Field Conference in Ite

The Missionary Families who gathered for Field Conference on 29th and 30th of June in Ite

Last Thursday we travelled by bus from Arequipa to Ilo. Although our field conference in Ite was not due to commence until Friday lunch time we were keen to arrive a little earlier as we were aware that the Baptist Missions Summer team would also be arriving in Ilo on Thursday and we were keen to meet the members and spend a little bit of time with them.

We arrived in Ilo on Thursday in time for lunch with the team. In the evening the team headed out to Ite where they would be staying. Alicia and Christine also went to Ite for the weekly ladies meeting.

On Friday morning we set off for Ite where we would spend the next two days at field conference where Pastor Harry Dowds would be sharing from God's Word. Shortly after we arrived the whole missionary family in Peru had lunch together and then we began our first session. It would be fair to say that throughout the conference we were really well fed. We had more than enough excellant food to eat, lots of coffee and some excellant spiritual food as Pastor Dowds shared from Psalm 23. The feeling from all was that his messages were really hit the spot, the messages were both challenging and encouraging.

Following the conference we stayed in Ilo until Monday morning and travelled back to Arequipa with the Baptist Missions team. It was encouraging to be able to attend various services over the weekend in both Ite and Ilo in which the team were invovled. On Saturday evening I (Dave) was able to join the team as they were invovled in the young people's meeting which was preceeded by a dinner. It was a really enjoyable evening and great to see the enthusiasm of the young people.

On Sunday we were back in Ite once again, firstly for Sunday School and then for the Sunday morning service, which was followed by a lunch prepared by some of the ladies from Ite. On Sunday evening the team was invovled in the service at the La Pampa church in Ilo. We had a number of opportunities to speak to different Peruvian believers over the course of the weekend. On the whole for the weekend was a really benificial weekend.