Have you ever started planning a trip? Maybe a special vacation? You begin to plan and scheme and you get so excited at the possibilities. Then 2 weeks before the trip, you get so sick you just can't imagine being able to go on this trip and your dreams and schemes just come crashing down. 4 days later low n behold – you're healed. The trip is back on! Then 3 days before you leave, you wreck your car, you are ok but your car takes money to fix... money you were going to use for your trip. One day before you leave, you get a check in the mail, reimbursement you had forgotten about. Yay! Trip is back on! When you finally arrive at this beautiful beach, so serene and majestic, you take a deep breath and think “I really never thought I'd get here”.

Isn't that like life? We plan but God directs our path (Prov. 16:9). Many years ago God placed a passion and desire in us for overseas missions. To be honest, there were times where we thought we heard God wrong. Who are we to be called to another country? Who are we to say “God is calling us...”? He has shown us, we are His children, His beloved and ultimately this journey is to know Him more. J.I. Packer stated “Once you become aware that the main business that you are here for is to know God, most of life's problems fall into place of their own accord”. We've set out on a few different adventures, God has changed our path and we questioned. We questioned our motives, our desires, our heart? Did it line up with God's heart? As we look back we see how much God has been teaching us. As we look forward we know... that is a life time journey! Our prayer is to stay humble and teachable!

Brings me to this phase of the Thomas Journey! Compassion Peru is born! Compassion Peru has been a long time com'n. We have dreamed, prayed, planned for such a time as this. God is continually leading us in the direction He wants us to go and we are forever grateful!!!!! He's teaching us to depend on no one but HIM! To keep our eyes directly on HIM! Wow, what a lesson we are still learning :) Our goal with Compassion Peru is to partner with like-minded individuals and organizations in accomplishing short term projects to achieve a long term solution for the poverty stricken areas around Lima, Peru. Just a little background – Jeff's parents went to Peru in a step of faith when Jeff was 6 wks old. He grew up there, came back to the states when he was almost 18. I call him my Peruvian blonde :) His heart for the people there is truly God-given! We are so excited to be serving along side many who have already given so much of their lives to be God's hands and feet there in Peru. God is doing great things!!!!

If you would like to stay updated we have a few options:
Facebook Page – www.facebook.com/compassionperunow (feel free to like and share)
Website – www.compassionperu.org
Blog - http://compassion-peru-update.blogspot.com/

Thanks so much for coming on this journey with us! What a blessing you are!!!!!