Archive for January, 2008
Posted by Loren | Filed under General
To be honest, it’s a little overwhelming. About two months ago, I was asked to help with the youth camp this year. You must understand that “youth” here includes anyone from about 14 to 40 who is unmarried. When I was asked, I responded that I would pray [...]
Pastor’s Camp and More!
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During the pastor’s camp this year we had 3 jungle pastors who had never before visited us here. It was a tremendous joy to see the growth in their lives since we first met them in the jungle about 4 years ago.
The evening services can get a little long, so if your children are tired, [...]
The 11 hour church service!
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When was the last time you had an 11 hour church service? On the Whatley’s last sunday here, we started at 9am, and finished a little after 8pm. it was Great!
Loren worked in the kitchen until she had blisters (literally!)
Tim was rescuing someone from drowning! Actually we had the privilege of baptizing 4 converts. It [...]
A Snapshot (or two) of our life
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If you would like to see an enlarged version, just click anywhere on the photo.This is our impressive meat section. Notice the large hacksaw in the lady’s hand.
This kind of overflowing load is a common occurrence in Peru. A van this size (which is much smaller than a 15 passenger van) will often contain more [...]
Christmas Miracles
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Sometimes the preaching that we hear makes the Christian life, and especially full-time Christian service sound like the most carefree, easiest life on the globe. Since we arrived in Peru, we´ve had a few difficulties, as one may expect. As we were preparing to go into the jungle, we discovered that two different denominational leaders [...]