Arthur & Mary Alice Ivey
Jr.
Urb. San Carlos
Huancayo, Perú
011-51-64-21-21-52
E-mail: acivey@mindspring.com
Website: www.iveymission.org
January 31, 2007
"Then the Lord passed by and sent
a furious wind that split the hills and shattered the rocks- but the Lord was
not in the wind. The wind stopped blowing, and then there was an earthquake-
but the Lord was not in the earthquake.
After the earthquake there was a fire- but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire there was the soft whisper
of a voice.” 1 Kings 19:11b-12 VP
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Grace and peace to you from God our
Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. We praise the Lord God for
all He is doing in our lives and in the ministry here in
January was an interesting month for us. During the Friday night Prayer and Praise service when the group was praying, the Holy Spirit touched Arthur’s heart three different times to go and check on his truck which was parked outside the building on the street. He was tired, and decided not to worry about it. The next day he realized that someone had stolen the axle lock off the front wheel of the truck. There was a reason that the Holy Spirit talked to him the night before. God is constantly sharing things with us; sometimes it is for our protection, and other times, it is to help someone else. When God speaks, do we listen and obey Him or do we ignore Him? I’m sure that all of us at times don’t listen to the Holy Spirit when it is not convenient, but when we do this, we have to suffer the consequences or miss the blessings that God would have given to us or someone else. The wonderful thing is that God always forgives us and gives us another chance. What is God calling you to do? Many times He speaks in a soft whisper to us, just like he did to Elijah. What an honor for the powerful God of the universe to speak personally with us daily! God loves to be in constant communication with us, and we encourage you to always take time to be with Him and listen and obey His voice.
Pablo Paredes reported to us that our church/discotheque in Palcazu is almost complete and should be ready to open in February. We, also, had the privilege to have a visit from Mario and Edith Ricaldi, a couple that has been touched by their participation in a discipleship group in Palcazu. Mario Ricaldi is a respected local business man in Palcazu, and his wife Edith is a teacher. They are very interested in starting and leading a discipleship group and starting a Kid’s Club in Palcazu. During their visit with us, they attended the Kid’s Club in Pichcus and the preparation meeting for the next week’s Club, in order to learn more about how they function. Please pray for them as they work with Mario and Flor Sillo to spread the word of Jesus Christ in Palcazu.
NEWMA had their very special annual event in which all their missionaries come together for a time of fellowship and renewal. Arthur, Pastor Alberto, and Genaro attended this event, as well as Susy Carbajal and Lisbet Perez, who are interested in studying to be missionaries in the school. Susy will begin her studies in February, and Lisabet will begin her studies in September, after finishing the discipleship study with us. Arthur had an opportunity to catch up with several of those that work with him such as Manuel Villar, Pablo Villogas, Rafael Sanchez, and many others. This event was very refreshing for everyone.
Manuel Villar
Larry Williams of
The Mission Society’s Global
Resource Team and Agrimissions, worked with Jeff Morgan, an independent
missionary in
From left to right: Obed Alvarez, Larry Williams, and Jeff Morgan giving a presentation to the national missionaries at the EMLA mission event
Our praise band grew in size this month. Since Benjamin will be leaving for the states very soon, someone will have to take his place, and next year, Joshua will have to be replaced, too. David and Josías are two youth that are now playing with the band. David can play about every instrument, and Josías can play the drums and the bass. We praise God that He has called other members to participate in the praise band. Please continue to pray for the unity of the praise band and that God will do a mighty work in each one of their lives, as they lead people in worshiping the one true God. Also, please pray for wisdom for Pastor Beto as he leads the band.
Praise band practice.
Left to Right: David, Alberto, Jorge, Benjamin, and Josias
Arthur and
Ricardo Nattery have been working very hard to prepare for the medical teams
that will be coming in February and March. It is a tremendous amount of work to
get ready for medical teams, but usually many people accept Christ as a result
of hearing about the Lord Jesus Christ in the spiritual area of the
campaign. Please pray that there will be
a fruitful harvest from both medical campaigns that will be done in Huancayo by
We would like to
thank all of you that have helped to support the ministry here in
Please be in prayer for each one of
our workers and for each one of the ministries and projects. Please continue to pray for financial support
for the ministries both from Peruvian sources and
Bermudez, Shiringamazu, Villa
America, Huánuco, Sambillo Alto, Rio Azul Ugarteche, San Augustine, KM 40
and Tinahuani. Also, pray for the
ministries in Huancayo, especially the Colegio El Camino. Please continue to
pray that the Holy Spirit would continue to awaken and change hearts among the
young adults of Huancayo. Please give
praise to the Lord for bringing us additional persons called to be part of
the missionary team in
We pray that God is drawing you closer and closer to Him every day. God bless you. We love you.
Yours in Christ,
Arthur, Mary Alice, Benjamin, Joshua, and Mary Beth Ivey
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