Is been great so far, I had a great time watching the guys playing really hard with kids half their age. I say they were just fine, for all of them being in their 30´s or mid 40´s. :)
God´s is been so good to us during this time, we will be back soon and our prayers need to be with the Missionaries here Lisa, Juan Baron and his wife Alicia.
Chiclayo Peru
FAME AND GLORY
Friday, June 29, 2007
Our last day
Today was our last day of camp for each group. I think all of the guys will be limping around for days to come... after playing soccer all day with the kids, they faced each other, and then the locals. Our guys played really well together, but I have to say that they struggled a bit to match the skills of these men. Tomorrow is the big tournement with kids from each of the four areas we´ve visited facing off for the championship. Talk is big all over town, and I think we´ll have quite a turnout. We´re really excited to see what tomorrow brings. After the tournement, we head out to Chiclyo to begin our journey back to Lima, where some of us will fly home and some will continue on to Machu Pichu.
We had a wonderful time of fellowship and prayer last night. This part of Peru is really sunk in witchcraft, and you can tell that there´s warfare going on-- but nothing God doesn´t already have a handle on. It´s so important for us to continue to build relationships with these people so that they can understand that our only motive for being here is to tell them about Jesus and show them His love.
Í had the wonderful opportunity to sit down with four teen-aged girls, who I had been playing volleyball with until they stopped and asked if they could practice their English. Of course, I jumped at the opportunity to practice my Spanish, and Maggie gave us a tract to go over together. I was able to share on a very intimate basis God´s love for them and His perfect plan for them. Surprisingly, I was also able to share with Molly, an American Peace Corp volunteer who is working with us. Each one in our group could share similar stories... I´m learning that missions work is all about making yourself available to the people around you.
I will be sad to leave tomorrow. The time has gone by so quickly, and we´ve made a little home away from home here--with the exception of the toilets and the cold showers! ;) I´m really going to miss the kids and their bright smiles and hugs, and the parents thanking us for being here. Today, as our group left Popan Bajo, a little old lady who knew Mitch and Debbie from their trip in October was there. She had the Bible that they had given her from that trip and asked us to come back again and again. That´s what it´s all about!
We had a wonderful time of fellowship and prayer last night. This part of Peru is really sunk in witchcraft, and you can tell that there´s warfare going on-- but nothing God doesn´t already have a handle on. It´s so important for us to continue to build relationships with these people so that they can understand that our only motive for being here is to tell them about Jesus and show them His love.
Í had the wonderful opportunity to sit down with four teen-aged girls, who I had been playing volleyball with until they stopped and asked if they could practice their English. Of course, I jumped at the opportunity to practice my Spanish, and Maggie gave us a tract to go over together. I was able to share on a very intimate basis God´s love for them and His perfect plan for them. Surprisingly, I was also able to share with Molly, an American Peace Corp volunteer who is working with us. Each one in our group could share similar stories... I´m learning that missions work is all about making yourself available to the people around you.
I will be sad to leave tomorrow. The time has gone by so quickly, and we´ve made a little home away from home here--with the exception of the toilets and the cold showers! ;) I´m really going to miss the kids and their bright smiles and hugs, and the parents thanking us for being here. Today, as our group left Popan Bajo, a little old lady who knew Mitch and Debbie from their trip in October was there. She had the Bible that they had given her from that trip and asked us to come back again and again. That´s what it´s all about!
Shamon Updates Again!
OK, here it is Friday already and I have only had one hot shower since we left the states. The cold showers are starting to get a little old. We wrapped up todays camps and visits and had a wonderful time today. The way the camps work is that we start the day with a devotional for the kids, then play half a game. These kids can play! We then include devotionals during the day in between the half times and games. These kids really love to play and they will do it all day. They are really excited to see us show up in the mornings. It really touches your heart to see them interact with us and talk to us. We have now run four two day camps. The camps are in different areas, and we will have a "Copa de Peru" tomorrow where we have chosen twelve kids from each camp to represent their area in a tournament. That will be played tomorrow morning in the town sadium. The kids are really pumped about it. After the tournament we will give the winners some new balls and take all the kids and their parents out to eat.
For these camps, we broke down into two teams and each team ran two camps that were two days each. After the teams came back in today, we had a "Copa de Gringo" where a bunch of the local people watched us make fools of ourselves when we played each other. Andy´s team won, but only because the game was on concrete and the other team had been playing in the sand all week.
The funniest thing happened the other day, while playing the kids in one of the remote sites, Mitch York was putting the ball in play via a corner kick. Well, he ended up kicking the cow crap farther then the ball. Today, when we were playing, I was passed the ball and turned around to see that I was being covered by a cow. I was able to beat the cow to the ball though. This place is a hoot.
We spent some great time in prayer last night with everyone in our group and were able to take a few minutes to catch our breath and talk things trough. The group really enjoyed it, and needed it, we were able to use the time to refocus on why we were here. It is really easy to get lost in the busyness of what we are doing.
It is funny, almost everyone has decided that they will be back next year to do this again. This has just made such an impact on the communities and us. I am trying to talk Landy into moving down here with me and living in a adobe hut in the middle of nowhere. All we would need is a couple of chickens and a cow.
Shamon
For these camps, we broke down into two teams and each team ran two camps that were two days each. After the teams came back in today, we had a "Copa de Gringo" where a bunch of the local people watched us make fools of ourselves when we played each other. Andy´s team won, but only because the game was on concrete and the other team had been playing in the sand all week.
The funniest thing happened the other day, while playing the kids in one of the remote sites, Mitch York was putting the ball in play via a corner kick. Well, he ended up kicking the cow crap farther then the ball. Today, when we were playing, I was passed the ball and turned around to see that I was being covered by a cow. I was able to beat the cow to the ball though. This place is a hoot.
We spent some great time in prayer last night with everyone in our group and were able to take a few minutes to catch our breath and talk things trough. The group really enjoyed it, and needed it, we were able to use the time to refocus on why we were here. It is really easy to get lost in the busyness of what we are doing.
It is funny, almost everyone has decided that they will be back next year to do this again. This has just made such an impact on the communities and us. I am trying to talk Landy into moving down here with me and living in a adobe hut in the middle of nowhere. All we would need is a couple of chickens and a cow.
Shamon
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Mitch York here...
I have very little time to post... the kids have been awesome and we have been well received. In other news, I have now played soccer for the first time in my life, two days in a row. I can say two more sentences in Spanish very well... ¨My enitire body hurts and I want to die.¨ To make it worse, I have been playing with 11 year olds and tomorrow the local adults want us to play them.
Young Mitch taught a great lesson two nights ago and Mike Ritchey gave a fantastic message after we sowed the fïlm Facing Giants. Everyone at FBCNT should be proud of the group they are stepping up and doing great things. Andy got bit by a wasp on the mouth but other than that, everyone is ok. God bless and see you all soon.
Young Mitch taught a great lesson two nights ago and Mike Ritchey gave a fantastic message after we sowed the fïlm Facing Giants. Everyone at FBCNT should be proud of the group they are stepping up and doing great things. Andy got bit by a wasp on the mouth but other than that, everyone is ok. God bless and see you all soon.
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Now it´s my turn...
Yolanda, here. I just wanted to share what an amazing experience this has been so far. We have been so warmly received by the people here... it has been very humbling. They are so excited that someone from the "outside" has come so far just to see them.
The soccer clinics have been a great way to reach out to the people. The kids have been so excited... they could hardly wait to show us their soccer skills, and let me tell you that they are GOOD. It touched me so to see them cheer and jump up and down when we stopped to pick a group up this morning. They were thrilled to get their picture and metal this afternoon at the closing ceremony at this site. The players chosen for the "Peru Cup" that will be played Saturday, as well as their parents, were so proud of this honor. We go to another area tomorrow to work with another group of kids for the next two days.
I was so moved today when the group of locals presented each one of us with gifts and one person after another stood to thank us. These people, who are the definition of the word "dirt poor", gave us gifts to thank us, when we had already recieved such a gift of being with them. There have been some very exciting conversations with the adults, but I´ll let the others share that.
We´re all already planning our next trip. Shamon and I have totally fallen in love with two 12 year old boys and want to bring them home with us, and I´m sure we´ll find more the next few days. The people here are precious. We are all totally exhausted (so excuse any part of this post that doesn´t make sense), but are out of this world excited about what´s happening and what´s to come... not just for this trip, but for future ones. Start praying now about how God wants you to be involved in the days to come. He´s planning an amazing work here, and we would miss out on so much if we don´t join.
On one last note, I wanted to share how God provides for His children. Julia wanted me to tell you that their group fed 72 people with 5 chickens. Talk about fishes and loaves! I´m most thankful that me, the queen of making trips to the bathroom, have been spared the experience of using the local baños at the soccer fields. God is, indeed, very gracious to me! *)
More stories to come!
The soccer clinics have been a great way to reach out to the people. The kids have been so excited... they could hardly wait to show us their soccer skills, and let me tell you that they are GOOD. It touched me so to see them cheer and jump up and down when we stopped to pick a group up this morning. They were thrilled to get their picture and metal this afternoon at the closing ceremony at this site. The players chosen for the "Peru Cup" that will be played Saturday, as well as their parents, were so proud of this honor. We go to another area tomorrow to work with another group of kids for the next two days.
I was so moved today when the group of locals presented each one of us with gifts and one person after another stood to thank us. These people, who are the definition of the word "dirt poor", gave us gifts to thank us, when we had already recieved such a gift of being with them. There have been some very exciting conversations with the adults, but I´ll let the others share that.
We´re all already planning our next trip. Shamon and I have totally fallen in love with two 12 year old boys and want to bring them home with us, and I´m sure we´ll find more the next few days. The people here are precious. We are all totally exhausted (so excuse any part of this post that doesn´t make sense), but are out of this world excited about what´s happening and what´s to come... not just for this trip, but for future ones. Start praying now about how God wants you to be involved in the days to come. He´s planning an amazing work here, and we would miss out on so much if we don´t join.
On one last note, I wanted to share how God provides for His children. Julia wanted me to tell you that their group fed 72 people with 5 chickens. Talk about fishes and loaves! I´m most thankful that me, the queen of making trips to the bathroom, have been spared the experience of using the local baños at the soccer fields. God is, indeed, very gracious to me! *)
More stories to come!
Hola From Peru!
Hello Guys!
This is Shamon saying hi for the group in Peru. We are sitting in an internet cafe in Cayalti Peru. Currently we are in the middle of showing the locals the movie Facing the Giants. The movie theater is very state of the art. Basically it consists of a movie projector hooked up to a laptop and projecting on the side of a building. The people that are watching the movie are sitting in chairs in the middle of the street. I hope they are enjoying it.
It has been hard to get internet access because we have been on the run constantly for the last three days. The soccer clinics to date could not have been any better, but there is nothing that we are teaching the kids about soccer. They are very good.
We broke down into two groups for the clinics that we have been running. Basically, we have the kids broken down into multiple teams and then they play each other throughout the day. In the breaks between half times and after games we give short devotionals. The kids have been very responsive to this so far. They love the attention. Loving on these kids really leaves a lasting impression.
Andy says hello everyone!
The camp that I have been involved in was in a very remote area. It was amazing how we bounced along a dirt road in the middle of the barren desert for an hour to come to a little adobe hut with tin roof and there is a little sandy field that we are playing soccer on.
Oh yeah, so far Andy has been stung by a wasp and fell through a chair (had to get that in). This has been much enjoyment for the rest of us.
Shamon
This is Shamon saying hi for the group in Peru. We are sitting in an internet cafe in Cayalti Peru. Currently we are in the middle of showing the locals the movie Facing the Giants. The movie theater is very state of the art. Basically it consists of a movie projector hooked up to a laptop and projecting on the side of a building. The people that are watching the movie are sitting in chairs in the middle of the street. I hope they are enjoying it.
It has been hard to get internet access because we have been on the run constantly for the last three days. The soccer clinics to date could not have been any better, but there is nothing that we are teaching the kids about soccer. They are very good.
We broke down into two groups for the clinics that we have been running. Basically, we have the kids broken down into multiple teams and then they play each other throughout the day. In the breaks between half times and after games we give short devotionals. The kids have been very responsive to this so far. They love the attention. Loving on these kids really leaves a lasting impression.
Andy says hello everyone!
The camp that I have been involved in was in a very remote area. It was amazing how we bounced along a dirt road in the middle of the barren desert for an hour to come to a little adobe hut with tin roof and there is a little sandy field that we are playing soccer on.
Oh yeah, so far Andy has been stung by a wasp and fell through a chair (had to get that in). This has been much enjoyment for the rest of us.
Shamon
Friday, June 22, 2007
The schedule..
Monday
11:00 Arrive chiclayo
12:00 to 1:00 Orientation and Coordination
1:30 to 2:30 Lunch
2:30 to 3:30 Travel to Zaña - Hostal “Santa Ana”
4:00 to 6:30 Prayer walk in 4 work sites
7:00 to 8:00 Supper (Santa Ana)Bible Study in church
Tuesday - Friday
7:30 to 8:30 Breakfast and Devotional
9:00 to 10:00 Classes with children 3 – 5 years old
10:00 to 3:00 Soccer camp with children 6-12 years old / Lunch with children
3:00 to 5:30 Ministry to families in the community (team testimony)
7:00 to 7:45 Supper
8:00 to 9:30 Bible Study/Evangelistic film
Saturday
7:30 to 8:30 Breakfast and Devotional
9:00 to 12:00 Peru Cup Soccer
12:30 to 1:00 Awards Ceremony/Thanksgiving service
1:00 to 2:30 Lunch
3:30 Return to Chiclayo
6:30 Farewell supper
9:00 Airport / Travel to LimaHotel
11:00 Hotel in lima
11:00 Arrive chiclayo
12:00 to 1:00 Orientation and Coordination
1:30 to 2:30 Lunch
2:30 to 3:30 Travel to Zaña - Hostal “Santa Ana”
4:00 to 6:30 Prayer walk in 4 work sites
7:00 to 8:00 Supper (Santa Ana)Bible Study in church
Tuesday - Friday
7:30 to 8:30 Breakfast and Devotional
9:00 to 10:00 Classes with children 3 – 5 years old
10:00 to 3:00 Soccer camp with children 6-12 years old / Lunch with children
3:00 to 5:30 Ministry to families in the community (team testimony)
7:00 to 7:45 Supper
8:00 to 9:30 Bible Study/Evangelistic film
Saturday
7:30 to 8:30 Breakfast and Devotional
9:00 to 12:00 Peru Cup Soccer
12:30 to 1:00 Awards Ceremony/Thanksgiving service
1:00 to 2:30 Lunch
3:30 Return to Chiclayo
6:30 Farewell supper
9:00 Airport / Travel to LimaHotel
11:00 Hotel in lima
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