2nd Day in Nauta -- On the River

My first Day in the Amazon!

Greetings!  This is Pastor Devin Johnson from Tabernacle of Deliverence and Praise Ministries in Norwich, CT.  It took me four days to join Rev. Sanchez and the mission team in Loreto, Peru.  I had to deal with two flights being changed, my luggage was sent ahead of me, the team had to go on without me, but I was determined to do what God had called me to do and nothing was going to stop or discourage me from obeying God.

It is amazing that no matter where we travel the true people of God, take what they have and make the best out of it!  The truth is God has provided a pulpit everywhere! While on the plane I had the opportunity to sit next to a man who was a fruit vendor from Chile.  He began to tell me about the fruit in Chile and how much of the United States fruit comes from there.  He told how he was in Atlanta, and all the fruit vendors from around the world met there at the conference to establish new accounts in the U.S.  Then the Lord really gave a vision or more so a revelation, that we in the church are vendors for Jesus!  Even though we don't sell the gospel (well, we're not suppose to) we have stations set up all over so that many will taste the fruit!

Rev. Sanchez preached  a message to the people in the Amazon out of Luke 5:18-26. In the message he focused on verse 26 and told the people of God Strange Things were going to begin to happen!  The Lord spoke through him a word of exhortation as he begin to tell them not to place their faith in each other, missionaries from the U.S., but in Jesus!  It was amazing as I looked around and saw how the people of God took what they had and made the Lord a sanctuary. 

So we got back into the boat and began our travel back down the Amazon, as we got a quarter of the way we were met by a storm!  Talk about strange things!  It was quite interesting as the waves began to flow harder, the rain beat on the boat, the wind rocked the boat, the thunder and lightening worked together in unison, and I began to think about those disciples, Lord have mercy!!!  Even in that, God wasn't done using us. The Pastor that was in the front of the boat working as guide spotted another boat that was sinking!  When we got to the boat we saw there was a family on it!  This man that Rev. Sanchez instantly noticed was on that boat with his family (6 children) were on their way up the river to come to the conference and hear us preach the Word of God!  Boy, the stuff you'll do when you really want God to do something in your life.  It humbled me as they got on the boat with no complaints at all just happy, as if they knew God was going to intervene on their behalf.  With God no mission is impossible! 

Rev .Sanchez  and I would like to thank everyone for giving and praying because God is already doing great things.

God bless you
Pastor Devin Johnson