Cross The Frontier http://www.crossthefrontier.com Your Road to Travel With a Purpose Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:08:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Back in the USA http://www.crossthefrontier.com/2010/08/12/back-in-the-usa/ http://www.crossthefrontier.com/2010/08/12/back-in-the-usa/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:08:10 +0000 Chip http://www.crossthefrontier.com/?p=290 Tuesday the 10th was our travel day. From Lima to Panama to Cancun to Phoenix in about 15 hours! We were soooo happy to get upgraded to first class for the first time in our lives! What a great finish to a great trip. Please check back in about a week for some upgraded videos and in the coming month, for some exciting plans and dreams and prayer requests for ministry in Peru in 2011.

Thank you for being a part of this trip.

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-Please Pardon the Errors…Written On a Small Keyboard!

Location:Mancora Peru

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-Please Pardon the Errors…Written On a Small Keyboard!

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Nimrod Sedano is about to graduate from the Universidad Nacional de Tumbes with a degree in acuacultural engineering.


Beti has no less than 50 children attending Sunday school each week


The church building really does not hold ministry: that’s the way it ought to be!


Gladys and 3 of her 5 children. She was our part time maid in Tumbes.

Location:San Martin,Tumbes,Peru

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25 years of marriage. Not a small accomplishment and one that we do not take lightly. About a third of our married life has been spent in Latin America and we are happy to be celebrating here.


I spent my birthday preaching at two churches in Trujillo. In the picture, above, we are with Franz and Juanita Vilcherez who work in the El Porvenir area. They have two mission churches in addition to their congregation. 7 years ago, their church made a mission trip to the border town of Tumbes (a 14 hour trip) to help us launch new work.

Tonight, Julie and I will bus to Tumbes and visit with church members and friends there.

-Please Pardon the Errors…Written On a Small Keyboard!

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Sunday morning I will be preaching at Horeb and Sunday night in El Porvenir. Pastors David Trigoso and Franz Vilcherez are good friends of ours and we look forward to hearing how we might be of help to them in the future.

Close captioned for those who have been to our home when we lived in Trujillo: we saw our trusted friend Yolanda and she sends her greetings to all of our friends and family.


-Please Pardon the Errors…Written On a Small Keyboard!

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our time in Trujillo and travelled by overnight bus


to Trujillo.

Pastor Tito Sevilla picked us up in his trusty blue truck and took us to the seminary where we are staying for a few days.


We are amazed by the changes in the city: the availability of goods that we would never have thought possible. I can remember making trips to Lima to by some ordinary tool that was not available here. Well, it is all here now!

-Please Pardon the Errors…Written On a Small Keyboard!

Location:Trujillo Peru

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-Please Pardon the Errors…Written On a Small Keyboard!

Location:Phoenix

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Tomorrow is a fun in the sun day for most of our team members before flying out on Thursday.

YouTube Video

-Please Pardon the Errors…Written On a Small Keyboard!

Location:Costera Miguel Alemán,Acapulco,Mexico

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“Playing is fine, but I love these kids. I mean, this is a big deal for them; getting a t-shirt and being around players. It makes me really thankful for what I’ve got.”

No matter what Garret does with his basketball career, he will never achieve the popularity that he has in Mexico. His love for the children he works with is mutual.

-Please Pardon the Errors…Written On a Small Keyboard!

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