This Summer!

Hey Everyone!


On June 11, I will be going to Conima, Peru for seven weeks as a summer missionary. First Baptist Church of Willow Park (near Fort Worth), just adopted the Aymara people group and is sending 6 college students this summer to begin building relationships with the people there. The ultimate goal is to start a church in Conima. The purpose of our trip is to further develop these relationships and form new ones that allow us to build trust, share the gospel, and plan for the future. Hopefully also be able to do things such as teach Bible or English at the local school, hold sports clinics, host backyard Bible school, or assist at the medical clinic. A lot of what we do will be determined as we meet the people and see how we can best serve them. You can follow my perspective of out work and adventures on here, or the views of everyone on the church-wide Peru blog at http://fbcwpperumissions.blogspot.com/.

I would really love your prayers and support. This summer will be very different and challenging. We will be living in a village, eating local food, and trying to communicate with people who have a vastly different culture. We will also experience freezing temperatures at night (it’s winter there) and an altitude of around 13,000 feet. Please pray that we will be able to adjust to the environment and not be distracted by our physical conditions. Also, please pray for our ministry there. There are strong indigenous beliefs and it can be difficult to introduce a new way of thinking. Pray that the people are open to what we have to say and that they will not be distracted by other influences.

Also, due to all the pressure and excitement of graduating, I have not been able to put as much time into fundraising as I have needed to. Right now I still need to raise $700 to cover the cost of my trip. I have already been amazed at how God has used different people to make it possible for me to go. I would really appreciate you considering letting God use you to support me this summer. Checks can be made out to me and mailed to my address. Given the short amount of time between now and June 11, I would really appreciate a timely response :)

I'm looking foward to this summer.  I hope you enjoy following along on this blog!

-Heather