Lynn Porter

November 6, 2006

Dear Prayer Warriors,

Greetings from Vista, California! Praise the Lord for good doctor check-ups! Everything checked out normal. This has been a great break with opportunities to share in person and by phone with several supporters and family and friends. I am looking forward to returning to Iquitos and the ministry there. Lord willing, I will be returning to Peru in mid-November.

Some of my current ministry goals and prayer requests for the Efata Baptist Church for the deaf in Iquitos are the following:

Believers to marry and take active part in the ministry
Discover spiritual gifts of our deaf members
January missionary trip to minister to the deaf along the Amazon River – find the deaf out there, speaker(s), safety, spiritual growth of our believers

There is a “free” wedding ceremony planned by city hall on December 5 in the district of Iquitos where I live. All the couples have to do is bring in their documents. One couple, Diomedes and Teresa, already have their documents. It cost about $60 and several hours of my time as interpreter. I would like to see other couples take advantage of this opportunity and my help at this time. One couple, Claudio and Maribel, have their wedding planned for Dec. 30. I will also be helping them with their paperwork, Lord willing.

Pastor Abraham also gave me some prayer requests to pass on to you:

A missionary family to work with the Deaf
Two more teachers for the Efata School for the Deaf
Necessary funding for paying teachers (We lost $250/mo. support in 2006)
Funding for school field trips and the graduation trip in December 2007
God’s will for their future ministry (Pastor Abraham & Patsy would like to go somewhere else to minister to the deaf.)
Prepare workers for the deaf ministry
Material needs of the school: vehicle, hand-held saw, grass-trimmer, hair clipper, balls

Thank you for your faithful praying and giving for this ministry. May the Lord bless you as you have blessed us.

Your sister in Christ,
Lynn Porter