Dear Praying Friends, April 2, 2012
“Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even
the God of our salvation. Selah.” (Psalm 68:19) How
true this is! I must admit that when we
began deputation, I really did not know what to expect. However, these last 15 months have been such
a blessing. God has taught us so much,
given us so many godly friends, and showered us with blessings. There is no doubt in my mind that His strong
hand will continue to guide us and provide for us once in Peru.
March was quite an amazing month! Jessica and I were so excited to get back to
some serious traveling, as well as be in several missions conferences. The whirlwind began the last week of February
and continued through most of March. We
spent a total of 22 nights in church! By
both land and air, we were able to be in 6 different churches in Colorado,
North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.
Besides our busy travel schedule, God has continued to bless
in my healing process. My weight-bearing
therapy has been going very well, and I continue to heal ahead of
schedule. Seven days ago I got off my
crutches and “downsized” to a cane! It
feels great to be able to walk again, and, Lord willing, I should be walking
“normally” by May. God is so good.
With the beautiful March we have had, we have had many more
opportunities to go out soul winning. Praise
God for the 14 people we saw trust Christ this month! While door knocking in Metro Detroit, I met a
teenage boy named Aaron. After talking
about his plans to play football, I asked him if he knew for sure he was on his
way to heaven. He said he did not and
asked me if I could show him! After
several minutes and a lot of yelling from the back of the trailer, Aaron bowed
his head and trusted Christ. Some of the
men from the church went back to visit Aaron the next week. When they did, they met his mother who went
on to inform them that they were Jehovah’s Witnesses. Praise God Aaron was able to hear the truth
and was spared from those awful lies!
I can hardly believe that we are commencing our last month
of travel. After this month, it will be
all preparation and training to transition to Peru. We have even begun to shop for plane
tickets. At this time we will probably
be leaving the second or third week of June.
If you could please pray with us, we are needing to raise the money
needed to fly to Peru. We have money set
aside for furniture, housing, and to cover all of our “getting settled”
needs. All we need to raise is enough
for our plane tickets and for the baggage we will be taking with us. I have been shopping around, and currently it
will cost us about $2,000. Please
pray that we will find the best deal possible and that the funds will be
raised.
God continues to validate His calling to us. There is no way that we could have done any
of this in our own strength. God has
truly prospered our deputation. I am
grateful for each and every church that has adopted our vision for Peru and
made it their own. To date God has allowed
us to raise 88% of our needed to support!
Praise the Lord! I would
especially like to thank the Freedom Baptist Church in Arizona for partnering
with us this month. I know I say it each
month, but we could do nothing in Peru without you. We love and appreciate all of you.
Please continue to keep us and our team in your prayers. We
try to keep everyone updated as much as possible. Please find us on Facebook and Twitter, or
check out our blog or website to keep up to date with all that God is doing for
us! Thank you for your prayers and God
bless you!
Junior and Jessica Martin
Romans 9:3
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