Corey, Jesús, and I returned to Puerto Maldonado Saturday and have hardly had a moment to rest since (see my flickr site for pictures). I was informed on arriving that I am now on a new team based in Pucallpa. Corey is also on the new team and has already begun the process of moving. Corey will be my partner most likely for the rest of his term. In that time barring complete rejection by the people, we will live and work among the Tigre Quichua. Corey has already made one trip to the Rio Tigre where they live to form relationships and begin learning the language. We have moved into our new house in Pucallpa and will leave in a few days for a two month stay amongst them to learn language and tell stories leading to salvation.
The Quichua people are descendants of the Incas who now live in Ecuador, but this group left the mountains and moved into the jungle on the Tigre River in Peru many years ago. They now speak their own dialect of Quichua, which we will hopefully be able to speak well enough to converse and tell stories within six months. Few speak Spanish, and the Quichua Bible they have is written in a different dialect making it difficult to understand. There are a few Spanish-speaking churches downriver, but little is being done in their language.
Prayer Requests:
· Corey and I would find men of peace to welcome us into their homes.
· God would open the hearts of the people to receive His Word and strengthen the people to overcome the grip of alcoholism and shamanism.
· God would grant us the Quichua tongue so that we can begin telling stories in their language as soon as possible
· Local believers who will partner with us to reach this group.
· We have to wait for some minor health issues to clear up before we can head out (my infected toe, intestinal infection)
Pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the Word, to declare the mystery of Christ, that I may make it clear. Colossians 4:3-4
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