Father’s HOuse
I first went to Peru the last week of June to start
organizing our project for COJ 2015 STMT., Upon
arrival, we went to Quillahuata and found that the
church was ready and committed to the project.
The next day we planned to go to Ancahuasi, but
the whole country was holding a protest blocking
all of the major streets., A trip that should take 45
minutes to an hour took us half a day. Finally using
our last way out of town, we made it out.
We thought we were home free, when half way to
Ancahuasi, the main highway was blocked with
stones. Wondering if we should go back, we noticed
a truck coming through a single-lane dirt road.
We took that road, a rough road that crossed a
stream, but we bypassed the highway and made it to
Ancahuasi.
Once we got there, we met with Pastor Patricio. We
established deadlines and hired two foremen who
would oversee each project. We were relieved when
we left Ancahuasi thinking that we had the Lord’s
project well on its way. Then I learned that the
blueprints for project were a week late, and because
of this, one of the foremen could no longer meet
our timeline. Pastor Patricio sent another forman
who said he would take the job and could work
with our timeline.
I was praying that things would come out good for
God’s glory so that the people of Peru could see
blessings through this project. But as we all know
whenever God is working, the devil is not happy.
This verse came to mind,
“The heavens declare the glory of God; the
skies proclaim the work of his hands”
(Psalm 19:1).
The Work
Of His Hands
Angel Zamarippa
(Aurora, CO)
22
HHK World Mission Center
In Peru it seemed like every day we encountered
a new set of problems. I’m not a very patient
person, as my wife can attest, but one thing that I
told myself was to treat everyone with dignity and
respect, as I was just a visitor in the country. The
last thing I wanted to do was to think that things
would be done like we do them in the States, and in
doing so, disrespect their ways and their culture.
I would go to both worksites everyday and work
hands-on in everything that they were doing.
Some days we stayed on schedule, while other days
we fell behind. Every day I would find that some
materials we needed had been forgotten or the
amount miscalculated. Changes were being made
to the plans for the Quillahuata project without
consultation, and I finally had to talk to the church
president and vice president and explain that these