In between the busyness of visitors, we have met several times with national director Pastor Miguel Algorta to discuss ministry priorities. Here are what are focusing on over the next few months.
JR:
1. Help the Centro Ruhamah children's ministry find stable funding. JR is linking them with resources to start a guinea pig project to raise funds.
2. Assist the Peruvian church with accountability measures.
3. Meet with coffee producers in Agua de Nieve in anticipation of their upcoming harvest.
Becky:
1. Getting the girls well established in another semester of home schooling,
2. Help the Mujeres Jireh handicraft group develop some new products and plan for the future.
3. Assist with a couple ministries at the local Shalom FM church, with the goal of capacitating leaders. I'm presently leading the worship team and assisting with ladies' ministry. This month I am doing some training in Bible study and lesson preparation.
We've been pleased to see some buds forming because of these efforts. As the worship team has been praying with one of young Christians who is participating, we have been overjoyed to see her husband recently return to the church. The Peruvian church has been able to continue to receive outside funding because of JR's assistance in helping them increase their transparency and accountability. A young man that we discipled several years ago has recently come for counsel and plans to return to the church. Thank you for your prayers as we continue to see how God brings growth in people's lives and in ministries.
As for the rose bushes that were pruned back to almost nothing a few months ago, take a look for yourself.
