Dear Friends and Family,
By now, you are probably expecting this letter to arrive! But read on, there is a “twist“…
As most of you know, one thing became abundantly clear to Alyssa and me soon after we arrived in Peru for our first missions trip in 2008: We wanted to go back again! And we did, last year. Our second time being there was even better than the first, as impossible as that seems. Once again we worked alongside the believers at CEMY Church (Centro Evangelico Misionero of Yarinacocha). Our task was two-fold. Part of our team worked on building an addition to the church. The other part of our team (including us) traveled to several “nearby” jungle villages and presented programs to the children.
CEMY is definitely a church with a vision for the people around them. They have already planted several churches and are in the process of discipling those believers and training leaders to take over the ministry of them. The addition at the church will serve as a training center to help accomplish this. They continue to strategically map out their area and target other villages where there is no Bible-based church, making plans to reach those as well.
This summer, from June 15-25, Alyssa and I will be returning to Peru to work with CEMY. We have been faithfully saving money since our first trip, knowing how badly we would want to return year after year. Thankfully, we have enough to cover our personal costs this year! So, instead of raising support for ourselves, we are concentrating on raising money to go directly to the CEMY building project. If you would like to donate towards that project, please see the attached page. Most of all, though, we are asking you to pray for us as we prepare for this trip. I am leading the team this year, so there is much more responsibility on my shoulders.
Our time there will once again be split between construction and village ministry. We can hardly wait to be reunited with our dear friends!!
If you would like to hear from us while we are in Peru, we will be blogging and sending out email updates. If you wish to be added to our email list, please send a note to Alyssa (email below). We are blessed with the ability to keep you updated throughout our time in Pucallpa.
We wish we could sit down and are our stories with each and every one of you. Our lives have truly been changed because of the time we have spent in Peru. We are so thankful to have been given this opportunity! Your prayers and support have made it possible. Can we count on them again this year?!
With joy,
Ellen and Alyssa HobsonIf you wish to donate to the construction project, your check should be made out to Sister Lakes Community Church with "Peru Construction 2010" in the memo line.
Please mail your donation by May 15 to:
Sister Lakes Community Church
67119 State Route 152
Dowagiac, MI 49047
