“How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, ‘Your God reigns!’” Isaiah 52:7
On the cover of their magazine, Joshua Expeditions used a picture of our students sitting on the mountain top at the end of a day’s work outside a village high in the Andes. Our youngest daughter Karlyn is the third from the left, wearing the red sweatshirt. Pastor Manuel is on the far left.
John and I posed last year after a meal with Pastor Manuel and his family. These followers of Jesus are heroes to us and we feel privileged each year to witness their humble service in God’s kingdom. Pastor Manuel is a Paul-like evangelist who spreads the gospel among the indigenous people of Ecuador. I am excited that Susan gets to join us as we visit this beautiful part of the world next week. We would really appreciate your prayers.
Far away, on a different continent, another group of indigenous people suffer greatly in some different mountains. In northern Sudan, a terrible tragedy is occurring that is similar to the Darfur genocide that began in 2003.
Make Way Partners is a ministry that has been devoted to feeding and protecting orphans in the Nuba Mountains as they are constantly raided and attacked by Islamist militants. Please read about Our Father’s Cleft and pray for God’s protection and deliverance.
“Your love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies. Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice like the great deep. O Lord, you preserve both man and beast. How priceless is your unfailing love! Both high and low among men find refuge in the shadow of your wings.” Psalm 36:5-7