Thursday, October 9, 2014

Ministry Update

We want to share with you what has been going on here at Refugio.  It was an amazing month with many ministry opportunities and the Lord was faithful in providing everything we needed in order to share the love of Christ with many!

The Global Cane Outreach team arrived here in Cajamarca on September 16.  We were so excited to meet them at the airport and get them settled in their hostal.  In addition to the ministry to the blind, this team joined us in our regularly scheduled ministry and were a huge blessing to us and to the community!  

Team Members' Training

It started off with cane training and walking with a sighted guide.  Bevie taught us how to teach the blind to use canes and how to properly walk with a sighted guide.  




"I once was blind but now I see"     -      John Newton

"By sharing this gift with the blind you also open the door to share the even greater gift of the love of Jesus Christ."           Global Cane Outreach

English Conversation Class


We have changed the focus of our English Class to more of a practical conversation class where the students get the opportunity to practice what they have learned this past year.  We are very proud of our students; they are doing great!  They also were excited to have the Global Cane Outreach team with us for two Wednesdays! 



 They loved having more native speakers to practice with and have fun. 

Sightseeing in Cajamarca!
                             
Of course we had to have time to show our friends some of the amazing sights in our community!  We had a fun day exploring.  
Santa Apolonia -Cajamarca

Preschool/Kindergarten in Baños del Inca

The first time we visited this school was with the Epic Youth Group from Sonora.  A good friend and member of our church is a teacher here and asked if we could come.  We fell in love with these children and will be continuing to visit!!  We had a crazy hail storm while we were there!!





Aldea Orphanage

We continue to visit the Aldea Orphanage in Cajamarca twice a month.  We have developed a good relationship with the staff and the kids.  It's always a joy to arrive and see the kids run out to meet us.  The Global Cane Outreach blessed the children and loved on them!






Ministering to the Blind

Ritch Cureton kept telling us that we would be amazed on the day we actually got to put our training to use and distribute the canes and teach the blind to use them.  Ritch shared that he had seen this time and again in South Africa.  And he was right!!  We were all overwhelmed and moved to tears.  We separated the people into two groups.  One group was hearing the Good News of the Gospel and the other was receiving canes and being trained.  At the end of the sessions, we brought all the people together and Bevie shared her testimony and each person received a solar powered audio Bible.  I wish you could all have been there with us.  The presence of the Lord was amongst us and it was beautiful.


Check out this link.  This is Nancy, a young woman from Cajamarca.  Nancy is a believer and has been blind from birth.  She was so excited to receive her cane and audio Bible.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=572802996153682

Thank you Global Cane Outreach!  Your hearts to serve the people of the Andes was inspiring to us and a blessing to the communities of Baños del Inca and Cajamarca.  May the Lord continue to bless you and your ministry.








2 comments:

  1. I love reading about the many blessings happening in Cajamarca. God opened the door and you all walked through it and have been blessing so many through your ministry. Hopefully I can come visit one day. May God continue to open doors and hearts of all you reach out to.

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  2. Debbie,
    We would love to have you come visit! God bless you.

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