July 2, 2004

Dear Friends,

June has been a super busy month with rapid construction and revival meetings here in Huanuco.  Anita and I celebrated thirty years of marriage on the 7th of June; twenty-one of those thirty have been in Peru.  To God be the glory!

The construction project here in Huanuco is for the Central Baptist Church.  We are anxiously waiting for the arrival of the mission project team from Berea Baptist Church of Hiddenite, North Carolina.  Pastor Charles Cook is their pastor and he will be accompanying the group the 12 - 26 of July.  They have raised funds to help with the construction and are coming to help build.  Praise the Lord!  The saints here in Huanuco are all excited about their coming.  It is such a help and blessing when churches take on projects like this.  We are always thankful for those that are willing to come and help; but it is such an extra blessing when they raise funds for the building materials.  I will write more next month about their trip.

Our mission work in Challana hosted a revival meeting this month and had good attendance and several professions of faith.  The work in Huariaca is doing very well.  They are growing steadily.  It seems our young pastor there, Jonel Quijano, and his wife, Yudy, are finally getting accustomed to the high altitude there.  They are both originally from the jungle region of Peru.  Up even higher is the work in Chasqui.  The work is struggling and needs our prayers.  The Huaral work, on the Pacific coast, north of Lima, is doing well.  They have started preaching in two new areas with possibilities of these becoming permanent mission points.

On the 9th of July, I will be performing the wedding ceremony for one of our young preachers, Vladimir Espinoza, and his fiancee, Mariana Silva.  Vlady is pastoring a mission in Lima and doing a good job.  I am sure you will be hearing more about God's blessing on his ministry in the future.  The work of the Lord continues growing in Peru.  Anita and I thank the Lord for all of you, your prayers and support.  Until next month.

Serving Jesus in Peru,

Sheridan and Anita Stanton

Brother Stanton baptizing high in the Andes Mountains.