Peru / Richard / May 18

I went with Gabe Agostini, International Director for SETE, in 2005 to Pucallpa where we trained a large group to use the Person of Jesus study in small groups. At the time we only had eight lessons translated into Spanish. Now all 48 lessons are translated. Pastor Enoc directs the SETE training ministry in Pucallpa. It is a joy to return with Gabe to help Enoc train others in the jungle of Peru.

Enoc, Gabe & Richard in 2005

Rolando also participated in the training in 2005. It was great to be with him again. He had to ride one bus for seven hours and another bus for eight hours to come to the training. He is responsible for 17 churches in northern Peru that has a total of 295 members. Now he can use the whole Person of Jesus study, all 48 lessons, with his churches!

Today in Pucallpa 25 people taught one complete lesson from the Person of Jesus manual in small groups. They also received feedback on ways to improving teaching others. In all, there were 30 people who attended the training. Here are some of the things they said about what effective them most in the last two days:

“I learned much about Jesus – his compassion for people – his indentifying with common, personal problems.”

Enoc and Richard today

“I have to change many things that I have been doing wrong.”

“How to love has greatly impacted me by making me examine my own life in how I love others.”

“Apart from learning how to use the inductive method, the Lord has spoken to me how he wants me to look, to act and to love my neighbors as I also love Him.”

“I have been affected most by what we studied on Compassion and Incarnation.”

Rolando (white shirt) leading a group today

“For me the teaching was beautiful. I was able to know more of God, growing more in knowledge and how to use this method of teaching.”

“This was a new way for me to know my Lord who knows me. I have learned to how to look through the stories from the Bible.”

“I have been helped in many ways in this training because it deals with problems that we face today, as Christians who at times are legalistic and self-righteous. It is also helpful for the non-believer by showing the sure way to go and that way is Jesus Christ.”

“We gained a powerful tool to examine in a very profound way the love Jesus has for those who were lost around him.”

“I have been given the opportunity to learn how to teach others.”

“The deepness of Jesus’ life and how I lack in living like him.”

“It helped me understand the motives Jesus had in doing the miracles, not just to do something but to actually meet the needs of individuals, whether that be healing someone, feeding the 5,000, or raising the dead to life.”

‘I learned how to lead a group!”

Thanks for making a difference in the lives of others through me.