Please accept our apologies for the tardiness of this thank you letter. I had written it and was ready to hit the send button when my computer crashed, yet again. It has taken me this long to get it up and running, and to reformulate the letter to reflect more of what has happened since then. All I can say just now is WOW! The Lord is opening new doors for us at such a rapid rate that we can hardly keep up with all He is giving us to do. Praise the Lord, we will soon have help. Darrell and Donnia Alexander will be here to help us by the time we send out our next update.
Above is a picture of a portion of the road we rode on to a small town in the Amazon jungle of Peru. I (Mariesa) went with Medical Missions International staff members through the town of Juliaca as far as possible before we were told a bridge had been washed away and that road was impassible. We had to retrace our drive and take another, mostly unpaved road. This was truly an adventure as we had to cross many rivers without the help of bridges, wait for avalanches to be cleared away before we could continue, and go without sleep (there were no motels) and food (there were no restaurants). We drove for 22 hours on these back roads. When we finally arrived at our destination it was still raining. I called Lew to let him know we had finally arrived safely and I guess I must have sounded pretty tired because he told me to fly back home instead of coming on the van. I was happy.
The day after I returned, Lew took off with a group of other missionaries to teach some pastors at a Bible College in Tacna for a week. We nearly passed each other going and coming. At least we had one day together again before he had to leave. I had plenty to do while he was gone, preparing devotionals to present at the Threads of Hope retreat in Lima where I will be going this Sunday for nearly two weeks. I will return on Lew’s birthday, March 9th. I hope he thinks that is a good birthday present (smile). I will be returning with a young couple, Kathryn and Jason Vicars, who were here with us last year for awhile. They are such a delight, and hard workers. They will be helping with construction at the new orphanage, ministering at the feeding center, and other things as well.
Thank you all so very much for your prayer support as well as your financial support. God bless you for all you do for him in relation to missions. We love and appreciate you so much.
Lew and Mariesa Davis
New Heart Ministries International
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