Mission Teams
I have agreed to work with the Bible College to start up a missions program during the Summer very similar to the missions programs that I oversaw at Borderland in San Benito and First Baptist in Brownsville. We are going to use our existing program which is called Youth Summer of Missions as a way to get young people to come and serve as interns during the Summer to help with the teams. They will be trained in Miming, Facial Art, Drama, Evangelism, etc… We will be trusting the Lord to provide the teams to minister here at the Bible College and at our mission churches. Please pray about being a part of it. We would love to have you with us for a week during the Summer.
Men’s Retreat
I was able to take the guys of the Bible College on a Men’s Retreat at the beginning of the month. We went up to our orphanage which is about two hours away and spent a Friday and Saturday. During that time, we had three Bible studies on Master, Mission and Mate and the guys were able to fellowship and do some much needed work around the orphanage. It was an awesome time.
Language School
The boys and I are still very involved in our language classes. We go everyday from 3:30pm to 5:30pm. I’m amazed to see how much the boys are speaking and writing now. I don’t realize how much they have learned until I see them communicating with their friends in the youth group here at the church and online with Facebook. On October 29th we will be going into our third month of classes. Please keep us in prayer. Sometimes I feel like my head is going to explode!
Liberty University
The boys are also enrolled in Liberty Home Bible Institute. They just took their first midterm and did an excellent job. When they complete this two year program of study, they will be able to transfer up to forty-two hours into Liberty University. While Jannett takes care of the rest of their homeschooling, it is my responsibility to help them with these classes everyday for an hour. I really enjoy spending that time with them.
Teaching Schedule
I have had the opportunity to teach two classes thus far this semester: Matthew and 1 & 2 Peter. This week I will also be teaching 2 Peter to the Spanish students via a translator. The Lord has also blessed me with the opportunity to speak at the English church and several times at the Spanish church. The Lord knows how much I love to teach His Word and I thank Him for every opportunity that He gives it to me. I also just found out that I’ll be teaching Revelation and Genesis next semester. My two favorite books!
Keep in Touch
Please keep in touch with us. Our phone number here is actually a U.S. number. Its 210-338-2022 and my email address is dwayne@ccbcperu.com. Our mailing address is: The Spearman Family, Jr. Trujillo #456, Magdelena del Mar, Lima 17, Peru, South America. Whatever you do, don’t put the name of the Bible College on any correspondence. It will get hung up in customs if you do. Our blog is www.thespearmanfamily.blogspot.com.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Prayers and Praises
I pray that each of you are doing well. The family and I are doing just fine. The boys are at youth group right now and Jannett and I are just enjoying a Saturday evening with our new puppy, Cuzco. He is a shitzu. Cute as can be.
I have a few things that I need for you to be in prayer about for us.
First, I praise the Lord that we were able to get our Religious Workers Visa's with no problem. That was an answer to prayer for sure. However, with the visa came another opportunity. I can no longer drive in Peru with a Texas drivers license. I grabbed the the test real quickly one day last week and ran down to the motor vehicle place and promptly failed it! It's all in Spanish with no English alternative. So, I'm studying 200 hundred questions right now in Spanish. Forty of them will be on the test and I can't miss more than ten. Pray that I'll pass next time because one of my responsibilities here at the college is taking the students and guest teachers to and from the airport. The security there is pretty tight.
Second, pray for the boys and I as we go two hours everyday to our Spanish language classes. It can get a little grueling at times. The brain feels like its going to explode sometimes.
Third, pray for Jannett. She has been under the weather for about a week now. She is on medication and resting. However, keeping up with the boy's home schooling is unrelenting at times.
Fourth, pray for the students here on campus. It seems like one of them is sick all of the time. As you know, it is winter here and colds and flues are rampant. Pray that they will take care of themselves and that God will protect them. Specifically, keep Rosalie in your prayers. She is the one sick now.
Fifth, pray for our boys that they will continue to make friends. It is a much harder change for them than for us. They left a lot of good friends behind in Brownsville, Texas.
Sixth, I just finished 1 & 2 Peter with the students and they all passed their final. That's a praise! Now I need to turn my attention to returning students and new students for next semester. Please pray that the Lord will give me wisdom as I speak with each of them and that the the Lord's will be done in each of their lives. Most are making a tremendous financial sacrifice to be here.
Seventh, I am going to be running the missions program here in the Summer as well. It will pretty much be identical to what I've been doing for the past nine years in San Benito and Brownsville. Please pray that the Lord will bring the teams that He desires to come and that the Lord will put together a good group of Summer Interns to help us.
Finally, I just want to thank each of you for being a part of our ministry here in Lima, Peru. We love and pray for all of you. Your support and prayers are truly appreciated. - Dwayne
I have a few things that I need for you to be in prayer about for us.
First, I praise the Lord that we were able to get our Religious Workers Visa's with no problem. That was an answer to prayer for sure. However, with the visa came another opportunity. I can no longer drive in Peru with a Texas drivers license. I grabbed the the test real quickly one day last week and ran down to the motor vehicle place and promptly failed it! It's all in Spanish with no English alternative. So, I'm studying 200 hundred questions right now in Spanish. Forty of them will be on the test and I can't miss more than ten. Pray that I'll pass next time because one of my responsibilities here at the college is taking the students and guest teachers to and from the airport. The security there is pretty tight.
Second, pray for the boys and I as we go two hours everyday to our Spanish language classes. It can get a little grueling at times. The brain feels like its going to explode sometimes.
Third, pray for Jannett. She has been under the weather for about a week now. She is on medication and resting. However, keeping up with the boy's home schooling is unrelenting at times.
Fourth, pray for the students here on campus. It seems like one of them is sick all of the time. As you know, it is winter here and colds and flues are rampant. Pray that they will take care of themselves and that God will protect them. Specifically, keep Rosalie in your prayers. She is the one sick now.
Fifth, pray for our boys that they will continue to make friends. It is a much harder change for them than for us. They left a lot of good friends behind in Brownsville, Texas.
Sixth, I just finished 1 & 2 Peter with the students and they all passed their final. That's a praise! Now I need to turn my attention to returning students and new students for next semester. Please pray that the Lord will give me wisdom as I speak with each of them and that the the Lord's will be done in each of their lives. Most are making a tremendous financial sacrifice to be here.
Seventh, I am going to be running the missions program here in the Summer as well. It will pretty much be identical to what I've been doing for the past nine years in San Benito and Brownsville. Please pray that the Lord will bring the teams that He desires to come and that the Lord will put together a good group of Summer Interns to help us.
Finally, I just want to thank each of you for being a part of our ministry here in Lima, Peru. We love and pray for all of you. Your support and prayers are truly appreciated. - Dwayne
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Men's Retreat
Pray for us this weekend. Friday after we finish our Peter class and eat lunch, we are going to load up on a bus (public transportation) and head up to the orphanage in Chaclacayo. The guys are going to spend some time together in fellowship and around His Word and then do a service project for the orphanage Saturday afternoon. Pray that we will have a safe trip up and back and that we would all be drawn closer to Him. Also, pray that the Lord would give me the words as I share in the Bible study times.
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