Jeff and I arrived in Cajamarca yesterday afternoon. The first stop after the airport was the aldea (orphanage) - that's a good way to get your heart broken and ready. For those of you who have been, Spiderman was there and in my arms for the entire visit. Jeff also had a little girl hanging on him; she'd been crying when we arrived but time in his arms settled her down. After the orphanage we headed to Villa Milagro to settle in.
Last night four college students who were helped by VM came and shared the difference the assistance had made in their lives. Three of the four were orphans who had no possibility of going to school and learning a trade or career; the fourth was from a large, poor family. Now, one is a CPA, one a systems engineer, one studying psychology, and one in hotel management. Great potential but no opportunity until God used VM to provide assistance
Today we began the tour to let Jeff get acquainted with all the ministries of Villa Milagro. After walking the entire compound here we visited Monte Sion church and school and the clinic. This afternoon we went to a couple of well sites, a mission point, and Santa Polonia (the high point where you can see the entire city laid out).
For Jeff being on site has really helped wrap his mind around the opportunities here. I have described it to him, but you just have to see and experience it. God is doing miracles here; hard to understand and believe without seeing it for yourself, but no doubt when you are here in the middle of it...no doubt you can see God's hand.
Tomorrow, the rest of the team will continue their work on the clinic in Cajamarca while Jeff and I will head to Chiclayo. Chiclayo is on the coast, north of Lima. Currently VM is drilling wells in Chiclayo and VM evangelist Carlos Valenzuela is sharing the Gospel and planting churches. While there we will be going into the schools and visiting mission points.
Many opportunities are here for Geyer Springs. Pray for us and specifically for Jeff, as our leader, to know how God would have us involved here.
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