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NewsletterPrayerletterNewsletterPrayerletterNewsletterPrayerletterNewsletter August 12, 2006 At a Glance: Hard Sayings Teams Driving in **************************************************************************************** The Word of the
Lord… “Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not
worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy
of me; and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of
me.” Matthew 10:37-38 … Hard
Sayings…
Those of you who actually read these letters J
might notice that this is the same Scripture that I used in my last letter in
July. It is a Scripture that is sticking with me these days, and unfortunately
seems to speak to me with a sort of condemnation. It is hard for me to remember
these days that God is smiling at me, delighting in me, for no other reason
than that of Jesus Christ his son, who lives in me. I know this in my head but
it doesn’t seem to make its way down to my heart.
The Scriptures are full of hard sayings. Sometimes we try to twist them to fit
what we know or what we want. But they are not ours to twist; they are ours for
edification, for learning, for encouraging one another, and sometimes they are
ours just to accept, even when there is mystery that surrounds them. …Teams…
The last of our summer teams left a week ago on Saturday the 5th.
It’s been a good summer with teams (with the exception of my personal
physical illness – intestinal infection – ugh). Our teams were able
to accomplish a great deal of work that helps the ministry down here –
adding to the wall of the “stadium” (our covered
soccer/volleyball/basketball court), painting the Auntie Jo House (our refugee
house for abused and abandoned women and children, as well as other emergency
family needs), and diaconal projects such as pouring cement floors in adobe
houses and building beds. It has been a testimony and reminder to all of us
down here that we can’t do this without our supporters in the
Another aspect of our teams included arranging various times and activities for
them to get to know some of our church members. As much as construction is a
help to us, we know that the heartbeat of this ministry involves the people
here. We were able to have the youth come and play/sing with us on several
occasions, and had the pastor, his wife, and a young elder (remember Wilbur,
whose seminary graduation I attended in The Pachamanca was a lot of work for the Peruvians
who served us; it involved digging a 2 ½ foot hole, lining and covering it with
rocks, building a fire inside until the rocks are white-hot, then removing the
rocks quickly, removing the fire, putting food and rocks back into the hole,
covering it with spices and wet clothes, and finally covering it all with dirt
for one hour. But, OH! The meal is delicious: chicken, lamb, beans, different
kinds of potatoes, all cooked with spices and so tender. It was quite the
feast! (We were also a big hit with the neighborhood dogs that day). …Driving in Although I do not have my own car down here, there
was one week that I had my team leader’s truck while he was out of town,
and was able to experience first hand driving in … I will be back in God bless, Laura Deadwyler Casilla 985 011-51-84-23-50-59 Cell: 011-51-84-9-92-45-59 Donations:
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