PERU June 2012

Our Peru Support Letter:

January 20, 2012

Dear Family and Friends,

2011 was an exciting year for us! We have enjoyed starting our lives together, and God has blessed us abundantly. Everyday is an adventure We are believing even bigger things in 2012. With that being said, we feel that our next step in faith is to serve together in Peru this coming June. We have both been all over the world, and we have been fortunate enough to partake in some amazing, life-changing experiences. However, this will be our first mission trip together as one, and we are pumped!

On June 1st through June 9th, we will be going to Lima, Peru with Crosspoint Ministries(based out of Statesboro, GA). The area we are serving in is a suburb of Lima, called San Juan de Lurigancho. San Juan de Lurigancho is Peru’s poorest, most populous district. This will be Alison's fourth time going to Peru over the past three years, and it has been amazing to witness and take part in all that Jesus has done there through Crosspoint Ministries. A unique bond has already been formed there, and we are excited to step into that in June, and as a team, we will be building on the relationships and ministries that have already been formed, as well as meeting new people.

The majority of the trip will be spent serving and ministering to physically and sexually abused women and children at a shelter and a girls' orphanage. Abuse is very prevalent in Peru, and it has greatly affected the majority of the people there. Victims have endured a lot of pain, but because of God’s grace and mercy, they have been given hope through the ministries down there. We want for them to continue to see that God hasn’t forgotten about them and that He loves them abundantly and unconditionally!! We’ll also get to visit and help out at a medical clinic, take part in several construction projects, and we will get to hang out and minister to kids around the poorest parts of the city. Finally, each evening, we will be putting on a conference at a church that Crosspoint continually ministers to and serves with.

Once again, we are so excited about this next step in our lives! Acts 20:24 says, "But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God." God has given us a strong desire to love and serve His people, both in the U.S, and in Peru, and we are anticipating and expecting Jesus to do miracles in and through us, and for people to receive hope! We are certain that Jesus is going to change us during that week and the time to come.

We would love for you to consider being on our team. We are asking you to consider praying for us! We are depending on God to equip our team, to prepare the hearts of the people in Peru, and for safety. Also, the cost to cover the ten-day trip for both of us is $3,000. We need to have the entire amount raised by the end of March. Whether it is praying for us, giving financially, or both, we are asking that you would pray about being on our team. If you have any questions you can call us or email us. Our contact information is below. Thank you so much, and Happy New Year!

Love,

Daniel and Alison

**All Checks are Tax Deductible, and should be made out to Crosspoint Ministries.

Our Address is: 125 Duraleigh Rd. Anderson, SC 29621

Daniel: (864) 634-1799 ; Danstall@gmail.com

Alison: (912) 660-2305 ; Alison101887@bellsouth.net

Seattle

A couple days ago Daniel and I had the opportunity to go to Seattle! Actually Daniel had the opportunity to go for a conference for work, and knowing me, he figured I would want to go, so I was able to tag along for a couple days. We planned out most of the details in december, and mostly everything was paid for. We just had to pay for my airplane ticket and a few other things, and this past Monday the time came for us to leave! I've only been to the West Coast once, and Seattle is somewhere I've always wanted to go.

During the day, while Daniel was being studious learning about Phillips, 3-D echo machines, I ventured out around Lynnwood one day, and downtown Seattle the next day. Downtown Seattle is now my favorite place in the U.S. Everyone was so friendly and cool. They loved the southern accent, too. God spoke to me while I was exploring downtown. It was something so simple, but something I forget frequently. And that is just to sit back and take time to soak it all up and enjoy. I've been exploring just how abundantly and unconditionally He really does love me, despite my flaws. He loves me for who I am now, not for who I envision myself to be. I know it's so random to tie Seattle into that, but while I was walking downtown, He was just making His love, favor, blessing, and provision so evident in the form of spoiling me. The market in downtown Seattle was packed, and as I did some serious people watching, He told me that He loves each and every person there as well. This is so simple, but I do think we all need to be reminded that if we let opportunities go by without reflecting on them, we will miss Jesus SPOILING us like a proud and loving Daddy should do.

1 John 3:1 says, "How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!"

Ephesians 3:18 says: "And may you have the power to understand, as all God's people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is."

I could go on and on with scripture that God spoils us with to show us how much He loves us

I had to come back today because I knew I couldn't miss any more work.I am so grateful for the 3 days I was able to take off. Daniel had one more day of the conference, so he isn't leaving until tomorrow, and that stinks coming home without him. We had so much fun though, and I'm thankful we got to spend that time together. Although we didn't get to go to the space needle, and Daniel missed out on the fish market, we still got to see a lot of cool things! We had a free hotel room, and free food at the hotel and around the hotel. But more importantly, we got to experience and explore an awesome, unique place. So, today, as I sit on this bumpy airplane on the way home, I am praying that I will never lose sight of how high, low, deep, and wide is God's love for me! I want to be more intentional about recognizing His blessing, provision, and love in my life, and just accept it because He is God! I pray that for Daniel too, and for you as well!