Wednesday, May 6

Andy, above left, and Steffi praying for Edwin’s dad, Faustino. Below, Faustino’s badly bruised leg.

Edwin’s father, 84-year-old Faustino, was plowing with his donkey when a rope tangled around his leg, pulling him down. His leg was badly bruised. “The leg looks terrible, but he was in a good mood,” Andy said after visiting him to pray over the injury.

“We were able to pray for him, and he seemed encouraged and said he believes he will be better tomorrow.”

Edwin’s daughter, Angela, was better today. Her fever was gone and she returned to school. Praise God! We give thanks for the prayers of the righteous.

Edwin, Andy, and Steffi will head for the village of Chalhua tomorrow. After visiting Edwin’s father, the team returned to Huaraz and shopped for food for the trip. A little rest, a little repacking, and they are ready to hit the road at 10 a.m. Thursday.

Tuesday, May 5

Andy and Steffi returned to the Lima airport this morning to catch a flight to Huaraz. “We both had a good night of sleep,” Andy said. So much so that Steffi slept through her alarm. A weary traveler.

“I have a lump in my throat again and started to cough a bit,” Andy added, asking for prayer.

The pair “arrived well” in Huaraz, where Kingdom worker Edwin Milla was waiting.

“Edwin told us that for him things have been a bit challenging,” Andy reported. “His father had an accident and (Edwin’s daughter) Angela has a fever – it was 40 degrees (Celsius/104 Fahrenheit) two days ago.”

Edwin’s wife, Elizabeth, also continues to battle years-long illness.

“We have been talking about staying one day more in Huaraz so he (Edwin) can take care of Angela,” Andy said. “That way it will also help us with acclimatization before going higher and we can go to Edwin’s father tomorrow to pray for him.”

We are praying for Edwin and his family as well as for Andy’s health. Asking the Lord of the harvest to make a way for our team to overcome every obstacle so they can carry out the mission He has prepared for them.

Monday, May 4

Andy and Steffi flew from Germany to Brazil to Peru. “Looking forward to bed,” Andy said Monday evening in Lima after 20-plus hours of international flights. A domestic flight to Huaraz is scheduled Tuesday morning.

Sunday, May 3

Global Kingdom worker Andy Moritz and his fiancé Stephanie Mezei made their way by train from Freiburg to Frankfurt, Germany, for their first flight to São Paulo, Brazil. They will arrive in South America (the first time for Steffi) on Monday, and then continue flying to Lima, Peru.

Andy said they experienced “quite a few” spiritual attacks in recent days. Steffi had sharp back pain Saturday night. Andy awoke this morning with a sore throat. Then on his way home from church, he had a flat tire on his bike and had to push the bicycle home. “But all is well,” Andy declared.

They are on mission.

Introduction

Kingdom worker Edwin Milla visited the village of Chalhua in the Cordillera Blanca range of the Peruvian Andes in July 2025. It had been 10 years since Climbing For Christ built a house of worship there for a group of Christians who’d outgrown the home they were meeting in. There were 60 or more believers in those days.

Ten years later, Milla reported: “Upon reaching the church, it was observed that the premises were closed.” He added there were “no brethren or congregants” present.

Edwin set up a meeting with Pastor Ezequiel, who lives in another village and had been recruited by Climbing For Christ to shepherd the church at Chalhua. “I hadn’t seen him in almost nine years,” Edwin said about Pastor Ezequiel. “We shared a time of prayer and conversation about the current situation of the church in Chalhua.”

We were moved by the Spirit to plan Mission: Peru 2026 around Chalhua. A return to the village and surrounding villages to proclaim the Good News of Jesus.

“Christians have been influenced by the Catholic group there,” Edwin said on the eve of Mission: Peru 2026.

Catholicism is the dominant denomination in Peru, which is reportedly 94 percent Christian but only 14.5 percent Evangelical. Anywhere from 60-to-80 percent of the country is Catholic. But Catholicism in Peru suffers from syncretism with Andean folk religions blended with the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. The worship of “Mother Earth” is incorporated into church services.

“You must not have any other god but me,” the Lord declared in Exodus 20.

“The Catholic church has won over all the people (in Chalhua),” Edwin said.

Our team will share the truth of who Jesus Christ is and what He did for the world: suffered for our sins and defeated death. “I am the way, the truth, and the life,” Jesus said in John 14:6. “No one can come to the Father except through me.”

By the power of the Spirit our team will seek to win back believers. The church awaits them.