Things are going really well on this basketball outreach in and around Lima, Peru. Our guys are playing really well, most days playing one or two full games with established teams, but also "performing" in grade-schools. At each event one or two of our team members have given personal testimonies and encouraged the people to trust in Jesus. While we haven't had traditional "altar calls," many people have filled out forms indicating they wanted to know more about following Jesus, and several have made commitments to the Lord. Pastor Pepe and his church members will be doing follow-up; he has already been receiving calls from new believers.
On Saturday we spent the day in the town of Chincha which was destroyed by a massive earthquake last year. We had a good time of ministry with children most of the day. On Monday we had three different events. The first was at a Catholic school and the kids were so excited and treating all of us like celebrities (crowding around us for autographs & photos). Some of the ladies from Pepe's church did a drama presentation and one young player on our team gave a testimony. In the afternoon we played a team from a nearby university. The drama was performed there again and a couple of guys shared. Then Monday evening we had an intense game with a professional basketball team who won by one or two points. There we also had a time of giving testimonies about the Lord. The report we got back at the end of the day was that about 80 people made commitments to Jesus that day. On Tuesday our team went to two large grade-schools, one a public school and one a Catholic school, and we had activities for the kids at each. Again, more testimonies were shared. Also on Tuesday a few of the guys went to a TV station to be interviewed. Their personal testimonies of are supposed to be aired on national TV and even throughout Latin America.
We received a report earlier this week that after hearing a couple of the testimonies one evening, two different men confessed that they were planning to commit suicide that night until they heard the testimonies, and two other men were planning to leave their wives & children for other women, but decided not to.
Thank you all for your prayers. The schedule has been intense with little or no rest, oftentimes skipping meals and much needed sleep because of the full schedule. We'd appreciate your continued prayer support for strength, anointing, good health, divine appointments & protection from the attacks of the enemy. View some recently posted photos & read our blog at our team's website: www.easttexaschampions.org.
--Roland
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