Hola familia, hope this update finds you well and seeking the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. Our family has been blessed to be serving here in Mexico for the last 11 years. The last 8 of those years we have enjoyed fellowship with our brothers and sisters here at Calvary Chapel Playas de Tijuana. We have been blessed to see people come to Christ, transformed by Grace and walking in the Spirit.
With all of that said, it breaks my heart, and warms my soul, to inform you that we have been called to go and train up pastors and leaders in Peru. We are heading to the Amazon Basin.
Yes you heard that right, on March 16th we will be moving to Iquitos, Peru. We have had Iquitos on our radar for about 2 years now and after going to visit, we realized why. There is a great need for discipleship and training in the city and throughout the tributaries of the Amazon river. The city of Iquitos has a population of 500,000 people and it is the largest city in the world that cant be accessed by road. It is also a point of access to a vast system of rivers on the mighty Amazon. This is where great opportunities await.
During our trip to Iquitos we were blessed to connect with a couple of pastors from Iquitos, Pastor Julio and Pastor Manaces. As we spent time with them we began to share our vision for discipleship and training, of course this is their heart for the people as well. One of the pastors said he had been praying for over 30 years for missionaries to come and disciple the tribal communities along the river. There has been a lot of evangelism along the river communities but it is difficult for people to stay and disciple the new believers. It is our heart to start a “School of Ministry” to train up local pastors and leaders so they can go back to their communities and disciple the people in their communities. During our time in the Peruvian Amazon we were able to meet local pastors and find out the needs of the people. The Lord has some wonderful servants doing the work of ministry!
Please pray for us as we will have the opportunity to share at a Calvary Conference in Iquitos. The conference will be March 20-22. We will be sharing about the School of Ministry and the classes that we will be giving. We are hoping that God will open the hearts of the locals to be trained and strengthened in their faith.
We are so thankful for your prayers and support. You are a blessing to us and to so many people. If you would like to partner with us financially click the link https://sgwm.com/gause/give/, or mail a check made out to SGWM with “Ryan Gause” in the memo line to 17451 Bastanchury Rd, Ste 203, Yorba Linda, CA, 92886.