Hombro a Hombro 2017

Every 3 years our home church Grace Church Eden Prairie leads an exciting outreach in Lima Peru, serving hombro a hombro (shoulder to shoulder) with the Callao Church.  This was Dustin's 7th and Katie's 5th time on this outreach.  From 22-30 July 2017 our team of 100 from America joined several hundred Peruvians as we shared the love of Jesus in Lima and Callao.  

In these 7 days we presented to 7,350 people in 15 events.  Through the various outreaches, our team saw over 1,450 people indicate decisions to follow Jesus!  We had a full schedule with a parade to start the week out followed by multiple shows a day in different locations.

Through singing, dumpster drumming, kids games, dramas and of course unicycling, we presented the Gospel in parks, streets, a medical rehab center, church festivals, soccer fields and hospitals.

In addition to the performances, teams painted homes and prayed with their owners.  Others hosted a marriage seminar for couples and a day of events for kids with special needs.  Skilled doctors performed 50 complicated surgerys, as others on the medical team cared for hundreds of sick people.  Every act of love and service was accompanied with prayer and sharing of the Gospel.

New brothers in Christ!

It was great to reconnect with friends we've made over the past 18 years.  It's always fun to see other young unicyclists at the Callao church who have been inspired by Dustin.  As we have in other years, we left some unicycles for others to continue to learn.  

We praise God for the soft hearts He prepared in Peru and for the many people who chose to surrender their lives to Him.  We rejoice with the angels!

Oktoberfest in August

It's been a decade since the UniShow has been to Pierz MN.  On August 30th we had the privilege of returning for their Oktoberfest celebration.  We rode unicycles in the parade along with our host from Fellowship Bible Church who drove a Spirit 92.9 van.  Some of his helpers handed out several thousand of Dustin's testimony cards along the parade route!  We invited parade watchers to our outreach shows in the park later that day.   

At 2p and 3:30p that afternoon, we had great outreaches in the park.  Some people stayed for both shows.  Dustin shared his story and the powerful Gospel message.  Afterward people told us they were impacted by the shows.  One retired veteran came up to Dustin with his hand on his heart, saying that God had touched him through Dustin's message.  Many kids connected with Dustin after the shows as well and gave the unicycles a try.  

It was a delicious treat to be introduced to "Gemuse" which is a German favorite that our host cooks up in mass every year.  Sauerkraut, sausage, butter, spices, among other ingredients made for a very tasty dish!  

Fellowship Bible Church parade crew.

 

Photo Credit: Kimm Anderson  St. Cloud Times article.

Photo Credit: Dan Arntsen 

Photo Credit: Dan Arntsen