A Whole New World

I can't believe that in just a few weeks, I will be in Peru again. I am steadily becoming excited. :) I have Orientation the 23-24 and maybe I will meet some of my team!

Below is a picture from last year's trip of a Quechuan woman and child, probably very close to the people group that we will be working with. Here is a video that one of our team members shared. It'll give you a bit of an idea of the Quechuan language, haha: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Vq423i54PA


It just hit me; "a whole new world"... even though I have been to Peru, I haven't worked with many Quechuans before! And may they be introduced to the whole new world that is the salvation of our Father...

Here are some prayer requests from my recent prayer e-mail:

1. My highest spiritual gift is mercy. All throughout my life, people have told me how loving and caring I am. Yet, I am having a difficult time focusing on this people group. My call to missions seems to be being tested by a lack of zeal. This summer is going to be extremely hard for me. My family is going to be here from Australia and my dad is moving over there. I believe this is absolutely the right step for my family, but I will be in America "by myself" and this concept is steadily sinking in as the time approaches. There are many distractions that Satan is putting in my way.

2. I still have quite a few Bible verses left to memorize before May 23rd. Please please pray for diligence and an ability to hide God's Word in my heart. I know it is important.

3. PRAISE GOD that I have received MORE than enough funding for my trip. :) If you haven't given and would like to, please don't hesitate! There are still a number of Go Now missionaries that do not have enough money. Send in your checks to:

Go Now Missions
P.O. Box 195439
Arlington, TX 76019

4. Pray for a right attitude. To be perfectly honest, I feel ashamed. I am NOT actively praying for this people group. I am NOT fully stepping out in faith in this. I am NOT waiting in expectation for God to do a mighty work among the Quechuan Indians. I am prideful because I have been to Peru before and know much of the culture and the process of doing things. I am humanly weak and have always struggled in being an active prayer warrior. I have also struggled this whole year in maintaining my quiet time with the Lord. Please pray for me to discipline myself, and for God to discipline me. I mustn't be lazy. I am convicted, yet somehow apathetic. "It's just another mission trip, I'm going on a mission trip, oooo look at me, Miss Future Foreign Missionary..." Yeah. I need to wait on the Lord. He is my identity and I am doing this all for HIM... not just going to Peru, but my whole LIFE. Oh I am asking you, Body of Christ, to pray for me. I want God to be glorified... but I am so weak...

5. Pray for my team. Please please PLEASE pray for unity! Any of you who have been on a mission trip or even a long trip with the same group of peope know how hard it is to remain sane and to not become annoyed with your other team members. I know that Satan uses drama to chip away at a team. Help us to remember that we are all working for the glory of God. May logistics fall together, may we be FLEXIBLE (ah, the "number one rule of missions"), and indeed may He be exalted! "Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit -- just as you were called to one hope when you were called -- one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over and through all and in all." Ephesians 4:2-6

In Him,
-Rachel.