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Josué and Rachel Ahuite
Josué, from Iquitos, Perú, started working in missions at 17 years old, traveling to river villages with his father, a local pastor. Upon completing YWAM’s Discipleship Training School (DTS) in Cartagena, Colombia in 2003, Josué worked for 3 ½ years with YWAM in Leticia, Colombia, teaching children in river villages, doing maintenance and accounting for the base, and helping with evangelistic events, especially in the logistics and children’s events. He returned to Iquitos to study accounting and graduated in 2007. At that time, he joined up with a fellow missionary , who has a local ministry; Josué began several children’s clubs, plans the logistics for mission trips (both in Iquitos and in villages), and is the ministry’s accountant.
Rachel, from Kentucky, began missions at age 12, teaching children’s clubs with Child Evangelism Fellowship and working with at-risk youth alongside her father. After graduating from college with a degree in education, she completed YWAM’s DTS in Leticia, Colombia in 2005 (where she met Josué). She then worked with YWAM Iquitos for a year. She received a master’s degree in English as a second language in the US. Then she returned to Iquitos to work with Josué in the children and river ministries and to teach English.
On February 7, 2009, Josué and Rachel were married. They now work with at-risk children in Iquitos, supervising children’s clubs with about 100 indigent children who come from poor families and need spiritual guidance. They help with the Bible lessons, activities, and feeding program every week. They also travel to villages along the river to share the Good News to the children.
The couple bought property in May 2009, and they have begun to build a children's home, their life-long vision. The home, called Seeds of Love, will be a place where children can spend their after-school hours doing homework, taking classes (cooking, construction, English, etc), playing, and learning about God; some will be live in the home. It will be a safe environment--offering food, health resources, education, and love and encouraging the children to know God, to grow spiritually, and to become ministers of the Gospel.
To send packages to us or the children, ship via the Post Office to:
Josue Ahuite/ Rachel Deal
PO Box 331
Iquitos, Peru
NO CHECKS OR CASH!