so here in lampa

so i wanted to update all how things are going here in lampa. after mid summer debriefing i was left the cmt team... although i hated it, and joined the lampa team. the first week we got here we did some rearranging of the schedule started trying to focus on getting the church that was once here rebuilt. it has been a very frustrating endeavor. the ppl who were once the church leaders have basically quit on us and we were getting very discouraged. but God has opened up a few new doors for us. during the strike... lampa was protesting and we decided to go out and watch because all the little villages on the out skirts had all came in to lampa for the protest. a young girl maybe in her 20´s decided to come talk to us. 3 male greengos... this is very rare. she asked if we could teach her english... and we were like SURE!!! so we talked for a while an now we have a class set up meeting twice a week to teach english for anyone and we are going to follow suit with what others in the reap south team are doing. we will be teaching english through bible stories. this has given us new life in lampa so please continue to pray for us. also... pray for our bikes. we have been biking out to the other villages which are about 10 miles away and without fail out chains and seats have broken every time. thus missing our scheduled time to be there and missing oppurtunities. then we have to walk 10 miles back to lampa which hasnt been fun.

also i put a link up which is a link to the international mission board´s article on greg gomez. we miss him but wouldnt take away what he has now for anything. if that link doesnt work you can go to www.imb.org and i am sure you will find it there. or you could go to google and type in greg gomez peru... there are already countless christian sites that have posted articles already. be sure to keep his family and friends in prayer.

until next time
eric

Cora Cora

Our hearts broke yesterday when we found that one of our team members, Greg Gomez passed away. The Research Team was traveling near Cusco when the van they were in lost control and Greg had a fatal head injury. The two girls on the team, Claudia and Lydia, were ok and are being treated in a hospital in Lima right now. When we first heard the news, we couldn´t believe it. We had just seen Greg a few days ago in Nazca. I can´t begin to imagine how his family is feeling; we have been praying for them every day. We know the accident was part of God´s perfect and pleasing will. I have been reminded of the urgency that we have to share the gospel with everyone on earth. Our team is doing our job here with more fervor than we had before. I just hope that God is glorified so so much through all of this, because Greg´s life is completely invaluable.

After we heard the news yesterday, we went to an orphanage to share with the kids. It was hard, but we had to keep trucking on. Those kids were awesome. A couple 14-year-old chicas wanted us to dance to some cumbia and reggaeton with them. It was pretty hilarious. :) Today we had a great time sharing the gospel in a technical college. Later today we are having a bible study in our hostel with some kids we met there. God spoke to their hearts today and it is to exciting to be a part of that!

My lovely darling Beth had to leave us today. She had to go home to Georgia to start her first teaching job as a first grade teacher. We are going to miss her so much! She speaks very little spanish, but she would always put herself out there and talk to everyone she came in contact with. That Bajita challened all of us who speak spanish to get out there and do our thing. :)

Please pray for Beth and Elsa, an interpreter as they travel. Pray for Eric, who left our team to minister in Lampa. He is a great discipler, and we know he is doing awesome stuff with the people there. Please pray for everyone who made decisions for Christ, that they would live out their decisions and grow in Christ.

I hope everyone is doing good! We are trying to stay warm here in Cora Cora. I come home in 28 days. I love you all and I will see you soon!

Love Jess
Jeremiah 20:9

Onward to Cora Cora!

Hey everyone!

Just wanted to give an update on where we are! We have just spent 4 days in Bella Union visiting a Preschool, a elementary school, house Bible studies, a college, and and the Plaza during the evenings. I loved hanging with the younger children and doing acting out Bible stories as well as singing songs! Precious! Presenting Lifehouse, some songs, a testimony, and the Gospel at the college to a group of about 25 students was amazing as well! I felt many of us could relate to where the students were in life and fellowship was powerful. About 19 gave their life to Christ! It was moving to see their faces and pray for the hearts as God worked through His truth! We had a great time hanging out with the teenagers and children in the plaza during the evenings too! It was a work out! Too because that was probably the longest village ever! hehe It stretched down a strip of road versus around the plaza. It was amazing to see how many people were receptive to Bible studies there. The village team was doing a great job keeping them moving having about 3 home studies per day! Amazing the doors that God is opening there! We are currently in transit to Cora Cora. We board the bus tonight at 9! Please pray for safe travel on that note! We are excited to meet the team there! By the way, I am excited that God has given me another week later to stay with the team in Peru! I will be home on the 10th now for my new job teaching. Also, God has made it possible for Eric to be on the Lampa village team after much prayer in his decision by everyone! We miss him very much but we are confident that God has placed him there to meet a need!
Katherine says ´´Eat more chicken´´ lol

Love you all! I hope ya´ll had a great Independence Day!
Beth