A Larger Family Now

We have two new additions to the Xtreme Team family in the past two months; little Maya Jones in Bolivia, and Sophia Huser here in Iquitos! Both the girls and their mothers are doing great. Both families are adjusting well to having their newborns. Please continue praying for both families and Maya and Sophia, that everything keeps going well. (This is the Huser family to the left: Adam, Jessica, and baby Sophia.)

Northern Ecuador Chachi Team- As this Ecuador training comes to an end, please be praying for a partner to surface from among the Latins for Johnathan Sliski. He needs a partner to go to the villages with, and each of the young men who were part of this training would be a great partner for him. Pray for guidance from the Lord on those young men to see what to do next. After three long months of this training (ends April 31st), the Lord has been faithful to the students, as well as the teachers, and everyone had a very encouraging experience. It doesn’t always end this well, so thank the Lord it did this time!

Bolivia Women's Team - Please be praying for wisdom for the women as they are trying to find the one community where they can focus all their attention on to disciple the people of that community. Pray that these people catch the vision of “Quechua reaching Quechua” and that they would go forth, and plant churches among the unreached of their people group. After some intense spiritual warfare, Journeymen Amy Givens and Misty Boyett have headed on a three-week trip to three different communities. They called once and seemed very encouraged because they had already had a ton of opportunities to share the stories with the people!

Northern Peru Jungle Team - Please be praying for SCs Adam and Jessica Huser as they start to pray and search out young men for the next Peru training starting in June. This is always the most difficult part of the training process for the teachers, because of the possibility of having too many young men involved, and therefore greatly hindering the learning capability of all. Please be praying for the Husers because they are traveling to Ecuador very soon by bus, with Sophia... it's a 36 hour trip in total!

Southern Bolivia Quechua Team - Please lift up Efrain (Colombia) and Roberto (Argentina) as they are researching a new people group to engage for the team. Pray for wisdom and guidance for SC Trent Jones as he is trying to decide where to engage next.

Watch out world, here comes Memphis!

Firstly, I would like to give praise to the Lord that everything turned out great for the Taliaferros with the birth of their son, Memphis Dean! He is continuing strong and Susan had no complications at the hospital, thank God. Please be lifting them up as they are trying to readjust to having a newborn in the house.
Please be praying for the team in Ecuador as they seek to get settled in their town, and working with the Chachi people. Also, lift up SC Doug Hutcheson as he begins to start tutoring to improve his Spanish. Please be praying for contacts among the Chachi who are ready to hear the Word of God, and accept Doug and Journeyman Johnathan Sliski into their villages.
Praise God that the Women's team in Bolivia has had some successes there in Cochabamba sharing Christ with different people that they’ve met. They have been able to talk about the Lord with their teachers and people in the park and gym. Most of them have been quite receptive to the women which has been really exciting for them! Pray that the Lord would grow the seeds planted in the people there surrounding the women. Ask that He would give them more opportunities to share Him with more people and that He would give them wisdom and the words in those situations.
Please be praying for the Latin team members on the Bolivia Men's team as they return home to try to raise funds for another year with the Team. Pray for safe travel for them, and for the hearts of their home churches to be open to supporting them another year. Also, be lifting up SC Trent Jones as he is researching new areas; ask for wisdom and guidance for him as he continues his research. Finally, be praying for protect for Trent’s wife, Kay, as she is pregnant with their second child. Ask that everything may go well with the child as she develops.
Praise God that Jessica’s (wife of Adam Huser of the Iquitos team) sisters will be able to come visit them this Christmas; they are really excited about having them over during the holidays, and are eager to play the hosts. Please be lifting up SC Adam Huser as he is planning their next trip to investigate the Huitoto in the Amazon jungle. Ask the Lord that everything would run smoothly, and that He would prepare some of the Huitoto people to warmly receive the missionaries heading their way. Also, please be praying for Adam’s wife, Jessica, as she is in her final trimester of pregnancy. Ask the Lord to watch over mother and child, and protect them from complications.

Take Heart in the Lord

Please be praying for the Ecuador Team (Doug Hutcheson and Johnathan Sliski) as they are continuing getting settled there in Ecuador with their house, car, etc. There are a few problems going on with their apartment; the owner has been dragging his feet. Ask that the Lord may encourage the owner to pick it up, and help out Doug and Johnathan. Also, please be praying for guidance for them as the try to make good, personal contacts with the Chachi people group on the river close to their city. Johnathan recently came back from a trip to the Chachi with Jose Chillambo. It went well; they made some contacts, and got to see the people that they are trying to reach.
Speaking of Jose, he got married this past Saturday, the 7th, to Sarai!! They are now in Ecuador talking to his churches about raising support for the work they are taking on here in Peru with the Asheninka. Please pray for them as they meet with all of those churches and pastors.
In Bolivia, the Women's Team is in a Quechua language institute until the end of the year learning Quechua. Please pray for patience, wisdom, and love for them as they learn the deeper idiosyncrasies of Quechua. Also, please be praying that the women get an opportunity to share the Good News while they are in the school, and that they would be able to make disciples there among the teachers and other students.
With regards to the Men's Team in Bolivia, they really need prayer right now as they are dealing with the community with which they were working turning them away. The people just wanted to work the young men in their fields, and had little interest in the Bible stories. So please be lifting up the Team as they seek His guidance on the situation. Praise God that the young men Efrain (Colombia), Roberto (Argentina), and Javier (Peru) are continuing the work there in Bolivia even though this obstacle came up. Even though they are a little discouraged, they know that they are following His will for their lives in doing this work; and that is worthy of praise in any situation!
In Peru, please be praying for Adam Huser and his wife, Jessica, as they are planning two or three trips to the Huitoto people in the Amazon jungle. Ask that the Lord provides a man of peace for them, and that the people would be eager to have the Team engage their communities. Also, be lifting up his wife, Jessica, as she is expecting their first child in a few months. Give thanks that SC Adam Huser and his wife successfully completed their first investigation trip into another people group. They made many contacts there but the group is already engaged by other agencies; which is great news for the Kingdom!

Much Praise to Go Around!

Hey everyone. I am so sorry that this blog hasn't been updated in a while. It has been really hectic these last four months... :( But now that things have slowed down, I plan on really keeping up with the blog monthly. The biggest praise is that training ended at the end of August without a hitch! Congratulations to the 9 graduates who completed the training.

Praise the Lord that the man of peace, Don, in Q, Bolivia asked to be baptized! It is amazing because the Team had only told one story related to baptism, and then he asked if he could be baptized because of his faith in Jesus. Amen! The Lord works in wonderful ways! But please be praying for the Bolivia Team as they continue to minister in the village of Q, with the lost people there. Ask that the people would have an interest in hearing the stories, and that they start to have opened hearts and eyes with regard to the message of the Gospel. Lift up Don as well there in Q as he is the first, and for now only, believer there. Ask that a great movement starts there in Q!

Pray that SC Adam Huser of the Iquitos Team is able to find young Latin men on fire for the Lord to serve on the Team. Also, ask for wisdom and guidance for Adam as he searches for a people group to reach there in the Amazon jungle that is ready to hear the Word of God. Give praise that one young Latin man, Engels, from this last training is staying on for a while to help Adam out with the first steps of the Team. He has been a big help to Adam thus far, and has the potential to be a great Xtremer.

Please be lifting up SC Doug Hutcheson as he is preparing to start a new Team in Esmereldas, Ecuador to reach the Chachi people group. Pray for Journeyman Johnathan Sliski too, as he is Doug’s first team member. Be lifting up the two of them as they start the process of moving to a new city, and trying to make good contacts within the city, as well as within the Chachi peoples. Pray for the Chachi’s hearts to be prepared to receive Doug and Johnathan when they bring the Gospel to them.

Praise God that the entire Bolivia Women's Team was able to receive their visas to enter the country without any problems. Now they can focus all of their energies on reaching the Quechua women. Please be praying for the leaders of the Women’s Team to have wisdom as they develop a strategy to reach the Quechua women of Southern Bolivia with the Gospel of Christ. Please lift up the Team as they transition to Sucre, Bolivia to start their ministry there with the Quechua women, and pray that they may have guidance and peace in this time.

A Time to Get Back Out There

Thank you for your prayers for the Asheninka and Tigre Quichua communities in Peru. Continue to lift up José and Enoc as they disciple the new believers and work in a new community; ask that the people there will hunger and thirst to know God. Lift up Levi as he returns to Ecuador to study to prepare more for future mission work, and Jonathan Jackson as he will be working with a new partner. Please pray for SC Doug Hutcheson as he continues his language study. Also, he asks for your prayers for a few young men that he is in the process of mentoring. Finally, thank you for your prayers for the Brewsters, we praise the Lord that the baby is doing well.
Please continue to pray for SCs Trent and Kay, and their four-month old, Jack, as they head into a Quechua community again this month. Praise God that Jack was able to acclimate very well this last time and pray that he can continue to do so this next time. Please lift up Javier (Peru) and Roberto (Argentina) as they will be sharing the Bible stories in Q this month. Pray that their man of peace continues to exhibit an interest in the stories, and that they can reach the New Testament by the end of this trip. Pray for Efrain (Colombia) as he is returning to his home church in Colombia to share and lift them up. Ask that he may have safe travel there and back.
Thank you for praying for Lindsey Williams and Nadia Jones as they returned to their community to share the New Testament stories they had translated on their last trip. Praise the Lord that they were able to share most of these stories with the community. However, there is only one strong leader in the church at the moment and he is discouraged because so many have fallen away. Pray that the church will be strengthened. Please continue to lift up the new group of women—Leah Brown, Kelli Johnson, Amy Givens, Misty Boyett and Lori Christian—who will be finishing their training and preparing to go out to communities. Ask that the Lord will equip and prepare them.

The Shortest Month.... Still Plenty of Action

This may be the shortest month of the year, but here on the Xtreme Team it is possibly one of the busiest. There is a lot going on for each team during this month. Please continue to lift up the Central Jungle Peru team; José and Enoc are returning to the Asheninka to find a new community in which to work. Pray that the Lord will lead them to a community that has been prepared to receive and obey the Word. Jonathan Jackson and Levi are wrapping up their trip among the Tigre Quichua this month. Pray that they are able to return with no complications in the future. In the middle of March, the entire Xtreme Team will come together for a team meeting, please pray that it will be a time of spiritual replenishment and encouragement for all. Finally, please lift up SCs Joe and Megan Brewster; they are expecting their third baby in August but the some complications have developed in the pregnancy. Please ask that the baby will grow healthy and that the pregnancy will go smoothly.

As for the Women´s Team, just as much stuff is happening. Please be lifting up Christy Holcomb as she continues her language learning in Peru. Ask that she may have continued excitement about the classes and can retain all of the information. Please lift up Lindsey Williams and Nadia Jones as they are on a two-month trip back to the community of San P. On their last trip the girls were able to get a short New Testament story track translated and now they have been able to begin sharing those stories with everyone in the community…pray that the Word will penetrate deeply into the hearts and minds of the people there. Praise the Lord for Z, who has been helping them tell the stories, and also that it appears the rumors that came up on the last trip have been dealt with. At the end of this trip, Lindsey and Nadia will join Amanda Brock and 6 of the new Xtreme women in training for a practice trip out to different communities. Pray that it will be a time of learning and growth for all. Also, be praying for the 6 women that are in language school right now in Guatemala. That is coming to a close in the middle of this month, and then they move onto the training.

Things are getting quite hectic in Bolivia for the Quechua Team there... but only in good ways this time! Please pray for SCs Trent and Kay, and their two-month old, Jack, as they head into a Quechua community this month for three weeks. Pray that Jack can acclimate well to his new surroundings, and that he does well overall. Please lift up Javier and Efrain as they are continuing to teach the Bible stories in Q. Pray that their man of peace continues to exhibit an interest in the stories, and that they can reach the New Testament by March. Pray for Roberto as he is finishing up his Quechua classes, and that the Lord will provide him with a Quechua partner to disciple and do the work with. Lastly, lift up Graham Michael as his term is coming to an end at the beginning of February. Pray that he will have a smooth transition back to the States.

Starting off the New Year!

Happy New Year everyone! Just thought I would start off with that... :)
Lift up Jonathan Jackson and Levi (Ecuador) as they return to work among the Tigre Quichua in Peru. Praise the Lord that Levi had an encouraging visit with his church over Christmas and they are prepared to support him for more time on the team. Continue to pray for the new believers among the Tigre Quichua, ask that that Lord would raise up strong, obedient churches among them. Thank you for your prayers for our Xtremers José (Ecuador) and Enoc (Chayahuita) as they work in the community of C among the Asheninka. Praise the Lord for the 4 newly baptized believers there! However, in the end the non-believers of the community asked our missionaries to leave. So we would ask that you lift up the new believers, pray that we would be able to find a way to disciple them and for clear guidance from the Lord about where to go next with this people group.
Some good news from Bolivia: Trent and Kay Jones are so thankful for your prayer support during their son´s, Jack, delivery. Things went well, and they really felt your support throughout the entire process. He is doing well, and they hope to take him into a community for the month of February. Please pray for his safety and health. Cristian (Costa Rica) has finished his month of Quechua study, and is currently beginning his application for a missionary visa. Please pray for him to be able to secure the visa quickly. Roberto (Argentina) will soon begin his Quechua study. Pray for both of them to become competent in Quechua quickly. In Qhochumi, Graham Michael and Efrain (Colombia) finished their last trip a few weeks ago, and we able to tell several stories. Celedonio's family, and Santu Felipe's family are really interested. We hope to get to the NT at the end of the next trip. Pray for Efrain and Javier as they return to Qhochumi this weekend.
Please pray for Linzi Williams and Nadia Jones as they prepare to return to the Yaminahua community to continue discipling the church. Pray especially because we found out after they returned from their last trip that there are some false rumors being circulated about them; pray that we will be able to help them deal with it in such a way that the church is strengthened and matured and that in dealing with these lies, the believers will also address the spiritual sin that is rampant among them. Lift up the 8 women—Kelli Johnson, Leah Brown, Misty Boyett, Lori Christian, Amy Givens, Elaine, Meradith and Susanna who will be going through training beginning in February. Pray that the Lord will increase their language skills and help them absorb everything that will be taught. Pray for wisdom for the trainers—Amanda Dimperio, Mary Lee, Megan Brewster, and Amanda Brock. Lift up Amanda Brock as she finishes up her term helping train new xtremers.