We are excited to announce that our son Cullen has proposed to Emma Twinem…. And she said YES!  Emma is one of the daughters of missionary friends that we have know since our early days in Peru. The Twinems worked on the coast of Peru for many years and every time we traveled to Trujillo it was great to see them.  Little did we know that Cullen would one day propose to their youngest daughter!  About ten days ago Cullen and Emma traveled to visit us here in Tarapoto.   Coming to visit us was very nice of them…. But there was an ulterior motive :)  They felt that it would be fitting to make their engagement happen in the land of the Incas where both of them were raised.  So in an absolutely spectacular and remote setting Cullen got down on one knee at the famous Gocta falls and asked Emma to marry him.  They are perfect for each other and we couldn’t be happier!  We look forward to how the Lord will use them to His glory! 

IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK IN PERU!

As I mentioned in the previous paragraph, we are back in the jungles of Peru!  We have been here for about a month now and it has been fantastic to, once again, be with our church family in Tarapoto.  We have been greatly encouraged to see so many of the young people here stepping up and using their gifts to serve the body.  Many of the youth that are now in their mid-twenties, were little kids when we first met them.  Some of them we personally led to the Lord and then invested into their discipleship as new Christians. What a joy it is to see them continuing on for Jesus!  In the coming months we look forward to doing as much as we can to help and encourage the saints in these regions, so please pray for us as we attempt great things for our great God and His great Son and His great cause.        

DITP VISIT!

In February several students from the Discipleship Intern Training Program came from Lubbock Texas to visit us.  We enjoyed a fantastic two weeks of ministry, both in town and also in the villages along the river.  As we went, I taught through the book of Acts and then we basically lived that narrative out as we preached the gospel from town to town.  I think the team encouraged us more than we encouraged them!  Everywhere we went we had open air meetings, children's meetings, and church meetings.  We preached to, prayed for, and sang with everyone we could.  We tried to help, love, encourage and exhort the people in each pueblo.  Most of all, we just tried to reflect Christ to anyone and everyone we met.

EVANGELISM

Over the course of the last month there have been plenty of opportunities for evangelism.  No matter where we are in the world the Lord seems to set up divine appointments to share the truth of the gospel with spiritually needy souls.   We have had many great one on one gospel conversations but there have also been many opportunities to do open air evangelism too.  I've been preaching my heart out wherever we go. I've preached at the indoor market, in the outdoor market, down by the river, on the streets and in the main square of several villages.  There is nothing more exciting than sounding forth heavens last and costliest gift to men, trying to win them to the Savior, turn them from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God.

MISSIONS QUOTE FOR THE DAY

"No sound system, No band, No guitar, No entertainment, No cushioned chairs, No heating, No Air-conditioning.  Nothing but the people of God and the word of God... and strangely that's enough.  Gods word is enough for millions of believers who gather in thatched roof huts in the jungles, in the mountains, in deserts and in the most inhospitable of places.... But the question is: Is the word of God enough for us?"  -David Platt

Micah for the Tuttle's