Meet José, trancultural missionary from Ecuador (From http://guymuse.blogspot.com/)
When José Chillambo first appeared three years ago for our church planting training, all he could talk about was missions. He is a fairly new believer, but has always had a one-track mind about missions. The tougher the territory, the more excited he gets! Over the years, we have seen him mature and develop spiritually. It has become evident to all of us that the Lord is calling him to serve as a transcultural missionary.
When José Chillambo first appeared three years ago for our church planting training, all he could talk about was missions. He is a fairly new believer, but has always had a one-track mind about missions. The tougher the territory, the more excited he gets! Over the years, we have seen him mature and develop spiritually. It has become evident to all of us that the Lord is calling him to serve as a transcultural missionary.
In August of this year, Jose will be sent by the Guayaquil house churches to serve on the IMB Xtreme Team in Peru. He will be our first "homegrown" transcultural missionary to be sent out to the ends of the earth from the Guayaquil house churches. The Xtreme Team is not for just anybody. It is, to say the least, quite eXtreme...
"People who live in the easy-to-reach places have heard the Gospel. The people
in the hard-to-reach places haven’t...How will they be reached? The Xtreme Team is Western South America’s answer.If traditional forces can’t get in, Special
Forces must be trained. If traditional strategies aren’t reaching them, Xtreme
strategies have to. The Xtreme Team leaders will train teams of young men to
reach people in the most isolated and difficult-to-access places. The training
will produce the best trained mission force in the region. They will be
physically, mentally and spiritually ready to reach people who have been
overlooked for centuries.This one is definitely not for everyone. Those who
cannot or will not do tough physical work, or those who are not willing to
suffer for the Lord better look elsewhere. The Xtreme Team members will go where the rest of the world is unable, or at least unwilling to go. They will explore
some of the most extreme, isolated and inaccessible places on earth and take the
gospel to those who live where no one else has reached..."
This is where Jose's heart lies: going where the Gospel has never gone before. It will take $200/month to support Jose. The Guayaquil house churches have already begun to raise his support. It comes in amounts ranging from a few pennies to a few dollars per week. Our goal is to support him financially for two years in this missions venture.
Will you pray for Jose? He will need all the prayer support he can get!
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