During the last few days, three teams (called Barnabas teams) have been training here in Lima. The purpose of a Barnabas team is to minister to the many Summer Mission Teams (SMTs) spread all over southern Peru. Ministry here means to support, encourage, and serve the onsite SMT teams, including resolving conflict if necessary. Most of the SMTs are composed of 3 or 4 college-aged folks and a translator when needed.
My Barnabas team is made up of 3 people.. me and two others:
Ryan Northup who is a journeyman missionary with the IMB, and
Janelle Armstrong who just finished her freshman year at Greenville (SC) Bible College.
That makes me the old guy..by far!
Today our team got our village assignments. We were the last team to receive them, but it was worth the wait! We will be visiting 6 villages over the next several weeks, ending up in Nasca (ever heard of the Nasca lines?) at the end of June for a mid-summer break. This schedule will mean a lot of travel, but we'll get to see a lot of Peru. I am posting our list of villages below in the order we are planning to visit, but without dates because travel will be flexible and according to the needs of the teams we are serving. We will be in each village only a few days, then we'll move on to the next. I will update you on each location as we travel. During the following weeks as I introduce each village and the SMT onsite team, please be in prayer for the summer missionaries and the village where they are serving.
Here's the plan:
First stop is Matucana! This is the town I served in back in February and March. I cannot wait to get back and visit and see old friends - we leave for Matucana tomorrow (Friday). The SMT team serving there this summer is Josh Corrick, Chelsea St John, and Andrew Turner. Please be in prayer for all!
Next stop, Alis. Alis is a village in Eastern Yuayos. The SMT team here is Colby Wilkins, Nick Thornton, Melva Rivera Acaro, Kelly Lockhart.
Next stop, Vilcashuaman. (Sorry, I can't help you with the pronunciation) The SMT team there is Miriam Horna Gomez, Mark Brown, Gerica Maclin.
Next stop, Southern Lucanas. I don't know the village name yet, but this is the general location. The SMT team serving is Kim Hiser, Kelly Pajar, David Jacobs, Shane Hess.
Next stop, Chavina. The SMT team is Juan Carrascal, Michelle Adum, Jim Wells, Liza Gonzoles.
Our last village, Coracora. The SMT team is Rick Byrne, Sarah Beth Davis, Thierry (Terry) Edel
Then we go to Nasca for a mid-summer break where all teams will converge for R&R and debriefing on progress in the villages. I'll be posting pics and more info as we go...
In Christ-
Greg
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Greg,
ReplyDeleteOur ladies group has a new name, the Sisterhood. We prayer walked the church tonight and prayed for you all in Peru. I also talked with the ladies about praying during the Sunday morning service and some are interested so we will see what happens. Also Pastor Keith said we may schedule a Lay Renewal in October (prayer, prayer, prayer). God placed it on Kim's heart for us to prayer walk during our meeting and we will be prayer walking the neighborhoods. I just wanted to tell you this because God has placed prayer on your heart and He is placing it in others as well. We love you Greg and keep you and your team in our prayers. May God energize you, keep you healthy, may you increase in wisdom and knowledge, and may your spiritual eyes be open and discerning. (please forgive my spelling, I'm an artist not a scholar!)
Sister in Christ,
Andrea