Making the good confession

From Global Lutheran Outreach missionaries David and Luz Maria Ernst (serving in La Curamuca, Venezuela):

A new parament from Peru

We are very pleased with the gift of a new banner for our sanctuary from Luz Maria’s daughter, Yepci. Since we put out the red paraments on Sunday (consistent with Reformation Sunday) as a sign of the Holy Spirit’s continuing guidance and protection of the church, it arrived at just the right moment.

Yepci and her children attend the congregation in the Los Olivos District of Lima, where there are other Venezuelan expatriates. Her daughter, Oriana Montoya, is one of seven deaconess students mentored by missionary deaconess Caitlin Ramirez.

Close of school year.
On June 29 we marked the end of the 2022/2023 school year with gifts and games for the children. This was the year in which COVID-19 restrictions were lifted for educational institutions in Venezuela. Yet many schools remained closed because of a public teacher’s strike over inadequate wages. We were able to keep our preschool open, thanks be to God and the patrons of our mission, with many opportunities to proclaim the Gospel to the children and their families.