Spring News Letter

 

 

Wow! Wow! Wow! God is moving big time here in The Amazonas.  Since the pandemic, the church here in Leticia has grown.  Mission Ministries (MDM) is the covering of AFAMMS here in Leticia Amazonas. I have been watching God move with great excitement. This newsletter will share with you the highlights of what God has been doing here.

 

Last year we hosted the Pastor's and Leadership Conference at our church.  I shared in the last newsletter how God allowed us to bless the indigenous pastors who work in hard-to-reach places on the Amazon River and its tributaries.  This year Pastor Julio gave a challenge to all the leadership at MDM and the Houses of Faith to do an evangelistic outreach to a minimum of 50 persons including refreshments.  WOW God! The leadership took up the challenge which resulted in over 1,000 persons receiving the gospel message, over 1,000 persons receiving refreshments and a major growth in the local church at MDM. Good Friday was encountered with the great revelation that the church building where we have been meeting can no longer host major events.  The church was so packed full that about 100 persons were seated on the floor, the chairs were placed to the edge of the wall with only a small isle for walking, the back doors were opened out toward the street and still people were standing. Therefore (of course), we are in a major building project.  The present building will be used for youth and children ministries. We are now feeding over 100 children on Saturdays. The challenge has been given to as many as desire to sow $130.00 as many times as they are moved to do so until July 31^st for the purchasing and foundations of the new building that they sow.  (Luke 7:4-5)

 

The churches that are under MDM are all growing to the extreme.  Besides serving on the praise and worship team, I am working with 3 churches on the Peruvian side of the Amazon. The church in Caballo Cocha Peru has been ministering in San Juan. We are all in building projects and exploding with people.  Pray to the Lord of the harvest to send laborers to the harvest. I believe that these are the end times. There is much to do before the rapture. We need people, money and PRAYERS! What is God saying to you?  How can you be a part of what God is doing here in Leticia?

 

The last 2 months I have received the daughter of the pastors in Caballo Cocha.  Her name is Nataly.  She is staying with me to complete her schooling in order to study economics here in the university in Leticia.  This is a 3 – 4-year commitment.  When she finishes, she will have a higher education than most of her family and peers in her community.  Since their church is growing so much, there is great need for someone who can steward the blessings of God that is being poured out on this church. Please pray for divine wisdom on my part as I am teaching and supplementing her training and discipleship.

 

The middle of July to the middle of August I will be in the States to work on AFAMMS documentation, visit with some churches, assist my niece's quincinera, attend a women's conference and see family and friends. Continue to pray and give. Remember “The fervent effectual prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” KJV If you would like to participate in the financial challenge of sowing, My contact info is above. I hope to see many of you soon.

 

Giving Link http://afamms.blogspot.com

 

Adventuring with Christ,

Orchidy T Boyd

Executive Director AFAMMS

 

African American Mobilization Services (AFAMMS)

Min. Orchidy T. Boyd— AFAMMS— PO Box 39803 – Redford, MI   48239-0803

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November News Letter

Wow!! It is so good to be back in Colombia. Since April 14 th until September the 19th , I was in the USA receiving a total hip replacement and therapy. All went so very well! Some of the problems with the right hip replacement from last year were corrected and now I am just working on strengthening the muscles. God is good! Thank you to all who were praying for me during that whole process.
While in the States, I was able to visit with a number of friends, family and churches who have been an encouragement to me over the years as I have been ministering abroad. Some of the highlights were spending time with my oldest sister and her new missionary friends. Time spent with her allowed me to get reacquainted with old neighborhood friends and family. Thanks Chrys for drawing us
all together. One of the special things of which I became aware was, even though my communication with you all since the pandemic was very sparse do to the lack of good internet signal here in Leticia; your prayers and giving actually increased. I would like to share with you all some of the things that God has been doing through AFAMMS as a result of your prayers and giving since last year. He has done SOOO much! Last year after I returned from the States my desire to minister up river grew strong. I spoke with my pastor in Leticia and he expressed a need to have someone to do discipleship with two of the churches under the covering of Ministerio de Misiones (MDM).  I was very willing and God had already given me the teachings that were to be used from the discipleship manual that I had written during the pandemic.
I stayed for about a month in Caballo Cocha Peru teaching on the 7 fundamentals of the faith as found in the last section of Hebrews chapter 5 and the beginning of Hebrews chapter 6. I also taught basic music with the praise and worship team and those who desired to learn more about music. I believe that God formed a special bond with these pastors in Caballo Cocha. The time spent there was also
a time of encouraging the pastors and developing the vision that God has given to them. As I taught, God was confirming His word with signs and wonders of healing and deliverance as He said He would in Mark 16. WOW! WOW! WOW!  I got back in time to host pastors and to participate with the worship team in the first International Pastor's and Leadership Conference in MDM. Brazil, Colombia, Peru and various Indigenous tribal groups participated, were challenged and refreshed. Through the
offerings we were able to give a boat with motor to one of the pastors who worked in a very remote region. WOW! WOW! WOW!
In January of this year, I traveled to the second church which was in Iquitos Peru. There I taught the 7 fundamentals of the faith and ministered the same as led by the Holy Spirit. The music classes and the time spent with the pastors and youth of this church were awesome. We gave certificates and had a joyous time baptizing those who placed their faith in Jesus. WOW! WOW! WOW!  Just before coming to the States for my left hip replacement Frontier Gospel Ministries asked if I could do a Praise and Worship
Seminar in Caballo Cocha. I said yes. The joy of seeing your students understand that praise and worship is not just something that is performed on a stage but rather an expression to God through an intimate relationship with Him was awesome. Song, dance, instruments, giving of our time, talents, money and obedience to His will in one's life with a willing spirit and spending time with Him brings great joy to our Father. One of the students used his creativity to make a drum set out of tambourines, buckets and kitchen pots. Check out the video and pictures on the web: http://afamms.blogspot.com WOW! WOW! WOW!
I was able to connect with many of you (even if for a brief time) while in the States recuperating from the surgery, Two really neat things happened. One of the 2 girls that AFAMMS sponsored for girl's camp returned with me to Colombia with her mother to better acquaint themselves with the ministry here in the Amazon and to assist in the preparations for the second Pastor's and Leadership
conference. Which, by the way, was off the chain!! This year about 14 different tribes were represented and many of these pastors take the gospel to extremely remote areas of the Amazon. We were able to bless 14 of these pastors with hand made boats and Peki Peki motors. You did this with your giving and prayers. The other neat thing was that one of the churches that have been supporting me for years made a commitment to not only financially support but to come visit for a short-term outreach in 2024. Please pray for them as they take on this endeavor. WOW! WOW! WOW!
 

One more big praise and celebration!! In the month of October MDM baptized over 100 persons in the Takana River. ALELUIA!!

Still Adventuring with Christ,
Min. Orchidy T Boyd
Execu. Dir. AFAMMS

March 2023 News letter

Yes I am still here in the Amazon! This past year was full of challenges.  

From the wedding of my daughter Neivy and Junior Santana in February to my return from the States in September, God's care and encouragement for me was evident.

 

After the wedding, I left for Bogota to receive a total hip replacement. The month of march was all about the surgery and recuperation. At the end of the allotted therapy sessions, my brother Lusire called to let me know that my father was in his last days so I decided to go to the States instead of returning to Leticia.  Praise God that I made the right decision to got to the States.  I arrived on March 30^th  and had a chance to talk with my Dad.  A few days later on April 4^th my new hip slid out of position and I was rushed to emergency.  I praised God that I had come home to Michigan. If I had returned to Leticia I would have died.  There is no technology in that region that could have handled my situation.  God is Good! Then on April 8^th my father went home to be with his Father. In the same week that we were burying my father, Benjamin (the boy who helped me raise money for the boat that I had when I lived in the jungle) also went home to be with the Lord at the young age of 17.  His parents who support and counsel me on my Board of Directors and his younger brother along with many who loved him and were ministered to by his life grieve his loss but with joy because we know that we wll see each other soon when the trumpet sounds.

 

The summer months were filled with God's presence as I was ministered to by family and friends.  Even though the recuperation and the emotional losses were challenging, God provided times of refreshing and healing as I got to spend quality time with camp friends and family. A special thanks to Huron Forest Camp CedarRidge for continuing to minister to boys, girls, teens and families. You have blessed me greatly! The National African American Mission Conference was also an encouragement to me as pastors and church leaders met in Virginia to plan and discuss ways to more effectively reach the nations with the gospel of Jesus Christ through a network of organizations committed to helping one another in that task and vision that God has given each one. And last but not least, the opportunity to attend the virtual mission conference with the People's Community Baptist Church was a highlight of continual blessing.

 

The summer ended with an opportunity to share AFAMMS with a group of friends and family in the K.C. MO area, a new pastor in the Southwest Detroit, MI area and a celebration of my nephew and new niece Alexander and Felicia Boyd's wedding. AWESOME!!!!!

 

My niece Grace returned to Colombia with me to help me settle in and to get to know my life and ministry here in Leticia, Amazonas Colombia.  We had a great time being tourist and she had an opportunity to minister in music with the Praise and Worship team.  She was a real blessing to me as my body was adjusting anew to the life here in the Amazon.

 

After Grace left, my focus has been on strengthening my muscles for the next hip replacement in May 2023, discipleship of the churches under the covering of Pastor Julio Arley and Jenny Pacheco in Iquitos and Caballo Cocha Peru.  I taught from my first discipleship manual that God placed in my heart to write. Sorry but, I wrote it in Spanish so it will not be available in English until I can get it translated. I will be returning to Caballo Cocha March 30, 2023 to teach a 4 day Praise and Worship Seminar. Please keep me in your prayers so that I may teach what is on God's heart with wisdom and creativity.

 

April 12^th I will be returning to Detroit, Michigan in order to have the left hip replacement which is scheduled for May 11, 2023. After my time of recuperation, I pray that I will be able to visit with some of you before I return to Colombia September 19, 2023.  Imagine! It has been a year since I have been able to send out a newsletter because of the almost non-existent internet service here in the Amazon.  In the last month, it has finally improved. Yaaay!!! For those of you who have been able to keep up with my Facebook page, you are mostly up to date.  Remember! Your prayers are making a difference in the Three Frontiers (Colombia, Peru and Brazil).  Thank you!!!

 

 

Adventuring with Christ,

Min. Orchidy T Boyd

AFAMMS Execu. Dir.

Leticia, Amazonas Colombia

March 2022 Update

I don't know the date of Jesus' birthday and I definitely do not celebrate Santa Claus but, I do know that if it wasn't for Christ coming to the Earth to make it possible for us to be reconciled to the Father through His death on the cross, burial and resurrection, I would not have had reason to come to Leticia Colombia in the Amazon.  I would not have become a single mother when child services asked me to become the guardian of a 13-year-old girl. She would not have been taught the Word of God to recognize the lies of the enemy in her life.  And, there would not have been a seed of love placed in her heart that would germinate when she went to The Encounter Retreat Weekend for Women this past July.  But, because Christ did come to earth and was born in Bethlehem, as was foretold, the little Yagua girl that God gave to me has committed her heart and life to serving Him. The exciting news for me was that her boyfriend also went to The Encounter Weekend for Men and was completely changed by the Holy Spirit.  Many of you gave extra to help me during the time that she was living with me and many of you continued to pray for her even after she left to live with her boyfriend.  THANK YOU!!

 

Because of your prayers and giving, the two of them decided to put their lives in order before the Lord and for their two little boys. They got married in September 2021 before a judge and got married in the church where we attend on February 5, 2022.  They moved to Bogota where Junior, Neivy's husband, has been given a job offer and an opportunity to finish his schooling.  Neivy is also completing her schooling and desires to take the REHMA Bible School training. Discipleship is not just a class taken for a few weeks. No, it is a long-term process that requires much prayer, sacrifice of time and a commitment to love unconditionally.  It is being an example in such a way that your faith may be seen and your love may be experienced. Thank you again for all your prayers and encouragement for her and me during these past few years.

 

Now, what about me? Well besides having just planned a wedding (Check it out on my Facebook), I am still teaching English and music classes. I am also practicing the violin and clarinet a lot.  I am playing with the praise and worship team. The music for the 15^th anniversary of the Mission Ministries Church where I attend ministered to many. I have had the opportunity to serve teaching the youth and various other discipleship classes.  The women who attend the House of Faith (Casa de Fe) are a real joy. We are going through the Bible focused on our covenant relationship with God.  The challenge for them is to read the Bible from beginning to end in order to better understand the heart of God towards us. They were so excited about Neivy's wedding that they had dresses made to go with the wedding theme and greatly helped me in serving during the wedding.  Awesome!

 

Physically this year is challenging for me because on March 6, 2022 I received a total hip replacement.  I praise God for the Colombian health insurance that is covering most of the expenses involved in this process. Please pray for a quick recovery.  Here is a BIG praise! In May 2021 I was diagnosed with diabetes and in December I went forward for prayer against Diabetes AND GOD IS HEALING ME!   Trusting God's word and with the consent of the doctor over my case, I am no longer taking pills and insulin!! Yeah God!!

 

God has opened doors for me to do more teaching in Peru and here in Leticia, Colombia.  Please pray for wisdom as I follow the Lord's leading.  Pastor Julio and his wife Jenny Pacheco of Mission Ministries Church has stepped in to be like a bishop to a church in Caballo Cocha and for a church in Iquitos Peru.  As I am healing, I will be working with Pastors Julio and Jenny as we train and equip the church in these (among other) discipleship ministries.

 

Speaking of the challenges and blessings that God has placed before me in this year 2022.  I have finally decided to accept the challenge that many of you have asked of me and have begun to write “my story” Yaaaay! And boy do I feel challenged!! I guess this too is part of the adventure.  This year of 2022 is a great time to be alive! We will go forward and we will get the job done! Matthew 24:14 “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.” (KJV)

 

Adventuring with Christ,

Min. Orchidy T Boyd

Exec. Dir. AFAMMS