Dear Friends,

A lot has happened in the last month…

Sorry to keep you waiting to hear about the emergency meeting with the director of all Peruvian civil aviation mid-September. At the meeting I was able to show some pictures of our ministries in the mountains, a video clip of my flying into the Ingenio airstrip perched on the edge of a cliff and talk about our unique qualifications to operate out of these mountain airstrips. I was surprised to see the director shed a tear when we talked about helping the people medically as he remembered trying to help a little mountain girl that died despite his help. Various times he reiterated that he appreciates our years of work and wants to see us fly again! We talked about the need for and almost certain approval of the new law we proposed for private airstrips. That approval is still off in the future, maybe 6 months. The problematic engineer from Airport Infrastructure (AI) was in attendance and the crucial point came when I asked the director to personally authorize use of our airstrips “as is” until the new law comes into effect. The engineer kept talking about the need for larger and better airstrips for safety sake. I replied that if I could use these strips, as they were, for 10 years with no problems, then why does AI not want to let me continue to do so? The engineer started to argue but I explained to the director that our specialized training prepares us to evaluate all the factors and manage the risk.

The director agreed and lectured the engineer about the acceptable risk factor and with “no risk, no progress” in a country that needs progress and if we focus on “what if” we will be paralyzed. In my mind I was shouting for joy! The director then said he would employ a rule that lets them temporarily authorize our airstrips for 3 months with another 3 months optional.

My feet barely touched the floor as I left that meeting and then to my great surprise the sub directors started calling my cell phone to say they are working to help us get in the air again! The shocker was when the director of Airport Infrastructure and the engineer invited me to a meeting later that morning to teach them about small aircraft operations and performance. Thank you so much for your prayers for those days!

Two steps forward…one step back. Just when we thought everything was starting to move along smoothly the govt. sent me a notice to re-submit some official documents that were supposed to have come out of another govt. office in the jungle city of Iquitos. After a number of phone calls I discovered problems that had not been resolved and the papers were being delayed again though the process has dragged out for over 2 years. Please pray for resolution to these paperwork problems that have to do my being able to represent the mission legally as well as the mission registration.

Answers to Prayer:

The first Youth Leaders Training Conference with Cheryl Fawcett (ABWE/Vision for Youth) presented six workshops to 95 youth leaders and workers from 13 different churches. The Lord enabled Dorothy to do all the translation and it was a joy for her to work with the young adult team who worked out many of the logistics. Attendees took careful notes, gave much positive feedback regarding the helpfulness of the teaching and received an impressive certificate to encourage them for their effort. Cheryl had other opportunities to share Christ in local churches, a tea for unsaved women in our home and with the women of the churches here… we even got to judge an English drama contest in a military school for 500 elementary & high school students.

God answered prayer for safety during our long, hard drive up into the mountains further north, almost to Ecuador,

for the Bible conference in the high Andes’ town of Pechuquiz late September.

The people were warm though the temperatures were cold at over 10,000 ft. above sea level.

We ate small potatoes morning, noon and night!

This was the 1st time the teens (about 70) and children (about 50) had their own teaching and activities thanks to Davy, David, Sally & Heidi.

I thoroughly enjoyed my opportunities to teach to up to 300 adults

and help with many people’s medical needs.

I took my friend, Segundo who had his first opportunity to preach and I was able to lead one man to the Lord. Pray that the churches put into practice all we taught from God’s Word regarding qualities of church leadership, the truly Christian life and especially the need for youth groups in their isolated mountain towns.

Heidi is now investing three months in Chiclayo through mid-December. She is helping out in practical ways at the Crisis Pregnancy Center, encouraging a local church youth group, and making new friends. Pray that her involvement at an orphanage nearby will give her opportunities to tell the kids about Christ. Her Spanish is improving daily. Pray for her time here to be effective and life changing.

Thank you for your prayers for Dorothy as she weekly disciples Carmen and Charo, new believers from the Sunday night Bible Study. Special prayer requests would be that the Holy Spirit would open their eyes to the unbiblical catholic traditions of idolatry and erroneous doctrine as well as special wisdom for Dorothy as she shows this to them from God’s word. As we encounter religious processions on the streets, in this month of the “Lord of Miracles” we are reminded of the hold the false teachings have on people. These processions show no joy, play mournful music and keep people bound together by traditional worship of Mary and Christ crucified on the cross. Please continue to pray for the salvation of the other members of our Sunday night group and for my preparation as I teach.

When a team from the New Hope Pregnancy Care Center taught a one time work shop on sexual purity at an institute of 250 students here in Chiclayo, little did we know the impact. Both September and October have seen record numbers coming for counseling, at least one baby saved and weekly girls have been accepting Christ as Savior. Dorothy would appreciate your prayers for wisdom as she has been asked to be the Disciplcship Coordinator of the trained volunteers who disciple these new believers. As the school year draws to an end and the Christmas activities start, we will be winding down our last workshops. Please pray for these high school students to have their hearts and minds open to the truth of God’s plan for purity in their lives and the salvation of their souls as the Gospel is presented. The excitement is mounting as we prepare to celebrate the Center’s First Year Anniversary, November 10 & 11 with a fund raising banquet and thanksgiving service. Please be in prayer these weeks, as many at the Center here and friends from the U.S. plan and prepare for these opportunities. We are hoping to expose more people to this ministry among our churches and reach out to the community by inviting many unsaved, interested friends.

We thank the Lord that Tim, Virgie and Hannah Farley are due to arrive in Chiclayo Nov 2rd .

They will need to find a house to rent, unpack all their stored belongings, buy a vehicle and get back into the ministry again. Pray for these needs and a smooth transition.

We are thankful to the Lord that my dad’s biopsies came back negative but we pray that he will regain strength and weight. Please pray as Mom is still trying to get her cerebral fluid drain adjusted correctly to eliminate the dizziness and severe headaches.

Thank you for being the kind of friends who support us with love and prayers.

Together for Him,

Glenn, Dorothy & David