Hello of dear Friends,
So a lot has happened in the last few months.
We went to a Congregation a few hours away for the memorial, we also where privileged to be invited to the Zone Visit in Lima, and when we got back to Tarapoto we got invited to the Construction of an RTO (Remote Translation Office) in Cuzco and had 2 weeks to sell all our things and move to Cuzco.
So we have been in the construction work for a month now and we are loving it. It is hard work and we are still getting used to the routine of starting breakfast at 7am and working till 5pm - 5 days a week - and ministry on Saturday and Sunday.
Sarah has been trained in cutting steel, laying bricks and today she did spray painting, she has been doing such a great job. Jehovah has helped us so very much. Even though we get tired, just some how we find the energy to keep working and keep our joy.
So before this whole construction thingy, we where in Tarapoto. The Memorial was beautiful, we got invited to another congregation for the Memorial which was in town called Saposoa, amazing place in the jungle, so beautiful and such a beautiful congregation. They had to divide the congregation in 2 for the Memorial, having to sessions one at 6:30 and the other at 8:00.
It was a bit of a shame because we were not able to make it to our congregations Memorial but we found out that a few of our studies where able to make it which was great news.
We also had the privilege of traveling to Lima for the Zone Visit which was an amazing experience, there was over 6,000 in attendance and all the pioneers where invited from lima and missionaries from around the country as well as special pioneers and Need Greater, save to say the crowd was buzzing. Amazing to see so many putting Jehovah first in there lives.
So then came the move, Sarah and I where in a bit of situation, we where not sure what to do, we had applied to learn "Shawi" through the Language school, which is a native language in the amazon jungle, there are about 20,000 people that speak the language and just one group that attends the huge area. Well we waited for about 2 months, we had been accepted to do the school but there was not enough people for it, there was only 5 people able to do it but they needed at least 20 to do the school. So we where eager to do more but were not sure where to go, then we had the idea of supporting a group about 1 hour away. We prayed to Jehovah for guidance.... and then we got a call from Bethel to go the Construction to CUZCO.... we where shocked but so excited, Sarah was so happy because she absolutely loves Cuzco.
So we had 2 weeks to get to Cuzco, we thought we had simplified our life when we made the move to Peru, but now we are down to 1 suitcase for Sarah and 1 suitcase for Josh, hahahaha, but we feel we have far more, in so many other ways.
We where very sad to leave our little home, and our congregation La Banda de Shilcayo as well as our studies, but Jehovah made everything work out so smoothly. So many things just worked and fell into place.
Well theres a little update on all thats been happening, Sarah and I would like to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU to all our friends and family for all your support, we wouldn't be able to be here without you all. We would love to hear how you are all going, please comment or send us an email.
Well here are a few photos love you all:
Our dear landlords from La Banda - they left for their assignment 2 weeks before us to Iquitos as special pioneers for Sign Language
Memorial in Saposoa
Spot the Peruvian...... hahahaha - foreigners invade
Our dear Brother Orlando giving a great no.3 talk - he has been blind from birth, has such great love for Jehovah
Sarah absolutely loving it -
So a lot has happened in the last few months.
We went to a Congregation a few hours away for the memorial, we also where privileged to be invited to the Zone Visit in Lima, and when we got back to Tarapoto we got invited to the Construction of an RTO (Remote Translation Office) in Cuzco and had 2 weeks to sell all our things and move to Cuzco.
So we have been in the construction work for a month now and we are loving it. It is hard work and we are still getting used to the routine of starting breakfast at 7am and working till 5pm - 5 days a week - and ministry on Saturday and Sunday.
Sarah has been trained in cutting steel, laying bricks and today she did spray painting, she has been doing such a great job. Jehovah has helped us so very much. Even though we get tired, just some how we find the energy to keep working and keep our joy.
So before this whole construction thingy, we where in Tarapoto. The Memorial was beautiful, we got invited to another congregation for the Memorial which was in town called Saposoa, amazing place in the jungle, so beautiful and such a beautiful congregation. They had to divide the congregation in 2 for the Memorial, having to sessions one at 6:30 and the other at 8:00.
It was a bit of a shame because we were not able to make it to our congregations Memorial but we found out that a few of our studies where able to make it which was great news.
We also had the privilege of traveling to Lima for the Zone Visit which was an amazing experience, there was over 6,000 in attendance and all the pioneers where invited from lima and missionaries from around the country as well as special pioneers and Need Greater, save to say the crowd was buzzing. Amazing to see so many putting Jehovah first in there lives.
So then came the move, Sarah and I where in a bit of situation, we where not sure what to do, we had applied to learn "Shawi" through the Language school, which is a native language in the amazon jungle, there are about 20,000 people that speak the language and just one group that attends the huge area. Well we waited for about 2 months, we had been accepted to do the school but there was not enough people for it, there was only 5 people able to do it but they needed at least 20 to do the school. So we where eager to do more but were not sure where to go, then we had the idea of supporting a group about 1 hour away. We prayed to Jehovah for guidance.... and then we got a call from Bethel to go the Construction to CUZCO.... we where shocked but so excited, Sarah was so happy because she absolutely loves Cuzco.
So we had 2 weeks to get to Cuzco, we thought we had simplified our life when we made the move to Peru, but now we are down to 1 suitcase for Sarah and 1 suitcase for Josh, hahahaha, but we feel we have far more, in so many other ways.
We where very sad to leave our little home, and our congregation La Banda de Shilcayo as well as our studies, but Jehovah made everything work out so smoothly. So many things just worked and fell into place.
Well theres a little update on all thats been happening, Sarah and I would like to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU to all our friends and family for all your support, we wouldn't be able to be here without you all. We would love to hear how you are all going, please comment or send us an email.
Well here are a few photos love you all:
Our dear landlords from La Banda - they left for their assignment 2 weeks before us to Iquitos as special pioneers for Sign Language
Memorial in Saposoa
Spot the Peruvian...... hahahaha - foreigners invade
Our dear Brother Orlando giving a great no.3 talk - he has been blind from birth, has such great love for Jehovah
Sarah absolutely loving it -
