After a summer filled with travel and house projects, we're back in the saddle of active support raising...or support praying. We've started making some phone calls and setting up fund raisers, but the biggest blessings have come through no act of our own. Yesterday our church hosted a homecoming service and invited past pastors and former members to come and celebrate what God has done through our church. Through this service God brought us together with two pastors who have now put us on their calendars to present to their churches. A third church has asked for more information, and a friend said they increased their monthly commitment. Also, a lovely member of our church who has several active family members in our church, passed away yesterday, and the family has asked that memorials be given to Ebenezer for Food for the Hungry missions. We are greatly humbled by this gesture, and our hearts go out to Ms. Winnie's family in their grief.
In light of all these things, two words are swimming through my mind- Humility and Encouragement. Our lives are filled with untitled missionaries who have led many to Christ, who have brought comfort to the "least of these" and intercession for the desperate. There are so many people who have demonstrated a life of service and selflessness, and I want to say thank you for all you do. I wish I could pin a rose on your chest and hold a special service for all of you who serve without an official title or a pulpit to speak from. Friends, thank you for your faith in God and what He can do through us in Peru, and we return this confidence with prayer for you in your home mission field. We treasure you more than words can express. My tears over the awesomeness of His grace through you can only be counted by God Himself.
Thank you,
Gillian
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