COW HEAD STORY!

As we have traveled around Bryon and I have told stories of all the unusual items we have eaten in Peru.  I have explained about a trip to the mountains where the fatted cow was killed for a wedding feast.  We would eat on that cow all week as it aged beautifully on the line in the sun with the flies.  As the meat "ages" they just began to fry it longer and longer.  I've explained how you feel a urge to apologize to your food since you have to look face to face with it many times while eating it. 

Well I found the pics that I mention in our deputation services.  Looking lovely eh? :P

Tired and just waiting to be fed, but who did I say was sitting right beside me?  Ha...some of you remember!

Yep, staring at me accusingly.  You just have to apologize and go on and enjoy him or go hungry!  The part of looking face to face with what I eat I might not be looking forward to too much! :)

A STEP OF FAITH!!!

After conferring with our mission director, Mark Becker, we felt led to make a true step of faith on our parts.  WE HAVE BOUGHT TICKETS FOR PERU!!!!  Though our monthly support has not grown adequately to support us on the mission field, we felt that God was leading us to put our complete trust in HIM!  We are scheduled to fly out for Peru on July 9, 2015!!  We believe that God will raise up those HE wants to support HIS work in Peru, or HE will provide our needs day by day as we are faithful to do HIS bidding. 

Excitement runs through our home today as we think about the land that we love.  Leaving Peru the first time was the hardest thing either of us had experienced.  The excitement that comes with the knowledge of returning also brings with it the full weight of our responsibility before Christ to our precious Peruvian people.  We have been in contact with Pastor Luiz in Lima, and look forward to being an encouragement to him.  He has started different works in Lima, below Lima, and Iquitos (a very hard place to reach...mostly by boat or plane).  He seems to have a  passion for souls and we would covet your prayers as we seek God's will in whatever way HE leads.  We are also praying for other contacts that we have made in southern Peru.

We have another opportunity to work for Jesus in a city in the far south of Peru called Arequipa.  We desire to be working to be a light for Jesus wherever HE plants us. We want to be busy seeking the lost in whatever city HE chooses to place us at any given time!

We are giving each Thursday for fasting and praying for God's work in Peru.  We would ask that if you feel led by God, would you join us in prayer and fasting?  So much more can be done for God's Kingdom through this avenue than any other.  The souls of men, women, and children are slipping through our fingers.....we want to be faithful in the Great Harvest time.  Reap with us through your prayers, fasting, and support.  "He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him."  Psalm 126:6

You may notice a lot of GOD'S, HIS, HE, HIM up above in the writing......it's because we truly do not feel that this work is the Fling's work in any way.  It's GOD'S work!  It is HE that leadeth us!  It will be done HIS way and will be about HIM.  What more can we ask than that HE goeth before us to Peru?!!!

SWEET MEMORIES OF THAT SPECIAL TIME!!

We still stand back in awe at the precious gift that was given to us by our Heavenly Father!  I'm not sure that a child could be loved more.....we so love our son, Samuel Logan Fling!  Found these pics and it reminded me of God's words in March, 2008.  I heard, "Unto you a son is given," in what appeared an audible voice to me.   A few days later to our delight Samuel was graciously given to us by our Loving Heavenly Father. 

I looked back at that great gift, then literally dropping baby gifts into our laps also.  At the time of Samuel's birth we had two small dingy dark grocery stores to shop in.  Most of the time you could only buy items that were local and sometimes things that were shipped in from Lima, the capital.  However, I'll never forget the day I walked in and through the sunlight shining through an opening on the roof, saw a Fisher Price swing with ALL the gadgets sitting there......all the way from America!  My Aunt Karen had just sent an amount of money for Samuel's birth and it covered the price of the imported swing.  That probably sounds like a small thing to some, but to this first time mother with only 10 days notice that I might be receiving a child, I felt so blessed that my Father personally made sure it was there.  Could Samuel have lived without a baby swing.....MOST DEFINITELY!.....however, it's just like our Father to show up and go beyond what we could ask or think.

The baby shower that was given to me by the Corbins met and exceeded any daydreams I had of having a shower in the States.  God is so good and I will forever be thankful for our Samuel.....a son truly asked of God and given by HIM!