PERU, EXPOSITORY PREACHING SEMINAR, A MOVEMENT IS LAUNCHED!

October 31, 2015

Dear friends,

It’s good to be in our home on this stormy afternoon in Baton Rouge.  As I begin to pen this letter, I again give thanks to our Lord for the good shelter that He, in His sovereignty and goodness, provides for us everyday.  He is protecting Bec and me, even at this very moment, from the growing downpour outside my window and the soon-to-come whipping winds and streaking bolts of Louisiana lightning.  But, much more importantly, He is providing our souls with safe haven from the terrifying tempest that never ceases but only whirls around us (and when possible within us) with raging fits of evil.  He is our Shield.  He is yours too, as you well know.  Oh, what praise we give Him on this stormy day!  Let’s be careful to stay in the Shelter! 

PERU EXPOSITORY PREACHING MOVEMENT LAUNCHED! – The ‘Action Steps’ expository preaching seminar in Peru went very well.  The purpose of my week there was to train those men who were selected by Peru Mission to be members of the initial teaching team in the launching of a multiplying, expository preaching movement in all denominations throughout Peru. 

Peru Mission posted photos on their Facebook page which they preceded with these very kind words:

"Thank you to Rodney Wood for coming to teach a week long seminar to several of our Peruvian pastors. Dr. Wood taught the men how to preach expositorily. He not only gave great information from his book "Action Steps" (he also gave the book newly printed in Spanish) but encouraged the pastors and motivated them to be faithful to God's Word and to His people. We had about 20 men who benefited greatly from this time together who left with hearts filled with God's Word and His Spirit. The pastors will continue in groups in our various cities working together to study and preach God's Word. This will be a tremendous asset to northern Peru. Please continue to pray for our pastors and churches here in Northern Peru."

I am very grateful to Rev. Wes Baker, Rev. Steve Hill, Rev. Stuart Mills, and the Peruvian pastors for granting me the privilege to teach and join with them in the effort to advance expository preaching in Peru.  I would also like to express my deep appreciation for the wonderful hospitality of Stuart Mills and his wife Meg who hosted me in their home for the entire time that I was there.  What a blessing to be with them and their three children, especially since I have known both of them since before they were married!  I first met Stuart when he was a teenager and I was blessed to serve as “regular pulpit supply” minister for our very, very dear friends at The Plains Presbyterian Church in Zachary, Louisiana twenty years ago, and I met Meg almost that long ago on a Sunday morning when she was playing violin and I was preaching at Grace Presbyterian in Central, Louisiana.  What a great joy to be with them all these years later!   

 

FINANCIAL NEED:  Brothers and sisters, we are very grateful for every gift that has been provided to help us fulfill our calling.  But we are presently in great need of your financial participation with us.  We are totally dependent on our Lord’s workings through your response to our communication of our need.  Would you please consider providing a special year-end gift to The Mission Foundation?  We will be praying earnestly that God will give you guidance regarding our request.

In the love of the One who shields us all from the storms! 

Rod and Bec

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