Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Church Planting Team Prepares for December Trip


The December Peru Missions team will begin their journey to Peru on December 3rd with all returning on December 19th. The team members are Bradley Chandler (Team Leader), Randy Bales (Specialty Coordinator), Mary Wilbur (Medical) and Eric Wilbur (Accountant/Media). As always, their plans are to seek God's will for reaching the Huarochiri People of Peru for Christ. Randy will serve primarily in San Pedro de Casta in order to identify possible church leaders, baptize one or two believers who can baptize others, story the purpose of the church to possible church leaders using Acts as the foundation, establish a commitment to begin a house church, disciple when possible and evangelize always. Randy also intends to vist the other villages and conduct two worship services on December 7th and 14th. Bradley, Mary and Eric plan to spend most of their time in and around the villages near Carampoma following up on professions of faith, seeking persons of peace and points of contact, discipling when called and evangelizing when led. The team will have 2 local translators joining them as they visit the Huarochiri people. Please pray for their safe travel throughout the trip. Bradley and Randy depart Houston on December 5th and return on December 16th. Eric and Mary depart San Antonio on December 3rd and return on December 19th. As you pray for their safe travel, also pray that all flight connections are made and they arrive in Lima on time with all their luggage. While in Peru, please pray for their travel safety while on the mountain roads and arranging local housing. Finally, pray that each member allows the Holy Spirit to work through them as they build the eternal Kingdom of God. Each of the team members is thankful to God for what He has done, is doing and will do through this missions effort. As Jesus said in Matthew 28: 19-20 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spririt, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you to do, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."

8 comments:

Laurie said...

I am already praying and praying for you. Take good care of yourselves. Love you

UBC Peru Team said...

Eric and Mary arrived in Peru safely and as scheduled. Thank you for your prayers as we continue our adventure for Christ. Today we will make contact with ReapSouth and get the lay of the land in Lima in addition to working a few logistical and medical support actions. God Bless, Eric and Mary

Donna said...

We are so thankful that Eric and Mary have arrived safely. Praise the Lord. We are praying for Pastor Randy and Brad as they travel tomorrow. We will continue to pray for you daily. We can't wait to hear about the adventures that God will lead you through.

UBC Peru Team said...

We made contact with Alan and Sandy Stone of ReapSouth. Alan and Sandy will support our trip while the Weavers are traveling. We picked up some supplies from storage and Wongs in addition to organizing the medical supplies. Randy and Bradley will arrive tonight. We ask for your continued prayers as they travel today and we all prepare to embark tomorrow for San Pedro de Casta. God Bless, Eric and Mary

Laurie said...

So glad to hear that you arrived safely. I have been praying contantly for all of you. Last night I was reminded of how God's protection is always there, we just need to remember that we don't have to do things in our own power. (We aren't strong enough to stand against Satan's attacks.) We just need to call upon God's name and He will take care of our every problem. So trust in His power and protection! (even on those terrible roads) God bless your work. Love & Prayers

UBC Peru Team said...

Randy and Bradley arrived in Peru safely and as scheduled. Praise God everyone arrived without any issues. We depart for the mountain villages later today so continue to pray for us as we travel.

Our next entry may not occur until December 14th, Sunday evening.

Rebi said...

We are praying for y'all and are soooo excited to see what God has been doing and will do in and through y'all. Can't wait to be there!

The Deming Four said...

So glad everyone is safe! We are praying for everyone and know without any doubts that God has some AMAZING things in store for each team member.

We'll be praying for safety, weather, and for God to bring the right people into your paths! We'll also be praying for Randy as he is by himself in San Pedro de Casta.