Dear Praying Friends and Supporting Churches,
Busy, busy, busy! As the holiday season descends upon us, we find ourselves busier than ever in the service of the King! While our thoughts and prayers are with our families and friends back in the States, our attention and devotion remain firmly planted right here in Lima, Peru.
God has been very good to our family in the last month. We have seen our church grow
both numerically and spiritually. We have been enjoying the challenging task of
discipling people who have been steeped in Catholicism and various cults. These people are truly hungry for the truth of God’s Word. At each Bible study and after each service at the church, men and women remain to ask questions about the Bible. We often find ourselves wearily dragging home very late into the night after these times, rejoicing that God would allow us to help these precious people learn more about Him.
Recently one of our faithful men named Pablo approached me on a Saturday morning at
the soul-winning meeting. He was on his way to the funeral of one of his coworkers and asked if I would be willing to attend with him to help him share the Gospel with the friends and family of the deceased. Of course, I was glad to do so, and soon we arrived at the house where the body of the man was being held. (They do not embalm the bodies here generally. So the bodies are kept in the house, and a memorial service is held there.) After I greeted the family and friends who were assembled, the wife asked if I would be willing to speak from the Bible to all those present. I gave a simple salvation message and then led in the sinner’s prayer for anyone who wished to receive Christ as their personal Saviour. After the prayer, I asked those who had prayed with me to raise their hands, and 13 adults acknowledged that they had trusted Christ to save them. Praise the Lord! Later the wife told me that Pablo had repeatedly asked her husband to attend church with him, but her husband had always refused to come. We rejoice that his funeral allowed many of his relatives a chance to trust Christ. We are so excited about the many souls who have come to Christ recently.
Although much of my time this last month has been occupied with working to get our
container released from customs, our family was still able to see more than 40 people
trust Christ as their Saviour. At this writing, the container has finally been released, and we are happy to report that the team families’ belongings and our church materials are safe and sound! Please continue to pray for our property search. With attendances now over 100 on Sundays, we are in desperate need of a larger facility for our main church. As always, we will work diligently to secure a location while relying on God to direct in His timing.
We hope each of you has a very Merry Christmas! May God continue to bless you.
His for souls,
Zach and Karin Foust, Zachary, C.J., and Logan
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