so we are currently in caraveli. we arrived yesterday on a very bumpy ride through the andes mountains. for all the worried moms we made it fine. we are currently between ica and arequipa. we will be here for one more day then we are goin to ica on another bumpy ride to do ministry in ica. after we will be in nasca where we will get some rest and have great fellowship with all the other missionaries. today we went to a school where we did our normal song and dance... literally. we had a great time, the kids were really receptive. after we did our thing, you would have thought we were celebrities. the kids broke out pen and paper and wanted our autographs. some of us put smily faces, some of us put our names, and others just put "Jesus Christ loves you." i was sitting there writing hundreds of times "Jesus Christ loves you" hoping they would figure it out in english. (i was trying to encourage them to learn as well ya know.) there were so many kids around me shoving and wanting to be next i could hardly seem the daylight. for what seemed like forever all i saw was my knee, a pen and piece of paper on my knee, and little peruvian hands. i was just like wow... this really brings truth to the verse where Jesus speaks about the workers being few. i started praying.... Lord bless that hand... Lord bless that hand... Lord bless that hand. there are so many kids... so many people... the need is out there. the fields are ready but we dont have enough workers. when people back home ask me... "how was it?" i am goin to tell them to go see for themselves. one words cannot capture it and two the need is great. please continue to pray for us. we are approaching mid summer de-briefing then we are goin to get kicked in the pantalones!!! the second half of our summer is goin to be alot harder... if you havent been praying for us, please start and if you have, pray harder. we love you all thanks for all the encouragement.
eric
p.s. i really like spanish keyboards because i can do this !¡!¡?¿?¿รงรงรงรง just look at all those different characters!!!
3 comments:
nice title jones, very much like a poem or a verse in psalms. and once again you forgot significant others...
praying for you constantly,
bucket
Praying for you all everyday.
God bless!
Kelli
Ya know...I sit here wishing I had something "spiritual" to say, yet all I can say is that I'm still glad you guys are out there. I love hearing these stories and just hope that God will continue to enlarge your hearts as you continue to see how much need there really is. You know you are prayed for, but it never hurts to be reminded. Take care buddy.
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