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Riverside Tree A Tree With Fruit Janet Huallpa The difficult and harsh childhood brought physical weaknesses and when she felt the pain in her stomach and went to a hospital for a check-up, the doctors had to perform a resection of the gall bladder. A second operation is pending for January of 2016. However, instead of taking care of her physical condition, she serves the church as the Sunday School director and a teacher for 10-12 years old kids. She also works as the assistant to the church administrator. In addition, she has to help out her mother, Pastor Isidora Huarca with translating from Quechua language into Spanish at the [Solomon’s Gate Church] where her mother pastors. She goes to a small village called ‘Choqohuaylla’ Sunday afternoons by riding 30 minutes of bus and 30 more minutes walking in order to share the gospel of Christ to the children. There, with her whole effort, she teaches the Bible and praises to 25 children who wait for her to come. On the way back home, she is totally exhausted. This is the story of Janet Huallpa who was born as the youngest daughter to a poor pastor’s family. This year, she is 21 years old. In order to take care of the start-up church in the poor village, her mother spent more time outside than staying at home. Until just a few years ago, her father lived far away because he opposed and persecuted his wife’s spiritual life. There was no way for her mother to take care of the family alone and meet all the needs of her children. The result was the physical sickness for Janet. The mother started to serve as a pastor few years ago and the father came back to the family by the amazing grace of God. Sometime later, even the 26 HHK World Mission Center father became filled with the Holy Spirit and recently he became the strongest partner to her mother in the ministry. But, Janet probably spent a lonely teenager’s life because growing up as the youngest daughter in a poor pastor’s family, she would be the last person to receive the parents’ love and concern. However, Janet always lived in the grace of God. She became a mature young lady who is content with God alone and gives thanks to God as she lives in the love of God and being filled with the love of God. Janet is also excelling academically in college as she is majoring in English. She was elected to represent her major at her college and works as an unpaid intern. In the beginning of this year, she was selected as a recipient of the scholarship from the [Riverside Tree] program at the HanHeeKim World Mission Center. Janet expresses much thanks as she is now able to study and do God’s works wholeheartedly without worries for the tuition. “The Lord knows my weaknesses, but He always gives me new strength and the Lord is with me, therefore, I am not afraid. Better yet, I could be competent and give my best to do the works of God with joy.” How beautiful is the confession of a 21 year old young woman! But we would like to pray for Janet who often has to go through the pain from physical illness. Rather than concentrating on her body, she plans to share the gospel of Christ to 360 students at her college and train the church youth to participate in the local jail missions. Here is a riverside tree that bears the fruits of the gospel. We pray that Janet will be completely free from the sicknesses and become the communicator of love of good news .