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Be in prayer for Tony as he is heading down to Guerrero, Mexico May 20-27, 2009 to lay the groundwork for evangelism and church planting that will be going on the next 3-5 years.

Sorry it has been a few days since we have emailed.  Tony and I are serving about 1 1/2 hours from the hotel, so we are walking in the bush, going from village to village, from about 9:45 to 3:00 each day, then a short bible teaching at the church.  They are Baptist, so you know short doesn’t mean anything.

You are not going to believe this, but here it goes.  At the end of Wednesday at reporting time, there had been more than 8,000 professions of faith.  Did you get that?  That is awesome.  Also thousands of bibles have been distributed in the schools.  The team has done at least 9 schools during the past 2 days.  We will have this week’s final report tonight and I will try to email you with the results.

Next week, starting on Sunday, we will serve in another church.  All of us will.  Going from village to village, hut to hut, sharing the gospel.  It really doesn’t get any better than this.

It was hard today for all of us leaving our pastors, national volunteers and interpreters and moving home, but the work goes on.  Part of you wants to stay here, but we all miss you guys very much.

By the way, Adolf is not the same Adolf you knew when we left.  God has worked miraculously through him.  He can hardly contain the emotions and feelings he is experiencing.  I can guarantee, he will never be the same.  I don’t think any of us will be, but Adolf is definately having a “God Moment”!

Tony, myself, Adolf, and Laura Leigh are going to a school tomorrow at 3:00 PM (7:00 AM your time).  Please pray the message will be received and they will pray to accept Christ.  We will be distributing bibles at this time.

Thanks for your continued prayers.  We have seen the mighty hand of God everywhere we have been.  It has been said before, but is worth repeating,… If you don’t see it with your own eyes and experience it, it is hard to believe.  Even when you see it, it is hard to believe.

Love you all,

Debbie

Yesterday they were in the village churches and had 65 professions of
faith. Today, their 1st day of personal witnessing in the bush villages,
they had a total of 404 people who received Christ. It was 9:15 p.m.
Monday, Kenya time when he called. Tony said thanks for your prayers and keep
praying for the team. They are all doing well.

We all arrived in Malindi, Kenya on Saturday with only a few glitches.  One piece of luggage did not make it for one team member (not the Altus group), but all is okay.  All of us served in Churches this Sunday with a National Volunteer and the Pastor.  We will serve with them in the bush through Thursday evening.  Then on the next Sunday, we will repeat the process in a new church.

There were many salvations this morning…. lots of singing, joy, and hope for the Kenya people and the missionaries.  Our National Volunteers (N.V.) and Pastors are in the process of arranging and setting up schools for the up coming week.  Please be in prayer for the children to hear and understand the gospel message and receive Christ as their personal Lord and Savior.

In closing,  everyone is well and up for the task at hand.  Please keep us in your prayers.

God is so good!!!

All of the team, including Tony Pearce, Charles Ortega, and Nathan Webb, arrived in Kenya on time as scheduled.  Everyone, including all the luggage (this is a big deal), made it to their destinations on Saturday.  Tony, Charles and Nathan went to town to set up email accounts, get phone cards, and exchange money.  While in town, Tony shared Christ with 2 who accepted Jesus as their Savior.  On Sunday the team of 8 all went to churches to share the gospel and encourage the members.  In the 3 churches where Tony, Charles, and Nathan served, there were no salvations, but Tony said they praised and worshiped the Lord with the church members.  He said it was an awesome time!  One of the team members had 18 pray to receive Chist.  (20 so far)

Tomorrow each member will begin their journey with a driver and an interpreter.  They will be sharing the gospel and preaching the “Good News”.

Prayer Request of the Team

1.  Please pray for the hearts and souls of each person within hearing distance of each evangelist / team. 
2. Pray for health, safety, and divine opportunities for each member. 
3. Pray God’s Glory in all of it.

In Christ,

Debbie Pearce for Tony Pearce  (I’m just the blogger!)

The word of God’s miraculous power is pouring in from Kenya, Africa. At this point, there have been over 8,000 salvations. Tony Pearce and Susan Slick visited a school today where approximatel 1,000 children made professions of faith in Jesus Christ. Is that awesome or what? Although the mission field is all around everyday, Wednesday will be the last day on the mission field in Kenya. The team will begin their journey back home Thursday morning and should be arriving at DFW at around 5:30 PM on Saturday evening. Tony sends his love and thanks for all of your prayers and encouragement before, during, and after the Kenya mission trip. I am reminded of the book, “Twelve Ordinary Men”, and how God can and will use ordinary people to further His Kingdom. Praise God he chose to use our very own “ordinary men” (and women) to encourage the people of Kenya, Africa and to preach the Good News of Jesus Christ.

In Christ, Debbie Pearce

The missionary team is on their last leg of the journey, but their days will be full until they leave to come home. There have been 5,941 professions of faith, 92 recorded rededications, and over 2000 bibles handed out. Some of the missionaries will stay with the same church and others started in new churches today. There is still much work to do and the harvest is plentiful. Pray for the team in the areas of travel, health, and mission work. They will begin their journey back on Thursday. The team is due to arrive back home on Saturday evening, but for some maybe Sunday evening. Anyway, by this time next week, they should all be back home. Then we can all share in their praises and stories of their trip to Kenya. Continue to pray for schools, villages, and the churches of Kenya.

I will update again when I get word.

In Christ,

Debbie Pearce

Word from the Mission Field. Tony and Charles Ortega visited a school today with approximately 700 children. They estimated 600 of them prayed to receive Christ. Later that afternoon, they went shopping in a “wood carving” area. Tony preached the Good News and 11+ wood carvers prayed to receive Christ. All of this on their day off! What a day! About half the group has gone on a 2 day safari while the others stayed at the resort and did other ministry projects, shopping, and rearranging. All of them will be starting over on Sunday for another full week of ministry. God is good and is bringing in a bountiful harvest for the Kingdom. Please keep them in your prayers.

In Christ,

Debbie Pearce

I’m just truly amazed. It’s their fourth day in the bush of Kenya, Africa and God is working miracles. There have been over 3200 salvations and too many rededications to count. All of the missionaries are overwhelmed at the end of each day because of the work that God is doing in and through their lives and in the lives of the African people. The team has seen many lives changed, including people being healed and being delivered from demon posession. They’ve had opportunities to be in several schools, but there are still other schools to be evangelized. Pray for God’s power to go before them and prepare the way, and also pray for a mighty work of God while they are there.

In the upcoming weekend several of the missionaries, including my Dad (Tony),Charles Ortega, and possibly others, will be visiting churches and communities from last year’s mission trip. Although evangelizing is at the top of the list, their main purpose is to support and encourage the pastors and their congregations.

Prayers:

1) Pray for the salvation of all the people of Kenya.

2) Pray for strength, endurance, and safety for all the missionaries for the remainder of the trip.

3) Pray the missionaries will be completely yielded and ready to be used by God.

4) Pray for the encouragement of last year’s churches and their pastors.

5) Pray for the interpreters, the nationals, and the pastors who are helping each day on the mission field with our missionaries.

5) Continue to pray for the “left behind” family and friends of the missionaries.