Iquitos Update!

I recently spoke with Pastor Samuel in Iquitos. He is the pastor of the daughter church that we support in Iquitos. He visits the Yaguas, the Boras, and other native tribes along the Amazon River in the jungle, and brings the Good News of Jesus to them. He and his wife, Selmia, also are involved in literacy training with the tribes, since almost all of the women in the tribes cannot read or write. Samuel and Selmia are doing a fantastic job in the jungle with the tribes.

While we were talking, Samuel told me that last Saturday he headed up a night-long vigil for members of the Yaguas, the Boras, and another tribe from San Andres. In total, over 70 members from the three different tribes were all together at the tribal site of the Yaguas, and they all spent the night together singing, worshipping, and praising God. What an awesome experience! Tribe members who used to war against each other are now all together, in peace, worshipping and praising and singing to our God! I definitely want to be a part of the next multi-tribe vigil in Iquitos!