PISCO FIRE RELIEF ARTICLES
Thank you so much for your prayers and financial support of Message Ministries and Missions. By God’s grace and the caring hearts of those who support us we continue to move forward in faith to do what God has called us to. I want to share two specific answers to prayer from this month with you. The first was regarding the Pisco Fire Relief Project. I was a part of a small mission team that traveled to Pisco, Peru to build homes for those who lost their homes in a fire, including families from the church of Pastor Carlos and Flor. Our team consisted of five from the USA and eleven from the Lima region. Our goal was to build five homes in five days! A big goal, since we started with nothing more than a pile of materials we bought the day we arrived from Pro Mart in Pisco.Praise God we were able to accomplish that goal. Besides that, we ministered four of the five nights that we were in Pisco. Two nights we held evangelistic meetings in the area where we were building. It was a blessing to see the community come together and to see some give their hearts to the Lord. Gloria a Dios!
This trip showed us once again how great it is to have the national Christians doing much of the ministry in the countries that we work. I was extremely blessed to work along side some of our partnering Peruvian pastors of many years, including Fabian, Jose and Julio. It was also a great blessing to have some of the Corazones en Fuego young adult team with us. I was truly amazed at how much was accomplished for the blessing of the people and the glory of the Lord. Special thanks to Mike Goreski, Hector Del Carpio, Cort Bennett and Cameron Betsch who went to Peru at their own expense to help with this mission. Gracias! Gloria a Dios!!
![100 Homes Burn to the Ground Pisco](https://messagemissions.com/hp_wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/100-Homes-Burn-to-the-Ground-Pisco-300x168.jpg)
ople have lost everything once again. We are doing our best to help Pastor Carlos and Flor reach out to the people in need there! Some of you have helped already with your prayers and donations, and we truly appreciate that. Together we were some of the first responders!
![Temporary Shelters in Pisco](https://messagemissions.com/hp_wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Temporary-Shelters-in-Pisco-300x169.jpg)
![Food and Water for Fire Relief in Pisco](https://messagemissions.com/hp_wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Food-and-Water-for-Fire-Relief-in-Pisco-300x172.jpg)
3-9-16 – Pisco, Peru Fire Relief Update:
I just received these pictures from Pastor Carlos and Flor in Pisco. With some of the donations Message Ministries have received we are putting up these temporary shelters to help these people in crisis.
A few hours ago we received an urgent prayer request along with these pictures from Pastor Carlos and Flor in Pisco, Peru. A fire destroyed a community where they minister regularly in an area of Pisco, Peru. Today, 70 homes were burned to the ground along with everything in them. As you can imagine the people are devastated and God has called on Pastor Carlos and Flor and all of us to give them His hope.
This is an area where our Cross Street and the Corazones en Fuego youth teams have built prefab homes in the past. Every single home was destroyed as the fire jumped from one house to another. These hard working families were left homeless and have literally no resources for food, temporary shelter or to rebuild, and there is no insurance company to call for help. If you are like me your heart is feeling what I felt when I saw this pictures! We must do something. We cannot un-see what we have seen and we would not want to, would we?
Please help! We sent what we had in our emergency fund but will need lots more help to help these dear people, many of which we met on our visits there. 100% of your donation will go directly to meet the needs and we will post pictures here of how the funds are being distributed. Please consider making a donation of any size. Every donation will make a difference and will be given in the name of The Lord Jesus.
PS – We met Pastor Carlos and Flor after the earthquake there in 2007 where they sacrificed everything to help people in need. They are faithful servants of the Lord and and are very accountable with the funds that we have given them over the years.