A warm hello to all who followed my blog earlier this year and a big welcome to all of you new visitors! I hope you'll find this continuation of my Peru blog a blessing to you.. I know that when you read it (and especially when you comment) it is a blessing to me!
Why am I resuming this blog?.. 'Cause I'm going back to Peru! A few weeks ago I felt the strong urge to look for opportunities to travel back to Lima and work with the REAPsouth program again. I can't adequately explain the change and growth in the Lord that I experienced during my first trip, but I can say that it has attached itself to my heart and won't let go. I'm still unemployed here in the states and looking for a job, but I also started looking at flights and contacted REAPsouth regarding their needs. I committed the details to prayer and everything fell into place perfectly (imagine that) and now I'm on my way back - staying through June and returning July 2.
I'm starting the blog a little early this time to share some of my pre-trip experience with prayer and faith. It's a fact that the closer you get to the Lord and service to Him, the more the evil one attacks - that's "the devil" for all you newcomers ;). Well that's been the case with me these last few days. I've really had to put on the full armor of God that Paul talks about in Ephesians 6:10-18. The flaming arrows have been a-flyin'! It's almost been comical the kind of junk being thrown at me lately, but it makes me even more anxious to get out into the field. I know the Lord is really going to move in great ways among the people of Peru this summer and I am looking forward to witnessing it! Even before I get there, I have already had the priviledge of fighting these few battles at home on my knees.
While that may sound a bit heavy for a first blog entry, I wanted to share it with you because I am really energized now for the trip and the mission - a curious by-product of the flaming arrows and the shield that blocks them!
Finally, in the next verse after Paul talks about armoring up for battle, Ephesian 6:19 says: "Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel"
No need to add to that except to ask that you please make the same prayer for me.
In Christ-
Greg
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Good Morning Cousin; Know you there and getting settled in. Wrightsboro Baptist is praying for you as well as your family. Know that God has plans for your being there and that there are many who are going to be blessed by your going. Did you have to build your own bed to sleep on this time?? Look forward to reading your blog and praying for you. Our God is an awesome God! Mike & Sylvia
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