"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:  Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you:  and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.  Amen.

Mathew 28:19-20

Sending Church

Coastal Shores Baptist Church

8310 Dorchester Rd.

Charleston, SC 29418-2918

Field Address:

Apartado 135

Chiclayo, Peru

South America

Baptist International Missions, Inc

P.O. Box 9215

Chattanooga, TN 37412

(423) 344-5050

The Johnson Family in Peru

Greetings from Peru!

My name is Lee Johnson, my wife's name is Eva and our daughter's name is Melanie, who became eleven years old, in August 2008.  We've now been in Peru, (as a couple) since 1995, serving in the city of Chiclayo. The city of Chiclayo is located 12 hours north of Lima (the capital of Peru) with a population of about 900,000 people, which make it Peru's fourth largest city.

On July 30, 1995, under the guidance of the Lord, Eva and I started Iglesia Bautista para Sordos de Chiclayo (Deaf Baptist Church), in the city of Chiclayo.   We thank the Lord for Pastor Wilmer Dominquez of Primera Iglesia Bautista (First Baptist Church) who allowed us to start our church in a borrowed room on the fourth floor of his church building.  We started our church that first Sunday with just five people present.  From that humble beginning we’re now averaging, between 90 to 100 on Sundays, including both deaf and hearing people.  

The hearing part of our ministry really took off, in the year 2000.  It was truly amazing what the Lord has, and continue to do in Chiclayo.

In the early part of 2003, our church had a business meeting, where we officially voted on a name of our church, which is now called, Jesus the Vine Baptist Church.

We have constantly seen salvation decisions between deaf and hearing, baptism, growth, and interest on the part of some our people, who have really gotten involved in different programs of the ministry. We praise the Lord for what He's been doing these past eleven years.

In November of 1998, our church started a new deaf ministry in the city of Ferreñafe, located 30 minutes NE of Chiclayo.  At that time, there was a man by the name of Cesar Quiros who was my co-pastor in the church in Chiclayo, and overseeing the ministry of Ferreñafe. 

In 2004, Cesar felt the calling of the Lord, to completely oversee the ministry in Ferreñafe, by becoming its official pastor.

In March of 2005, we at the Jesus the Vine Baptist Church, had an ordination service, and we officially sent him off as the pastor of the church in Ferreñfe.

THE DIFFERENT MINISTRIES OF JESUS THE VINE BAPTIST CHURCH ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1.  Three bus routes.

2.  Sunday School classes.

3.  Children’s program.

4.  Bible institute.

5.  Soul winning program.

At the same time that we started the church, back in July of 1995.  The Lord allowed us to start our school program with five students. 

Eva has all of the required credentials, needed for being a teacher; she also has a certificate in administration. 

When Eva and I met, Eva had already been a teacher, at the Christian deaf school, where we both served at, back in the early 90’s.  She later became the principal of the school. 

The work we started in Chiclayo was called OMES, Obra Misionero para la Educacion Del Sordo (Missionary Work for Educating the Deaf).  Since March of 2005, and after an almost a ten year wait, we finally received the official papers for our school, thus Harvest School for the Deaf, was born. Praise the Lord.

In December of 2005, we had our first school graduation.  Two of our original five students, had stayed with us, and they were part of that first graduation program.  What a wonderful Lord we serve.

Will you continue to lift us up in the Lord, and for the continuance of the ministry here in Chiclayo, Peru? 

Thank you so very much, and may God bless you in a very special way.

For Peru,

Lee and Eva Johnson

SOMETHING NEW!  WE HAVE ADDED OUR MOST CURRENT PRAYER LETTER TO THIS SITE SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE UPDATED INFORMATION ABOUT OUR MINISTRY!  CHECK BACK OFTEN FOR THESE LETTERS!  CLICK THE LINK BELOW.

Lee  

Eva  

Melanie