Wala Fire Update and God's Provision

Max Perez
Apr 20, 2023
2 min read

At the moment I have all I need—and more! I am generously supplied with the gifts you sent me with Epaphroditus. They are a sweet-smelling sacrifice that is acceptable and pleasing to God. And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus. Now all glory to God our Father forever and ever! Amen.

Phillipians 4:18-20

UPDATE ABOUT FIRE IN WALA

In the beginning of March the community of Wala had a fire that burned 150 huts.

It seems that the fire started when a solar panel battery blew up. Because most of the huts are made of wood it quickly spread to the surrounding huts destroying everything in it's path.

Praise God, no one was hurt.

Lots of different people and institutions helped with food, clothing, hammocks, construction materials and more.

The Kuna churches also gathered different items for them. One thing we wanted to offer them was our shoulders, ears and encouragement from the Lord.

Pastor Hernan, a Kuna pastor, traveled and stayed there for couple of days.

Five days after the fire I went with him. There was a lot of progress made but still plenty of work to be done.

We visited the church there then stayed with them that night. We sang songs, answered questions and prayed with them. The rebuilding will take more time and we are looking forward to visiting our brothers and sisters again. We are focusing on their spiritual needs that only God can supply as He uses the church here in the city. Keep praying for them as they rebuild physically and spiritually.

GOD'S PROVISION!

We want to praise and thank God for providing funds for Soul Seekers to have a truck! We have not chosen one yet because we want to be wise about it. We have been researching and looking at the specifics of each brand to see which truck will be best for the rough terrain.

This is a tremendous blessing in so many ways. We will no longer have to depend on peoples' schedule to see when they have free time to take us. Financially it will also make the cost of the trip go down.. With this truck, God will allow us to visit more often and go directly instead of waiting for taxis, buses, a driver with special license, etc. We will also be able to go to other communities and be able to help sooner when a disaster happens like in village of Wala. We want to say a big thank you to the generous donor and to everyone else who gives for God's kingdom!

Photos of some of the different transportation we have used