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March 2011
.jpg) Rev. Eishold baptizes the first baby in the new Fellowship in Peru. Through your offerings you support this ministry as the Eishold family receives $4000.00 per year through our work program here at St. Paul.
PIONEERS IN PERU
July/August 2012
Pastor Mark Eisold, Sandi, Annalise, and Erik
Praise the LORD.
Sing to the LORD a new song, His praise in the assembly of his faithful people.
For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.
Let his faithful people rejoice in this honor and sing for joy on their beds.
May the praise of God be in their mouths and a double-edged sword in their hands.
Praise the LORD. Psalm 149 (excerpts)
Praise the Lord! The Lord has blessed us with so many great activities every month, that I could never squeeze them all into one Newsletter. I praise God for the many challenges and blessings that He has given us over the short time we have been here in Peru. The Lord has used us to touch many lives, and everywhere the Eisold family goes, we see people whom we have met in the name of Jesus Christ. As the distinct foreigners in San Borja, Peru, most folks see us, and call out to us by name, well before we see them. With the “double-edged sword” of His powerful word, we are always ready for action, and jump at every opportunity to share Christ’s salvation.
“Time lost is time when we have not lived a full human life – time enriched by
experience, creative endeavor, enjoyment, and suffering.” -- Pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer
We have only been in Peru for seven months, but the Lord has accomplished great things; and He has blessed us to overcome major obstacles of every kind. There is too much to tell in any single Newsletter, but know that your prayers and the God to whom we pray is incredible!
Now, in August of 2011 we are doing well in every way. Every experience we have together as a Team grows us closer together, and energizes us more for the Lord’s work here in Peru. After seven months of Word & Sacrament Ministry among the members of our Team, we are excited about opening the Spanish worship services up to Peruvians in October. Right now, a local movie theater seems to be our best location for worship. Final details will be worked out after our return from a weeklong Mission Conference & Retreat in mid-September.
Our work in Lunahuana is going well, and we are working on developing our leaders there. We are about to begin “Welcome to the Family” (Bible Study on Christian doctrine) classes to begin discipling the people of Lima as well. We have investigated many different opportunities for outreach, for evangelism, for human care, and for worship here in San Borja and other areas of Peru. We are moving forward with the power & love of Jesus Christ, while reviewing and assessing everything for improvement along the way. There are certainly many opportunities here, and everyone has ideas to share with this new Team. I continue to keep our focus and tweak our Strategy as we look, listen, and learn. By God’s grace and power we are here; and every day He convicts us of our work to gather and equip Peruvians to start and lead a self-sustaining, Peruvian Lutheran Church in the doctrine of the LCMS.
Every member of our Team is a vital part of this work. In early August, Anthony Di Liberto had to return to the USA for 5-7 months in order to raise prayer support and financial support before returning to serve in Peru. Anthony was the first missionary on the ground here, and is important for many reasons. Most of all, Anthony is our Human Care coordinator. We need him to connect the new believers to human care/mercy ministry work and coordinate it. Therefore, we cannot afford to have him missing from our Team for even three months. If you – or anyone you know – can support ANTHONY DI LIBERTO of LCMS WORLD MISSION, please call or e-mail them TODAY.
Personal Notes:
We really love living in Peru. Not only is the nation diverse, but so is Lima itself. We are figuring out the public transportation system more every day. Also, winter in Lima is COLD. This is mainly because it is perpetually cloudy and humid, with a temperature range between 59 F – 64 F every day. Buildings here have no heat and are poorly insulated, so you dress warm all day long.
Peruvians just wrapped-up a big “winter break” in early August. Elementary schools were out for 3 weeks and universities were out for 6 weeks. The “Fiestas de Patrias” is the Peruvian Independence Day celebration and was on July 28th. We returned for a refresher of Spanish school for one month – early-July through early-August, and it was a real blessing. Our days of ministry in Lunahuana are truly FUN, and even just 3 hours out of Lima, we get a real good dose of sunshine.
We regularly keep up with the news and events of our fellow Americans in the United States, and you have been in our prayers through violent spring storms, floods, beastly hot temperatures, political wrangling in Washington, and ongoing struggles with the economy. We may be in Peru, but our hearts, minds, and prayers are with you every step of the way. Remember, when you are in worship on Sunday morning, so are we. We begin at 10:00 a.m. Central Time; and we are praying for you as you are for us.
Interesting Facts about Peru:
1. Peruvian letter/copy paper is sized differently than paper in the USA. Their standard “letter is 8.5x12, instead of 8.5x11. Their “legal” paper is different too. It is 8.5x13 instead of 8.5x14.
2. Peru is in the Southern Hemisphere – south of the equator. Therefore, we are in opposite seasons as our friends in the United States. In other words as you leave summer and enter fall, we will be leaving winter and entering spring. We share the same monthly calendar, but the weather is the polar opposite – but without the drastic extremes.
Prayer Requests:
Praise God for the opportunity for us to actually live and work close to each other over July.
Praise God for the healthy birth of our newest Team member, Elijah Arnold Wall – born on July 12th!
Please pray for good health for everyone on our Team and families back home, growth and development in the Spanish language, progress with the visa process, finding an office in San Borja, locating a facility for worship, Safe travels for our Peru mission team with various upcoming trips, blessings for Anthony Di Liberto in his work to raise prayer & financial support in order to return to Peru, time and focus to keep up with all of the reports, forgiveness for delayed Newsletters. J
Support Christ's Mission in Peru today at www.lcms.org/eisold , or send a check made out to "Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod World Mission" with "Eisold" written in the memo line to:
Mission Central 40718 Highway E16, Mapleton, IA 50134-7105. This will be forwarded to our missionary account LCMS World Mission.
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