Hello from sunny Peru.
We are thankful each day as we see God’s faithfulness in action.
We saw it as He has brought along several teams from North
America. One group from PEI came down to
help prepare the school buildings for the New Year. They were followed by a group from the states
who have continued with the classroom preparations. It was encouraging to see familiar faces and
to be able to have them help us out.
The new building is mostly ready for the start of school on
March 6th. The second and
third floors were added to a building that had two classes and the office. We now have two more classes completed on the
second floor with some work still to be done on the third.
We are thankful for the 220 students from grades K3 (3 years
old) up to grade 6 who are attending.
This is the first year for grade six.
We are already working on the paperwork to start secondary next
year. Please pray as we pray that each
child comes to Christ and that we can visit each family to speak to them about
the Lord. We had our first parent
teacher meeting last week with a good turnout and gave them the gospel.
Please continue to pray for Carlos and Karina. They had professed salvation a while back but
we were not able to connect since our return and they had not been out to the
meetings. However since January they
have made it to several of the meetings.
They are babes in Christ so pray for them to grow and to show the nature
of a true baby – the desire for milk (the Bible).
Three weeks ago, a young lady from the meeting was
baptized. She professed salvation in
November and several weeks ago asked to be baptized. Her husband is not saved and I have been
meeting with him going through the Word.
Please remember him, his name is Segundo.
Our sister Lesvia was saved a few years ago and has been
growing in the Lord. She has been under
enormous pressure as she cares for her four children. In January she fell ill and has struggled to
recover it. Please remember her as well
as Gloria and Carlos. Gloria is still
going through cancer treatments for her liver although the prognosis is not
good. She and Carlos have kept their
eyes on the Lord throughout this time.
As you might have heard little Daniel has been adopted. He was the little boy who showed up at the
home with multiple health problems shortly after birth. God graciously provided the needed care and
he has had surgery for most of his problems.
Last month he was adopted by a Christian family from the States. He is
four and was very excited.
We ask for your prayers as we stay busy with many different
things and for wisdom as we encounter situations and challenges which demand
God’s wisdom.
In Him
Mark Kim and
family
