For those who prayed for us during my last two trips, thank you very much.  The Lord gave me some great opportunities to preach and disciple, for which I’m very grateful.

Northland Missions Conference

In early April, I flew to Northland International University to participate in their annual missions conference.  On Tuesday of that week, I spoke in chapel.  That same night I gave a presentation of our ministry which included showing the DVD that we had made to present the vision for our future camp ministry.  It was great to spend time with friends from our Northland Camp days and to be able to interact with students and faculty during the week.

Paita Trip

Four days after getting home from Northland, I flew back to Peru.  I spent a week in Paita, a coastal city in Northern Peru.  The church there has a Christian school of almost 500 students, with over 250 of those students being in the high school.  Two young men from our church in Lima joined me for the trip as well as a teenager from another church in Lima.  We had a very fruitful week together.  We preached throughout the week in the school and in the church (I preached 12 times).  On Friday we ran a day of games and preaching.  They loved the camp-style games like big-ball volleyball and tube tug.  At the invitation of the last service, I invited all those who wanted to be saved to stay afterwards and meet with me.  We had 21 students respond, and it was very exciting to be able to lead them to the Lord.  The pastor has begun meeting with them once a week in a discipleship class, and I trust the church will see some good fruit as a result of our ministry there.

Furlough Trips

We began our furlough meetings last week with a trip to Mio, Michigan to visit Mio Baptist Church.  We really appreciate Pastor McMorris and the folks at Mio.  This Sunday we’ll be with First Baptist Church in Litchfield, Michigan.  At the end of May, we’ll take an 11-day trip out east to visit three supporting churches in Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland.  You can see a more complete itinerary on our website.

Prayer

1. Please continue to pray for Cheryl.  She is seeing some improvement in how she feels but still has a way to go.
2. Pray for our family as we will be traveling a lot over the next few months.

In Christ,
Tim Chapman

We’ve been living in Midland, Michigan, very near our sending church, Calvary Baptist Church, since the end of November. Our church owns two homes that are available for missionaries on furlough, and we are currently living in one of those homes. Lauren has really enjoyed attending the Christian school here. Micah and Abby continue to give Cheryl a full-time job at home. The Lord has provided everything we need on this furlough and we are very thankful.

We participated in a missions conference at our home church two weeks ago. This was our first furlough meeting since returning to the United States. In May, we pick up again and begin visiting churches throughout the summer.

Cheryl’s Health

Many of you have prayed for Cheryl and have communicated to us your concern for her, and we really appreciate that. She is seeing a doctor here in Michigan that we believe is getting to the root of some of her health problems. We will continue to pursue answers for her condition.

Youth Camp

In February, I flew back to Peru for two weeks to direct a youth camp. This is the second year that we’ve directed a camp in Peru. Matt Collier, Dan Brooks and Tim Ludlum from The Wilds came to Lima with me to help with the camp. There were over 90 campers and God gave us a great week with them. There were 12 salvation decisions during the week. There were over 20 young people that responded for the first time to the call for full-time ministry. Many of the Peruvian pastors and missionaries made the decision to enter the ministry at a camp, and it was neat to have a part in seeing that trend continue.

Two of my friends that have a small video production company joined us for the week of camp. I have asked them to make a video presentation of our plan for a future camp and conference center. Once the presentation is ready, I will send out an update with a link to the video as well as an explanation of our vision and plan. We are very excited about the future of a camp near Lima. Through this ministry, we believe we’ll be better able to serve local churches in Peru and throughout Latin America.

Upcoming Trips

In April, I have two trips that I would like you to pray for. The first will be a trip to Northland Baptist Bible College for their annual Missions Conference. I’ll be preaching in chapel, giving a presentation in an evening service, and teaching two workshops. I get home on Thursday, April 15th, and then on the following Monday I’ll be headed back to Peru for an 8-day trip. This time I’ll be in Paita, a city in Northern Peru, preaching a special campaign for a Christian school. The school has over 500 students, and I’ll be preaching to them every day during the week. On Friday the high school will cancel classes, and I’ll direct a day of games and preaching. I believe we could see a great number of young people get saved during the week.

Prayer

1. Please continue to pray that we will find a clear answer to Cheryl’s health condition.
2. Pray for those who made decisions at the camp in February that they will follow through on those decisions.
3. Pray that the young people at Northland will be stirred in their hearts for the cause of the gospel around the world.
4. Pray that God would save many of the students at the Christian school in Paita during our week there. Pray also that the believing students would be strengthened in their faith through the preaching of The Word.

In Christ,
Tim Chapman