March 2025

Dear friends,
We left Peru on January 20 and received a very cold welcome, temperature wise, in Atlanta, Georgia. The next day we flew to Cleveland, Ohio and spent several days visiting my mom. We were able to celebrate her 87^th birthday with her and visit my youngest brother and his wife as well. From there we traveled south stopping in SC for a speaking engagement and visit relatives, including my oldest brother and his family.

We arrived in Atmore, Alabama our home in the US, on the 26^th. We have spent the majority of our time here in Atmore visiting friends and speaking in surrounding churches. We have enjoyed seeing so many different faces and sharing about what God is doing in Peru.

It has also been a joy spending time with our boys. Denver still lives in this area and so we see him periodically. We made a quick trip to Hutchinson, KS, where Austin lives, and shared at Word of Life on Sunday morning. Our time there was way too short and we hope to spend more time the next time we visit!

The end of February found us at Good News Fellowship (GNF) leader’s retreat and conference. The workshops and fellowship were like a breath of fresh air to us. We were also encouraged to hear the stories about the faithfulness of God. Also, during that week end Stan was ordained as overseer for GNF Peru.

Since we have come to the states, one of our renters moved out, so Stan has been busy getting the house ready to rent again. It’s made for a very busy schedule but we are thankful for this side income while we are on the field. It provides approximately 25% of what we need to live in Peru.

Someone prayed that we would have “divine appointments”. In that moment I already knew that this was one of them and I thought of the verse in Isaiah that says:

Before they call I will answer;

while they are yet speaking I will hear.

We experienced many such times like this while here, and we are so grateful to all of you who have taken out of your time to allow us to visit. We also appreciate all the words of encouragement that you have spoken into our lives. It has truly been a time of refreshment, and now we are looking forward to going back to Peru and working alongside our brothers and sisters there.

Blessings,
Ruth Schrock