In June 2012, my husband and our oldest daughter will be going to Peru on a mission trip with a small group from our area. They will be flying into Lima, and from there to Iquitos. From Iquitos, they will take a boat down the Amazon River, visiting villages along the way and sharing with them the Gospel message. These people are hungry for God's word and beg for a copy of the Bible. On previous trips led by Nancy Kopf, aka Pachita by the Peruvian people, they gave away every Bible they took and there were still people begging them for more. They even met Pastors who did not own a Bible!
From now until the end of May, we will be buying Bibles and New Testaments in Spanish for them to take with them to distribute. The children's New Testament has an insert that tells the Gospel message and how to join God's Family. A Child's New Testament costs only $2.00 and a complete Spanish Bible costs only $3.00.
If you would like to be part of this life changing event, you can donate money for the purchase of a Bible or New Testament. Your name will be placed inside the Bible as the "giver", and it will be hand delivered to a man, woman, boy or girl living along the Amazon River in Peru.How to Donate:
You may donate money in 1 of 3 ways:
1.) Cash: If you are local and would like to give cash, please place it in an envelope along with the name or names you would like to include as the "giver" and give it to me or a member of my family.
2.) Check: If you would like to mail a check, please email me or inbox me on Facebook and I will send you our address. Include a note with the name(s) you would like in your Bible(s).
3.) Paypal: Go to your paypal account, click the "Send Money" tab, click the "personal" tab, mark it as a gift and put in the comment section the name or names you would like in your Bible(s). Send the donation to vicki@paster9ik.com (remove the number before sending - this precaution is to prevent spammers from having access to my email address).
Support the Mission Trip:
As you can imagine, taking this type of trip can be costly, given the rising cost of air travel and expenses. We need to raise about $4,000 to pay for Flights to and from Peru, Flights from Lima to Iquitos and back, and room and board once inside the country. If you feel led to give in this way, you may donate as listed above, or if you would like a receipt for tax purposes, email me and I will give you information on how to give. Jesus said, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation." (Mark 16:15) If you are unable to go into all the world at this time, you can help fulfill the great commission by sending others in your place.
You can read about past trips and follow the Crew leaving in June at the Mission Coordinator's Blog: http://pachitamama.wordpress.com/. Read about one of the groups they will be working with at http://www.conapac.org/
Thanks, and God Bless You!!
(Thanks to Beth Williams for providing the photos from her trip to Peru last year.)
