Beginning A New Year - Tim Coop

Beginning a new year is always a refreshing thing. This is going to be the most effective one for PNHI. We have learned much, have made mid-course corrections - and with all of that this project is one of the most effective and creative approaches to mission I have ever seen in 49 years of ministry.

I want to pay tribute to the pioneer of PNHI today. Those who have worked with John Hendee say that he has more new ideas by noon than most of us have in a lifetime! It was just a few years ago John shared his dream of finding a city in Peru and developing a city-reaching strategy that would include work in the barrios, the city, and creating businesses. This dream included finding Big Sisters to support the work for 6 years. He went to work, traveling all over the country, enrolled a wonderful group of Big Sister.

The work began with the most vigorous approach - going to seven barrios with seven families - all at one time! The activity coming out of those barrios is amazing to me - the house churches, the baptisms, and the increased quality of life.

And then the work proceeded with the beginning of business in a way I have never seen. And while we are learning at lot I salute the experiment and the continuing effort. We can't wait to see what happens.

And now the effort to start a church planting movement in the city has gained momentum. Mike tells me there are six house churches meeting now and this is with just a few months of existence.

But the steady hand behind all of this is John. He works tirelessly for PNHI, so much so that his board has to beg him to take time off. And through all of the challenges he continues to keep his focus and his passion for lost people in Trujillo. He is truly an evangelist. And God just keeps giving him ideas! So if you get a call from John at 7:30 in the morning and he is gushing with exciting Kingdom things to do, just thank God for a man that is wired like him. He is a Kingdom man, and I am glad to be impacted by him. And next to him is his wife, faithful Carla, who hangs in there with it all. God bless you, John and Carla.