Ephesians 3:20-21 gives praise to God who, “by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine.” Team Lima was able to witness the power of this verse last week during Monday Night Fútbol. Earlier that Monday, during our guy prayer time, [...]
Thanksgiving has come and gone, but I wanted to take a moment to share with our web audience some images of our special day. Since we all live on a different continent from our family, we spent much of the day together as a team. The day started out with the 1st Annual [...]
Monday Night Fútbol Leads to Bible Study – Every Monday, the guys on the team play soccer with a group of our new Peruvian friends. A couple weeks ago, I forgot to remove my Bible from my car before heading out to play soccer. While we were in route, Heli, a guy [...]
In an effort to build relationships with the Peruvian people, we have started playing fútbol (a.k.a. soccer) with a group on Monday nights. It has been really fun and it has allowed us to catch a glimpse of the importance of fútbol in Peruvian culture. Every night of the week, one can find [...]
Recently, Tara and I were having a conversation with a new friend, a fellow American, here in Lima. When this person heard that we were a part of a church planting team, they responded with the question, “Is there a need for that here?”
Good question. Our first instincts were to say, [...]
The Thompson family has made it to Lima. The flight went smooth and all went well. This is a great day in the story of our team, as our team presence has grown in the great city of Lima. Thanks for all your prayers. Here are some pictures of the Thompsons [...]
One of our goals during this initial phase of being “new” foreign missionaries is to explore, learn about, and get to know the city of Lima. The more we learn about Lima, the more we appreciate it and the more we can learn about connecting to it’s population. Although most tourists when [...]
When Tara and I were back in the States for Thanksgiving, we noticed a Christian radio station advertising itself as “safe for the whole family.” I thought it was interesting that of all the good things Christian music can provide to its listeners, this company decided to market safety. Could comfort, ease, and [...]
In the midst of learning about irregular verb tenses, increasing our Spanish vocabulary, growing together as a team, and living day-to-day life here in Costa Rica, it is sometimes easy to take for granted the fact that in the near future we will be in Lima, Peru answering God’s call to share the Gospel. [...]
As most of you know, our team is attending language school in Costa Rica before heading to Lima, Peru. We are really blessed to attend the Instituto de Lengua Española (Spanish Language Institute) in Costa Rica’s capital city, San Jose. Our team is doing amazingly well, and we are impressed with everyone’s gift [...]