelore
We picked up Pastor Pedro Sanchez and his wife Eve in San Martin de Porres.
It was a really good trip both up and down. Police stopped us twice - once our driver got a ticket (we do not know for what - and we believe that even the police did not know why), and the second time we received a stern warning that we had to wear our seatbelts which we had on anyway.
Hannelore did a little shopping in Barranca for about fifteen minutes. We also had a wonderful meal at a fish restaurant.
Then we went to Puente Bolivar (Las Palmeras) to scan the community for our upcoming housing project. Hannelore took a lot of pictures. By the way, Dwayne and Darla, when you read this, we met the Canada twins. Darla and Anika are now walking and have four teeth each in their mouth. We blessed their mom with the money you gave us and some extras.
We also visited the moms at the houses we replaced last time. They are really happy with the houses they received. Hannelore went on the inside and they keep it really clean, but they have absolutely no furniture. Maybe something we can do something about the next time.
Hannelore bought crackers for all the kids in the village. They all came out like little bees.
We are really surprised about the work the church has done on the inside. They are working really hard and raising monies to fix the church on the inside. We spoke to Pastor Fernando and he told us that they now have 22 regular adult attenders and 11 children and teenagers. They also have a teenage church on Saturday evenings and it is attended extremely well. It is so good to see what can happen when you help someone. God is so good!!!
Talk to you later.
John and Hannelore
Sunday, November 9, 2008
SUNDAY
Hello everyone,
We had our three church services today. Preached the same sermon 3x. Had approximately 350 people in all services.
This evening we handed out diplomas at our campus in San Martin de Porres. Hannelore took pictures, which we can put on our web site and place in the Prince Albert Daily Herald upon our return.
Tomorrow morning we are leaving for Barranca and Puente Bolivar (Las Palmeras), to study the possibilities of our next housing project for single moms and people in need.
Waylon, if you see this, Hannelore gave her first monies to two moms this evening, and earlier in church services. You should have seen the smiles......
Talk to you tomorrow evening.
Love you all.
John and Hannelore
We had our three church services today. Preached the same sermon 3x. Had approximately 350 people in all services.
This evening we handed out diplomas at our campus in San Martin de Porres. Hannelore took pictures, which we can put on our web site and place in the Prince Albert Daily Herald upon our return.
Tomorrow morning we are leaving for Barranca and Puente Bolivar (Las Palmeras), to study the possibilities of our next housing project for single moms and people in need.
Waylon, if you see this, Hannelore gave her first monies to two moms this evening, and earlier in church services. You should have seen the smiles......
Talk to you tomorrow evening.
Love you all.
John and Hannelore
Saturday, November 8, 2008
FIRST FEW DAYS
Tonite I finished the first course on a Christ-centered Life. We had about 50 students which is a very good response for this particular campus. The anointing of God was all over the classroom. People`s lives were changed. We pray that many of them come to the conclusion that Jesus in us is the only thing we will ever need.
A bloodvessel in Hannelore`s eye burst and initially it really looked bad. There must have been some additional pressure and being on warfarin did not help the situation. Hannelore decided not to go to the doctor or a clinic. She is feeling a little better. However, she is still pretty tired from all the work she did before we went to Peru, then a long flight and then to sit and listen to her husband teach for 1 1/2 days straigth.
I slipped on slippery cement in front of the church. Praise the Lord that I did not get injured badly because I took a bad fall.
My interpreters, Fernando and Daniela, did a fantastic job today.
We also connected back with some very good friends of ours, Max-Caleb and Udo-Barbara and the kids. It was really good to see them again.
Tomorrow morning I will be preaching in two services in IBE-Surco and one evening service at Pastor Pedro`s church in San Martin de Porres. Monday morning we are leaving for a one day trip to Barranca to do some preliminary work for the housing project in Puente Bolivar-Las Palmeras.
See you then. Please continue to pray for us.
John and Hannelore
A bloodvessel in Hannelore`s eye burst and initially it really looked bad. There must have been some additional pressure and being on warfarin did not help the situation. Hannelore decided not to go to the doctor or a clinic. She is feeling a little better. However, she is still pretty tired from all the work she did before we went to Peru, then a long flight and then to sit and listen to her husband teach for 1 1/2 days straigth.
I slipped on slippery cement in front of the church. Praise the Lord that I did not get injured badly because I took a bad fall.
My interpreters, Fernando and Daniela, did a fantastic job today.
We also connected back with some very good friends of ours, Max-Caleb and Udo-Barbara and the kids. It was really good to see them again.
Tomorrow morning I will be preaching in two services in IBE-Surco and one evening service at Pastor Pedro`s church in San Martin de Porres. Monday morning we are leaving for a one day trip to Barranca to do some preliminary work for the housing project in Puente Bolivar-Las Palmeras.
See you then. Please continue to pray for us.
John and Hannelore
Friday, November 7, 2008
ARRIVED AND PREPARING FOR THE TASK
We had a wonderful flight from Saskatoon to Lima. We even arrived earlier than expected and had to wait at Lima airport for our rides to the hotel.
As I had an intestinal bug before we flew, we took it easy yesterday and today I am preparing for my first teaching session at our campus in Surco-Lima, which is at Iglesia Biblica Emmanuel. I will be teaching on a Christ-centred Life. So many in the church of today do not know what is means to be IN Christ. They are attending a Christian church regularly, following the church`s teachings, but are never taught how to BE in Christ. They are missing the boat... The church needs to know what it means to DISCIPLE newly born again Christians. God wants us to make disciples, not church members..... God wants tus to make disciples, not get individuals saved...... And to make disciples does not mean to teach pet doctrines...... It means to teach people who they are IN Christ so that they can live IN Christ and be IN Christ. That will be the main theme on our classes in Surco.
On Sunday, I will be preaching in three separate services. More about that in one of our next blogs.
Please pray for us. We love Peru and the Peruvian people.
John and Hannelore
As I had an intestinal bug before we flew, we took it easy yesterday and today I am preparing for my first teaching session at our campus in Surco-Lima, which is at Iglesia Biblica Emmanuel. I will be teaching on a Christ-centred Life. So many in the church of today do not know what is means to be IN Christ. They are attending a Christian church regularly, following the church`s teachings, but are never taught how to BE in Christ. They are missing the boat... The church needs to know what it means to DISCIPLE newly born again Christians. God wants us to make disciples, not church members..... God wants tus to make disciples, not get individuals saved...... And to make disciples does not mean to teach pet doctrines...... It means to teach people who they are IN Christ so that they can live IN Christ and be IN Christ. That will be the main theme on our classes in Surco.
On Sunday, I will be preaching in three separate services. More about that in one of our next blogs.
Please pray for us. We love Peru and the Peruvian people.
John and Hannelore
Monday, November 3, 2008
JUST ONE MORE DAY
In just one more day, we will be in Lima. Today, I found out that there is a great chance that Jubilation or CHAKAM will receive considerable funding to build more houses for single moms. PTL!!! As soon as we know, we will inform you.
If there is anyone who is willing to support our housing project in Peru, please let us know by leaving a message on the message board. It costs approximately $ 1,500 (Canadian) to renovate, or replace one house.
We are also continuing to work on the exchange program between the Saskatchewan Cree and Tres Unidos de Matereni. We now have two new Canadian Lead Partners, Lac La Ronge Indian Band (Chief Tammy Searson-Cook) and the John Cochrane Band (Chief John Dorion).
Talk to you tomorrow.
John and Hannelore
If there is anyone who is willing to support our housing project in Peru, please let us know by leaving a message on the message board. It costs approximately $ 1,500 (Canadian) to renovate, or replace one house.
We are also continuing to work on the exchange program between the Saskatchewan Cree and Tres Unidos de Matereni. We now have two new Canadian Lead Partners, Lac La Ronge Indian Band (Chief Tammy Searson-Cook) and the John Cochrane Band (Chief John Dorion).
Talk to you tomorrow.
John and Hannelore
Sunday, November 2, 2008
OUR ITINERARY
Hannelore and I are leaving on Tuesday. This will be our itinerary during our very, very short, but very, very busy trip to Peru.
We will arrive on Wednesday evening in Lima. Thursday, we wil have some planning meetings to discuss our next extended outreach into Peru in the early part of 2009.
On November 7th, 2008 (evening) and November 8th, 2008 (all day and evening), we will be teaching a new course called "A Christ-Centered Life". We are expecting about 30 to 40 students which, with part-timers, could be as high as 100.
On November 9th, 2008 I will be preaching 2x in the morning services at Iglesia Biblica Emmanuel in Surco-Lima and 1x in the evening services at Iglesia de Dios in San Martin de Porres-Lima.
The next day, we will be travelling about 300 km north of Lima, to inspect some of the houses we built for single moms during our trip out in April/May. At the same time, we will be visiting our official campus in Barranca.
On November 11th, 2008, I will be preaching in Iglesia Biblica Emmanuel in Tablada de Lurin, situated in one of the sandhills surrounding Lima. At the same time, we will be checking out another pair of houses we built the last time we were there.
During the rest of our visit, we will have a number of planning meeting to deal with various on-going projects such as the exchange program between the Saskatchewan Cree and a jungle tribe in Peru, and our next housing project.
On November 12th, 2008, late at night, we are returning back to Canada.
Please pray for us.
Pastors John and Hannelore
We will arrive on Wednesday evening in Lima. Thursday, we wil have some planning meetings to discuss our next extended outreach into Peru in the early part of 2009.
On November 7th, 2008 (evening) and November 8th, 2008 (all day and evening), we will be teaching a new course called "A Christ-Centered Life". We are expecting about 30 to 40 students which, with part-timers, could be as high as 100.
On November 9th, 2008 I will be preaching 2x in the morning services at Iglesia Biblica Emmanuel in Surco-Lima and 1x in the evening services at Iglesia de Dios in San Martin de Porres-Lima.
The next day, we will be travelling about 300 km north of Lima, to inspect some of the houses we built for single moms during our trip out in April/May. At the same time, we will be visiting our official campus in Barranca.
On November 11th, 2008, I will be preaching in Iglesia Biblica Emmanuel in Tablada de Lurin, situated in one of the sandhills surrounding Lima. At the same time, we will be checking out another pair of houses we built the last time we were there.
During the rest of our visit, we will have a number of planning meeting to deal with various on-going projects such as the exchange program between the Saskatchewan Cree and a jungle tribe in Peru, and our next housing project.
On November 12th, 2008, late at night, we are returning back to Canada.
Please pray for us.
Pastors John and Hannelore
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