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
The joys of getting a drivers license in Peru. I failed the driving test the first time. I was able to take the exam in English at the Lince Touring office, but maybe they changed the rules (it was handwritten and not on the computer, and the english was bad/ hard to understand) You might want to check it out, or not. We'll be praying for you guys. Stick to school, I know it is a lot of work, but it is well worth it.
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