tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202700582024-03-07T15:21:00.245-06:00Reformed University Fellowship & Perú MissionRUF is teaming up with Peru Mission to proclaim the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ among the university students of Trujillo & northern Peru.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20270058.post-81032209746208509432008-09-09T11:40:00.002-05:002008-09-17T13:54:24.643-05:00Final Report<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5nnB52PGtYfzI-NxjEe394G60pQCfFYHFibN39b4B9xJsjP7CgkR1CDoecqCIclUEV0BbUAjn0IQLoedQIg4hIpxOljL1woiEopieqwjrDaQ_ANApCLBoLAZVonNHSMu5MdtzMA/s1600-h/snapshot+for+webpage.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5nnB52PGtYfzI-NxjEe394G60pQCfFYHFibN39b4B9xJsjP7CgkR1CDoecqCIclUEV0BbUAjn0IQLoedQIg4hIpxOljL1woiEopieqwjrDaQ_ANApCLBoLAZVonNHSMu5MdtzMA/s400/snapshot+for+webpage.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244062808253510642" /></a><br />Dear friends & supporters,<br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/9vsggpv90v">Here is a final report </a>of our time in Peru, including a letter of thank you from one of our Peruvian students and future campus minister, Pablo. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/9vsggpv90v">Click here to download the pdf newsletter</a> (2.3MB).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Re: support.</span> A number of our friends & supporting churches have asked about continued support of our ministry during this transition from Peru to Canada. Note: we are receiving a stipend for a few months from Peru Mission to help with this time of transition. <br /><br />First of all,<span style="font-weight:bold;"> if you have signed up for automatic withdrawals</span>, you need to contact the Peru Mission accountant, Rebekah Johnson (865-684-4580/ rebekahjohnson@perumission.org) in order to cancel this service. <br /><br />Secondly, <a href="http://www.box.net/shared/2cimosrqt2">this document</a> explains four ways in which donations can be made to the New City Church Planting Movement in Calgary, including making donations by mail, online by credit card, <a href="http://www.box.net/shared/t21aeumlzc">via electronic funds transfer</a>, or by stock donation. <a href="http://www.box.net/shared/3piogtzl9i">This document</a> is a pledge card.<br /><br />Thirdly, if you choose to send in support with a check, mail the check to: <br /><br /><center>Mission to North America<br />1700 N. Brown Road Suite 101<br />Lawrenceville, GA 30043-8143<br /><br />Office: (678) 825-1200<br />Fax: (678) 825-1001</center><br /><br /> 1. Make your check out to “MNA.”<br /> 2. In the memo line, write “John Ferguson.” MNA prefers to list the church planter on the check rather than the account number.<br /> 3. 100% of your contribution goes directly to this project! There are no fees charged by MNA for these services.<br /><br />Many thanks to our supporting friends and churches who have made our ministry in Peru possible. Your financial support, prayers, visits, calls, care packages, emails, and cards helped to carry us through and to sustain us in the work with RUF & Peru Mission. It has been an honor to be in partnership with you for the cause of Christ’s Gospel and Kingdom. We are eternally grateful!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20270058.post-51296829270204911962008-08-29T14:40:00.001-05:002008-08-29T14:44:02.192-05:00Great Slideshow!!!Our wonderful friend, <a href="http://www.bradfordsinperu.blogspot.com/">Allen Bradford</a>, made us this video slideshow of our time in Peru. Thanks, Allen, for the many pics and memories!!!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kpnGAAeiJ5M&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kpnGAAeiJ5M&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20270058.post-90522794282842685862008-08-13T12:19:00.006-05:002008-08-13T15:55:56.381-05:00Despedidas (parte dos)Last night we had a wonderful time at Gerardo & Ysabel's place. 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Here are some pics....<br /><center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ruTllv4NlCvgyynzq2Fs369WxJXw2DBywmYoYkJm_dIQLnIJAbIi3KpQ7R67x_t4KQXQK4szkebZ63NndK6R0tIcPGHr5NVB9elJgfcP-pk9xHAY7SnhnVZC6a9Lyc3cP3KcAQ/s1600-h/John+y+Jaime.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ruTllv4NlCvgyynzq2Fs369WxJXw2DBywmYoYkJm_dIQLnIJAbIi3KpQ7R67x_t4KQXQK4szkebZ63NndK6R0tIcPGHr5NVB9elJgfcP-pk9xHAY7SnhnVZC6a9Lyc3cP3KcAQ/s400/John+y+Jaime.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234050926524792338" /></a>Here I am with my pastor, Jaime. He is giving us a 'recuerdo' or a souvenir to remember our church home in Peru.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMStPJS9WrP78afrcrz0zwXYznMARYprALqNowGlVH75SKhMWIR7PreTPUWaJcZAkidEPuRnmHh7cQnexsyv_NhP8dLvwlwKp6cD4TtHYKGQ0ko5RS0jvdd0NMcep1qx51PRMQpQ/s1600-h/Kevin+y+recuerdo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMStPJS9WrP78afrcrz0zwXYznMARYprALqNowGlVH75SKhMWIR7PreTPUWaJcZAkidEPuRnmHh7cQnexsyv_NhP8dLvwlwKp6cD4TtHYKGQ0ko5RS0jvdd0NMcep1qx51PRMQpQ/s400/Kevin+y+recuerdo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234050931243051570" /></a>Here's a photo of Kevin holding the recuerdo. The inscription is from Ps. 121, "The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in."<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgwFJjnT5pqyjyc4ws676LwtH7JKYeeLgD4MHrDtQaI0Z15U3giDlWNySiwrVt6qCsEvYZq8r5nifGzkSvHHla1Oz9AalPaHHC8_tYWx5-On2ctkr8q4GanLNrFYWTOH1uoPLjw/s1600-h/Heather+CD.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgwFJjnT5pqyjyc4ws676LwtH7JKYeeLgD4MHrDtQaI0Z15U3giDlWNySiwrVt6qCsEvYZq8r5nifGzkSvHHla1Oz9AalPaHHC8_tYWx5-On2ctkr8q4GanLNrFYWTOH1uoPLjw/s400/Heather+CD.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234050930893199938" /></a>Here's Heather with her gift CD from "Lenin's Band" that she has been wanting.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HtKLwxrlYV3cdWcplm3DPgYJbuSCtODOn39FV9Z6cz_FigOoUM51QHOV6-Uk4_d43rHmzNgdg-triIkkNFzNLGsPenI-OObY3qWuA5MJ1rF2iUiTiU8dFoTaHRGQ11yf1Gp76Q/s1600-h/heather+y+chicas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HtKLwxrlYV3cdWcplm3DPgYJbuSCtODOn39FV9Z6cz_FigOoUM51QHOV6-Uk4_d43rHmzNgdg-triIkkNFzNLGsPenI-OObY3qWuA5MJ1rF2iUiTiU8dFoTaHRGQ11yf1Gp76Q/s400/heather+y+chicas.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234050937879335730" /></a>Heather having a good time with some of her chicas.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqzmCM_vCeZYDF4JedQYcMZgXiKTfdPewt6bwuR5HG_Zci1tm1MkfkIKIrnfYqoIXiy9YZ3CdqgG9K5OHWbNjfqIcUQaKvKXW2alo14uRy2qGspDasMzuiA5LReoP-hSWSKUPUqQ/s1600-h/family+at+despedida.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqzmCM_vCeZYDF4JedQYcMZgXiKTfdPewt6bwuR5HG_Zci1tm1MkfkIKIrnfYqoIXiy9YZ3CdqgG9K5OHWbNjfqIcUQaKvKXW2alo14uRy2qGspDasMzuiA5LReoP-hSWSKUPUqQ/s400/family+at+despedida.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234050936737389122" /></a>Our family was prayed for by pastors Gerardo Castro, Bill Bradford, Allen Smith, and Jaime Avellaneda</center><br /><br />For more pics, check out <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7934748@N03/sets/72157606674139192/">Allen Bradford's Flickr photo album</a>. Thanks for the shots, Allen!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20270058.post-91914755908958701852008-08-08T11:54:00.005-05:002008-08-08T12:19:38.775-05:00Wise Words My Peruvian Friend....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNTjqSo5GDT-ChLiBIRrlgSgShypr4m8BE6X3PIsam1DVX_LZGfgNm0VD67hUJsLY-cA-7q1jhjNsczX_MeoNlUiw6XPA9r_dRkD7wKIHHAWpIpZMcXBGKAzhedXUoyM7J3Z84g/s1600-h/CIMG3082.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNTjqSo5GDT-ChLiBIRrlgSgShypr4m8BE6X3PIsam1DVX_LZGfgNm0VD67hUJsLY-cA-7q1jhjNsczX_MeoNlUiw6XPA9r_dRkD7wKIHHAWpIpZMcXBGKAzhedXUoyM7J3Z84g/s320/CIMG3082.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232191559293219090" /></a><blockquote><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"So this I find, that both unshared joy and joylessness are capable of killing the soul slowly. Therefore I must share my joy in God with others or else my soul will wither when the morning dawns on me."</span></blockquote><a href="http://isblueflame.blogspot.com/2008/08/joy-in-god-must-be-shared.html">These words were written</a> by my friend, Francisco, who lives in Lima, Peru. He received his Ph.D. in engineering from Texas A&M. We actually overlapped a bit at TAMU, but we didn't know each other. He visited my home church, <a href="http://www.wpc-bryan.org">Westminster</a>, after we left, and some folks told him that we were down in Trujillo, Peru. When he returned, he looked us up and came for a visit in Trujillo. He has a great heart for the Lord, has just recently joined the presbyterian church in Lima pastored by MTW missionary, Mark Barry, and I'm excited for the help Francisco will be to the future of Christ's kingdom here in Peru. <br /><br />Francisco, thanks for all the great conversations! And thanks for sharing your joy with me.<br /><br />Be sure to <a href="http://isblueflame.blogspot.com/">check out his blog</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20270058.post-22320878086471293552008-08-08T11:30:00.002-05:002008-08-08T11:41:13.692-05:00Last Sunday @ Larco ChurchHere's a couple of videos my bride took of our church service last week (find <a href="http://hferguson10.blogspot.com/2008/08/just-to-impress-yall.html">here</a> and <a href="http://hferguson10.blogspot.com/2008/08/another-from-sunday-morning.html">here</a>).<br /><br />The first clip is of me preaching in Spanish. Good one, because I butcher the word "probablemente." Oh well. It took me about 5-6 years out of seminary to learn to preach with little or no notes. But Spanish cured me of that freedom, at least as it pertains to preaching in Spanish. <br /><br /><center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DPmpiEw9-B8&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DPmpiEw9-B8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></center><br />The second clip is of some of the music during our worship service. Our friend, <a href="http://allenandsandi.blogspot.com/">Allen Smith</a>, has done a great job of music development. <br /><br /><center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WUQNQ625INY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WUQNQ625INY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></center><br />So that's a little taste of Sunday morning in Peru. Wish you all could be here to experience it firsthand.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20270058.post-34046603197767885252008-07-29T23:52:00.003-05:002008-12-10T23:22:53.523-06:00Good words from a good friend....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNaOCgctfvZVPHYybhnzzeHEAW0QwWT06FJG351MRqBJw6RIBVD2FS5XmbdwXE8MVPO7n_M76ddPK7OJCb7hA5s3PuKyIkJiKb6HHDNOMUlnLc8DdyAopk2it67zBnTtroYex9dw/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNaOCgctfvZVPHYybhnzzeHEAW0QwWT06FJG351MRqBJw6RIBVD2FS5XmbdwXE8MVPO7n_M76ddPK7OJCb7hA5s3PuKyIkJiKb6HHDNOMUlnLc8DdyAopk2it67zBnTtroYex9dw/s400/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228666174547333378" /></a><br />I should have published this a while ago, but as they say, better late than never.<br /><br />Doug Serven, <a href="http://www.ouruf.org/index.php">RUF Campus Minister at Oklahoma University</a> (incidently, my second favorite college football team), blogged about his trip here over spring break. Thought you all might enjoy his take.... Read his entry <a href="http://www.ouruf.org/151seconds.php?d=3-31-08">here</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20270058.post-29342566414586841152008-07-09T09:44:00.004-05:002008-12-10T23:22:54.575-06:00Team from Plains Pres, Zachary LAThe youth group from Plains Presbyterian Church in Zachary, LA, is down for the week helping with construction projects at our Larco Church. The team is led by my friend, Campbell Silman, who served with me in the South Texas Presbytery. Here's a pic of the team at our house for dinner.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV9WPHcODCFcBZvnMRcoh_jLoTOuxGgcR7PVfMtMR9eW115iUw9x0N8pEDnebPXS10ItyKoxhs7ndBIU2UTt7FmeKqz_XA4MRUyAfFpC4UcpwB_7-ZQPH6eBv6_Exu56_xoIzjxQ/s1600-h/CIMG3779.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV9WPHcODCFcBZvnMRcoh_jLoTOuxGgcR7PVfMtMR9eW115iUw9x0N8pEDnebPXS10ItyKoxhs7ndBIU2UTt7FmeKqz_XA4MRUyAfFpC4UcpwB_7-ZQPH6eBv6_Exu56_xoIzjxQ/s400/CIMG3779.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221026865943391986" /></a><br /><br />Here's a couple of pics of Jason & Colton helping out on the worksite (sorry about the quality, they are from a cell phone). <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHhcLyHj44sKZwqqBjUtcEB7H_46OQNh-nBJP1s8_m61FKmrsduiMbm84opMm0fCQHQmOd-voOwdeWHQ9SMO6bIDy7F-bLO27L1N81aHc0mUgR7TVr4w5mex-KPXzNmFaHShOPg/s1600-h/28-06-08_1032.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHhcLyHj44sKZwqqBjUtcEB7H_46OQNh-nBJP1s8_m61FKmrsduiMbm84opMm0fCQHQmOd-voOwdeWHQ9SMO6bIDy7F-bLO27L1N81aHc0mUgR7TVr4w5mex-KPXzNmFaHShOPg/s400/28-06-08_1032.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221026867285942866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo661wNQcH4BZugEX3GgvELVZiwqxntMIawK81tp45iivsHAAwX4E0YGozJZQkIGxBcgJOvdMm2unN38I-OGWf5WwDYDpekBGoYSoM9laQ7HQBcrmgcZBCV2axfXkLOChUdvVWJQ/s1600-h/28-06-08_1038.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo661wNQcH4BZugEX3GgvELVZiwqxntMIawK81tp45iivsHAAwX4E0YGozJZQkIGxBcgJOvdMm2unN38I-OGWf5WwDYDpekBGoYSoM9laQ7HQBcrmgcZBCV2axfXkLOChUdvVWJQ/s400/28-06-08_1038.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221026872944204674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi42HU4p7liege2stP0we9eefo9kupy4hYYeUQBKJ0tCLcgup0N_aMHoTMWQaHK5yXa8dROoPC7CiyeH6nlIasrS_FD_Y1GF5ZoRh8FSObWcJvrC0KHvEKmSE66fNhLp6Wa8_n-_A/s1600-h/28-06-08_1033.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi42HU4p7liege2stP0we9eefo9kupy4hYYeUQBKJ0tCLcgup0N_aMHoTMWQaHK5yXa8dROoPC7CiyeH6nlIasrS_FD_Y1GF5ZoRh8FSObWcJvrC0KHvEKmSE66fNhLp6Wa8_n-_A/s400/28-06-08_1033.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221026874924326962" /></a><br /><br />----<br /><br />This photo is from an earlier team (spring break) that we took of Wes with me cell phone. We did this at the time--as blackmail--to show his wife of the crazy things he would do from time to time (like stand on rickety, home-made ladders from dizzying heights swinging hammers from precarious positions giving little thought to life and limb and posterity). Needless to say, Wes survived. But we thought we'd embed this photo here because Wes is in the States on furlough and he can't physically harm us :) <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXx0eAGiQAxI_BeA06IbSd5F46xRdDRimtKbqlY3UsIvnA_FlcHwEWy7qod8agrQZfM-id8bvlHujats-9KhD82H2U27a-a9W2M-Ua9prJMJedUHd-44fUJ0wRzfM9mxm-sL3cg/s1600-h/20-03-08_1526.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXx0eAGiQAxI_BeA06IbSd5F46xRdDRimtKbqlY3UsIvnA_FlcHwEWy7qod8agrQZfM-id8bvlHujats-9KhD82H2U27a-a9W2M-Ua9prJMJedUHd-44fUJ0wRzfM9mxm-sL3cg/s400/20-03-08_1526.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221029311377006418" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20270058.post-7125077624123279562008-07-07T18:05:00.000-05:002008-07-07T18:06:33.053-05:00You and I Both Need ThisI came across a promo of Paul Tripp's new book, "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1433502305/bettwowor-20">Whiter Than Snow: Meditations on Sin and Mercy.</a>" It is a study of David's psalm of repentance, Psalm 51, spread out into 52 devotions. <br /><br />Here is a video promo:<br /><br /><center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Dra6p7Xl0LA&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Dra6p7Xl0LA&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></center><br /><br />[<a href="http://theologica.blogspot.com/2008/07/paul-tripp-whiter-than-snow.html">HT</a>]Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20270058.post-40417932179948774042008-07-07T18:01:00.004-05:002008-12-10T23:22:54.775-06:00Working on a New BlogThe benefit of being down with the flu and having a laptop that you can play with in bed is that you still get to have the illusion of being productive. Last Friday night at the end of my first 24 hours in bed, I had a bit of a creative bug. So, if you might be interested, I've started a new blog that doesn't have to do with ministry issues, more along the lines of my random thoughts about life and grace. You can find it here...<br /><br /><a href="http://kicking-the-darkness.blogspot.com/">http://kicking-the-darkness.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMiMbEcZNqs7WmNmXRqyMh3FrmspMnSfl5Su9ZMcljh-6WGQZ20dNvw3FpKDkxxVpL43JtUM5PVI-KO27d2O4if6cHwxBWjQTckszoAQSkt9usWKASQTzWOKIzm2fodD_XrZGfnA/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMiMbEcZNqs7WmNmXRqyMh3FrmspMnSfl5Su9ZMcljh-6WGQZ20dNvw3FpKDkxxVpL43JtUM5PVI-KO27d2O4if6cHwxBWjQTckszoAQSkt9usWKASQTzWOKIzm2fodD_XrZGfnA/s320/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220412737355392386" /></a><br /><br />Enjoy.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20270058.post-63051328226771068632008-07-05T14:25:00.005-05:002008-12-10T23:22:55.153-06:00Our Two Year Stint with the Coolest Mission in the World (IMHO)The month of July marks the end of a two-year stint with Peru Mission. We have arrived at the difficult decision to shift gears in our life of ministry leaving behind a mission that we love dearly, and embracing a new challenge that we would never have dreamed of. We have accepted a new assignment on a new mission field- we’ll be moving from way down south in Peru, to way up north in Canada(!).<br /><br />A brief summary: As we've thought about where we should invest ourselves in this next stage of life, we came up with 4 criteria: We wanted to be (1) in an important urban center; (2) near a major university; (3) in a post-modern / post-Christian context; (4) where the PCA (our church) is thin or non-existent. As we thought about the ways in which God has been shaping us and forming our thoughts along these criteria, I have accepted a call to be a part of a multi-site / multi-congregational church planting movement in Calgary, Alberta (we received a recommendation from Mission to North America’s Church Planting Assessment Center in June). <br /><br />We looked at a handful of other options—including in our beloved home country of Texas—but none matched up with our desires like Calgary did. Calgary is (1) a beautiful city of over a million people with ~20,000 moving there every year; (2) home of the Univ. of Calgary—36,000 students; (3) post-modern and as several Canadian pastors have told me—very post-post-post Christian; (4) has only two PCA churches with about 200 people attending. In some major cities of Canada, over 40% of the people are atheist. Further, the fastest growing religious categories by rate of increase between 1991 and 2001 are Paganism (+281%), Native Spirituality (+175%) and Islam (+129%). Calgary needs the Gospel: only around 10-12% of the city attends a Christian church of any kind, and that number is shrinking rapidly.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPs8pSvzAYpKvV5O4XOt8j1iYCXhK2CHJ0o4OiLHVMyD8saWVpj6awvrM5HYSeigqAtkpN15sfoXuW3GUMhlgojLBZ9qBZ-SbWkQ1niWFOsviCOWr0ndEZsUXRpN5ardyfd-VxQg/s1600-h/Calgary.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPs8pSvzAYpKvV5O4XOt8j1iYCXhK2CHJ0o4OiLHVMyD8saWVpj6awvrM5HYSeigqAtkpN15sfoXuW3GUMhlgojLBZ9qBZ-SbWkQ1niWFOsviCOWr0ndEZsUXRpN5ardyfd-VxQg/s400/Calgary.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219626190742275298" /></a><br />We are excited and scared at the same time, feeling that this will be the biggest thing we've attempted to do for Christ's Kingdom to date. We have grown a lot, learned a ton, and we really feel like we are more prepared to do this now in ways that we wouldn't have been able to do several years ago. So we ask for your continued prayers.<br /><br />So it's with a mixture of sadness (to be leaving such a fine mission and to be saying goodbye to our beloved Peruvian friends) and anticipation for continued use in the mission field. We are proud of what we have been able to accomplish here as well as the ways we've been able to serve Peru Mission. We couldn't have done it without the prayers and support of our friends around the world. Thank you.<br /><br />The immediate future: We'll be moving back to our hometown of Bryan/College Station around mid-August to begin development for this new project.<br /><br />Some of our supporters have asked us about continued support & partnership. The short answer: Yes! August will be our last month employed with Peru Mission, and then we will be in full-time fundraising mode for Calgary. There will be a few months gap until our mission board / paperwork, etc., are all in place to process gifts & receipts. We will keep you posted. <br /><br />Thanks for being a part of our lives and the work of Christ’s kingdom. It is a privilege to be in this together with you. <br /><br />Grace & Peace, <br />John & Heather Ferguson<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxA9bMjzXxUXOcFQu7lUIwC2jSzOmD1ERQAfpjCYOUKXlMUIh094wFWubfSea6dGiHLuDWR3TO0v9jUZ8kS1yTwSew-cB9fow_Wi750LJQve1DMddaEWRi_JrH3mzdIET10UYK5w/s1600-h/DSC_0176.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxA9bMjzXxUXOcFQu7lUIwC2jSzOmD1ERQAfpjCYOUKXlMUIh094wFWubfSea6dGiHLuDWR3TO0v9jUZ8kS1yTwSew-cB9fow_Wi750LJQve1DMddaEWRi_JrH3mzdIET10UYK5w/s400/DSC_0176.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219626199629452290" /></a><center>Banff National Park, an hour outside of Calgary</center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20270058.post-27969420295553728642008-06-17T22:46:00.003-05:002008-12-10T23:22:55.326-06:00New Students at UCVLast night, we had a dozen students over from UCV, or Cesar Vallejo University. Our Peruvian campus minister, Gerardo, is working on an additional degree there and has to teach some courses as well. Through his influence there, we are gaining access to new students. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimOA6CBkOCJvxpJNsVpXeFaHeF-4C49-xBw0eHOkHKWNUjUk7w0LeDcUIinsMpVWkePL4us88pWPih1ldUEehdbEcpJbAp5sXz2q-HMiarXNT5or_hPiO_lSmfg04nReqC_Yueww/s1600-h/CIMG3747.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimOA6CBkOCJvxpJNsVpXeFaHeF-4C49-xBw0eHOkHKWNUjUk7w0LeDcUIinsMpVWkePL4us88pWPih1ldUEehdbEcpJbAp5sXz2q-HMiarXNT5or_hPiO_lSmfg04nReqC_Yueww/s320/CIMG3747.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213063528419206850" /></a><br />Please pray for these new students as we seek to enfold them into the campus ministry and as we seek ways to meaningfully speak the Gospel to them and through them to other students.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20270058.post-74001373350061892922008-06-17T22:14:00.008-05:002008-12-10T23:22:59.485-06:00ConferencesThank you all for praying for the conferences that we had with university students here in Trujillo and in Cajamarca. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.pcs.cnu.edu/faculty/doughty.html">Dr. David Doughty</a> & <a href="http://bces.cnu.edu/whitinghome.html">Dr. Gary Whiting</a> of <a href="http://www.cnu.edu/">Christopher Newport University</a> came here to help us with our relationships with local universities by providing lectures in their areas of expertise (Doughty--Physics & Whiting--Ecology) as well as lectures on the relationship of science and faith. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9d_bDnUN-w4b5iy44PxJbt-majiLyjA_otKqyYgFN-e2mwD77XLRnFqoZIFDfGi20NkNYnkt1_WyO3ZOPT7QpkHGrDTwNOySYekuPM7eajYiLiSecwya1XCJVILTdLO9PkQtACw/s1600-h/CIMG3452.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9d_bDnUN-w4b5iy44PxJbt-majiLyjA_otKqyYgFN-e2mwD77XLRnFqoZIFDfGi20NkNYnkt1_WyO3ZOPT7QpkHGrDTwNOySYekuPM7eajYiLiSecwya1XCJVILTdLO9PkQtACw/s320/CIMG3452.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213058582606214722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qEk0IJJCEZMZQV4_6TvytMX0wt1Q3b1MmlZPFhh67lb4Czlaax6yzBBYGrF9lgWPFK_WhahyALdhq5IR6Z1VaJvillWMtPGvHqUI96aOUE3IQlSs2rUacegppVQJp7vWLGDOwA/s1600-h/CIMG3509.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qEk0IJJCEZMZQV4_6TvytMX0wt1Q3b1MmlZPFhh67lb4Czlaax6yzBBYGrF9lgWPFK_WhahyALdhq5IR6Z1VaJvillWMtPGvHqUI96aOUE3IQlSs2rUacegppVQJp7vWLGDOwA/s320/CIMG3509.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213058586227270930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8txCMyMkkzSgSXLHj4Dzb7B9kMeRQ7HIdfzFTPmDrfzdtkErXFMAG6YN0Bn-lE5uq7d1vuL2YZvueZVkNe-Ydf1SFkjcRUQSBNgZp1XpQ072sqD8Nhe0vcwuq-WVRZ5oZ6VYoPQ/s1600-h/CIMG3513.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8txCMyMkkzSgSXLHj4Dzb7B9kMeRQ7HIdfzFTPmDrfzdtkErXFMAG6YN0Bn-lE5uq7d1vuL2YZvueZVkNe-Ydf1SFkjcRUQSBNgZp1XpQ072sqD8Nhe0vcwuq-WVRZ5oZ6VYoPQ/s320/CIMG3513.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213058593998608066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KRvvw1nRiMBJOLdPovxyMeedsSbp2LSwmsCyMSoUTZucsupI3SK-bvRUE9WG2jzKWD8g6SUO6_M5G5iozbW2APjw0vwV3-4JztOOpg3ptOidRZeTtFLSkWIJcfsWPRym05xGNA/s1600-h/CIMG3519.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KRvvw1nRiMBJOLdPovxyMeedsSbp2LSwmsCyMSoUTZucsupI3SK-bvRUE9WG2jzKWD8g6SUO6_M5G5iozbW2APjw0vwV3-4JztOOpg3ptOidRZeTtFLSkWIJcfsWPRym05xGNA/s320/CIMG3519.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213058601191931666" /></a><br /><br />We kept the men busy with lectures at the National University of Trujillo and Cesar Vallejo University in Trujillo, and then we bused 7 hours into the Andes mountains to connect with Dr. Alonzo Ramirez in our Cajamarca branch of Peru Mission. There, the professors gave lectures at the National University of Cajamarca as well as the local church. Throughout the week, these men spoke to crowds of upwards to 150 students and faculty. They were an amazing help to our ministry here in both enabling us to serve the universities and show that we take the universities seriously, as well as demonstrating that Christians can be scientists and leaders in their fields. As one student to Dr. Ramirez, the thinking among many Peruvians is that you cannot be a scientist and a Christian at the same time.<br /><br />We had a little fun as well. In Cajamarca, we went hiking at Cumbe Mayo (a rare treat that we don't have the ability to do in Trujillo). Beautiful countryside. Here are some pics, but of course they don't do it any justice. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjIVeU8LlfY_2Id2gxny_Jl8d0UjyWP33d85hf8v9BqElSuQTw1dHGTXCluoZR-Zd-r4zuHWMkC0ZIuP3r5F1Qbs6DPdBdYF1KaZmyNUdNTGhTADGYxImS8OIYF3mdgK4D4bKng/s1600-h/CIMG3604.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjIVeU8LlfY_2Id2gxny_Jl8d0UjyWP33d85hf8v9BqElSuQTw1dHGTXCluoZR-Zd-r4zuHWMkC0ZIuP3r5F1Qbs6DPdBdYF1KaZmyNUdNTGhTADGYxImS8OIYF3mdgK4D4bKng/s320/CIMG3604.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213060508883665138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIFDXci8ekheQWIvYRCtt6xJ5WHR0ajyUOulU-LENSlmQJy4bCcV72VIWdebWnXnIOKEcZVuB17-4RycnmRzjDP82jTsfufgPxRVdUdJqsTWxWJ_eaUc8BRvb4J6knxX5fwIlXA/s1600-h/CIMG3658.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNcZgca7l6UOT8txg93Rw9q8seUEbigTj9eTX3Jo_hv3f5i5AbF-tPFMRqf6eBn4iijZi7nivZvfP32PDDn391Jt6r2-B6zxAo9OHdvsRyuE7b3Qoug7HNardoXiaw0bMLq3lymg/s320/CIMG3594.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213060212622339938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl6zrqju7hGUjmJaURF41xUg-yzQYvSVF_u9y93v3EPzaPKDwRePMup8xTpPBXTXN5wHHlWw-nCyf3k9iK6iYrYLTBMbR2pCg_IhPYQBxEQ45TDGbrswfadMb-QToLUFnbvOm_Uw/s1600-h/CIMG3600.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl6zrqju7hGUjmJaURF41xUg-yzQYvSVF_u9y93v3EPzaPKDwRePMup8xTpPBXTXN5wHHlWw-nCyf3k9iK6iYrYLTBMbR2pCg_IhPYQBxEQ45TDGbrswfadMb-QToLUFnbvOm_Uw/s320/CIMG3600.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213060215263630242" /></a><br /><br />At the end of the week, Gerardo and I felt a little worse for wear, but we had a great time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexBbe-u2BRMT0CLKqXLyhBFoS1c8yD2y0RNb8g1sBpl4jGP_o1gmExLV0mLYDie_HQszr998I-MMzYYCaK3TWdD9p-IhRmL9LZCMnoVs_BRp7UBuK-nrEOsGProugYsz1p2snBA/s1600-h/S3000013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexBbe-u2BRMT0CLKqXLyhBFoS1c8yD2y0RNb8g1sBpl4jGP_o1gmExLV0mLYDie_HQszr998I-MMzYYCaK3TWdD9p-IhRmL9LZCMnoVs_BRp7UBuK-nrEOsGProugYsz1p2snBA/s320/S3000013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213061053341234130" /></a><br /><br />Thank you, Drs. Doughty & Whiting, for your service to our work here and for they way you demonstrated Christian integrity in your fields. Thanks to all the students who worked hard to make this possible, and thanks to all of you back in the states who prayed for the week. reUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20270058.post-34258493747559581252008-06-01T21:52:00.003-05:002008-12-10T23:22:59.660-06:00Guest Lectures at Local UniversitiesWow, has it really been that long since I’ve blogged? I’m terribly sorry. Let me try to fill you in a bit. <br /><br />After the whirlwind of the spring break trips, the month of April was a fairly normal, back to the nuts and bolts of ministry month. I was officially received into the Presbytery here (a long time in coming!), I taught our RUF large group meeting several times, preached in our church in Larco the week before our new pastor was installed, and participated in a number of our small groups while working on philosophy of ministry stuff with Gerardo, our campus ministry.<br /><br />May was an interesting month. He had an unexpected trip back to Houston for the funeral of Heather’s brother. We also took our family on a vacation to Machu Picchu, now one of the official Seven Wonders of the World. It was amazing and you can see more about our trip on <a href="http://hferguson10.blogspot.com/2008/05/machu-picchu-pics.html">my wife’s blog</a>. Now where preparing for a number of short term teams that will be coming in the next weeks. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0EW9XeXAmo7elk_Qht62ZYYrt3pk7OfT9qtfvUzwTCormjuGtXJ2eT_K-VmEBOfQYLfS3tHQJGsnQL3O7X_CKLYKBVY6TNijwSB23v9NOM4h8IypQ5ecezOWoZkvgZAfglzD3Ug/s1600-h/CIMG0427.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0EW9XeXAmo7elk_Qht62ZYYrt3pk7OfT9qtfvUzwTCormjuGtXJ2eT_K-VmEBOfQYLfS3tHQJGsnQL3O7X_CKLYKBVY6TNijwSB23v9NOM4h8IypQ5ecezOWoZkvgZAfglzD3Ug/s320/CIMG0427.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077622644488089602" /><center>Last year, Dr. Doughty taught to a standing-room-only @ UNT</center></a><br />Last year, Dr. David Doughty of Christopher Newport University came and assisted our ministry by giving several physics lectures at La Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, including an additional talk on “How a Physicist Sees God” at our university ministry. He is back again for another series of lectures, and this time he brought a colleague, Dr. Gary Whiting who will be giving some biology lectures as well. Both men will be speaking both at UNT and at La Universidad Cesar Vallejo under the auspices of our university ministry. Please be in prayer for us this week as we’ll head up to Cajamarca on Wednesday to do the same thing there with the Cajamarca branch of Peru Mission. I’ll post pictures and updates in the coming week.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20270058.post-17724809061817164862008-03-25T15:14:00.007-06:002008-12-10T23:23:02.167-06:00Thanks SMU, OU, & Bama<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrRNPk2FABmkc-Tj2UWI-SBrobtnxKbR3bbtU_h3_38nHmwWCf2qCPvrv14v2Y8p16rxtBVLfj2D65mzgDQxL2SG9O1F1HffHakOKlAv5sppnsg7rRmXsX6cy0fEpLMWUtlmcErw/s1600-h/CIMG3164.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrRNPk2FABmkc-Tj2UWI-SBrobtnxKbR3bbtU_h3_38nHmwWCf2qCPvrv14v2Y8p16rxtBVLfj2D65mzgDQxL2SG9O1F1HffHakOKlAv5sppnsg7rRmXsX6cy0fEpLMWUtlmcErw/s320/CIMG3164.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181793758741624610" /></a><br /><br />Over the past two weeks, we had 50 folks from the RUF chapters of <a href="http://www.ouruf.org/">OU</a>, <a href="http://www.rufsmu.com/">SMU</a>, & <a href="http://www.bama.ruf.org/">Alabama</a>. You might be asking, what did the students think? I think this pic of some of the students from SMU perfectly captures the sentiments....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJUIdFzo0rxjqeq6c1sFJG9Lpdy0HTTL8f_mmeJsYeHeuYtqtSRlNmft3b8COqSY5NNECNWxkkKRpIj9Og4TSzwlW3mYgiNXNySsFObIsX_Lg7INdvwH8QguAJqJ4E-rzRXQe-g/s1600-h/IMG_4314.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJUIdFzo0rxjqeq6c1sFJG9Lpdy0HTTL8f_mmeJsYeHeuYtqtSRlNmft3b8COqSY5NNECNWxkkKRpIj9Og4TSzwlW3mYgiNXNySsFObIsX_Lg7INdvwH8QguAJqJ4E-rzRXQe-g/s320/IMG_4314.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181794901202925378" /></a><br /><br />These RUF teams helped with demolition at the Larco church, conversation clubs at the National University, with SALI, and with our own university ministry. It was a great two weeks of fun, hard work, and great memories. Thank you for your time & your partnership with us. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYfNc97N2bUAQMshtlC3D_B8TUHfeppr4JF75n9gXdMUO94KCv8DQh-vYhzfbTyY0Il9s8QEkZenp0v5dfa1GcCYThBUClCtlV06YVprk0eX18ml8rhyj04n5A5c3kupckKi_lFg/s1600-h/CIMG3085.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYfNc97N2bUAQMshtlC3D_B8TUHfeppr4JF75n9gXdMUO94KCv8DQh-vYhzfbTyY0Il9s8QEkZenp0v5dfa1GcCYThBUClCtlV06YVprk0eX18ml8rhyj04n5A5c3kupckKi_lFg/s320/CIMG3085.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181793436619077330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEienvaPuee1gGDp4F1TfJNPKFALAnN6v6kMrTmAM8fEEk0Zg7khB4FTuf_vrDojxJ2eTHv4hVWscNiF6rpYGnIvydpEwMb5r3I-0HVPcuUCk5zZ4aq5OkmOBa8CXzhMJMQ7CNIigg/s1600-h/CIMG3114.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPknRJPkJLn8UWfFGoYg-uVcR1U_arlWLU16zB06Do4HGq9FxoKlTACDWMBIPLdqQ37dH_43PaGkhWEzryctiImMFo5q-VefPcH-yZ_2UpGQxoCc6KaZEqmOQ5ZEiCck79hsPeQ/s320/CIMG3158.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181793483863717634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PhQYPBz-bNJTMWpYu4thhA6SuCkfRzxw9Ws0XVYJsbloI-gAeQXhyYpz8z12XFphgUrKPfpyWTcdV-hXtnWCqa4uUNJcTqg0Mgh6E9jk4uuGg7RZcJKibtAa4bCbEFMnw4iuYA/s1600-h/CIMG3160.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PhQYPBz-bNJTMWpYu4thhA6SuCkfRzxw9Ws0XVYJsbloI-gAeQXhyYpz8z12XFphgUrKPfpyWTcdV-hXtnWCqa4uUNJcTqg0Mgh6E9jk4uuGg7RZcJKibtAa4bCbEFMnw4iuYA/s320/CIMG3160.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181793492453652242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gcVGu_Zb3KWbEBIMWBeqir6mAE_iNABqy6E2eMkkQauv0SGplWuULgxDaVZI8SM4xDAb-Wt_84Srxd7b988EkpCGRXIcVMKbiZSiO7WjGGxODoUFpsgQWbBrk2akG4vkd6gnxQ/s1600-h/CIMG3090.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gcVGu_Zb3KWbEBIMWBeqir6mAE_iNABqy6E2eMkkQauv0SGplWuULgxDaVZI8SM4xDAb-Wt_84Srxd7b988EkpCGRXIcVMKbiZSiO7WjGGxODoUFpsgQWbBrk2akG4vkd6gnxQ/s320/CIMG3090.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181793767331559218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKVjDu4C59StyD0wB0rxy2YhKvhJDbL7mN1W7dc9FwzyATF50fRycTOqx6UFW9U4T9JszT6M8SqsO-N8VvJem7GmESY_V1nxBQrprLzF-K9PV5G8Ny_RCZNq2uNwNaayHWFoj0Tw/s1600-h/CIMG3172.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKVjDu4C59StyD0wB0rxy2YhKvhJDbL7mN1W7dc9FwzyATF50fRycTOqx6UFW9U4T9JszT6M8SqsO-N8VvJem7GmESY_V1nxBQrprLzF-K9PV5G8Ny_RCZNq2uNwNaayHWFoj0Tw/s320/CIMG3172.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181795219030505298" /></a><br />Special thanks to Gerardo, Pablo, Anna, Elizabeth, Jose, Alberto, & Cesar who helped out with various facets of the conversation clubs.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20270058.post-66253876215085284332008-03-23T16:07:00.002-06:002008-12-10T23:23:02.268-06:00Easter People in a World of Fridays<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjmugXtu4tDcpkgkGFQx8hfEncZIbPd8jtBPbkOR7TqGWJVZ92AP1l8bOvi5byxRhS0Np0s_6ET53cFhr6ugbBlaCEhQ3fsdrszfFwTmXbCzl54819fSZseiJO5XK_XEyM5XTvpw/s1600-h/following+jesus.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjmugXtu4tDcpkgkGFQx8hfEncZIbPd8jtBPbkOR7TqGWJVZ92AP1l8bOvi5byxRhS0Np0s_6ET53cFhr6ugbBlaCEhQ3fsdrszfFwTmXbCzl54819fSZseiJO5XK_XEyM5XTvpw/s200/following+jesus.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059029174929090978" /></a>"Without Easter, Calvary was just another political execution of a failed Messiah. Without Easter, the world is trapped between the shoulder shrug of the cynic, the fantasy of the escapist, and the tanks of the the tyrant. Without Easter, there is no reason to suppose that good will triumph over evil, that love will win over hatred, that life will win over death. But with Easter we have hope; because hope depends on love; and love has become human and has died, and is alive for evermore, and holds the keys of Death and Hades. It is because of him that we know--we don't just hope, we <span style="font-style:italic;">know</span>--that God will wipe away all tears from all eyes. And in that knowledge we find ourselves to be Sunday people, called to live in a world of Fridays. In that knowledge we know ourselves to be Easter people, called to minister to a world full of Calvary's. In that knowledge we find that the hand that dries our <span style="font-style:italic;">tears</span> passes the cloth on to us, and bids us to follow him, to go to dry one another's tears. The Lamb calls us to follow him wherever he goes; into the dark places of the world, the dark places of our hearts, the places where tears blot out the sunlight....and he bids us shine his morning light into the darkness, and share his ministry of wiping away the tears. And as we worship, and adore, and follow the lamb, we join, already, in the song of Revelation 5.11-14, the song that one day the trees and the mountains and the whales and the waterfalls--the whold world, reborn on Easter morning--will sing with us:<br /><br /><center>Worthy is the Lamb that was slain...<br />to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength<br />and honour and glory and blessing!<br /><br />To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb<br />be blessing and honour and glory and power <br />forever and ever, Amen."</center><br /><br />~ N. T. Wright, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Following-Jesus-Biblical-Reflections-Discipleship/dp/0802841325/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-5851614-7826253?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1177896583&sr=8-1">Following Jesus</a>.<br /><br />Here's to the Lamb & His continuing mission in & through us. Amen!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20270058.post-75539802023420605882008-03-12T22:15:00.003-06:002008-03-12T22:18:41.140-06:00The Missional GrandmaHere's a great story about an elderly lady being all 'missional' while being robbed!<br /><br /><center><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fDmp967UMds&rel=1&border=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fDmp967UMds&rel=1&border=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"width="425" height="355"></embed></object></center><br />This just goes to show you that you don't need to go overseas to be a missionary!<br /><br />HT: <a href="http://commongroundsonline.typepad.com/common_grounds_online/2008/03/elderly-woman-w.html">Common Grounds Online</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20270058.post-56978442979464890852008-03-11T16:06:00.007-06:002008-12-10T23:23:05.310-06:00SMU RUF visits RUF Peru & the MissionThis week we are honored to have <a href="http://rufsmu.com/">the RUF group from SMU</a> led by their campus minister, Chad Scruggs. Eighteen SMU Mustangs have made their way here to work alongside us in the work of the mission. Particularly, they are helping us in the construction project in our Larco church, our university ministry, and in our language school. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKkYsHjQ8J8SfczcpbFCAL6DMeyBXrFTMfBDu9P0MPXEc73k9BTtzS2vgdZglT50-sbu5PjZ5DM4kyHDF6WOjeUZIUxnD33XFgsjxCYkOzocXQXAgANAu9ZFR73HJFmskzkm53w/s1600-h/CIMG3070.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKkYsHjQ8J8SfczcpbFCAL6DMeyBXrFTMfBDu9P0MPXEc73k9BTtzS2vgdZglT50-sbu5PjZ5DM4kyHDF6WOjeUZIUxnD33XFgsjxCYkOzocXQXAgANAu9ZFR73HJFmskzkm53w/s320/CIMG3070.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176609558620033186" /><center>Here's a pic of Chad with some of our kids.</center></a><br />Today, we headed out to the National University to have our first of two conversation clubs. This is part of our continuing effort to serve the university and build good relationships there. In the past, we have sponsored lectures from university professors from the states in the Physics Department and in the Economics Department. This week we are working with the Language Department. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbRqTFymZ_76wxIikOoDPPfc_nAgaJQOGlsccqYG-bmpH45NKgNIen7P5XrkdFpXMdouh_-Mi9Lzn0s0Zuz72V3xZk0ZmxKi6BsJ3XZA4yOfoUV4Xx8hlu6qbeOGlcXEFRWLlIQ/s1600-h/CIMG3084.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbRqTFymZ_76wxIikOoDPPfc_nAgaJQOGlsccqYG-bmpH45NKgNIen7P5XrkdFpXMdouh_-Mi9Lzn0s0Zuz72V3xZk0ZmxKi6BsJ3XZA4yOfoUV4Xx8hlu6qbeOGlcXEFRWLlIQ/s320/CIMG3084.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176609567209967794" /></a><br />The idea is to provide English conversation clubs so that Peruvian students can practice their English (a much desired skill), but also so that they can get to know American university students and what it is like be university students in the states, and vice versa. We are also using this as an opportunity to invite students out to a special RUF meeting on Wednesday night where Chad Scruggs will preach and we'll hear testimonies from both Peruvian and American students. <br /><br />Here are some photos of the events of the day. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicxtZ5XlFii_sb8k04IGsMCmJpIFxHNY1vzJhOp2K8KYG877H4KFfr_U77LJIdeXmbFcG8hZk7W_5jUiEhpVQmXBBc0nMZ8Ah3XmWyApTB2W2oxE2nYphjh5Wt0gAIB3cxsbL65w/s1600-h/CIMG3085.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicxtZ5XlFii_sb8k04IGsMCmJpIFxHNY1vzJhOp2K8KYG877H4KFfr_U77LJIdeXmbFcG8hZk7W_5jUiEhpVQmXBBc0nMZ8Ah3XmWyApTB2W2oxE2nYphjh5Wt0gAIB3cxsbL65w/s320/CIMG3085.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176609571504935106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmysxdsjLyuF60iRTepu2JOlRwQlpvdRlcEJeaBkNTwoxxT22I8tW64FykT5uqkeexBqbQzp2ZOA1EDxNSV-umqbeo061JC4XTj6CtJPMs33i3l2alPZIAgD4QHpX-krJD6dafFQ/s1600-h/CIMG3086.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-JyHeadAzALzFkExnTl6CohLg43c3I09xlM7Vc4k6mJ3TY4kTIVpKqTlQun_rv4OJxiKrcEKcJ80cFfytWHrodTRwoZpdgZ3e_G9tgan5inj5rk8sCnbXYKDncsErEzQEhv79g/s320/CIMG3091.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176612522147467602" /></a><br />This last picture is a pic of Dr. Temoche and me. He is the head of the department and was very excited to work with us and to receive us. He took pictures and even video with his cell phone! We were warmly received in more ways than one. The university students were very excited to get to practice their English and make friends, but our room was also 90+ degrees as well. Day Two tomorrow. <br /><br />Please pray for the relationships that we are building both with the university students and the National University, that doors for the Gospel would be opened and remain open into the future. Pray especially for our meeting Wednesday night.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20270058.post-59656208688738259332008-03-04T11:38:00.005-06:002008-12-10T23:23:06.297-06:00Pics from RUFHere are some pics from a recent RUF meeting. We usually start of the meetings discussion some topic in small groups, generating thoughts and questions about the topic that will be addressed that night in the Bible study. <br /><br />These are some of the faces of our people here. Enjoy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1WgtWILZX6URJ2djEIOMQM1149eGO79O0qDzXbcqb46vSLBuiEzIHR8IYrEmzAaMuul-PPxqyxB4r4YmsS3-NpCVdwBthyphenhyphenXpDNGmdIwV1jfnpY87KPH0ATZssoFK8i1UJiIpgg/s1600-h/CIMG3031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1WgtWILZX6URJ2djEIOMQM1149eGO79O0qDzXbcqb46vSLBuiEzIHR8IYrEmzAaMuul-PPxqyxB4r4YmsS3-NpCVdwBthyphenhyphenXpDNGmdIwV1jfnpY87KPH0ATZssoFK8i1UJiIpgg/s320/CIMG3031.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173942995252884802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8MdtlJr41DIhexom_RuayGXeiFTOmJLIcpoKKq3zB9YBgTPe8q87wCRdj56j_h0AcgBbRZonLx6safy-XVeGm4O4aM76ARyQcJDTBEK-wGZ4A15X72bZagR86QTcL0v-vk531pQ/s1600-h/CIMG3032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8MdtlJr41DIhexom_RuayGXeiFTOmJLIcpoKKq3zB9YBgTPe8q87wCRdj56j_h0AcgBbRZonLx6safy-XVeGm4O4aM76ARyQcJDTBEK-wGZ4A15X72bZagR86QTcL0v-vk531pQ/s320/CIMG3032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173943008137786706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjYOV1W3NgAttfz_Md4NXXRooRo69_w0PgqD6zz4QSmz7aiDVICVa_EqBpwdhU0IldnET8m3lIpMGYd1agK5-SXLdvo-q2RPdi307bULtUPHehiUJ9uRoAKDVkPqed87D7Jp_ow/s1600-h/CIMG3033.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjYOV1W3NgAttfz_Md4NXXRooRo69_w0PgqD6zz4QSmz7aiDVICVa_EqBpwdhU0IldnET8m3lIpMGYd1agK5-SXLdvo-q2RPdi307bULtUPHehiUJ9uRoAKDVkPqed87D7Jp_ow/s320/CIMG3033.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173943012432754018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpF062Pu_KxD0YanG0iReYopQPO5k-xpbp0RsYpTpuv27UHVhH4vL3c5jNVXuFPNJYBVIwTbp2KBSOOQcS9-sJoKmIYnUcRN1r3uuN0MUMaBboFWLmjoEvIKSSgCrws-zvPED8g/s1600-h/CIMG3034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpF062Pu_KxD0YanG0iReYopQPO5k-xpbp0RsYpTpuv27UHVhH4vL3c5jNVXuFPNJYBVIwTbp2KBSOOQcS9-sJoKmIYnUcRN1r3uuN0MUMaBboFWLmjoEvIKSSgCrws-zvPED8g/s320/CIMG3034.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173943021022688626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj19dtdxeh8UO4qIRm4_yFj4hEw6rhERSRYEYCMK1uggAbxLGM3rtH-AUwPAr7ofhUlQRQeOtihrm_NHLfPUZQGJton3l3evRg5nxREWRs-0q_C1hNZmPFG1njJpAa2wV1AgepFiw/s1600-h/CIMG3035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj19dtdxeh8UO4qIRm4_yFj4hEw6rhERSRYEYCMK1uggAbxLGM3rtH-AUwPAr7ofhUlQRQeOtihrm_NHLfPUZQGJton3l3evRg5nxREWRs-0q_C1hNZmPFG1njJpAa2wV1AgepFiw/s320/CIMG3035.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173943029612623234" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20270058.post-81009854641749590362008-03-04T11:30:00.004-06:002008-12-10T23:23:06.448-06:00Discipleship Group<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxEhUnB2StYheuChazGmZwJzMbSvZBxiZPOdYlIjNVVysqK94FvfLFm2HL_muwP-geOja28wLRTd380s0u0xHMTFvRhvDcEaVYl5gbBNkTwogE0K95nL6NTrvdGgl7FjDHGIBvA/s1600-h/CIMG3065.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxEhUnB2StYheuChazGmZwJzMbSvZBxiZPOdYlIjNVVysqK94FvfLFm2HL_muwP-geOja28wLRTd380s0u0xHMTFvRhvDcEaVYl5gbBNkTwogE0K95nL6NTrvdGgl7FjDHGIBvA/s320/CIMG3065.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173940379617801522" /></a>Here's a pic of our small discipleship group that meets on Monday nights at 7pm. From left to right: Jennifer, John, Alicia, Donald, Juan, Martin, Rebecca, & Alan. We're working our way through a study of basic Bible doctrine. Last week, we looked at Genesis 1 and God's good creation. This week, we looked at man's condition and the salvation that is provided by God by grace through faith. <br /><br />This study is led by a couple of our students, Donald & Juan. Please pray for them, the students, and me as we journey through this study seeking to root and ground these university students and others in the Gospel of Christ.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20270058.post-81371164465458632762008-03-04T11:21:00.003-06:002008-12-10T23:23:06.655-06:00It's Hot!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXVdpEKyaK7ZRCA0kxXfRhNHQ9b4gKi_VPARi0DudUj3QzYB7bgtTVjwTKZ563PkaQcfW6gRwsbFmhyphenhyphen8gk5IdcY826J5vhNTehAligW4UwJN4Gw40IiqqAlU2oisgd782qN0Yog/s1600-h/CIMG3048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXVdpEKyaK7ZRCA0kxXfRhNHQ9b4gKi_VPARi0DudUj3QzYB7bgtTVjwTKZ563PkaQcfW6gRwsbFmhyphenhyphen8gk5IdcY826J5vhNTehAligW4UwJN4Gw40IiqqAlU2oisgd782qN0Yog/s320/CIMG3048.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173938043155592482" /></a><br />There's no getting around it: It is HOT here! I came home a few weeks ago from RUF and entered my room. You can see from the photo that at 11:53pm, it was 84.6 degrees in our room. I know I'm a wimpy modern person and my grandparents did just fine without it, but I love my air conditioning and we don't have it here! <br /><br />February / March is our August / September in the states. Even though Trujillo is the city of the eternal Spring, it does get quite toasty here, especially if you are in the sun. Our kids are enjoying visits to the local pool as they try to keep cool. I've never appreciated ice like I do now! <br /><br />Anyway, just a thought for my friends who are enjoying cool / cold weather back home. I just talked with Chad Scruggs, <a href="http://rufsmu.com/">the RUF Campus Minister from SMU</a> who will be bringing a group of 18 students here on Saturday. He told me that Dallas had a layer of snow on the ground this morning. <br /><br />I just can't believe it!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20270058.post-83664639325890651532008-03-04T11:10:00.004-06:002008-12-10T23:23:06.813-06:00Bono's ChallengeMichael Patton over at <a href="http://www.reclaimingthemind.org/blog/2008/03/02/bonos-charge-against-american-evangelicalism/#more-618">Parchment & Pen has an interesting article</a> on U2's frontman, Bono, and his charge against American Evangelicalism. The article analyze's the lyrics of "<a href="http://www.macphisto.net/u2lyrics/Crumbs_From_Your_Table.html">Crumbs from Your Table</a>" off their album, "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb." <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQiVKTD4hpV-MmgYObtGZf91U16lZoTJcuq1EQO8w0NraAV60w_UA0QUXKjse7OFuOo4y6XPUulC2J5RkfXAz1uFIrQqNpKCfG1zQ_-VbbbizsBwT0f7dX6o_-dlH2yhe-7p3eg/s1600-h/bono.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQiVKTD4hpV-MmgYObtGZf91U16lZoTJcuq1EQO8w0NraAV60w_UA0QUXKjse7OFuOo4y6XPUulC2J5RkfXAz1uFIrQqNpKCfG1zQ_-VbbbizsBwT0f7dX6o_-dlH2yhe-7p3eg/s200/bono.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173936535622071570" /></a>Here's the concluding thoughts: "Whether you agree or not with Bono’s assessment of America and the Evangelical church is a matter that is worthy of much discussion. At the very least, it should give us pause. This song provides a vivid understanding of how many in the emerging church and the postmodern world are frustrated with what they believe to be hypocrisy and neglect of important matters such as mercy, in favor of their “signs and wonders.” Bono’s enduring questions present themselves with much clarity: Is America a nation that can stand before God and say that they have done their part in coming to the aid of those in need? Is the church going to talk about “signs and wonders” or are they going to create a “wonder” from resources they already have, even if it is just the “crumbs from the table.”Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20270058.post-64967976719428333042008-03-04T10:59:00.003-06:002008-12-10T23:23:07.111-06:00McDonald's Comes to Trujillo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKi9pDmdKvQcRRGVXoMRuPIbr_DlL6dmFPNalXpHV_xMT2mEdmJCB1DvOcf3_VKTxgGTE2eEw2R9sO0GbDJByGTFvBpyvwyJwIU-NJ5IjE7Mx6MAhR_N0gNheKLJk-_G-zpetkg/s1600-h/mcdonalds.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKi9pDmdKvQcRRGVXoMRuPIbr_DlL6dmFPNalXpHV_xMT2mEdmJCB1DvOcf3_VKTxgGTE2eEw2R9sO0GbDJByGTFvBpyvwyJwIU-NJ5IjE7Mx6MAhR_N0gNheKLJk-_G-zpetkg/s200/mcdonalds.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173932519827649778" /></a>Our kids are excited about <a href="http://www.livinginperu.com/news/5874">this</a>. <br /><br />"After ten years in the Peruvian market and with a $750 thousand investment, the US fast food chain McDonald’s inaugurated today its first restaurant outside of Lima (Peru's capital) located at Mall Aventura Plaza in the city of Trujillo (La Libertad)."<br /><br />I guess what is interesting about this (other than our kids being excited about it) is what it says about Trujillo turning an economic corner. With two malls opening in the last six months, the arrival of Papa John's, KFC, & Pizza Hut, Trujillo is starting to have a bit of an economic boom. As many of you know, Trujillo is a city of around a million people--the third largest in Peru. <br /><br />Says the general manager, “We have chosen Trujillo to open our fist restaurant outside of Lima because it is a city that has registered an impressive economic development thanks to the efforts made by its people and authorities”. <br /><br />This restaurant "would create 80 new jobs and would offer the most complete McDonald’s restaurant with a playground (a children area with the familiar crawl-tube design with ball pits and slides), two dessert centers, a McCafé and two special rooms for birthday parties."<br /><br />At any rate, FYI. I guess I'm a little excited too. I never thought I would be at a place in my life where I thought McD's hamburger's were real hamburger's--and would actually crave one, but in comparison to what passes for hamburgers around here, we're all lovin' it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20270058.post-77663112157544151902008-02-17T15:33:00.006-06:002008-02-19T06:05:13.685-06:00ER & The Atonement...Wow!!!<a href="http://trevinwax.com/2008/02/17/liberalisms-impotency-in-dealing-with-guilt/">Kingdom People</a> posted this powerful clip from the television program, ER. The scene is a man dying of cancer speaking to a well-intentioned, feel- good- let's- ask- questions chaplain. Exasperated, the man exclaims at one point, "I need answers! I want a real chaplain who believes in a real God and a real hell....I want someone to look me in the eye and tell me how to find forgiveness because I'm running out of time." <br /><center><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nNuSBGa1mLM&rel=0&border=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nNuSBGa1mLM&rel=0&border=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /></center><br />These quasi intellectual games of relativism are all fun and games until we are on our deathbed facing what comes next. How do we face it? <br /><br /><blockquote>"Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners..." (1 Tim. 1:15)." </blockquote><br /><br />This is what makes Christianity unique. Instead of turning us inward to look for answers in our personal black holes, Christianity points us away from ourselves and to the Lord Jesus. He in a class all by himself. He alone can give comfort and courage in the face of death because death no longer has the last word.<br /><br />To all other to all other "answers," there is only one thing to say: "Get out! Get out!!! GET OUT!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20270058.post-10176595344847781272008-02-15T13:23:00.001-06:002008-12-10T23:23:07.476-06:00US dollar drops to 10 year low in Peru<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZS-BL6eGAg9uzGLALWTWGfZ3O6Tk5e6DCq3cciz96qU0MDrqkHGA2n5cSRfDLkvL35G4y_h9Gkm3_jzJt6wWeLDYGR2KS04m6oWXtcBB2srCk400-Dl22vKK9zJUKYoz4brLJXg/s1600-h/dollars_3.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZS-BL6eGAg9uzGLALWTWGfZ3O6Tk5e6DCq3cciz96qU0MDrqkHGA2n5cSRfDLkvL35G4y_h9Gkm3_jzJt6wWeLDYGR2KS04m6oWXtcBB2srCk400-Dl22vKK9zJUKYoz4brLJXg/s200/dollars_3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167289854983049906" /></a>"With its tenth consecutive decline in value on Monday, the US dollar dropped in appreciation against Peru's sol to 2.908 by the end of the trading day.<br /><br />"It was reported that this is the lowest the US currency has been valued since July 1998, when the dollar was worth 2.909 soles."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.livinginperu.com/news/5716">livinginperu.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0