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As some of you know, I am working with Willie and Paulette Strickland in the jungle,where they live with the natives there in a village called Estrano (means new beginnings), 400 miles by boat from Iquitos, Peru. this trip will involve continued ministry to the river villages, sanitation, clean water, and hydro-electric system.
There still remains people untouched with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. it is a difficult task for me to reach them. But we all know it is our service to Christ to go into all the world with the good news. Most of the missionaries work near the larger cities mostly in the mountains where they have roads and such. we are trying to get the electric system going to save gas in the portable generators, and provide refrigeration for medicines to start a medical clinic there.
We are teaching them farming, and live stock herds, They forage the jungle for all the eat. They earn about $400 dollars a year floating logs tied together to sell, fruits and rice that they do raise, they trade in Iquitos a 400 mile float down stream,(about 10 days float. they bring their trade items back to the head of the river on a ferry like ship on the Marinone river to the mouth of the river they live on and paddle for two days up stream in dugout wooden canoes, quite a trip!!!
We need your prayers for good relations with the chiefs of the villages to allow us to speak and bring medicines into the villages. I will be leaving on 24Th May and won't reach Estraino until the June 1st or 2ND. Being disabled makes the trip a bit hard on me, so I need your Prayers. I will be returning to the states and my family on 24Th August. Please pray for my family while I am away.
May God be glorified by the efforts put forth,
Bob Mitchell
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this scripture, Jeremiah 2:13. for my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me the fountain of living water,. the church is full on holidays, and Sunday morn. but the rest of the week we attempt to get our water at home or work or anywhere but at the appointed by God meeting place, we fail to gather ourselves together for the feeding and watering of our souls. our spirits can't help but wither and dry up. outside the house of meeting, has too many other interest in all directions to hold water. like trying to gather water with a fish net. it gets wet and has a minimal amount of word from God but difficult to gather the drops to acquire even a sip.
Brothers and sisters, please don't allow the world to dilute your time to gather together with the saints for the praises of our true King.
2:13 for my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
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yesterday I requested patience for my recovery from surgery. this am Betty, had to go to town for some business, just a short run. she had mentioned last night the battery had acted up in her car. you all know what happens when we ask for patience. here I am one night home from back surgery. my old car has a flat tire, but a new battery. God is sooo good. we jump-started her car with my car, removed my battery to put into the back of Betty's car just in case God made a mistake on the first repair. I can't lift the hood or the battery on my car, or the tool bucket. Betty is in transit to Va. Beach. we have no need for patience with God's favor, yet we always try to make provision for just in case. we claim to trust in God for our provision, yet we are expecting the gov. to bail out our financial disaster that has nothing to do with our daily bread. I believe God wins the patience award for dealing with our total lack of faith, trust, and impatience for us not receiving that new house, and car we prayed for a few moments ago. God, thank you for your perfect timing, and patience with your children. Grant us your perfect love and patience for these you have placed in our care. thank you for all that is your perfection.
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| this surgery is just a new beginning. a time for reflection, study, prayer and just loving on my family. God grant me the patience and endurance for the resting time. thanks to all for comfort and support. Love to all, Bob
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it seems we had our hearts pricked. at least i did. the question i had to answer for myself is, am i giving God my leftovers or the best i have. both in praise and time and effort. am i giving the sacrifice of Esau? good but not my best? am i lifting my hands and singing his praise as a ritual, or from the heart? Betty and i went back to the verses in Malachi, and read the entire book. it came to us that we need to search our thoughts and motives for praise and offerings, both physical and spiritual. I'm afraid i came up a lot short on both. God requires our all, not a few pieces of silver and a hallelujah or two now an then.
i expect our request to be answered with a great bang. yet i don't give him even a firecracker to work with. need to dig a lot deeper for time with him and understanding the word, and fellowship in his presents. to be honest, i wouldn't give me the time of day. let alone "the desires of my heart". dont' pretend to know what anyone else needs, or wants from a relationship with God and His Son, but i know i need the guidance from the Holy Spirit, and time with Them more than anything else. my family and friends here and afar off need this of me for my prayers for them to be effective. i recently had the opportunity to speak the name of Jesus to people who have never heard it before. yes their are a lot of those still out there. not just children, but adults of all ages. so secluded from civilization we had to have translators for the translators. English to Spanish to native cetchua of Peru, before the Spaniards, before the Incas of Ecuador and Mexico. what a steering of my soul, truly lost people if i don't give them His word in a way that they could receive it. beyond the witch dr.s and superstitions of their ancestors of the past centuries. like i said, felt ill equipped and totally unprepared, unworthy of the opportunity given me. so where do we stand in the sight of God? I'm afraid i have a long way to go. Lord cleanse me.
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