Sorry for the long wait.

Hey folks sorry that I have not written in a while. We came down from the mountains and did not have computer access the rest of our time in Peru. After we returned I got sick spent a little time in the ER...but all is well now. The Peru mission trip was amazing. I am not sure that words can describe how great the trip was. If you ever have time for coffee and want to hear a good story and hear about some of the amazing things God did give me a call.

As many of you know my grandfather had his bladder removed two weeks ago tomorrow because his bladder cancer had returned and was removing the his bladder was the only way to get rid of he cancer. I later updated that he had had some internal bleeding and we came very close to losing him. The doctors had to go back in to clean him up and make sure everything was closed up. Well, he was eventually moved out of ICU and into a normal room. I wish I could say he was on his way home. I called my grandmother today just to talk to her and get an update and she gave me some disappointing news.

She informed me that my grandfather had a set back in his progress. I knew he was having a hard time. He was having trouble healing and did not have much of an appetite which made it hard to get his strength up. She told me today that he has come down with an infection and has been put back on the tubes and such. Also that he has gone not back into ICU but into a level of care just below that. He is in great need of prayer. I asked my grandmother if he had ever asked Christ into his heart and she said that they both had. Which eased some of my fear..but I am still not ready to lose him. I fully believe that God is the great healer and that He can do anything. I love my grandfather so much he means so much to me. My grandmother said that he is really scared right now and that the whole family is. I am just receiving this information about his health so I am now joining the group. I know that the Bible tells us not to worry but I guess human nature gets in the way.

I am saying all this to ask. Please be in prayer for my grandfather and for my family. I love him very much and want him to be around when I get married and all that fun stuff. Also please pray for my grandmother, she and my grandfather have been married for over 50 years. While I was on the phone with her she broke down a little. I really just wish that I could give them both a big hug and kiss. Also my dad, he was the one that had to tell my grandmother when they almost lost my grandfather. He is being a rock for my family and I love him even more for that.

Thank you so much for your prayers!

Almost over :(

WOW!! It is hard to believe that we are almost done teaching at the conference. Today went wonderfully. I know that as of yesterday we had 192 people registared. It amazes me how far some of these people walked for this conference. There was one family that walked an hour and a half with four kids and one of baby strapped to the mother´s back, just to come to this conference. Yet we sometimes complain about getting a parking spot in the back for the mall parking lot.

There are a few of us working with the kids. We were blessed to have a lot of people join our team who speak Spanish, if not for them I am not sure what we would do. Some of the kids today started to ask one of our translaters how do say something in English and then they would run up to me and repeat what he had told them. Seeing them try so hard makes me want to learn as much Spanish as I can. Everyone at the conference is so kind and appericative of us being here. They are also so humble. We gave out bags to the ladies with crayons, a bottle of glue and a pair of scissiors and you would think they received a new car. It makes me realize how unappericative I can be sometimes.

As for the transportation strike it is over, it kind of fizzled out here where we are with no real problem. Just another one of God´s many mircles on this trip. I can not wait till you here about all of them. This is defintaly a mission trip to remember for many reasons.

Tomorrow we will be going into two public schools to share the gospel with children there. After that we will be doing open air evanglism on the streets of the city. After that we will have a little more speaking at the conference. Please be pray for us as we look for people to share God´s love with. That our eyes will be open to those who are hurting and in pain. Also pray for our safety as we will be heading back over the mountains on Saturday. I am not sure if I will get to post again before we leave so I thank you for all your prayers.

Also my grandfather is doing well. I was not able to talk to anyone today, but my parents had to leave town and said they would only do so if he was ok. So that fact that they are out of town now tells me that he is doing well. Thank you for your prayers!!!

Wow, I need to get to bed got to get up early!!!

God´s wonders Never Cease

So the first day of the conference went really well and from what I understand one of the ladies accepted Christ tonight as well. Praise the Lord!!!

Here is another mircale to go along with all the others that the Lord has blessed us with. There is a country wide transportation strike going on right now in Peru. However, evey city except for Huancayo. Taxis were running, buses, and anything that carried passagers. If that was not God´s hand on us I don´t know what you would call it.

Tomorrow is the second day please continue to pray for us as we follow God´s will. Also that we can get over the language barrier that exists. I am so thankful for our translaters that we have they have been so helpful. Also, many of you know that my grandfater had surgery to remove his bladder because he had bladder cancer. I called my parents yesterday and they said that everything was great except that his blood pressure was a little low. Well, I called this morning for an update. My gradfather started bleeding internally and they almost lost him but we didn´t. The docters took him back in to surgery cleaned the blood out and made sure everything was the way it should be. My mom told my that he is stable but will have to be in intensive care. I want to thank you all so much for your prayers. Please contiune to pray for my family, my grandfather and for me so that I can focus on what God calles me to do here.

Thank you for your prayers!!!

Adventure after Adventure

Most of ya´ll have heard about our series of adventure. For those who have not here is a really quick recap. Our plane to Miami got deferred to Fort Myers because of weather and there for we ended up missing our flight to Lima on Thursday. But the Lord was watching out for us and we were able to get a flight out the next morning that would connect in Mexico City and then fly to Lima. However once we got to Mexico one of our Team members did not have a Mexican Visa so she had to hang out with immgration all day.

But finally we got on a plane for Lima at 5:30 and was on our way. Then on Saturfay we headed over the mountain. No body really got sick on the Summit (15,000 ft) So that was a true blessing. I can not begin to express the differnt things taht God has done for us and blessed us with. Our team am amazing group and I feel so blessed to be on it.

Please contuine to pray for us we start the conference today, but there is a Transportation strike going on so we are not sure how many people will be able to attend. Thank you for your prays so far they have been a great blessing.

Please forgive any grammer error or spelling mistakes I don´t have time to read over it. Hopefully I can update again in the morning.