MISSIONARY PROFILE
Markos
& Stephanie
Lindsey
Missionary Update 04/01/2019
Good morning, I know many of you are wondering why it has taken so long for us to send a letter. The short answer is that there was a plan in the works, but I wasn't sure what to say. Now, I've got some good news. I'll post it here, and Lord-willing, you'll have a report to print out in the next couple days. I am headed out to New York, then Boston. I'll be back home next week, then one more trip to Iowa, then to Chicago to catch our flight to Lima. Now, here is the good news. Lee Johnson, a good friend of mine, has a Deaf ministry in northern Peru, in the city of Chiclayo. He is going on a mini furlough in April. We have time to help out, so we will be filling in for him in the church and ministry until the first week of July. Staying on the coast will also help our little boy's health. (He's quite healthy, but Doc says that his lungs won't be fully developed and recommends us staying out of the altitude until he's at least 4 months old.) So working in Chiclayo helps out our brother AND our family. Our church is excited about our going there as well, though I know they secretly want me home. (Now that I think about it, they WERE pretty quick to let me go... Maybe I should be worried. LOL) We are looking forward to the challenge, and we hope to be a blessing. Our church is doing well, and each week they are being fed some good spiritual food. They also are giving a good report about Brother Jeshu in the pulpit. Please keep praying. I'll polish this up a bit shortly. Thank you for your patience. Here's a picture of Landon. I should now have WiFi wherever I am from now to our departure on April 10th and will be able communicate a little better now. In Christ, Markos -- Markos & Stephanie Lindsey Missionaries to Peru Serving the Lord in the Mantaro Valley Home Phone: +1 (317) 536-6267 Cell Phone: +51 (99) 205-9630 Sent by: Lighthouse Baptist Church 6950 E. Raymond Street Indianapolis, IN 46239 (317) 359-4275
Missionary Update 12/28/2018
Merry Christmas from the Lindseys! We are heading to see Grandpa and Lindsey in Ohio this week. We are doing well in our new home. Life Line Baptist Church has given us a furnished house to use on the church property (My brother, Tim, is the pastor there). It is just South of Indianapolis, in a great location, and it won't cost us a thing. Many of you gave us Christmas gifts that allowed us to buy some nice presents for the kids. Our home church gave us a generous offering that covered our travel expenses getting to the US! It also helped us get the rest of the way settled in and prepare for our stay here. (We each had only brought clothes for about a week or so.) One brother gave us some things out of his home that he is selling (end tables, dressers and such), another brother gave us a refrigerator - so now we have two! We were also able to visit a ministry called The Widow's Jar that provides TONS of things for missionary families. We were able to pick up a VANLOAD - clothes, small kitchen appliances, some toys, lots of shoes, a few books.... Look them up when you get the chance, they opened their warehouse and said, "Everything you see is for you. Take what you'll use, get clothes for like two or three years for your growing little ones, here's a pack-n-play. Do you need a crib? We left with probably a couple thousand dollars' worth of stuff. (I found some brand-new Irish Setter boots just my size. So, Merry Christmas to me!) www.widowsjar.org May I recommend a donation... We are blessed, our refrigerator is full (and we have space for leftovers!) Isn't the Lord good?! I have an update coming soon. Please let this suffice until after New Years. God bless. In Christ, Markos -- Markos & Stephanie Lindsey Missionaries to Peru Serving the Lord in the Mantaro Valley WhatsApp: +1 (317) 536-6267 Cell Phone: +1 (317) 753-0131 Sent by: Lighthouse Baptist Church 6950 E. Raymond Street Indianapolis, IN 46239 (317) 359-4275
Missionary Update 12/28/2017
MERRY CHRISTMAS! In Spanish, "Merry Christmas" is Feliz Navidad (or Happy Nativity; Happy Day of Birth). It's the same idea as saying "Noel". Someone has been born! Last week, I preached on Salvation by Grace: from Condemnation to Life in Christ. Then I applied Feliz Navidad as something one would say PARTICULARLY to those of the Faith in Christ. They understand it. They can rejoice with you. They, too, celebrate the Incarnate Word of God. Whether they think that He was born on that day or not (I sure don't), He WAS born! And that is truly something to get excited about. However, it does little good to speak these words to the world (which may explain why they are so offended by it.) They may even say it back, but their words do not reflect a heart-felt, exclusively Christian greeting. They are on their way to hell, saying Happy Birthday to a King they reject. At Christmas time, many unbelievers are on their best behavior. They are nicer, they are generous. Let's take advantage of their religious piety (though feigned or mistaken) and share with them the REASON everybody is so excited, the REASON we give gifts that we've wrapped up, the REASON we say Merry Christmas! FELIZ NAVIDAD from the Lindseys!
