Dear Faithful Prayer Warriors,
I am so happy to report that the last trip to the Shishinahua River to visit our three villages of Santa Clara, Santa Rosa and Yarina was a huge success! We had more people attend Bible studies and evening services than before, glory to God! In fact in Santa Rosa the people were actually waiting for us to start! Our meetings went very well as we had Pastor Roque (Rocky) translated into Shawi what I shared and then preach himself from the Word sharing his own personal experiences in growing as a Christian.
The people were very attentive and are really becoming much more aware of their commitment to Christ. This was evidenced by the response I got when I asked them, “How many here can say that you are a son or daughter of God?” In the past they could not answer this because of lack of confidence and/or understanding of what that meant. Now however, several people raised their hands with confident assurance that they knew they were children of God! This is an incredible leap forward in their relationship with the Lord and nothing short of the Holy Spirit working in their lives! What is so glorious is that we all had a part in bringing this about through our combined intercession and commitment to the work of the Lord.
We will be continuing with discipleship classes through a three-day conference like we had in early November. The dates will be 1, 2, 3 of March (a change from the original dates of 7, 8, 9) and our theme will be the Authority of the Believer. Pastor Roque and Pastor Rufino who shared at the last conference will be joining us again for this one. I have invited the families of the villages to come to the conference this time and not just the parents so that everyone will be taught the Word of God and grow in their relationship with Him. Would you pray earnestly for this conference as there are many logistical issues that must be met in order for the conference to take place. Our prayer points are as follows:
1) Safety as Maria’s brothers travel to the villages to pick up the families and bring them back to their homes (it’s a 9-12 hour boat ride each way).
2) That they arrive in Yurimaguas on time and the dirt road that we will travel on to the farm where the conference will take place will not be rained out.
3) That every heart and mind will be open to the all that the Lord wants to teach and reveal to them so that they understand that they have authority in Christ over life’s situations.
4) Pray for the four children’s ministry workers that the Lord will give them wisdom in teaching the Shawi children the Word of God with clarity so that they too can begin a life with Christ.
5) Wisdom, discern and confidence for the speakers of the conference so that they will communicate each point of the teaching well so that both the men and the women will understand what is theirs in Christ.
Thank you so much for standing with me in prayer and intercession for this conference and for all that the Lord will do in these precious people. God bless you mightily as we join together to see the Kingdom of God established in these hearts and lives.
With Much Appreciation,
Sharon Malcolm
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