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July 2011 Prayer Letter
Volume 3.3
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While visiting a church in Hulett, Wyoming, we stayed
at a ranch about 12 miles outside of town. Each time we drove back
and forth to town we drove past this boulder. It's hard to tell from
the photo, but it's about the size of a full-size van. Here is a
massive boulder split in half by a tiny scraggly plant. As we drove
past it, I was reminded of Jeremiah 23:29. There God states that His
Word is like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces. The hearts of
men and women in our world have been hardened by sin, but God's Word
is mighty. When we go out preaching we can have confidence that God
will do a work. It is His work and it is for His glory alone!
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Summer Travels
Since our boys got out of school at the end of
May, we have driven about 6,000 miles in our minivan. We have had the
wonderful opportunity to visit churches in Michigan, Wisconsin,
Colorado, Wyoming, and Ohio; see lots of tourist sites (Rocky
Mountain National Park, Mount Rushmore, Devil's Tower, Wall Drug
Store, the Badlands, and the Creation Museum are some of our
favorites); make many contacts for meetings in the coming months; and
be encouraged by God's Word at 2 conferences we have attended. God is
very good to keep us safe during our travels, and, apart from a minor
incident with one of our tires, we have had a fun time traveling. We
still have about 3,000 more miles to drive before school starts in
September, so continue to pray for safety and good meetings in
Illinois, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania.
We are slowly adding pictures of our summer travels to
our Facebook account. Feel free to check it out at www.facebook.com/steins4peru.
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 Prayer Pointers
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Peru's
new president, Ollanta Humala,
takes office on July 28. Pray with us that God will continue to
provide a stable economic and political situation in which gospel
ministry can move forward.
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Pray
for our potential supporters. We have several that should be having
meetings soon, and we are praying that God will grow our support
significantly over the next sixth months. It is our prayer to leave
for Peru late in 2012.
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Pray
for our northern Peru team. Serving in Trujillo are Steve and Evelyn
Stilwell, David and Kandie Stilwell, Jon and Julie Stilwell, and Jim
and Alethia Lossing. Serving in Chimbote are Steve and Molly
Stilwell. Pray that God will continue to work through them to reach
their communities for Christ, grow His church in Peru, and train
national leaders and pastors.
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Peru's Economy
Peru is considered a developing country. This means
that the economy is stable but does not provide opportunity for
economic advancement and freedom for all its residents (when compared
to a Western standard of living). In spite of this, Peru is unique
among developing nations. Peru boasts a 90% literacy rate due to the
requirement for all children to attend primary and secondary school.
Peru has the fastest growing economy in our hemisphere
and is second in the world to China. Peru is the largest producer in
South America of gold, zinc, timber, lead, iron ore, and finest
cotton, and the second largest producer of copper and asparagus in
the world. Antamina is the biggest
cooper-zinc mine in the world and Camisea
is the second biggest gas reserve. Peru produces roughly 10% of the
world's fish catch. Peruvian coffee is considered one of the best in
the world, and financially accounts for more income than asparagus.
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Thank you so much for your prayers and your continued
support of our journey to Peru. We are truly excited as we look to
the future. God has done an amazing work in Peru and He continues to
do so today. We look to the future fully expecting Him to continue to
grow His church in Peru. We are amazed that we get to share a small
part in this work.
Until all have heard,
Caleb, Ecko, Joe, Jack, and Isabel Stein
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