We thank God daily for our faithful prayer warriors and supporters who constantly encourage us as we labor here in Peru. The Lord is doing great things here in Peru and South America, and we are thankful that we get to be a part of His great work. We truly believe that His coming is ever nearer, and we want to work while we still can.

The church in Surco continues to grow, both numerically and spiritually, as our members become more interested in winning souls and bringing visitors to church. The year 2025 has brought many opportunities for our people to grow in the Lord, including Vacation Bible School for children, camp and Youth Conference for the teens and young adults, and a Fires of Evangelism Conference for the entire family. The church is averaging about 100 more people each Sunday over 2 years’ time of growth. We love pastoring these dear people as they faithfully witness each week, averaging 30-40 people professing faith in Jesus as a result of their efforts and the grace of God.

Our church is giving almost 1,000 soles above and beyond the Faith Promise commitments, so we are looking to take on an additional 3 missionaries, bringing our total to 14 missionaries. Speaking of missionaries, we are thrilled to send out our first “homemade” missionary, Bro. & Mrs. Exodo (Yessica) Buitrago, together with their children, Josue and Mateo. They are bound for Bogota, Colombia, and we look forward to joining them for the Grand Opening of their new church at the beginning of June.

We started our second school year on March 10! Our enrollment in our Christian school, IBI School, is up. We now have 34 students meeting in person and another 12 students who are homeschooled in our program. We are writing our own curriculum! Our curriculum starts in Spanish and gradually adds English so that students become fluent by the time they finish their high school studies. Please pray for this endeavor, as we are in need of about US$2,500 to get the curriculum project off the ground. We believe that the curriculum will be a blessing and is absolutely needed in Spanish. There are very limited options for parents and very few Christian schools available. We are already planning to partner with several schools and missionaries in several countries. There is an orphanage in Ecuador that we would like to get materials to right away, and we covet your prayers in this area.

Our new semester of IBI Institute will begin on April 7. We graduated three servants of the Lord in March and are thrilled to welcome new and returning students who desire to serve the Lord with their lives. We will be teaching in the jungle extension of the institute several times throughout the school year and ask for prayers for protection and finances to do this important work in training the next generation of pastors and missionaries in Peru.

We are thankful for each of you, especially two new churches that recently took us on for support. We appreciate many who are praying for our three sons. Zach Jr.’s health is improving, and we are glad to have him here in Peru, serving alongside of us and pastoring IBI San Gabriel. Caleb will be marrying Leah Denneau in June, and we couldn’t be happier! We love Leah as our own and are thrilled to be welcoming her into our family. Logan is doing so well in Bible college, preparing to serve the Lord.

Thank you for praying for our family. May God richly bless you as you continue to serve Him.

Zach and Karin Foust