Merry Christmas

We pray that each of you have a awesome Christmas this year with your friends and families! Also, thank you for all that you have done for us through your prayers and financial support. God bless you all.

Here is the Fall 2009 Class at Calvary Chapel Bible College Peru. Aren't they are great looking bunch? The next semester will begin on February 8th.

Great Quote

Peter Marshall once said, "It is better to fail in a cause that will ultimately succeed than to succeed in a cause that will ultimately fail."

November Newsletter

Thanksgiving

Well, we pray that each of you had a good Thanksgiving with family and friends. We had a very special Thanksgiving meal with the students here at the Bible College. In Peru, they do not celebrate Thanksgiving. No, there were no pilgrims here, only Incas and Conquistadors. But, as you can see from the picture, we had a great time.

Winding Down

We had our graduation ceremony last Sunday night. There were four students who graduated. They were from Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras and the United States. Two of them (the students from Colombia and Honduras) are returning to their home countries and churches to start extension Bible College campuses through Calvary Chapel Bible College Peru. That's pretty exciting. I can think of no better way to spread the Gospel than to train men and women to reach their own people in their own language and in their own culture.

Language School

The boys and I just passed our level three Spanish examinations. I must confess that I had my doubts. It is getting harder with each passing month. We have decided to take the month of December off and return the first week of January. Please continue to pray for us in our language studies.

The Boys

The boys are doing well. Two things of note: First, we were able to get them enrolled in the Lone Scout program through the national office in Dallas, TX so that they can finish their Eagle projects here in Peru. As most of you know, they are now both Life Scouts. Brandon is going to be remodeling one of the dormitories here at the college and Dane is going to be putting together a first aid kit distribution program. Second, both of the boys are now helping to lead worship with a non-denominational youth group that meets here in Lima every Saturday night. It is mostly made of missionary kids. We are so glad to see them involved in ministry.

Summer Missions

Would you like to bring a mission team to minister with us here in Peru? This Summer I will be coordinating teams to come and minister with us here at the college and at our church plants throughout Peru. Just give me a call and I'll share all of the details with you. There is so much need and I know that you and your team will be blessed.

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.

Tonight will be our graduation ceremony here at Calvary Chapel Bible College Peru. We have four students who will be walking the aisle. Carlitos is from Colombia, Karina is from Honduras, Belen is from Ecuador and Candy is from the United States. My congratulations go out to all four of these graduates. They have each studied hard to earn 80 credits and graduate with an Associates of Theology degree. God bless you guys as you take the next step with the Lord.

Prayers and Praises

My family and I pray that this update finds each of you doing well. We’ve been in Peru now since August 11th and the time is just flying by so quickly. This semester will end in just three weeks. That is so hard to believe, but true. It will end with a graduation ceremony on December 4th. At that time all of the students will be heading home and then we’ll start getting the campus ready for the Spring Semester that will begin in February 3rd.

However, we will not have too much downtime during the break. We have a team of about forty coming in just after Christmas to help us do some pretty extensive repairs and upgrades around the campus. It seems like everything needs a tweak here or there. We also have a new family coming to help us out. They will be moving over from Ecuador the first week of January. We are really looking forward to having them. They are originally from California and have six boys, three of which are approximately Dane and Brandon’s age. We are looking forward to the fellowship.

I’ve just finished putting together the schedule for next semester. We'll be teaching Genesis, Revelation, Systematic Theology, Inductive Bible Study and Acts. Not sure which ones I'll be teaching yet, but most likely Genesis and Revelation. I also look forward to teaching a class in the Spanish program as well. I absolutely love teaching!

Continue to keep us in your prayers. Pray that the Lord will keep our support strong. We see so many missionaries that are discouraged about that. However, we are so blessed to have such faithful supporters. Again, thank you.

Also, pray that we will be able to sell our minivan. Right now a family in Andrews, Texas has it and is trying to sell it for us. It is really taking a toll on us financially. If you guys know anyone that is looking for one, please let me know.

Also, pray for Jannett. She has physically had a rough time since our arrival. She started out with a cold, then the flu and now she is having dizzy spells. I took her to the doctor this morning and they ran a few tests and we are supposed to find out tomorrow what the results are. Pray that the Lord will heal her body.

We would also like to thank the Lord for many answered prayers. We were all able to get our Religious Workers Visas. Now we do not have to leave the country every ninety days. I was also able to get my Peruvian drivers license. Many of you helped me pray about that. The boys and I have successfully completed our third month of language classes. We were also able to get some of our things brought down last week with a friend that flew in from Orlando, Florida.

In conclusion, we just want to thank all of you for the love and support that you continue to give us. You guys are the best and we love and appreciate all of you.

Serving Him in Peru,
The Spearman Family

October Newsletter

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.