Sunday, March 29, 2015

Looking ahead....


The time has come…we have been looking forward to this time of going home with excitement but, I (Amy) have also been a little anxious. What will this time look like? Will we feel the distance that we have traveled in the last six months? Will we feel the joy of coming home or the distance of being out of everyone’s lives?  How hard is it going to be to come back? Will we have the strength to leave again? But, now that the time is here…I am starting to already miss Peru.
The last few weeks God has been putting different verses into my life that speak to the feelings I am having. He is speaking to me of renewing my heart for the journey ahead. He tells me of the need to put all trust in Him alone. He says to me that He will bless our time at home and give us this time to strengthen our relationships with family and friends. When I am worried about how to present and explain to everyone what we are doing and experiencing here. God is saying that He will tell the story. He will speak through our family.

But, also He has started showing me how He has built so many wonderful relationships here also. In the past few months our home has become a place that our neighbors are visiting and we are getting to learn from each other. It is a place now that our brothers and sisters in Christ are coming to rest on their journeys to and from home. It is a place that Carmen’s friends are playing and laughing and just enjoying. It has hosted teams and held prayer meetings.  In other words; this has become the Junglemaster Mission House. I am watching things come to fruition that we worried we would never see. I am seeing that our mission here is (a usual) not what we thought…but, better and more.
We are extremely excited to head home! I can’t wait for all the hugs and tears of joy and conversations, and just being with everyone. Ok, and let’s face it… I can’t wait to take a warm bath!!  And, well, maybe eat a lot of food! But, God is filling me with excitement for our return too. I know He isn’t done with us here yet, or with the mission.  I can’t wait to see what He has up His sleeve!
God Bless from Peru and see you all soon…
Amy J

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

A day with Dad

Took Carmen to Santa Rita with me yesterday. It was a long day (8 hrs on a boat) started at 5:30 AM we didn't get home until 8:30 PM. We laughed, we got hungry (because often times dad forgets to eat when he gets busy), she helped me haul and load the heavy bags of cargo onto the boat without complaint.  The best part though was when it got dark on the boat ride home and she crawled into my lap and we got to watch the sunset and the lightning flashing in the sky and just talked.

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

New Year Newsletter

We have mailed out our newsletter but, we thought we would share it here too. If you would like to get an email copy or a paper copy please email us and we will add you to our list.

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