Brokeness Restored

The Lord was truly at work today as our team dispersed throughout Huancayo for door-to-door evangelism, sport clinics and small group (cell group) meetings. The Blue Team spent time on the outskirts of Huancayo for the day. Upon our arrival, we spent time in prayer over the community and then hit the ground running. Each team member was paired with their translator and a national from the community. As we approached our first home, we were very anxious and excited to see what the Lord had in store for us. The national I was paired up with, Zak, knocked on the door a few times with no response. As we were about to leave for the next door, an older woman in her late 40’s peaked her head over the top of the roof and agreed to speak with us for a few minutes. Miriam, my translator, was very warm in greeting the older woman and soon after introduced her to myself. The Holy Spirit was speaking through me as I shared my testimony and shared the Gospel with her. Towards the end of our conversation, she made it known that she wanted to accept Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior.

After she prayed to accept Christ, she stated that she wanted her father to hear the Good News as well. She then said we would need to walk to where her father was located because he was very old, sick and had a broken back. As we walked down the street and around the corner, we were praying for a breakthrough with this family. As the older woman opened the door to her father’s backyard, you could see older women doing laundry, a few kids playing and two older men on a flat bed, one of which was laying facedown with his legs hanging off the bed. The daughter who had earlier accepted Christ walked us over to her father and gently turned him over and sat him up. The father was visibly in pain after being repositioned. We exchanged introductions as all the other family members gathered to hear our story. I again began with my testimony and shared the Gospel…everyone listening intently, especially the father. Following our discussion, the entire family accepted Christ as their Savior. As the older man prayed to accept Christ, he discretely turned his palms sky-ward in a form of worship. Before departing, we asked the family if we could pray over the prayer requests they mentioned earlier. We then prayed for their family, friends and the older man’s health. As we opened our eyes after prayer, the older man had tears streaming down his face. It was truly one of the most powerful experiences of my life. Praise Christ for His continued restoration of the people of Huancayo!