Impact Day

We jump started our church plant work in Bellavista Nanay with a full day of Impact work. Our team of 10 missionaries decided to help each other out and work together on 10 days of impact in our 10 new church plant locations. It was intense and we were all exhausted by the end of it, but it was a great way to start and make some contacts.

For our day in Bellavista Nanay we almost decided not to go out because the sky really looked like it was threatening to rain. After some deliberation we decided to just go out anyway in faith and pray that it wouldn't rain that day or night.

There aren't very many good locations to play with kids in this area. We finally decided just to set up in the very small Plaza and we were a little discouraged because we didn't think many kids would come. However before we knew it we had more kids than any other day of impact! About 80-100 in all came out to play games and get balloon animals. My heart was soaring as I led some of the games. Many parents came to watch and they were laughing and joking with us while their kids played.

Afterwards we passed out invitations to the surrounding areas for a showing of the Jesus Film that night. Again, even with the small plaza, and the threatening rain, we still wound up with a great turn out. Praise God! There were about 80 adults and kids that came that night to watch the film.

We now have 12 new contacts to start with for our new church plant. God is so amazing. It was a great day! Even though it looked the entire time like it would start pouring down rain at any minute, it never did. In fact, in all of our 10 days of impact it never rained once. A miracle considering right now it is the rainy season in Iquitos and it should be raining every day.

Pray for these new contacts as we get to know them and share God's love with them. That they would begin to grow in their faith. Also that soon someone will open their house up to hold church services so that we can start holding services in Bellavista Nanay.