Crossroads Peru Partnership Mission

Matt Ladd phoned in a report last night.

The team had to leave the field (Panao / Pachitea) a day ahead of schedule.  The brother of one of their interpreters died unexpectedly on Wednesday.   So the team got together and decided to get him home to his family.  They left late Wednesday night and drove through the night.  It was a perilous trip because of the winding roads, heavy rain, and mud/rock slides.  But the team made it back to Lima … safe and sound.

The team lost a day of “scouting,” but they were able to minister to this man and his family.  They have an entire extra day in Lima, and they are working on plans to make the most of it.  They will be checking into doing some work in and through the Peru mission office.

Please continue to remember the team in your prayers.  They will be home on Sunday…

Matt Ladd and the other members of Team 1-2008 have managed to make limited contact since their arrival in Panao, our village “headquarters” in the Andes Mountains.

Matt reported that everyone is doing well.  Tulsa appears to have overcome his motion sickness from the trip.   (Interestingly, the news that Tud was sick on the road trip has been processed through the Trigg County rumor mill into, “He ate something that made him sick …”  Too funny.)  The team has made great contacts and they have already arranged for the veterinary clinics for team 2 (Deploying at the end of February).

The trip has not been without difficulty.  Matt reported that the area had been without electricity for over 24 hours and that it has been raining non-stops, making many roads unstable and road travel unsafe (the area is very prone to mudslides and rock slides).

But … all things considered, the team members are having an awesome experience.  Things can’t be too bad … Kegan has been trading messages with everyone through his MySpace page.

All of the people of Crossroads should use this guide for their daily prayer times while the first team of 2008 is on the field.

• Saturday (Jan.12) – Pray for Matt Ladd as he leads his team to the mission field.
• Sunday (Jan. 13) – Pray for team safety and health, and that they will “keep their spirits up” as they make the perilous 10-hour journey to Panao. It is a long, arduous, and depressing journey.
• Monday (Jan. 14) – Pray for Kegan Davis, our only youth on this mission team.
• Tuesday (Jan. 15) – Pray for Jeff Hunter
• Wednesday (Jan. 16) – Pray for Tulsa Lewis
• Thursday (Jan. 17) – Pray for Kevin Terrell
• Friday (Jan. 18) – Pray for team safety and as they make the trip back out of the Andes Mountains into Lima.
• Saturday (Jan. 19) – Pray for the team as they discuss the week and chart a course of action for the next team.
• Sunday (Jan. 20) – Pray for the families as they anxiously await the return of their men.

Team 2008-1 departs Saturday morning at 06:00. They will return on Sunday, January 20.

Team members include (l to r): Tulsa Lewis, Jeff Hunter, Kevin Terrell, Kegan Davis, and Matt Ladd (Team Leader).