Greetings from Mexico!
It’s that time of year again where I’m packing my bags to head to Colombia to meet with the P’s. I fly tomorrow (Lord willing), and will spend 11 days there.
Many P’s are traveling as we speak. There is much excitement and anticipation to hear the word and be together. Many will travel for several days. Some walk the jungle for 3 days to get to the river. Then they make the 3 day river trip to the great Orinoco. Unbeknownst to many of them is the fact that Venezuela is undergoing political turmoil as tomorrow is the presidential inauguration day, where both leaders believe they are the legitimate elected president. The current government has shut the borders and restricted travel. Will hundreds of P’s arrive to the border only to be turned back? Pray for wisdom and safety for all our dear friends.
To be honest, I’m not looking forward to the grueling schedule of travel, the 100 degree weather, difficult sleeping conditions and the mental/spiritual work load, but I am looking forward to serving the Lord Jesus and to being a part of whatever He has prepared. The joy and the hunger of the P’s is always uplifting. I’m praying that the Lord would provide springs of refreshment spiritually, in this physically desert like place. I am praying that the Lord provide the physical and emotional energy I need and the wisdom for several days of teaching, leadership meetings and then all the private conversations that are waiting to happen. It’s exhausting but also rich.
So, I greatly appreciate your prayers for me this trip as you may think of me during the next 12 days. Many church leaders and spouses usually attend this conference (last year 1,200), but it’s hard to say how many will make it this year under these conditions. Pray for direction and unity for the hundreds of villages and churches represented here, that the Spirit of God would fill and empower all to bring about Jesus’ words, “Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”
Fernando, the Colombian audio engineer is coming to continue training the P radio studio team and another shipment of radios will be delivered and distributed! Thank God for this provision! So far only 3 of the 12 boxes of radios has made it to Bogota. Pray that somehow they all make it before everyone disperses again.
Thank you!
t.