The Call for Muslim Evangelism

My friend who I had mentioned before would be having surgery for the tumor they found in his lung, called me yesterday and gave me an update on everything.

He said that they will not be able to preform laser surgery as they had originally thought, but rather hw will undergo major surgery requiring him to remain in the hospital for several days under medical supervision.

It’s a complicated procedure where they will have to shut down one lung completely and remove a portion.

Through this process they will be able to remove the tumor causing all of the problems.

That’s the quickest and most basic way to describe what’s going on, so please be praying for him and his family as they plan to operate a week from this Thursday.

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Today is the anniversary of my good friend and pastor Alonso Montenegro and his wife Laura.

They are the perfect example of how a godly couple should love and treat one another.

Few people have had the kind of impact on my life like they have, and I am thankful for the privilege of working together with them here in Arequipa.

Thank you for your example and friendship. We love you guys and we’re praying for you both.

I just wanted to take the opportunity to recognize the man who made this past week´s conference at the Bible college the success that it was.

Miguel Murillo who is the pastor of Hunter Baptist Church and the director of the Peru Bible College gave up his time throughout the entire week to teach and preach. Without him, the conference wouldn´t have half of what it was.

I´ve learned a lot from working with him and just spending time together. You´ll never meet a more humble and godly man in the world. God is using him and his ministry here in Arequipa in a great way, and it´s a privilege to have a small part in what he´s doing.

Thank you, Miguel, for all that you´ve done and are doing here in Peru. I look forward to continue working together with you to reach the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Last night we had the grand finale to our mission conference here in Peru. Everything turned out great!

We had mission workshops every day at the Bible college and in the evenings we had special services at Faith Baptist Church.

We were able to talk to our missionaries all over the world live via SKYPE. The people really enjoyed getting the chance to see and hear from other Peruvians who are doing the work in places like Chile, Bolivia, Uruguay, The US, and North Africa.

Several young people surrendered their lives to serve on the foreign mission field and others committed to praying for and sending more missionaries around the world.

Faith Baptist church took up there faith promise commitments last night, and the church pledged over S/. 69,300 which ends up being around $25,400. 

Praise the Lord for what He’s doing through the ministry here in Peru!

My good friend who is working in North Africa has had some problems breathing lately.

After coughing up blood he went to a doctor who told him that he needed to return to the States and have tests run on his lungs. He and his family returned a couple of days ago and are now waiting for the results.

The doctors believe that he may have a tumor in one of his bronchial tubes, but they won’t know anything for sure until Tuesday.

Please be praying for him and his family during this time.

God has used him in an incredible way this past year in North Africa. Many Muslims have accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior through his ministry already, and I know he is anxious to get back and continue training them as soon as possible.

You can check out his blog and keep up with what’s going on by clicking here.

Be praying for our mission conference this week.

We are doing something new this year by setting it up like a mission training camp at the Bible college throughout the day and then a regular conference at Faith Baptist church each night.

Everything starts tomorrow, so I will probabaly have to give you the rundown at the end of the week.

Pray for more laborers to be sent to the field this week.

I don’t normally talk about my recreational preferences, but this was kind of funny.

About a week ago, I was invited by my friend Alonso Montenegro to participate in a soccer tournament he was hosting. We didn’t play on any soccer field that you might be imagining, but rather in the only arena where I could ever be good at the sport… our pastor’s Play Station 2.

We all had a great time together, but the funniest part about the whole tournament was that I had only played a PS2 maybe three times in my entire life, and I definitely had never played the selected game.

In spite of all the odds, I acutally ended up winning the whole tournament with 0 losses. I’m not sure if that’s bragging or foolishly displaying how pathetic I really can be when it comes to down time. No wonder I have to stop and catch my breath when I get to the top of my stairs!

Usually the only time I have with these guys is either spent working on projects or talking about projects we’ll be working on in the near future. It was nice to take a few hours to relax and have fun with my friends.

Here are a couple of blog links for individuals who participate in our weekly Muslim prayer group.

Check them out and see how the Lor has been working in the lives of South Americans wanting to make a difference in the Muslim world.

Mujer Misionera

El Siervo