I am going to try and give more frequent
quick updates so here is a bit on our time in Uruguay so far. Here is from the last week or so......
After
being able to lead the border policeman to Jesus after he had us pay
a $600 fine for insurance that we were told that we didn't need to
have, we continued to drive into more favor. We were driving on the
last leg into Montevideo, Uruguay when some strange noises escalated
in one of our RV's and we decided to pull over and check it out. One
of our team members was going to get under the car and check it out
but as we pulled over praying the front left axel broke completely in
half. We jumped out celebrating (after an initial shock) that we were
still alive! We were going 70mph moments before and we could have
easily flipped and died! Also, Ted was seconds from crawling under
the rig and could have easily been under there when it broke. We had
nothing to do but be full of joy and celebrate that we were alive. We
jumped around and danced in the road and took videos as we made the
best of the moment. Praise the Lord!
We all 13 loaded up into the other RV
called “Open Heaven” and took off into town but it started making
strange sounds as well and ended up breaking down too. We stopped at
a gas station for a few hours to figure out what to do. We ended up
staying in a hotel that was just up the road that...well...I will
just say that most people rent this place for a few hours if you know
what I mean. We made the most of it for it wasn't the first time the
team has stayed in a hotel like this. We ended up having a great time of
prayer where the presence of God really showed up as we blessed those
who were leaving us for a couple of weeks to go home for a little
break. We redeemed that place and I actually had such a great night
of sleep there, the best that I had in awhile. We really felt the
opposition of the enemy getting to Uruguay and specifically into
Montevideo to say the least :) We were excited though for we pressed
in and know that the Lord was going to do great things here. We met a
contact who is one of the few missionaries here in Uruguay for this
country is 4% Christian and 40% atheist. This is super rare for there
is no declared religion. This has created a “graveyard of
missionaries” they say. We are excited to see this change around in
Jesus name. Our contact got us set up at a Christian camp in a house
where we can all be together for the next week to two weeks. Our time
here is contingent on how fast our cars can be fixed and on what kind of
ministry we can be apart of here.
A few of us have been able to do some
ministry with the youth who are extremely hungry for relationship
with God and no more religion. The presence of God showed up and
touched many hearts last night as most of the young people were
responsive to receiving more from Papa God. We also were able to
share and minister at the church service here. We showed up and the
preacher had already planned to share on missions and was extremely
surprised and excited to meet us and have us share some testimonies.
He is also the president of a evangelism school and he wants us to
come and share at his school tonight. One of the words our team has received was bringing refreshment to missionaries that are already working and sowing into lands.The family that is hosting us has been
extremely hospitable and hungry to know more about the Holy Spirit. They have been here for four years and are due for a bit of a break. The father and son both have been filled with the Holy Spirit and received a lot of encouraging words the last couple days. God is
so good!
We have yet to know what the next
couple weeks look like. We plan to stay at this home for several more
days and enjoy being in a house together with a coffee pot and stove
and home cooked meals. We may move more into the center of the city
where we can easily do more street ministry for there are many poor
neighborhoods around. We have the opportunity to go minister this
next weekend at a city-wide market where we plan to do our first
drama and dance ministry as well as sharing the gospel and praying
for sick. I am in charge of coordinating our first team dance and am
pretty dang excited about that. This country really emphasizes music
and art and gets really excited about it so we want to take advantage
of it and see Jesus move through it.
Seven people have gone home (or heading home) for a
little break so there is a different intimate feel to the team right
now. We sure miss our missing members but are excited for them to get
a bit of break for awhile. We are taking advantage of getting to know
each other better with a smaller crowd. Please pray for there has been much opposition but we are excited to see God refresh the few missionaries here and see him stir the precious hearts of those in this somewhat forgotten country.
I heard word from home that one of my aunt's has passed away. That makes the second death since I have been gone these last two months. It is extremely hard to not be able to comfort the family but I trust that my prayers are bringing comfort and peace to those back home. I had a melt down last night missing home but I know that I know i am right where I am suppose to be. I consider it a honor and joy to be able to offer him my desires to see His breathe spread this fire. I know that He is in control.
Love you all dearly and I encourage you to check out our team website and click on some of the others blog and read about what the Lord is doing through them. There is so much happening just in our hearts that it really is encouraging to read about others.
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