New Believers are Becoming Disciples!
We are in Jesus Maria [a district just south of center Lima] for our second week in a row working with the same church that God has so beautifully connected us with.
Last week as the pastors were asking me about YWAM and Joshua Generation they asked me if I could do any evangelism teaching with them. Last night, I taught them the wordless book for about 3 hours. 25 people were trained (almost the whole church) and of course I invited them to come and do evangelism with us.
Our days have been consisting of intercession for the day outside of the university just around the corner. At 12:30 the school lets out for an hour and a half where we have been leading people to Jesus... and making disciples. My goal for the team is to do a bible study of at least one chapter in the bible with the students that they have connected with. Everyday we are bringing more students back to the house for lunch and to spend more time with them and share about Jesus. In the afternoon we go to a market near a park and return to the school around 5:30 when the second set of students is finishing for the day. We normally share until about 8pm. For the 3rd day in a row, one of the students, Jhon, has had lunch with us and he also has been helping us share with us to others about Jesus. He brought a friend with him today... not just for the food. The DTSers are challenging him to read the Bible and to grow.
Yesterday a girl named Jennifer came with us as well. She is Catholic and believes in the Virgin of Carmen. That has led to interesting conversations but she is very open... she still helped us translate though. She is close to actually having a relationship with Jesus. Another guy, named Brian, is still exploring about God but we talk with him every time we are at the school. He came to the church Bible study on Monday, and last night he was here with a friend of his for the wordless book training. I believe that he is already making his decision and is really doing what he can to go deeper in God.
The students have become our friends and have also connected with us via Facebook. We have been doing followup with them in person and through Facebook.
Yesterday, God was speaking to me personally to follow up on a young man that I led to Jesus on Sunday at the park. His big issue that was keeping him from giving his life to Jesus was that he didn't think that he could put God above his girlfriend. I explained that Jesus needs to be first in our lives. I felt strongly that he was relying on his girlfriend and but he needed to rely on Jesus... the only one who will never leave him or forsake him.
After an hour and a half, he was ready to give his life to Jesus!
I had his email address so I wrote to him that I was praying for him. About 20 minutes later he responded to my letter telling me, "thank you for praying with me and for me". His girlfriend had just broke up with him and he needed the encouragement. I wrote him back with Psalms 121 and told him to keep trusting in Jesus.
Also some of the students from the University have been asking us if they can hang out with us other times as well... we always say YES.
I really feel that God has opened the door to make disciples here in Jesus Maria!
JMat
DTS Director
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