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May,
2003
Dear Praying Family,
Praise the Lord! We
have passed 1/3 of our required support level! Thanks to several
new members of our support team, we are moving steadily toward
our goal. Lord willing, we would like to see our financial support
level reach 50% this summer. He is able!
Praise the Lord for
an opportunity to briefly visit Peru. As I write this letter
we have just completed our second day of a strategic planning
session with the Lima team of ABWE missionaries. This is a wonderful
opportunity to evaluate our future role in ministry over the
next ten years in Lima. We are also enjoying reconnecting with
our Peruvian family. These trips are never long enough!
In these first two days,
we have already gained a greater appreciation for the diversity,
dedication, and unity of this team of missionaries. Today we
looked back briefly at what God has accomplished through this
team since the 1950’s. God has saved many souls and grown
His church here over the years. He has provided in amazing ways.
Since 1986 the five churches begun under the To Lima with Love
project have sent 12 missionaries to the mission fields of Peru
and the rest of the world! Yesterday I participated in a meeting
of ABWE missionaries with a Peruvian mission agency as they discussed
partnering together to send a Peruvian couple to Spain as missionaries.
God is at work through His people in Peru! We can’t wait
to join this harvest.
On our way to Peru we
visited Fellowship Baptist Church (Deltona) and Maranatha Baptist
Church (Sebring) in Florida. Since I’m too young to rent
a car (without paying an extra $20 per day!) Angela drove 600
miles round trip from Miami. :-) Our time in these churches was
very encouraging. What a blessing it is to be a part of the family
of God!
You will probably hear
from us again soon as we complete this trip. Please pray for
God’s wisdom as our team of missionaries seeks His direction.
In Him in Peru,
Jonathan and Angela Stone
2 Lithia Valley Apt
Factoryville, PA 18419
jastone@abweperu.org
570-945-7616
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