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…that Mary (Jesus’ mother) is the Queen of the Disciples? Yep. That fun fact was found in a school’s religion textbook in a little village called Alis. There is actually a church in Alis with solid leadership, as an older couple and their 3 children (Juan & Delia and Celia, Andrea & Jota) stand up against the idolatry and deceit of Catholicism and other sects that have established themselves there in that small village. The textbook belonged to one of the teenage daughters, but Delia intentionally uses what the book says as an opportunity teach her kids to figure out what is true, and she helps them compare what they hear and what they read to the Bible. What a great principle and an incredible way to build a solid foundation/gird your loins with truth—and an awesome way to teach your kids about building up God’s truth and protection. This made me think of God’s armor that He invites us to wear in order to fight back. Somehow, we’ve forgotten that we’re supposed to actively fight back when we feel like we’re getting beaten up or attacked, but sometimes instead we just lie there and let it happen. I was looking up this section in a commentary, and the author wrote/encouraged: We should stir up ourselves to resist temptations in a reliance upon God’s all-sufficiency and the omnipotence of his might. (Mathew Henry)
And I’m sorry, but I had a camera fail and was not able to get a picture of the family! They are some of the coolest people and I really wish you could meet them! They asked me several times to remember to pray for them, so I think they’d really appreciate your prayers too.
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Eating a Pig in Peru 
I’m excited that you got to go on this mission trip and spread God’s word to other people in countries that might not be fortunate enough to have a Church every mile or so. I hope you’re having fun there too! We’re praying for you and hoping that you get back home safely when you decide to return. I admire you & one day want to do missionary work too.
Comment by Ashante July 11, 2011 @ 2:42 am