The Recent Busy-ness of Summer

Summer with Peru Mission is often filled with visiting teams. The Bradfords just returned from our work in Cajamarca with three short-term mission teams. You can read about their activities with First Pres Jackson, MS, Trinity Pres Statesboro, GA, & Woodruffroad Pres Greenville SC, , here, here, and here.

Here in Trujillo, we have recently been busy with teams from Trinity Presbyterian in Jackson, MS, and Old Peach Tree Presbyterian from Duluth, GA.

Also, some new friends, Chris and Bonnie from Redeemer Pres in Athens, GA, came along with Old Peach Tree. Chris and Bonnie skipped out on a tour to Chan Chan to accompany me to our RUF small group study on the Holiness of God at the National University of Trujillo.

Here is a pic of Chris and me with some of our students, Juan, Santiago, & Edward.

Our Friends the Franklins

Some of our good friends from our home church and former students in our RUF ministy at Texas A&M are visiting us for a month. Actually, Brian & Janelle Franklin are on an extended short-term missions trip.

Brian is a Ph.D student in US history at Texas A&M, and Janelle just completed her Master's in Architecture from the same great university (though she is more likely to say "War Eagle" than "Gig'em Aggies," but we're working on her. Thankfully, our kids are oblivious to all things Auburn!--Don't tell Janelle I said that!)

Brian is working on various projects with our SALI language school, and Janelle is working on a church design for our Arevalo parish. They are both working on their Spanish, though Brian already knows a lot. He's practicing with my friend, Pablo, and Janelle is taking lessons from our Spanish tutor, Noemi. Probably their toughest task, though, is living with the Fergie's for a month. We're a loud bunch, but our kids are loving having them here.


Check out Brian's life and Janelle's too as they chronicle their experiences here. Also, check out Janelle's thesis project which was to design a church /clinic /school for Peru Mission.) They are a breath of fresh air to us and we are grateful for thier willingness to come alongside us and the mission for this month.

Pysicist Gives Lectures at University & RUF/SUSA

We recently had a short-term missions team from Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church in Virginia visit us for a week. They worked with VBS in our church in Wichanzao all week. They had previously visited and helped our RUF ministry in Mexico City and campus minister, Peter Dishman. Peter in turn told them about our work here in Peru. They did a little research, made plans, and spent a week with us.

A highlight for me was being able to host Dr. Doughty of Christopher Newport University and The Jefferson Lab. With the help of our campus minister, Geraldo, and several of our key students (¡muchas gracias a todos los universitarios nuestros for su ayuda!), we were able to organize a series of lectures at the National University of Trujillo--the largest campus in Trujillo.

Here is a chalk board sign at the entrance of the university advertising the lectures (click to enlarge).
As a physics professor who works at the Jefferson Labs, he gave two lectures: (1) One lecture was on "The Search for Gluonic Excitations at Jefferson Lab" (for you science folks out there, it was quite impressive); (2) the other lecture was on "Cosmological Intelligent Design." Both lectures drew upwards of 75 or so students. We invited these students plus tons more through flyers to the final lecture on Friday.

Dr. Doughty teaching to a standing-room-only with the help of Dr. Alonzo Ramirez
Friday night at our university ministry, Dr. Doughty gave a final lecture entitled, "How a Physicist sees God." Here are some pics from this event:


A packed house on Friday night, we had to open the doors for overflow!

We were glad to see many new faces out to our university ministry (even the chairman of the physics department showed up), and Dr. Doughty did a wonderful job of presenting the Gospel. His talk revolved around these three themes: God as an Artist; God as a Master Chess Player; and God as a Compassionate Perfectionist. Many thanks to Dr. Doughty & his entire team for their willingness to come and minister among us in our parish churches and with our university ministry. May God add His rich blessings to your labor!