Crossroads Peru Partnership Mission

Well this summer has been amazing, i have learned alot and have made alot of new friends, but im excited to get back into Cadiz, Ky and see my friends and family and my CHURCH!!! i miss all 3 alot, but the jungle im sure your wondering so ill tell you how that went. We rode like 12 hours or something, on the way we had 2 flat tires and only had one more spare, so we began praying very hard, but by the grace of God we made it there just fine. we got a hotel without any meals the entire day we headed to bed. We got up and had a 2 hour taxi ride instead of truck, about 3-4 the way there we had to take a boat across the rivers well 4 boats. they transported cars across the river on four boats tied together and some boards for the cars to drvie on, pretty neat, then we finally made it to the place where we got the boat, the thing is the other teams boat was there and our boat didnt show up till 4pm, when we got there it was 8 am. we were stranded in the scorching heat, all day. So we traveled in the dark, we set up our camp in the dark and we cooked in the dark, but we didnt mind because while some set up, some cooked dinner our first meal in 2 days. We had an amazing week in the village of anapate. The people there really wanted to learn. We left a week later at 6am, had to be up at like 5 or so. had a long boat ride, on the way we came close to tiping over we stopped where we got on a week earlier and then headed to where we took the taxis over by boat. We found out why they had us taxi it was extremly dangerous!!! we even took on a little water. but im back in lima and safe i catch a flight out tomorrow night!!! Thanks for all your prayers and support!!!   Kegan

Well its like 5:30 am and we are about to load the truck for and adventure of a life time that i will never forget. we will have 12 hours today in a truck, then camp in a hotel tonight. Tomorrow we will travel 2 hours by truck and get on a boat. The ride on the boat will be like 8 hours, pray that we get a nice sized boat from things im hearing its going to be very interesting. well gotta go, love and miss everyone. Kegan

It’s about 8:30 PM, and I just got an email from Boots and Katie Holder (our missionary leaders). They told us we need to get back to Lima by sunday afternoon because of a nationwide strike going on. We were not planning on leaving until Tuesday, so we will be cutting our time in Panao a couple of days short.

Tomorrow was supposed to be VBS for us, and it was my night to talk … it was the opening night. But we are going to Huanuco instead. Everything is sort of bit crazy right now, but we know God is still in control. My original plan for this post was to tell all of the readers, “Happy 4th of July!” I wish I could have been with my friends and family. But I have considered my time here in Panao. I have developed friendships here with so many people. Every person I have come in contact with has affected my life or changed it for the better. And they worship God with all their hearts, even though others who live here may think they are wrong, and some are even pursecuted for believing in God … but they still believe. Christians of Peru have helped grow me into a better Christian.

I now pray that I Might even be made fun of, or beat up, or something difficult like that for being a Christian. Why? Because when we suffer we become closer to God and we become more like Jesus, who died for you and me … even though we didn’t deserve his grace. Grace is defined as something given to us that we did not deserve. If you don’t think God’s love is all about grace, you need to think again (seriously).

Well, my time in Panao is finished for now, but I know God will bring me back. He has already opened a door for me when Bro. Geoff was here. In the future, God willing, our church will travel to places NO gringo has ever been and show the Jesus film in a language that most Americans don’t even know is in existence. I’m excited for what God has done, is doing , and will do here in Pachitea Province. Leaving tomorrow is going to be sad. As you read this please pray for this town (and for me … because we have a long ride ahead of us back to Lima.)

Next week begins our Jungle adventure. We have a 12-hour ride in a truck or bus, then spend the night in a hotel. The next morning get up early drive 2 more hours, then we get on a jungle riverboat and ride of approximately8 hours. We will spend a week in the depths of the Amazon Jungle. On the way back the journey is even longer because we will be traveling upstream (against the current) on the way back. Once I’m back from the jungle, I’ll be heading for home.

Again, I want to take this opportunity to say that I am very grateful to have a church like Crossroads to support me spiritually, prayerfully, and financially during my time on mission here. Let me assure you. You definitely got your money’s worth and your prayers’ worth. God has done things to me and through me. I know I couldn’t have done all of this by myself.

Happy 4th of July! Thanks again to everyone. God bless.

Kegan