Over the course of the two months that we were in Peru I preached 97 times. The Lord opened up doors to proclaim His word in villages, in cities, in church buildings, in market places, in parks, in houses, on the streets, and on the radio. It was exhausting yet invigorating. It was draining yet exciting. The strenuous schedule was worth the joy of being able to communicate the love of Christ with multitudes of souls!

A major highlight for me took place the day before we left Peru. I had the great honor of officiating the wedding of a brother that I led to the Lord and discipled about 12 years ago. Brother Eber accompanied me on nearly every river trip I did for the space of about 4 years. We became extremely close friends and it was a great joy to see him marry a godly woman that shares the same passion for Lord and His work. They plan to serve the Lord in a full time capacity in the church in Yurimaguas and also in the villages along the Huallaga river. Over the years I have challenged many young people in many churches and in many villages that I will pay for the wedding and the honeymoon of the first Peruvian couple who gets married as virgins..... I finally had the great joy to fulfill that promise! You can't put a price on purity! God always rewards it! May the Lord greatly bless Eber and Topacio in their marriage!


After 24 hrs of travel from Tarapoto to Lima to Miami to Chicago to Dubuque we finally arrived home! As we drove from Chicago back into a frozen solid Iowa we were reminded of the great spiritual need in North America! So many souls.... and churches... that are frozen solid. We were reminded why we are in the USA: To try to encourage and inspire and challenge a new generation in the areas of evangelism, discipleship, church planting and missions. We are praying that by the power of the Holy Spirit we might be able to help spark a spiritual fire that will spread across the nation. It is exciting to see what the Lord is doing and how He is opening up doors in many places!


Just a few days after being back in the frozen tundra of the midwest we tried to warm things up by doing a SPARK conference in Chicago. Amy and I and the rest of the team had a fantastic time teaching on evangelism and discipleship. These SPARK conferences are such a blessing and so encouraging to everyone involved... especially me. After preaching and teaching a few times on these subjects we sit down with all the attendees and brainstorm about what can be done to revive our frozen generation for the Lord. After brainstorming we go out and do it! It's always exciting to go into a mall or a neighborhood and intentionally share the gospel with anything that moves. Please pray that the Lord would continue to use these conferences for His glory!


The last few days we have taken a bit of a breather and spent some time preparing for the many ministry opportunities that are fast approaching. Here are some of the upcoming events that are on the Tuttle-tribe calendar. Please pray for us as we desire to be useful instruments in God's hands at each of these events.

April 4-10 Nashville TN (A/O Homeschool conference)
April 11-15 Freedom CA (SPARK)
April 25-29 Houston TX (First Colony Bible Chapel)
May 3-5 Rochester NY (Northgate youth conference)
May 3-5 Lincoln City OR (Eastgate ladies retreat)
May 8 Lincoln City (Lincoln City Bible Fellowship)
May 11 Portland OR (Global Challenge at EGBC)
May 12 Portland OR (Eastgate Bible Chapel)
May 23-26 Dubuque IA (Iron Sharpens Iron conference)
May 30-June 3 Atlanta GA (Youth conference)
June 3-5 Mountain Top NC (SPARK)
June 9-15 Dubuque IA (LIGHT)
June 16-23 Zaragoza Spain (BLAZE missions trip)
June 24-28 Rome Italy (IBCM)

Missions quote of the day by Lawrence Tribble: "One man wakes, awakens another. The second one wakes his next door brother. Three awake can rouse a town and turn the whole place upside down. Many awake can cause such a fuss it finally awakes all of us. One man wakes with dawn in his eyes surely then multiplies."

Micah for the Tuttle's