Blogger disappointment

I've been having troube with blogger crashing on me, so I'm going to start posting on Facebook. Please look for reports on my Facebook page. Www.Facebook.com/klawrence1955

Bused-ed

What do you do in the Lima airport at midnight?

We slept on the plane earlier today, but midnight to 6 am just seems to be the right time to sleep. We are waiting for the gate area in the domestic terminal to open so we can find our gate and go there to wait some more.

The Day has Come!

Ten excited Hickory Grove Peru Mission Team members met at the church early. Dawn Morton was waiting to help us make our connection with the bus. Steve Adams came to help load luggage and see us off because that is just how important missions is to our staff members. It is a blessing and honor to be a member of a church with such a heart for evangelism and missions.

Two things are a mystery in this world: the way of a man with a maid and the way of an airline with an itinerary. We're now sitting in the Newark airport. Yes, sometimes you have to go North before you can go South. Our's not to reason why; our's just to go and serve. Better post, boarding soon.

Commissioning Day

It has been a long time since I posted, sorry. My excuses: work, until the end of the school year; then Robotics camp, VBS, and various preparations, Oh and a Summer to do list that I imposed upon myself.

Sunday was commissioning day. During all of our morning worship services our team, along with one going to Nicaragua, were introduced. Church members were invited to come forward and lay hands on team members they knew. Laying on hands is a way of supporting us, a commitment to pray for us.

Our church does this because we believe in prayer. We believe God listens to us as we ask him for protection, wisdom and results.

In the months since my last post we have seen the Lord unify us into a team That knows and cares for each other. Some have developed skills like puppetry, or singing songs, and presenting the gospel message. One of our members had to cancel. He is a recent college graduate and he got a job. Orientation couldn't wait for him to come back from Peru. We know this was in the Lord's plan, so we thank Him and press on.

In recent weeks Pastor Pablo has requested that our nurses teach classes to nurses in Peru. Planning this met with translation difficulties, and uncertainty about what to teach, but prayers were made and answers came.

There have been signs of resistance from our enemy, the devil, but encouraging signs as well.