So Iʼm staying in the house of Bethany and Nelton Norgiea. I couldnʼt be more blessed to be spending my summer with them. They have one daughter who turns one year old on Friday. Bethany and Nelton are so deep in doing the work of God. Everyday I see more and more of Godʼs work being done through them here in Iquitos, as they unselfishly give of themselves to help others around them. Their main passion and goal is to work with people in the jungle. They want to be godly encouragers to the villages, by spending a couple months there discipling and mentoring the ¨the forgotten Christians¨ who want to learn more about God, but don´t have the resources or connections to learn. So they are raisingmoney to buy a house boat so they can go up and down the Amazon River working with different villages in the jungle. They are now waiting patiently on God and partnering with a local church, Iglesia Berea, while funds come for their boat. At Berea, Nelton is a pastor and gives messages on Sunday morning and night, and sometimes at the Wednesday prayer service. He is a very powerful speaker and truly speaks what God has been laying on his heart. He speaks the most passionately about faith and living by faith. That includes moving in steps of faith because we know of whom we believe and we can look to the future in the hope of the glory of the Lord that is to come. Romans 5:2b -”...And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.” Not only does he preach this, but he and Bethany live out stepping in faith with God and through that God has just blessed them! A part of their mission right now is to teach this to the church members. Not to be legalistic on rules, or try to take control of recieving more of God´s blessings, but to wait on the Lord for the blessings he will provide to the faithful! Iglesia Berea has a vision to be a megachurch with international connections where they are characterized by giving to needs that they hear. The people in the church are great, as I see them giving all of themselves at every service. I would say there are about 30ish people who attend every Sunday, and I am met with their bright smiles and Dios te bendiga “God bless you”. Bethany works with the childrenʼs ministry as they meet during the message on Sunday morning. She leads them through some songs, a message, activity, and game. Of course Kyliana helps her parents with all of their activities in church by adding with her little cries, giggles, or wandering up to the stage.
These next two weeks bring to us two mission groups from the states. One is very small with about 7 people I believe. They are going to do some stuff with water filters, and lead a bible camp for the kids, including games of volleyball and futbol (soccer). Iʼm not sure of all that is happening, but I do know that itʼll be great and Iʼm so excited to see some Americans and just hear their stories and what their passions are within this ministry theyʼre helping with. I feel like a lot can be learned and shared between the relationship that weʼll have. Also the end of this week is bringing Hannah and Jenna. They are two girls (one a sister of Bethany) who are joining up for the rest of thesummer with the ministry weʼll be doing. So prayers for Bethany and Neltonʼs ministry and funding for their vision to help those in the jungle would be so appreciated; and the following week with the Bible Kids Camp, sharing Jesus and hopefully changing lives there all for the glory of God!
P.S. Feliz Cumpleaños to Matt today!!!
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