MINISTRY
TRIP TO PERU
July 8-15, 2008
Cyndi Swasey, Susie DeVries & Dee copley
Trujillo Day One and Two (Wednesday &
Thursday)
Jul
11, 2008
Dearest
Friends,
HOLA!!
We are all doing well here in this beautiful land of Trujillo, Peru!
Last
night was our first night meeting and the Lord came in His beautiful
Glory. We started the night with praise and all three of us went down
into the people to dance, this started to change the atmosphere and
bring joy and glory - we invited a couple of children to start dancing
with us and we ended up with quite a large circle all dancing and
praising God together. Then we went into a song with the words Holy,
Holy in it... in Spanish Santo, Santo… the anointing of God was so
strong on that song…Dee asked for anyone that was sick to come forward
during the worship time and it was very powerful. One woman was healed
of back pain that she had been experiencing for about 3 months! Glory
to God… Dee shared with them what was happening in the service. The
different parts of the praise and dancing and what it does to change
the atmosphere… The spirit of God came so heavy on Dee that she was
literally laying on the floor unable to get up and was sharing from
that position. (Cyndi sure wishes she had not forgotten her camera –
but all things work together for good and the night would not have gone
the same had the camera been there… will tell you more about that
later) The spirit of God visited us all mightily and we Praise HIM for
all He is to us, in us, and through us! MORE LORD… MORE!!!!
Today
we went to two schools and had a night service. The children are so
precious, they are straight from the heavenly realms! The children
sang, we got to pray for them and for the teachers. Cyndi loved taking
pictures of the children and took individual "school" pictures. She is
hoping to get all the names of them so everyone can pray for the
children by name!
One
of the children at Hope started sharing her lunch with Dee... their
lunches are crackers or other small amounts of food. What a blessing to
see willing hearts to give, WOW!!! What lessons we are learning here.
We are so blessed to just be in the presence of God here and in the
presence of HIS children here at Hope and Miracle!
During
the service tonight we did more dancing!! The children ran to join us
as soon as we started to form a circle they were there… it took a few
minutes but we managed to do the wheel in a wheel formation… dancing
and dancing by the end of the night there were more than two circles
going and at one point the children tried to form the wheel in a wheel
by themselves… oh my then ended in a pile and the one on the bottom
came up just laughing and laughing… More Joy Lord, send more Joy!!! The
night was ended with a fire tunnel of children laying hands on all the
adults. WOW… oh yes… the camera… it was here at the service tonight and
I experience my first child mob… I was in the middle of many children
they all wanted to see and have their pictures taken at the same
time!!! I gave the camera to Susie to take a picture and they started
to follow me… A little boy helped me with the Spanish word for them to
stay so that Susie could get a picture of the mob! … Not sure if those
pics came out but will share them if they did!
There
was such a freedom and joy released. Dee had a word of encouragement
for one boy and Cyndi had a word of destiny for young lad that entered
into the dance after quite a bit and was delivered and set free… His
face completely changed from a despondent looking face to one of thanks
and joy – Glory to God in the highest!
There
is more but for now good night. We have a busy day tomorrow and we
would love to have your prayers for the day. We will be visiting two
schools in the morning – the garbage dump in the early afternoon and
service that night! Please thank God that our health is grand and our
stamina to keep going is strengthened in the Glory.
We
love you all and thank God for you and your prayers for us as we are
here… you are all here with us!!! You share in the glory that God is
pouring out on this people…
Blessings,
Cyndilu,
Susie and Mama Dee
Day
3 Trujillo (Friday)
Jul
12, 2008
Visiting
Preschools Miracle 2 and 1 – both these classrooms are much larger than
the two we visited yesterday. The children sang us many songs and
filled our hearts with joy. We prayed for each child and Cyndi took
pictures of each of the children and full class pictures.
We
then sprayed up and prepared for the garbage dump. The ministry at the
dump was beyond anything we could think or imagine… Susie said we got
to go to heaven as we were leaving the dump… and when you see the video
of Susie dancing you will see it was true. While you are there you
completely forget that you are even at a garbage dump… the people are
just people to love and minister to, it is wonderful! The grace of God
flows freely there, anointing flowed with Dee’s word and many people
lined up for prayer. There were children there and they took some
pictures with Cyndi’s camera too.
A
young teenager looked like his heart was melting and Mario prayed with
him for salvation! His name is Santos! Since the word Santo (Holy) has
been a key of David, it was very precious! There was one man, we think
an inspector possibly – he was walking around with a clipboard and he
kept circling back around while the worship happened, while Dee
preached, as people were getting prayer and we were not sure if he was
going to shut us down. He did not, he came up and asked for prayer for
his heart – Go Almighty Holy Spirit!!! The trip ended with Purple
Pudding, what a joy to watch the people get this treat. Pictures of Dee
helping to pass out the pudding, coming soon!
While
we were in the process of passing out the purple pudding… Susie noticed
a shirt on one person and the phrase on it was “Golden Wedding!” – and
we say Si Lord, Si!
Evening
Service at Miracle – Wow… all I can say is WOW… Breakthrough came
tonight with the people sharing their testimonies. Dee did a short
teaching on what testimonies do to change the atmosphere and increase
faith and more works of God. The people still did not come forward to
share right away… but, when Sarah asked those that were feeling
something but they were not sure what it was they just felt different
or that they were being touched in some way 12 people came forward!
Praise HIM! There were testimonies of healings and feeling like they
were being delivered. Here are a few:
‘One
was a mother testifying that God changed her son through a word that he
received, he was more at peace now and was doing things that were not
like him, but in a good way. The son testified that he was tired but
decided to dance and God touched him in a suddenly – we all saw the
change in his face! He shines now and gives praise to God.’
‘A
14 year old said that I just have no peace in my house, I begged my mom
to let me go to the church. I came crying here and here I felt
different and I felt better. ‘
‘Its
good to be here I have a such a joy… I can’t explain what it is… it is
joy unspeakable.’
‘I
felt someone blowing on me but there wasn’t anyone near me and small
visions started.’
‘There
is a testimony that she is now in the family! She felt like we were
real family – like her true relatives, she is content, happy, joyful.
Like a mom – a family for me!’
One
woman had at least three visions that she explained – she saw all of us
dressed in white dresses – as in Dee, Cyndi and Susie… and Susie had
said earlier in the evening to me (Cyndi) that I was glowing like a
bride… hmmm… then white dresses… Sounds like GOD!
There
was a breakthrough in the dance again tonight – there was dancing with
a white cloth like a banner – and it was used like a canopy (yet
another wedding symbol) for the people to walk under. After that there
was a long period of praise and dance… the children once again were
leading in the dance from time to time. They was one point where the
dance was filling the whole house with two dance lines going around
each side of the church.
Dee
preached on the orphan spirit and led the people through declarations
of inheritance.
PRAYER
Focus:
Praise: We are all still quite healthy - a bit sore and tired but
no adverse affects from eating here – thank you Lord that this will
continue now and even after we return home.
Pray:
For stamina – 4 meeting more in the next two days and we are all very
tired from 2 school visits, the garbage dump church service and the
evening service! Pray for multiplication of rest and strength in our
bodies, minds, spirits and healing to our souls.
We
love you all and thank you for your prayers we are looking forward to
being with you again next Sunday the 20th to share more of what God is
doing in PERU!!!!
Jul
13, 2008
Day
4 – Part one (stay tuned for part two in the AM) (Saturday)
Buenos
Noches!
Two
more testimonies from yesterday! One healed stomach of a little girl
about 9 or 10! Also, when we were at one of the schools, a young woman
was there. Mario has known her for 8 years but couldn’t recognize her
because she lost so much weight. Mario was able to pray for her and she
was touched by the Lord.
This
morning, Cyndi & Susie were drunk before the meeting started. They
were having a lot of fun coming up with all kinds of renditions of
Drink More, Think Less. And today was the gozo morning! Gozo means joy!
Dee shared with an audience of around 50 on the oil of gladness! This
audience seemed to be the bible school students and other pastors from
the city.
During
worship we started singing the song of unity – when brothers come
together ! Psalm 133 – the commanded blessing! An angel of unity showed
up and messed us up! Pow! Wow! Zow!
Also
during worship, Cyndi was beautifully dancing before the Lord and
someone in the meeting shared that they saw the Father watching her as
if she was in His living room! She was dancing before the King in His
living room!
We
had a very powerful ministry time after. Dee prayed for many for the
oil of joy and many other things.
Dee
also shared about the table of the Lord. We modeled taking the table
all together and encouraging the people to share what the Lord was
giving them.
Thank
you so much for all your prayers, tons of love and Peruvian kisses!
Cyndi,
Susie & Mama Dee
And
just a quick FYI for you all… the first two reports were written by
Cyndi with Susie helping to remember details etc. And this report is
from Susie… we are sharing in the work and trying to give Dee extra
time to rest and be in the presence of the LORD.
Day
4 Part Two (Saturday)
Jul
13, 2008
Evening
Service at Miracle
Dee
was given a guitar and did some prophesying with the instrument and we
did some prophetic worship. Cyndi even tried her hand at playing the
guitar while Dee and Susie were praying for the Pastor for “GOZO” JOY!!
He went down in the spirit and his back was healed at the same time
that God was ministering to him re: the gozo…
Sarah
then called up his wife for prayer and was touched by the Lord, she had
arrived sad and was praying to God that she would get some joy. So when
Sarah called her up for prayer for joy it was a confirming word to her
spirit that God was listening. She also had a vision which she shared
at the end of the service.
At
one point last night all the leaders of the church were down at the
same time being ministered to. The night started right out into worship
and adoration of the worthy King of kings and Lord of lords.
Cyndi
taught some children worship style dance – they had only experienced
praise style dance until now. This dance of ministering to the Lord
during deep worship times was all new to them. What a joy this was to
share this with these young worshippers of God.
Dee
shared on angels and their purposes and how they are not to be
worshipped but they are to be welcomed and they are here to minister to
the Lord with us.
After
Dee shared the Pastor’s wife came up and gave testimony to what she had
seen in a vision earlier that evening. She saw two men dressed as
policemen walking across the stage at the church. And she really felt
like they are angels sent to protect the people at the church, to not
let the enemy interrupt the times of worship. She also shared about
another vision that she had when she was ill once where she saw angels
going up and coming down. It was a confirming word for what Dee had
just shared about. Praise HIM!
One
of the young boys in the church also had a vision of a girl dressed in
Red and Orange and dancing. This is the same boy that was set free
through the dance a few days ago! He wanted to confirm that this was a
vision from God. He said it looked like it could be one of our
daughters in the vision. It was not someone he had ever seen before.
Susie
prayed for a large group of children and at one point they were all
laid out on the floor. And at that point Susie joined them… then Dee
joined them… then Cyndi joined them… as Cyndi was laying down she
thought it was like the trinity and positioned herself when she laid
down to form a triangle as a symbol of the trinity. At the end of the
service the Pastor shared that he had gone outside and the Lord told
him to go back into the church and he saw us lying there on the floor
and was impressed that is was like the Father, Son and Holy Spirit!
What a mighty God we serve!!!!
Hugs
and Peruvian Kisses to you all!
Cyndi,
Susie and Mama Dee
Sorry
this is a late posting but the internet was down this AM!
Prayer
focus: Traveling begins tomorrow night! Please pray for grace for our
overnight flights and a supernatural ability to sleep sitting up! OR…
extra seats!!! Pray for smooth travel connections and ease through
customs. Drink more!!! Think less!!! AMEN
Reported
by: Cyndi
Day
5 (Sunday)
Jul
14, 2008
Dias
Cinco (Day Five)
Buenos
Dias Amigos! – Good morning Friends:
Ok
so first I praise God for picking up a few terms here and there and
learning just a little Spanish while visiting here! One of the children
last night gave me a short list of helpful classroom phrases in Spanish
and English… what a blessing… a couple of the children all week have
been helping with some Spanish words, oh my what love, what grace they
have.
Now
onto the day
AM
service at HOPE
This
is held in the same building as the school and may look a bit more like
school class than a church meeting. The attendance of small children to
teens/adults is about 10 to 1. So it is a very active service, we
danced a lot and we even danced outside on the mountain! Yes, Lord we
say the whole mountain is YOURS!
There
were three missionaries that came with the young Pastor from the
Miracle church they were as young as 9! They ministered to the children
– prayed for the visitors – helped to lead worship and were there to
minister to the spirit and to the needs of the children.
Dee
shared on the children’s ability to minister no matter how young they
are. She also shared how you can speak things prophetically and then
watch them come to pass… and she used the example of a word that she
spoke in April when she was here. Part of the word was about when the
rain comes and the mountain turns green that they will know that
revival is in the land. And low and behold the mountain Esperanza
(HOPE) has since that time turned GREEN!!!! Dee was very touched by
seeing the prophetic word that was given through her bearing fruit so
quickly. More LORD more! Let all that we are speaking now into the
lives of the people and the land here bear fruit! Note: Susie says, we
will never drink Green Mountain Coffee quite the same again! It really
was quite wonderful to see. And this is the very mountain that this
church is on. WOW Lord let the lives of these little ones grow so
rapidly in YOU!
Evening
Service at the Miracle Church
It
was another night of praising HIM in the dance and soaking before the
Lord in deep worship. The people entered into the dance very quickly
tonight. We encouraged them to continue the dance even after we go! We
encouraged them to not be afraid of the supernatural and to let the
Holy Spirit of God the Father lead them in all truth. We also told them
to let us know what you see when you go to heaven!
Dee
had a power packed message which was delivered with meekness. It tied
together all the messages and the ministry from the week. There was so
much that she shared on it is hard to put it all down here so we will
just say that it was a mighty time in the LORD. The Lord was really
speaking directly into the lives of the people in Peru through the
message. What an honor to watch God work through Mama Dee.
The
Pastor set up a receiving line for the people to be able to greet us,
it was a line of tears of joy and humble thanksgiving to God for all
that has been accomplished here this week for the kingdom. What a
blessing to have an opportunity to hug and bless everyone while they
were doing the same to us! Oh how I will miss the Peruvian kisses of
Love!
Reported
by: Cyndi
Prayer
Focus: Traveling Mercies… and grace and mercy for the transition of our
bodies from here to home and in between… and a special grace to take
the anointing with us!
A
note from Dee:
Monday
while we were in Trujillo we had the morning free before our flight to
Lima, so I asked Sarah to walk with us around the downtown area, not
far from our hotel. We had a wonderful time for a few hours being
tourists and seeing the sites of the beautiful downtown area. We went
back to the hotel to pick up our luggage and get a cab to Mario and
Sarah's house where we had one last lunch prepared by sweet Lucilla,
and we had a chance to say good bye to Fiko, the worship leader and
spiritual son to Sarah and Mario. We then flew into Lima and then on to
Atlanta, New York, and then Boston! We were so glad to see Janet Klark
there to pick us up and bring us back to home, family and friends. We
were tired, but filled with joy and love from the trip!
It
was a packed week! I preached 8 times in 5 days plus we visited the 4
pre-schools. Cyndi and Susie made the whole week lots of fun! Cyndi
took a huge number of stunning photographs, so we hope to share those
with you soon!
It
was also great to hear the wonderful reports about the prayer and
Sunday gatherings while we were gone!
God
bless you!
Dee