Missionary Update: The Stantons in Peru [January 2014]

Sheridan and Anita Stanton have served the Lord in Peru since 1983. Their main ministry is church planting and they have helped establish churches all over the country. Sheridan also works to train pastors and Anita works with the ladies’ ministry and developing children’s material.

 January 6, 2014

Dear friends,

Well we finally got the roof poured with concrete on the first floor of the new building for the Calvary Baptist Mission.  It is in the curing process now for a few weeks.  We rejoice in the Lord that He has provided up to this important point.  Ebenezer (you Bible scholars will understand that one!).  The biggest part of a building project is the first floor because you have to dig the footers and foundation, all of which takes a lot of hand-mixed cement.  I sure missed my concrete crews from the States.  You all know who you are!  Building permits, architectural plans, electric and water connections – all done.

Any of you men in the States know how to hang drywall?  It is a new building concept here in Peru and none of our people know how to do it.  I’m hoping a small crew might get together in March and come down for a week to help and teach us how to hang drywall.  It would also give you an opportunity to leave all that cold weather in the States right now!  Temperatures average here in Huánuco between 70 – 85 degrees all year long.  Any takers?

We are trusting the Lord that continued funds will come in to help us finish this building.  At present we have spent all we had for this project.  Every bit helps!  The building is designed for four floors because the lot is relatively small.  Each roof poured on each floor cost about $6000.00 and we are sure that the Lord will continue to bless with additional funds.  Thanks.

We had one young lady accept Christ as her Savior two weeks ago and it looks like she will be the first baptism of 2014.  We rejoice in all of God’s blessings upon His work here in Peru.

The mission works around the country are experiencing growth, both numerically and spiritually.  Anita and I have the joy of supporting eleven national Peruvian missionaries.  This is possible with the funds that we receive from you dear saints of God.  We know times are rough in the States right now and we are very much aware of the many sacrifices folks from our supporting churches are giving.  So many of the dear saints of God here in Peru also, give and sacrifice in the work of the Lord.  Please know we love you all and thank God for you.  Let us rejoice knowing that we all have our part in the spreading of the Gospel message and God’s love, throughout the country of Peru, and around the world.

With the blessings come the trials and Anita and I ask you to pray for us as we are experiencing an attack of slander aimed at destroying our ministry and therefore the work here in Huánuco.  Our Heavenly Father protects us and strengthens us.  However, Anita and I both have our moments of anger, depression and sadness.  It has, however, been very encouraging to see, hear and feel the support of our brothers and sisters in Christ all around us here in Huánuco.  Please lift us up in your prayers that the trials might soon be over.  Thank you and may God continue to bless you all.  Until next month.

Being “In Christ” by God’s grace, 

 

 

Sheridan and Anita Stanton

Apartado Postal 140
Huanuco, Peru
South America
(614) 500-8823 – Internet Number

sestantonperu[at]hotmail.com – Sheridan
arstantonperu[at]gmail.com – Anita

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Missionary Update: Sheridan & Anita Stanton in Peru [November 2013]

Sheridan and Anita Stanton have served the Lord in Peru since 1983. Their main ministry is church planting and they have helped establish churches all over the country. Sheridan also works to train pastors and Anita works with the ladies’ ministry and developing children’s material.

November 8, 2013

Dear friends,

October was a very busy month for the Stantons here in Peru. I mentioned in my last letter being with the Central Baptist Church of Jauja, so I won’t go into details there; just that it was a great meeting where the Lord moved in the hearts of so many.

A group from South Carolina came to do some exploratory mission work and delivered some equipment for new endeavors.

On the 10th we received a small group of five from Columbia, South Carolina. These dear folks came down to some exploratory mission work up in the mountains about two hours out of Huánuco. We had the privilege to house them and feed them for the week they stayed with us. Anita and I enjoyed their fellowship very much. This group was also able to bring down a good supply of Bibles and also some of your video equipment we will be using for taping our Bible Institute Classes.

On the 15th I traveled to Lima to receive Pastor David Pitman and his dear wife Kimberly. For the first several days, they got to see some of the natural beauty of Peru. Then we flew to Huánuco where they were a tremendous help to us in our ministry. Pastor Pitman preached many times while here and also taught my Monday night Pastor’s class. Sister Kim also taught Anita’s Thursday Ladies Bible Study. We worked them pretty hard while here, and they were such a great blessing to us. The folks here are already asking when they will return to Peru!

The Stantons were blessed with a visit from the Pitmans!

On the 20th we were blessed to baptize two more into the fellowship of the Calvary Baptist Mission. This work is growing and showing good signs of spiritual maturity. The Pitmans also helped us decorate and prepare for a wedding I performed on the 26th.

I mentioned in my last letter that we had finally bought a piece of property for this work; attached are some pictures of the property being cleared. Next week we start construction. After all the estimates have come in we are still short about twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00).

A few churches shared with me while on furlough last year that they were happy to help us with the building cost. I told them I thought we had enough to buy the property and get it under roof. I was wrong! So I’m asking all of you to pray about helping us with this endeavor. The saints here are giving special offerings and donating a lot of the labor cost, but we still need help to get it under roof. When times are tough is when God’s people shine the brightest!

Until next month.

Being “in Christ” by God’s grace,

 

Sheridan and Anita Stanton

Apartado Postal 140
Huanuco, Peru
South America
(614) 500-8823 – Internet Number

sestantonperu[at]hotmail.com – Sheridan
arstantonperu[at]gmail.com – Anita

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Missionary Update: Sheridan & Anita Stanton in Peru [October 2013]

Sheridan and Anita Stanton have served the Lord in Peru since 1983. Their main ministry is church planting and they have helped establish churches all over the country. Sheridan also works to train pastors and Anita works with the ladies’ ministry and developing children’s material.

October 8, 2013

Dear friends,

The big news this month is we finally bought a piece of property for the Calvary Baptist Mission here in Huánuco, Peru. In a few days a back hoe will be brought in to clean and level the lot so we can then begin digging the footers. A young Christian brother from one of our churches is an architect and is in the process of drawing up the plans. It has been a long time coming, and the folks here are excited! Please pray we can get the first floor under roof before the rains start in November.

Though we are getting older, Anita and I stay as busy as ever. She continues to work on the Sunday School Lessons for our churches here in Peru. She also has begun a Bible study with about ten women on Thursday afternoons. It has been such a success she is planning on starting another just for the wives of our pastors. I pastor the Calvary Baptist Mission, have two to three counseling sessions most days and teach my Monday night pastor’s class. On top of that I travel quite often to the different works here in Peru to teach and encourage them.

The end of August I was with the Faith Baptist Mission here in Huanuco. Brother Vladimir Espinoza is the missionary/pastor of this new work. We had a great time with the folks teaching them the fundamentals of organizing a Baptist Church.

In mid-September I traveled to the Northern Jungle town of Iquitos to be with the First Baptist Church. This is the oldest Baptist Church in all of Peru, organized in 1937 by BFM Missionary Richard Hallum. While there I presented a donation to the church from the family of Marguerite Hallum, who served with her father and mother in Peru until bad health sent Brother Hallum back to the States. Iquitos is the jungle city where the Amazon River begins. It is always hot and humid there. While there I also spoke to about twenty of our pastors about taking courses online from our Bible Institute. They were very receptive and excited about the possibility.

Last week I was up at 13,000 feet above sea level in the Andes Mountains with the Central Baptist Church of Jauja, Peru. It was bitter cold there at night, but we had a great meeting with the church. Four souls were saved and numerous reconciliations. I had the opportunity to counsel with a few folks while there. Brother Dario Estuque is the pastor of this loving, visionary church. As you can see, Peru has a wide variety of climates and geographical regions; a very beautiful and diverse country.

We will soon begin video recording our Bible Institute classes. These will then be available to all of our students online around the country. The initial startup for recording equipment, webpage setup, etc is going to run us about $4000.00. Perhaps someone would like to help us out with this expense.

I would also like to encourage everyone that reads this to pray about giving just a few dollars more each month to the General Fund of Baptist Faith Mission. If each working individual gave just two or three dollars each month there would be sufficient to meet the missionaries needs. We’ve been running deficits during the past year and many cuts have been made. If you are a member of a church we encourage you to give it through your church designated for “General Fund” Baptist Faith Mission. Thank you so much. May God continue to bless you as you remain faithful to HIM.

Until next month.

Being “in Christ” by God’s grace,

Sheridan and Anita Stanton

Apartado Postal 140
Huanuco, Peru
South America
(614) 500-8823 – Internet Number

sestantonperu[at]hotmail.com – Sheridan
arstantonperu[at]gmail.com – Anita

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Missionary Update: Sheridan & Anita Stanton in Peru [August 2013]

Sheridan and Anita Stanton have served the Lord in Peru since 1983. Their main ministry is church planting and they have helped establish churches all over the country. Sheridan also works to train pastors and Anita works with the ladies’ ministry and developing children’s material.

August 13, 2013

Dear friends,

We just finished our 34th annual Thanksgiving Conference here in Peru. This year it was held in the jungle town of Pucallpa. The first church we organized twenty-five years ago, Jordan Baptist of Pucallpa, was the host church of the conference. Pastor George Sledd of our home church, Jordan Missionary Baptist Church, came down as the main speaker this year. I had the privilege of translating for him each night. George and I graduated from high school together and later from Bible college together. He has been my pastor for the past twenty-two years. God used him in a mighty way and we saw several come to know Christ as Savior during the week, more than a hundred people reconciling their lives with the Lord, and about fifty making a complete surrender to serve the Lord. There were one thousand three hundred people in attendance from all parts of Peru. It was a wonderful, spiritual time for all that attended.

Pastor George Sledd from Jordan Baptist Church in Sanford, Florida, preached at the 34th annual Thanksgiving Conference, where there were one thousand three hundred people in attendance from all parts of Peru.

My Monday night Pastor’s Study is doing very well. The guys here in Huánuco are very faithful. I am considering the possibility of being able to teach “live” on the internet with a closed group from many of our cities here in Peru. Many of the brethren manifested great interest while we were in Pucallpa. If this works out it will open up an entirely new area of ministry for us. Please be much in prayer with us about this.

Bro. Sheridan Stanton at their 34th annual Thanksgiving Conference in Peru

The Calvary Baptist Mission is doing very well. We have a good lead on a piece of property where we can relocate. Hopefully by my next letter I will have some more news about this. The saints have been very faithful in their service but it is time for us to move to a permanent location. Your prayers are appreciated. Until next month.

Being “in Christ” by God’s Grace,  

Sheridan and Anita Stanton

Apartado Postal 140
Huanuco, Peru
South America
(614) 500-8823 – Internet Number

sestantonperu[at]hotmail.com – Sheridan
arstantonperu[at]gmail.com – Anita

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Missionary Update: Sheridan & Anita Stanton in Peru [July 2013]

Sheridan and Anita Stanton have served the Lord in Peru since 1983. Their main ministry is church planting and they have helped establish churches all over the country. Sheridan also works to train pastors and Anita works with the ladies’ ministry and developing children’s material.

July 10, 2013

Dear friends,

The entire street in front of our house is in the process of being repaved. New water and sewer lines are to be installed. Many times they work late into the night; the noise from jackhammers, dump trucks and backhoes can keep the noise level uncomfortably high while at other times we experience an unusual and peaceful quiet when they are on a break and there is no traffic. I can sleep through just about anything but Anita is a “light sleeper” and has had a tougher time adjusting to the “progress.”

The street in front of the Stantons’ house is being repaved…

The end of June, I traveled to Bogota, Columbia to be one of three expositors in an International Training Seminar for Christian Counseling. The organization that sponsored the event is called CENFOL, and they had asked Grace Fellowship International – GFI (an excellent Christian Counseling organization) to come and teach on the Exchanged Life Counseling Method, sometimes known as “Spirituotherapy™.” GFI asked me if I would help with the teaching, all in Spanish, and I agreed. It was a great experience and many Christian psychologists and counselors gave testimony of finding victory in Jesus after understanding the true identity as believers “in Christ Jesus.” The teaching was very well received and as result I have been asked to teach seminars at a later time, in the countries of Venezuela and Ecuador, and at a marriage retreat for couples in Cartagena, Columbia. I thank Dr. Charles Solomon and Dr. John Woodward of GFI for inviting me to participate with them in this extraordinary event. It seems the Lord keeps opening up more and more doors in this area of ministry, Christian counseling. May God receive all the glory in all that He chooses to do through us, in Christ.

My son, Joshua, has been deployed for the third time to Afghanistan. Anita and I hope you will all put him on your prayer list. It will be about eight months this time. Thank you.

The Calvary Baptist Mission here in Huánuco continues to do well and the enthusiasm to learn continues to be high in my Monday night preacher’s class. Anita and I support a dozen Peruvian missionaries on a monthly basis. These missionaries have works scattered around the country. We are able to help them with the support that you send us each month by way of Baptist Faith Mission. They all are reporting good attendance and most of them have seen souls come to know Christ as Savior each month. We thank God for you, our supporters, for your willingness to sacrificially give each month so that the Lord’s work will continue not only here in Peru, but around the world.

I have still not heard from those of you that were planning a mission trip for next year to Peru. Write me soon and lets set some dates.

Bro. Sheridan Stanton was one of three expositors at an International Training Seminar for Christian Counseling in Columbia. This opportunity opened even more doors!

Until next month,

Being “in Christ” by God’s Grace,  

Sheridan and Anita Stanton

Apartado Postal 860
Huanuco, Peru
South America
(614) 500-8823 – Internet Number

sestantonperu[at]hotmail.com – Sheridan
arstantonperu[at]gmail.com – Anita

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Missionary Update: Sheridan & Anita Stanton in Peru [June 2013]

Sheridan and Anita Stanton have served the Lord in Peru since 1983. Their main ministry is church planting and they have helped establish churches all over the country. Sheridan also works to train pastors and Anita works with the ladies’ ministry and developing children’s material.

June 6, 2013

Dear friends,

Tomorrow, June 7, Anita and I will have been married for thirty-nine years! Over thirty of those years have been in Peru. God has been very gracious to me by giving me such a wonderful life companion. She is truly a Proverbs 31 kind of woman. I am blessed! We will probably spend the day here like any other day, but next year for our fortieth we are hoping to take a trip. You can tell from the pictures here that her most common expression is her smile. I love her smile!

May was a rather uneventful month for us here in Huánuco, Peru. I had to do some serious repairs on our living quarters. But most of my time was spent studying, teaching and preaching.

The Calvary Mission is down a bit in attendance but it is planting season up in the mountains and most of our folks still “go to the farm” during these times. We had three of our young ladies from church be accepted into college. They are the first ones from their families to ever go to college. They are struggling a little, but persevering. We appreciate your prayers for them and the Calvary Mission in general.

My Monday night Pastor’s Bible Class is doing quite well. This year I am taking them through a course on Systematic Theology. I have eleven men attending. They took their first test a few weeks ago and we came out with six “A”s, three “B”s, and two “F”s. The two failing grades were close to “D”s but they left several true/false questions blank rather than take a 50/50 shot at getting it right! They are a great bunch of men to work with, and they all have a genuine desire to go deeper in the Word of God. Your prayers are requested for these men and their churches.

Anita did a great job of teaching forty-five women at the Annual Baptist Women’s Conference here in Huánuco. It is for the women of our churches and they spend an entire day together from 8:00am to 7:00pm. I have heard only good comments from the ladies! Anita worked really hard preparing for this teaching opportunity and many of the women were really touched by the Holy Spirit as a result.

We hope that all of our supporting churches and friends will consider giving a special “Founder’s Day Offering” this month to Baptist Faith Mission. For the past two months your missionaries with BFM have taken some substantial cuts from what we normally receive due to lack of funds in the General Fund of BFM. Founder’s Day offerings help fill the gap at this time of year. Please pray about it and give as the Lord leads.

You all are always in our thoughts and prayers. A few churches had talked about a mission trip for this year and also next year. Write me and let’s get the dates settled. Until next month,

In HIM by HIS grace, 

Sheridan and Anita Stanton

Apartado Postal 860
Huanuco, Peru
South America
(614) 500-8823 – Internet Number

sestantonperu[at]hotmail.com – Sheridan
arstantonperu[at]gmail.com – Anita

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Missionary Update: The Stantons in Peru [May 2013]

From Anita Stanton – April 29, 2013

Dear Friends,

Today is April 29, 2013. On April 29, 1983, we arrived in Iquitos, Peru to begin our ministry. Thirty years have passed quickly.

Thirty years ago, people dressed up when they took a plane trip. I clearly remember my polyester dress, panty hose and heels. Our children were dressed up too. I can’t remember what Sheridan wore, but I am sure I had him dressed up also! I vividly remember disembarking the plane in the jungle town of Iquitos. As I approached the door of the plane, the heat and humidity felt as though they were about to smack me to the ground. I can’t say for sure, but that might have been the last time I ever wore a polyester dress and panty hose!! Adjusting to the jungle heat was something that I really never did well. When one is cooking over a kerosene stove and the temperature outside is 115 degrees and there is no air conditioning indoors, it can get very unpleasant.

I have come a long way in adapting to our adopted country. I remember the sounds and smells of my first market visit. And to tell you the truth, that hasn’t changed in 30 years. Our first house was a long, narrow structure with adjoining neighbor walls. We had two rooms in the front, a living room and the children’s bedroom. The middle part, the bathroom, did not have a roof, and the back part of the house was the kitchen and our bedroom. One night after going to bed, I saw a family of rats crossing our bedroom rafter to get to the neighbors. Sheridan had seen those critters nights before and was trying to figure out a way to get rid of them before I saw them. Now, he not only had a problem with the rats, but also with me! We tried poison, traps and other suggested devices, but finally settled on an air rifle. We would sit in bed in the dark and wait for them to start across the rafter. I had the flashlight and he had aim with the rifle. At the precise moment, (when Sheridan said “now”), I would shine the light on them, they would freeze and he would blow them away. Living in the jungle for 7 years, I became accustomed to killing scorpions, tarantulas and many types of bugs, but I never overcame my fear of rats. I saw a dead rat on the street the other day, it had even been flattened by a car, and I was still afraid!

Naturally, I survived the jungle, and in 1990, we moved to Lima. There was a huge contrast between the capital city and the jungle town of Pucallpa. In Lima, our children were blessed to attend the Fetzer Memorial Christian Academy for their schooling. The school was a blessing to all of us. Even though Lima was a much more modern city than Pucallpa, we had to learn to contend with the enormous problems of a city built for three million people but home for ten million. There were constant black outs, water shortages, (many times no water at all for days), horrible traffic problems and congestion and a city full of pollution. Still, we were blessed as a family. God blessed the works, leading to their organization, and to date, they remain strong and growing. It was in Lima that Sheridan began traveling one week a month to a different town where we have established works to teach the pastors. This was the beginning of the Bible Institute.

Today, there are over 140 pastors studying. When the sessions are held in Huánuco, I have the pleasure of cooking for about 50 of them.

Sheridan and Anita Stanton have served the Lord in Peru since 1983. Their main ministry is church planting and they have helped establish churches all over the country. Sheridan also works to train pastors and Anita works with the ladies’ ministry and developing children’s material.

When our children graduated and left for the university in the States, Sheridan and I moved to Huánuco. Huánuco is a huge contrast to the jungle and the coastal city of Lima. We live at 6,300 above sea level, and enjoy the best climate in the world. Our temperatures average 70 – 90 degrees year round with 0% humidity! I have a wonderful view of the Andes Mountains from my kitchen window.

Our move to Huánuco came with the empty nest. During the years our children were at home, I did what time allowed me to do in the work. My belief was always that my family came before the work. I was always involved in teaching children’s classes, but I realized that my own children would soon be gone and I needed to focus on them.

Huánuco offered a new branch of service. With an empty nest, I could give much more time to various aspects of our ministry. I became very involved with women’s ministry and through the years, it has been rewarding. I am preparing to teach a women’s conference the first of June. Huánuco is where I have found time to develop a two year Sunday School curriculum for five different age groups. This project is not complete, but I am getting there! I offer the materials free of cost; they even come with accompanying music CDs, to anyone who is burdened to reach children.

When we arrived in Peru in 1983, we had no language training. We had listened to others who advised us to learn Spanish here. We soon found this advice to be a mistake, and I would never recommend that to any new missionary. However, we struggled and with the magnitude of our work, I guess we learned well! We had no one to guide us. We really spent our first year or more learning by trial and error. I often told Sheridan that if I had the chance to help new missionaries, I would gladly be there. God has given me various opportunities to serve in this capacity. I have had the honor to teach young missionary wives how to cook from scratch, how to make a substitute for some food or cleaning item, how and where to shop and hopefully some good advice on adjusting to the cultural differences.

Through the years, we have hosted many mission teams in our home. Someone once asked me if I got tired of taking care of so many people. Well, the truthful answer is, yes, I get tired, but when I see the fruits that the mission trips reap, my part seems very small. When I return to the States and a young college student says, “That trip changed my life”, it is worth much more than any physical sacrifice that I might give.

When our children left for college, we realized that our time with them was over. Yes, over the years we have spent time with them, but not much! It meant holidays, birthdays, births of grandchildren and family time as a whole family was over. Last year, while on furlough, I spent my first birthday with my daughter in 16 years! When our children left, we missed them, didn’t have e mail, Facebook, magic jack phones or any other technology to stay in touch. A phone call was very expensive and happened very few times. Still, it was a natural process. After all, isn’t that the goal of parenting to guide and instruct our children to maturity so they can learn to live on their own? However, when grandchildren started to come, we realized how “far away” we were! It’s great to have technology to see them grow, but it would be really great if that technology allowed us to physically touch, hug, kiss, squeeze and play with them! I recently told my daughter that I think God might just give missionaries a little extra “grandparent time” in heaven!

I close with love and thanksgiving for each of you for your love and support for the past thirty years.

In Him,
Anita Stanton

Sheridan and Anita Stanton
Apartado Postal 860
Huanuco, Peru
South America
(614) 500-8823 – Internet Number

sestantonperu[at]hotmail.com – Sheridan
arstantonperu[at]gmail.com – Anita

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Missionary Update: Sheridan & Anita Stanton in Peru [February 2013]

Sheridan and Anita Stanton have served the Lord in Peru since 1983. Their main ministry is church planting and they have helped establish churches all over the country. Sheridan also works to train pastors and Anita works with the ladies’ ministry and developing children’s material.

February 5, 2013

Dear friends,

Anita and I arrived back in Peru, safe and sound on January the 9th.  It was a long day with several memorable events.  First, our commuter flight from Lexington to Chicago almost collided with a bus on the tarmac at the Chicago airport.  I did not know airplanes had brakes that could stop so fast.  Never unbuckle your seatbelt before the plane is completely stopped at the terminal.   For our next memorable event we flew from Chicago to Houston and only had a forty minute layover to catch our international flight to Lima, Peru.  We did not know what gate had been assigned for our next flight.  We knew we had to hustle to get to the next gate (thinking we would probably have to go through a security check again).  So we get off the plane in Houston and quickly check the large “departure board” and found that the assigned gate was E21.  It was then we realized we had arrived in Houston at gate E20, the gate for our departure flight was right behind us!  How often does that happen?  First time for us.

Our last unforgettable experience was when we arrived in Peru, and while going through immigration I realized I had lost my wallet on the plane.  Though I had our passports, the wallet contained our Peruvian visas.  I was not allowed to go back to the plane and could not go through immigrations without the visas.  So the airline agreed to search around the area where our seats where and thankfully they found my wallet.  This ordeal took about an hour but worked out okay because all the luggage from the plane arrived at the carousel five minutes after we finally cleared immigrations.  All the other passengers were hopping mad wondering if their luggage would ever arrive. It seems the truck that pulls the luggage carts had broken down and it took them an hour to replace it.  Then, the icing on the cake was that we got the “green light” going through customs; nice finish for a long day.  Thanks for all your prayers.

Bro. Sheridan with Bro. Roosevelt Hermitaño, missionary pastor of the mission work in Cayumba Grande. [View Video]

About a week after arriving in Huanuco I travelled down to the small jungle town of Cayumba Grande.  We helped the mission work there buy some property before we left for furlough in April of 2012.  While we were in the States they had begun building their meeting house.  When Anita and I arrived back in Peru we helped them with funds to finish the first floor and pay off some small building loans they had pending.  On the 19th of January we celebrated the building dedication together with their missionary pastor, Roosevelt Hermitaño.  Seven preachers brought messages including myself.  It was a great time to be reacquainted with many of the other pastors.

[Click here to view a video of Bro. Stanton introducing 3 missionary pastors in Peru]

Paolo, a young Peruvian police officer who just trusted Christ!

Several days ago, a young Peruvian police officer came to my house and asked to speak with me.  His wife used to be a member of a church I had pastored before.  His name is Paolo and he serves his country in a very dangerous capacity.  He had vacation time and asked to come every day and let me teach him about the Bible.  On the fourth day of teaching him through the course “Basic Bible Truths”, he trusted Christ as his Savior.  Paolo is a very quiet person and shows little emotion, but when he said with great confidence, “Yes, I believe Christ died for me, was buried, and rose again the third day,” the biggest smile broke out on his face.  He told me that now he knows if he is killed in the jungle fighting the drug cartels, he knows he will go to heaven.  Please pray for this young police officer, Paolo, serving his country.

SPECIAL PRAYER REQUESTS

  • Hilda Bayhi (Anita’s sister) continues to battle with brain cancer and is now home with Hospice Care.
  • For the Calvary Baptist Mission of Huánuco, Peru and all the churches and pastors of Peru
In HIM by HIS grace, 

Sheridan and Anita Stanton

Apartado Postal 860
Huanuco, Peru
South America
(614) 500-8823 – Internet Number

sestantonperu[at]hotmail.com – Sheridan
arstantonperu[at]gmail.com – Anita

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