"August was an exciting month for Tambo and our church in Cusco! This entire month we have been blessed with help from over 5 mission teams from the states, and more to come! During the 2 weeks the T.I.M.E. team from Miami was here about 20 decisions for Christ were made. They performed evangelistic dramas in churches, schools, and special meetings in the name of Tambo de Gozo. Since most on the team were bilingual, the dramas were explained and invitations were given. Hundreds of Spanish tracts were given throughout Pisac and surrounding towns. At IPB after a spe-cial chapel with these dramas and small groups to discuss them, 12 of our students accepted Christ. Three of these decisions were Paola, Flor, and Nira; the girls I had been praying specifically for their salvations!Iglesia Biblica Bautista Renacer had a triple wedding this month. This wedding was special because three sisters and their “live-ins” decided, after being convicted by the Holy Spirit, that they needed to be officially married. All six have been saved within recent years, but had been living as married couples without the government ceremony which makes it a legal union. This is very common in Peru because civil ceremonies cost money that people don’t want to pay. Two couples have children and the third are expecting their first. It is exciting to see the Lord transforming lives!
Faith Sharing Opportunities
August 1st we had a baptism at Tambo with 9 baptized. Six are from our work in Cusco and three from the work in Pisac. This is the first time in the 5 years of ministry in Pisac that Christians made the decision to be baptized. Many of these new believ-ers brought unsaved family who heard the GospelThe last week of July into August we had our first teen camp at Tambo. Our theme was “Si se Puede!” (Yes, you can).
We taught over the life of Daniel . We had over 60 attend. A sister church from Lima brought youth and work-ers to help in camp. Youth came from Puno,Cusco, and Pisac. Two teens accepted Christ. One young woman, Ybeth had been coming to church and youth meetings for months, but was afraid of what her family would say if she accepted Christ. Her cousin, Susan, led her to the saving knowledge of Christ the second day of camp! She also made the decision to be baptized that Sunday! Ybeth has started discipleship and shared that her unsaved friends keep asking her why she is so happy...It’s because of what Christ has done in her life! About 5 decisions were made to live for Christ as Daniel did, and many gave testimonies of how God worked in their lives.
Each day the campers had 2 workshops. One Evangelistic and the other Biblical. The Evangelistic workshops offered were Drama, Mime, Clowns, and Puppets. The teens chose one workshop and learned how to perform a presentation to share the Gospel. The last day of camp each workshop performed in an open-air program in Pisac. Hundreds came out for the singing, clowns, puppets, mimes, and dramas. At the end we passed out tracts to the audience. It was incredible to see teens get so involved in sharing the Gospel through various forms. They did an amazing job!"
IPB is going strong!
