Our travels have been long and sometimes physically you wonder where the strength is coming from, but God continues to enable us to go forward. So thankful God sees when we are weary and sends that answer to prayer to boost our faith! The other night a man entered into his church and though we had never met him nor had our service yet, he informed us that God had instructed him while still at home to support us and for how much! What an encouragement to our souls, to hear how God is going before us to work our HIS WILL! Our faith in the Divine Supplier of ALL of Man's Needs is growing daily as we see HIM working out the details for HIS work in Peru.
Another answer to prayer was the picking up of the Mission Helps' van. Three and half years ago we told God to pick out our vehicle and then repeatedly asked HIM to keep it running until we could get a mission van. Our old Aztek pushed itself with the help of God to 275,000....almost original everything. It is still running fine, but with the upcoming trips to Florida and west, we felt that it was time to switch into a Mission Helps' van. We are very appreciative of this wonderful ministry to missionaries.
Bryon has felt a great need to get our roof redone before flying out to Peru. We have prayed for almost two years for this to be able to be done. There were leaks and the thought of leaving it for 2+ years was not comforting. Through a friend we were given the name of a company that offered to do our roof for less than half the normal price. Praise God! We ask for your prayers that we can quickly sell the ole Aztek to help pay for a portion of our roof.
In our travels it was wonderful to get to visit with Jeannette Montgomery Estes and her new husband. She had visited us in Peru while on a AYIM team. We so enjoyed reminiscing with her and showing her how much Samuel has grown since he was 3 mths old! :)
We were so pleased to see how God is using Jeannette and her husband to minister in Rev. Dan Smith's church in Bloomington, IN. They truly are an asset and our service was also their first day for their Junior Church Ministry. 
A quick trip back to Cincinnati to go out shopping with fellow missionary Heather Dickinson, putting up the Christmas tree and décor, teaching Samuel more lessons, cleaning the house, cooking a homemade meal and enjoying it with our Christmas dishes bought at a rummage sale, and then packing for our two weeks + of services.
We so enjoyed visiting with Rev. Dan & Michelle Durkee and their wonderful congregation. After our service we were able to enjoy lots of fellowship with two young men that were raised as MK's in Peru. After service we went to Burger King and fellowshipped with the Durkees and Samuel Aiken, an intern pastor from Ireland.
We have often wondered about the Woodhouses that came from Ireland to Stoneboro Camp after reading a holiness book. Being interested in Ireland, we had tried contacting them before, but to no avail. We were excited to meet Samuel Aiken and realize that he was from the same denomination as the Woodhouses. He is soon to marry and then will return to Ireland to preach holiness! Praise God!
Answers to prayer! Sweet answers to prayer.....we look to the right and to the left and see God's answers. We look straight forward and see HIS hand guiding in answer to your prayers. Thank you for every offering, every pledge of support, and for every prayer that truly is moving the hand of God to answer!
