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HeartCry

OneSolitaryLife the story of

Jorge Lozano

Volume 18 October - November

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Volume 18 November - December

Also:End of the yearreports fromaround the world.

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The HeartCry Missionary Society is dedicated to thetask of fulfilling the Great Commission through sponsoringnational pastors and missionaries in the foreign field. Thetraditional mission method of training and sending NorthAmerican and Western European missionaries to foreignlands is a necessary and biblical endeavor, however it initself has not and will not enable us to reach the world withthe Gospel of Jesus Christ. Therefore, the HeartCry Mission-ary Society seeks to fulfill the Great Commission throughworking with national pastors and missionaries to help themevangelize and plant churches among their own peoples.

What is the HeartCryMissionary Society?

Statement of PurposeThe chief end of all mission work is the Glory of God.

Our greatest concern is that His Name be great among thenations, from the rising to the setting of the sun (Malachi1:11). We find our great purpose and constant motivation,not in man or his needs, but in God, His commitment to Hisown glory and our God-given desire to see Him glorified inevery nation, tribe, people and language.

Principles of Ministry* While we recognize that the needs of mankind are many

and his sufferings are diverse, we believe that they allspring from a common origin - the fall of man and the cor-ruption of his own heart. Therefore, we believe that thegreatest benefit to mankind can be accomplished throughthe preaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the estab-lishment of churches that preach the Word of God andminister according to its commands, precepts and wisdom.

* Every need of this ministry will be obtained through prayer.We may share our missionary vision with others and evenmake known to them the specific tasks which the Lord haslaid on our heart to do, but we may not raise support throughprodding or manipulating our brothers and sisters in Christ.If this ministry is of the Lord then He will be our Patron. IfHe is with us, He will direct His people to give and we willprosper. If He is not with us, we will not and should notsucceed.

* We intend to never enlarge our field of labor by contract-ing debts. This is contrary to both the letter and the spiritof the New Testament. In secret prayer, God helping us, wewill carry the needs of this ministry to the Lord and actaccording to the direction that He gives.

* We will not compete with other biblical mission agencies,but use the resources that God has given to us to work inpartnership with them. If the Lord directs, we will sacrificeour own goals and resources that other mission works maybe helped and the Kingdom of God increased.

* In meeting any need, those of us who are supported finan-cially by this ministry will be the first to sacrifice all thingsnecessary for the advancement of His Kingdom.

* We will not measure the success of this ministry by theamount of money given, Bibles distributed or national mis-sionaries supported, but by the Lord’s blessing on thework.

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Our MinistryNational Missionary Support

Although HeartCry recognizes the great importanceof sending missionaries from the West to unevangelizedpeoples throughout the world, we believe that we are led ofthe Lord to support native or national missionaries so thatthey may evangelize their own peoples. Therefore we seekto work with godly men and women of integrity and vision inthe unreached world to help them evangelize and plantChurches among their own peoples. The principles that gov-ern this ministry are set forth in the following statements: (1)We will work in partnership and cooperation with the na-tional churches on the mission field and their leadership. (2)We will join with the national churches and leadership in theselection of the missionaries. Our main concern in the selec-tion of missionaries is doctrine, godliness, calling and zeal.(3) The missionary support will be based on the averagenational income of workers in each country. The length ofsupport will be based on the estimated period of time deemednecessary to establish a self-supporting church.

Bible DistributionOur Bible distribution is almost entirely limited to believ-

ers. Many believers in the foreign field do not own a Bible.We have known of congregations with only one Bible, wherethe pastor was required to ask permission from the church inorder to carry the Bible with him during missionary journeysto other villages. Our strategy of Bible distribution followsthe following steps: (1) We purchase Bibles in bulk rate inorder to lower the cost. (2) We buy only hard back, sewnBibles which include both the Old and New Testaments anda concordance. Paper back Bibles with glued pages arecheaper, but will not last. (3) We sell the Bibles at a discountrate rather than giving them away for free. We take greatpains to make sure that no genuine believer leaves without aBible, but do require that something of value be given. (Wehave given Scripture in return for chickens, fish, grain andcoffee beans).

Literature DistributionMany pastors in foreign lands have never experienced

the privilege of studying in a Bible institute or seminary.They are further limited by their own poverty from having anadequate library to use as a resource in studying Scripture.For this reason, HeartCry seeks to provide books and librar-ies to pastors and leaders in the foreign field. A pastorallibrary may include: a study Bible, an exhaustive concor-dance, a Bible dictionary, a one volume commentary on theBible, a theological textbook or systematic theology. Thecost of pastoral library is usually less than $150 (U.S.).

Church ConstructionMany churches on the foreign field are limited in their

ministry by not having an adequate meeting place, or thecost of renting prevents them from obtaining the necessarycapital to purchase their own land and begin construction.

HeartCry seeks to assist such churches by providing thefunds necessary for the purchase of property and the build-ing of a permanent structure sufficient for meetings. Landpurchases and construction costs can range from $1000 inrural areas to $50,000 in highly populated, urban areas. Todate, the largest donation given by HeartCry to a nationalchurch is $40,000, given to the Church of the Savior in one ofthe most populated and least evangelized areas of Lima, Peru.

Training ConferencesHeartCry’s support of missionaries throughout the world

provides us with a unique open door to be involved in thetraining and preparation of God’s people in many nations.The main focus of our conferences is the teaching of theol-ogy, hermeneutics (how to study Scripture), and expositorypreaching. It is our conviction that the Bible is the inspiredWord of God and “profitable for teaching, for reproof, forcorrection, for training in righteousness that the man of Godmay be adequate, equipped for every good work.” (II Timo-thy 3:16-17 NAS). Therefore the greatest service we can dofor pastors, missionaries and the congregations under theircare is to teach them how to correctly interpret and clearlyproclaim the truths of Scripture.For more information, please contact us at: HeartCry Mis-sionary Society c/o Waldo Baptist, 6970 Waldo Church Rd.,Metropolis, IL. 62960, Tel. (618) 564-2770, Email:heartcry@midwest.net

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Peru:In the country of Peru, we are supporting eleven Peruvian church planters andevangelists. We are also providing funding for Church construction and theconstruction of the School of Theology and Missions in Northern Peru where in thelast several years more than 600 churches have been planted. Our missionaries areamong the coastal peoples, the peoples of the northern Andes and the AguarunaTribe of the Amazon Basin.

Paraguay:In the country of Paraguay, we are supporting the prison ministry of nationalmissionary Dino Ortiz. In the last few years, countless young men have been rescuedfrom the bondage of human depravity and sin through the power of Jesus Christ.

Romania:In the country of Romania, we are supporting nineteen Romanian church planters.While the doors are open we must do our best to saturate this beautiful country inthe Gospel of Jesus Christ. The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Ourmissionaries are working among the Romanian people, as well as the Gypsy,Hungarian and Serbian peoples.

Moldova:In the country of Moldova, we are supporting six Moldovian church planters. Fromthis impoverished nation God is redeeming a people for Himself, forgiving their sinsand granting them an immeasurable inheritance. We must be quick to respond tothis open door and work for the Master in His harvest. Our missionaries areworking among the Moldovian and Russian peoples.

Ukraine:In the Ukraine, we are supporting three Ukrainian church planters. This is a newfield for HeartCry, but God has been faithful to let us see an early harvest. May thelater harvest be even greater. Our missionaries are working among the Moldovianand Russian peoples.

Nigeria:In the country of Nigeria, we are supporting two Nigerian church planters. Despitesevere persecution and even martyrdom, the Gospel must be proclaimed until everyNigerian has heard the wonders of God’s salvation.

Zambia:In the country of Zambia, we are supporting four Zambian church planters.HeartCry is working in cooperation with Zambian church leader Conrad Mbewe(affectionately called the African Spurgeon) to plant churches in this most needyfield.

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HeartCryOCTOBER-NOVEMBER

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In this Edition6 From the Director: A brief summary of what God has done in the year 2000.7 From Peru. A brief summary of God’s gracious work in Peru during the past year.9 From Paraguay. A brief summary of God’s gracious work in Paraguay during the past year. The prison ministry

of Dino Ortiz is highlighted.10 From Romania. A brief summary of God’s gracious work in Romania during the past year. The evangelism,

discipleship and church planting ministries of our missionaries are highlighted.11 From Moldova & the Ukraine. A brief summary of God’s gracious work in Moldova and the Ukraine during the

past year.11 From Nigeria & Zambia. A brief summary of God’s gracious work in Nigeria and Zambia during the past year.12 One Solitary Life. The story of Jorge Odilo Lozano Reategui, Peruvian missionary on the Amazon River. Al-

though stricken with leprosy from childhood, he became one of the most loved and respected missionaries inPeru.

18 A New Church Building in San Pablo. A special thank you note for the HeartCry supporters who made possiblethe construction of a new church building for the believers in San Pablo.

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HEARTCRY MISSIONARY SOCIETY

From the Director

The First Year of theMillennium Draws to a Close!

This time last year we were awaiting the first year of thenew millennium, and now that year is drawing to a close. It isan appropriate time to reflect upon this year’s journey andthe gracious working of God among us.

HeartCry USAIn our offices in the United States much has changed. In

the past few years the burden of ministry has been over-whelming. My wife Charo and I are the only two full timeworkers in the United States. Along with our church secre-tary Rita Douglas, who has worked behind the scenes ofHeartCry since the beginning, we were forced by necessityto cover every area of ministry - the care of the missionaries,the HeartCry newsletter, finances, secretarial work, and thealmost constant traveling both in the United States and abroad.Finally, in March, I was admitted to the hospital with chestpains and received a firm warning from the doctor to ease upor come to an early end. It was obvious that no matter theextent of our dedication or the hours invested, the three of uswould not be able to fulfill all the responsibilities of the grow-ing ministry.

It was at this time that the Lord began to raise up work-ers to minister alongside us in the Great Commission. FromDetroit, Michigan, God raised up Dave and Resha Kozler tomanage the home office, delegate the responsibilities andhold all of us accountable to dead lines. From Marion, Ken-tucky, God has raised up Wade and Krista Berry to work as achannel of communication between HeartCry and those ofyou who graciously support our ministry. From our own homechurch of Waldo Baptist, God also raised up two coupleswho have become a great source of encouragement to us:Darian and Heather Rottmann, and Carl and Dacia Stewart.Heather and Dacia have taken over the accounting and bookkeeping, and I am training Darian and Carl to work with theoverseas directors and missionaries, and to establish newmission points in other countries throughout the world.

We thank God for these brothers and sisters in Christwho have so graciously volunteered to give their time andtalents to the Lord’s work and the fulfilling of the Great Com-mission throughout the world. They are some of the finestpeople we have ever had the privilege of knowing. If youwould like to speak or write to any of them please do nothesitate. We are all at your disposal.

HeartCry director Paul Washer speaking with pastorsafter teaching a pastor’s conference in the Andes Moun-tains of Northern Peru.

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PeruAs always, the country of Peru is a great source of joy

for us. Here we have eleven missionaries working in severalareas of the country. In the capital city of Lima, we are sup-porting three church planters - Jonas Barbieri, AdalbertoSuarez, and Ernesto Zacarias; one full time evangelist - Mar-tin Zacarias; and one worker in an inner city rescue mission -Rogelio Acea. In the jungles of San Martin, we are support-ing church planter Arturo Marin and his lovely wife Gladys.On the northern coast and mountain range, we are support-ing a team of missionaries that God is using to minister toliterally hundreds of churches. Angel Colmenares has beenthe catalyst that God has used to start over 600 churches inthe north of Peru. Together with Angel, we are also support-ing his son Daniel who directs the new seminary, churchplanters Florencio Churata and Gregorio Chavez, and Franciso“Paco” Laos who is now serving as an assistant to Angeland an itinerant preacher among the hundreds of churches.This team of men is involved in an almost constant stream ofactivities that include pastor’s conferences, evangelistic cru-sades and church planting projects that reach from the pa-cific coast, over the Andes Mountains and into the AguarunaTribes of the high and low jungles.

In addition to the support of national missionaries, weare currently involved in several church constructionprojects. In the city of Lima, we have been involved in therepair and remodeling of an old inner city church building sothat it might be used as a rescue mission for the countlessdrug addicts and homeless who live in the area. We have alsopurchased a lot next to the Church of the Savior in the dis-trict of Villa Primavera in Lima. This will enable us to expandthe present church to make room for the growing congrega-

Church construction in Mallaritos, Peru. At present, HeartCry is involved in four building projects in the country of Peruand one in Minna, Nigeria.

A Pastor’s Conference in the city of Sullana on the northerncoast of Peru. Over 100 pastors were in attendence. Eachyear HeartCry sponsors several pastor’s conferences in Peruand one in Romania.

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tion. In the jungles of San Martin, we have recently drawn upplans for church construction on a large parcel of land thatwe purchased the year before. In the jungles of the Amazon,we have finished the construction of a church building in theonce infamous leper colony of San Pablo. In the northerntown of Sullana, we have finished the construction of a newchurch in the district of Mallaritos, and have begun a newchurch building project in the district of Villa Primavera. Inthe town of Paita, we have just finished the walls of a newchurch building and will soon begin with the roof.

Also in Sullana, we have begun construction on the newseminary. We have currently laid the foundation and builtthe walls for the first floor of the first building. The seminaryis only two years old, but already has 37 students in atten-dance. The goal of the seminary is to prepare missionaries totake the Gospel to the unreached areas of Peru. All the pro-fessors are full time pastors or missionaries, and at the end ofeach semester the students are sent to some of the mostremote and difficult areas of Peru to evangelize the lost andstrengthen the churches. HeartCry has also provided thebooks that make up the resource library of the seminary.

In addition to missionary support and church construc-tion, we have sponsored several pastor’s conferences on thecoast, in the Andes mountains, and in the high jungles. Fi-

The School of Missions and Theology in Sullana, Peru. The work is directed by Angel and Daniel Colmenares. In its second year, there are37 students in attendence. HeartCry is presently working on the construction of a new facility for the Institute and the Christian grade schoolpictured below. HeartCry is also working to build the teological library that will be necessary for the proper training of the students.

nally, HeartCry continues to support the Divino RedentorChristian School in Sullana, which provides a Christian edu-cation for the children of many of the poor pastors in thearea.

The Christian Grade school was begun several years ago to pro-vide a Christian education for the poor. The Lord has blessed thework with the conversion of many children.

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ParaguayIn the country of Paraguay we are supporting Bolivian

missionary Dino Ortiz. For the last several years he has beenministering to the juvenile inmates in the prison “PachitoLopez” and to the adult inmates in the prison “Tacumbu” inthe capital city of Asunción. Recently, a newspaper articlewas published in the city of Asunción about Dino´s ministry.The article speaks about a cell block that was once called “ElPavellón de la Muerte” (the cell block of death) because ofthe frequent fights and murders among the prisoners. Nowthe same cell block is called “El Pavellón Camino” (The cellblock of the Way) because so many of the inmates there havebecome Christians. It is now the cleanest, safest cell block inthe prison. Where once there was murder, there is now hymnsinging, Bible reading and prayer.

The following are some of the testimonies of the youngmen who have been saved through Dino´s ministry:

My name is Ricardo Rivera. I am 24 years old and be-came a Christian three months ago. Before coming to Christ,I lived a terrible life of sin and was put in prison for attemptedmurder. I thank God for His mercy in saving me, because I donot deserve even the breath that He gives me. He has helpedme overcome my drug habits and now I live for Him.

My name is Oscar Guzman. I am 20 years old and inprison for murder and robbery. Here in prison, the Christianswitnessed to me about what God had done for me and ex-plained to me the reason why Jesus Christ had to died. Iturned to God immediately because I knew that I needed tobe forgiven from all my sins. He has now saved me and hasbecome the hope of life.

My name is Ricardo Benitez and I am 22 years old. I am

Dino receiving theBibles and tracts,sent by HeartCryfor his prisonministry.

HeartCry missionary Dino Ortiz works with inmates like these above studying the Scripture in the adult men’s prison of“Tacumbu” in the capital city of Asunción. Many of the inmates are here for murder, armed robbery and drug trafficing.

in prison for robbery. I am a repeated offender and so I willspend the next several years behind bars. One day while Iwas in prison, I was informed that my youngest brother of 5years old had died in an accident. I was desperate to get outof prison and thought that I was going to lose my mind. Thatnight, I heard the Christians preaching. I do not rememberwhat they said except one statement - “We can have peacewith God.” That night I spoke to one of the Christians and hetold me about Christ and His salvation. I made a professionof faith that night and have experienced a new life in Christsince that time.

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Romania

Under the direction of Eastern European director SorinProdan, the work in Romania has flourished. In Romania weare currently supporting nineteen missionaries throughoutthe country. Six HeartCry missionaries are planting churchesamong the Romanian people - Daniel Cocos is pastoring inBuzau and planting two churches in Pogoanele and Ciuta;Matei Muresan is pastoring in Aiud and planting a church inTeius; Pavel Hadczy-Pop is planting two churches in thevery difficult cities of Rimnicu-Sarat and Grebanu; GeorgeStancu is pastoring in Turnu-Magurele and planting fourchurches in Traian, Lunca, Calmatui and Salcia; Mirecea Tomais pastoring a church in Radna and planting a church inCladova; John Serba is both pastoring and planting churchesnear Bucharest. Five HeartCry missionaries are plantingchurches among the Gypsy - Tonica Anghel is planting threechurches in Strehaia, Corcova and Iercea; Ion Marin is cur-rently pastoring the largest gypsy church in the country ofRomania where last year more than 200 gypsies were bap-tized in a period of a few months; Marian Toma is pastoring achurch in Tunari (a very dangerous village controlled by theGypsy Mafia) and is planting churches in Dimieni and Tamas;Marian Nae is planting churches in Glina and Bobesti andleads a gypsy music band that does open air evangelism andministers in churches; Marius Toma is planting a church inthe Colentina District of Bucharest (a place famous for itsthieves and prostitution). Brother Jeno Hadnaghy is a Roma-nian citizen of Hungarian decent who is planting a churchamong other Hungarians in the city of Sibiu. ZoranMilovanovici is a citizen of Yugoslavia who is plantingchurches among the Serbians who have been exiled fromYugoslavia. Alexandru Palade and Ion Tomeci are twoHeartCry missionaries doing evangelism and personal dis-cipleship on various university campuses. In the last fouryears that they have been supported by HeartCry, they havestarted groups on the campuses of the following universi-ties: Brasov, Sibiu, Tirgoviste, and Timisoara. HeartCry isalso involved in other very important ministries in Romania:the prison ministry of Matei Muresan in the maximum secu-rity prison in the city of Aiud; the radio and preaching min-istry of Valentin Voicila, who both translates and preachesthe sermons of Charles Stanley for Romanian radio; the Sun-day School ministry of Stefan Gae and Emil Bardas - undercommunism, Brother Gae secretly ministered to children andtaught churches throughout Romania how to reach childrenwith the Gospel through Sunday School. He is known through-out Romania as “Mr. Sunday School.”

Of all the fields I have ever witnessed, this is one of themost “white unto harvest.” There is need for hundreds if notthousands of missionaries to be sent out to labor in this field.God has opened a great door for the Church and we mustrespond. It is from Romania that we have reached out intoMoldova and the Ukraine. It is our great prayer to also reachout into the many other Eastern European nations such asYugoslavia and Croatia.

Sorin Prodan,HeartCryDirector overEastern Europe

Alexandru Palade,Campus Outreach,Evangelism, andDiscipleship

Stepfan Gae,reaching childrenfor Christ throughSunday School

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Moldova & the UkraineIn the country of Moldova, HeartCry is currently sup-

porting eight church planters. Vadim Bulgac is planting achurch in Tudora; Iura Cernacovshy is planting two churchesin Bolduresti and Costunleni; Dumitru Capatina is planting achurch in Pelinei; Stanislav Popovici and Anatol Schitcu areeach planting a church in the city of Floresti; Anatol Dunasis planting two churches in Badicu and Cotihana and teach-ing theology in the Theological College of Cahul; Pavel Sanduis pastoring a struggling church in Valea Marea; and VasileVintu is pastoring a struggling church in Pelenia.

During the first months of this year, HeartCry took a stepof faith and began supporting three church planters in theUkraine. Pavel Petihacinii is planting a church in the city ofBalcauti; John Gireada is planting two churches in Porubnaand Bahrinesti; and Rusnac Vitalic is planting three churchesin Cosuleni, Baian, and Varcicauti.

Nigeria & ZambiaOn the continent of Africa, HeartCry is working in Nigeria on the west coast and Zambia in the southeast. In the country

of Nigeria, HeartCry is currently supporting two church planters among the Muslims in the state of Minna. Brother Andrew’schurch (last name witheld) has grown to well over 100 members. He is now praying for a new field where he can plant anotherchurch in an unreached area. Brother Samuel’s work (last name withheld) is much younger and not as well established, yet hehas nearly 50 adults in attendence and many children. We have currently purchased two lots where we hope to begin theconstruction of a building for Samuel’s work.

In the country of Zambia, HeartCry is working in association with national leader Conrad Mbewe to support four churchplanters near the capital city of Lusaka: Lichawa Thole, Wilson Kamanga, Kennedy Sunkutu, and Christian Kasumo.

Samuel’s new church plantin Minna State, Nigeria. Inthe background is thebuilding where they meet.

HeartCry missionary Vasile Vintu, baptizing a new convertin the country of Moldova.

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This is the last remaining photograph of the late Jorge Odilo Lozano Reategui, Peruvian missionary on the Amazon River.Although stricken with leprosy from childhood, he became one of the most loved and respected missionaries in Peru.

A Treasure in Earthen Vessels“But we have this treasure in earthen ves-sels, so that the surpassing greatness ofthe power will be of God and not from our-selves;” (II Corinthians 4:7 NASB)

In biblical times, it was a common practice to concealvaluable treasure in jars of clay, which had little value orbeauty and did not attract attention to themselves and theirprecious contents.1 In the same way, God often bypasses thewise, the mighty and the noble of this world, in favor of thefoolish, the weak, the base and the despised, to make themthe privileged bearers of His precious Gospel. The reasonfor such a choice is simple - so that no flesh may boast beforeGod, just as it is written, “Let Him who boasts, boast in theLord” (I Corinthians 1:29, 31).

This truth, although clearly revealed in Scripture, dem-onstrates how far the church in the west has fallen. We seekto make our worship services more aesthetic, we strive to

make our Gospel less offensive and we market Jesus to makeHim more appealing to the world. The cross we preach hasmore in common with the glitter of Madison Avenue thanthe hill of Golgotha. The result is a powerless Gospel andthe preaching of “another Jesus” that is neither Lord norSavior.

In this month’s issue of HeartCry we are featuring thestory of the late Jorge Odilo Lozano Reategui. As a youngboy he was stricken with leprosy, and banished to a lepercolony in the heart of the Peruvian jungle. Although blind,deaf and deformed by the disease, he became a powerfuland beautiful instrument of God’s power to save. His storyshould be a constant reminder to those of us who seek to usefleshly embellishments to make our message and our Christmore appealing to the world. When we first heard the sto-ries about Jorge from the Christians in San Pablo, wethought they had to be exaggerations or outright fables.But as they were confirmed over and over again, we beganto realize that his story had to be told to the rest of theworld. The testimonies that follow are from Jorge’s daugh-ter Loida and his wife Amelia. After interviewing them, we

OneSolitaryLifeThe Story of Jorge OdiloLozano Reategui

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took a twenty minute hike through the mud to the nearbycemetary where Jorge Lozano was buried in a very simpletomb. As you read, please remember that this article is notabout a “great” man of God, but a “great” God who is ableto transform earthen vessels into bearers of great treasure.

- Paul and Charo Washer

A Daughter’s Testimony by Loida Lozano

I began to travel with my father when I was 6 years old,visiting small towns in our regions on foot or in our canoe.Sometimes my little sister Esther would also travel with usand we would both sing before the preaching services as myfather had taught us.

At that time, my father had almost completely lost hiseyesight and he could not go out on his own. His hearingwas almost gone also, but his legs were still fine. My father’sblindness did not deter him because he had memorized somuch of the Scripture. When he preached, he would open hisBible, and no one realized that he was not reading, but recit-ing the text from memory. Sometimes he would ask my sisteror me to refresh his memory by reading to him the chapterfrom which he was going to preach.

It is truly amazing how many people loved and respectedmy father. Even the Catholic priests and nuns that lived inour town thought highly of him and respected him. I wasalways very proud to be his daughter. My father was verywell known along the Amazon because he had preached inmost of the churches there. Many people were won to theLord not only through his preaching of the Gospel but alsobecause they could not believe how a leper that was com-pletely blind, almost deaf and that suffered so much couldlive his life so passionately for God. Many Christians werecalled into the ministry because they were convicted whenthey compared themselves to this frail leper who was a livingtestimony of dedication to God’s service in spite of his ill-ness.

The Lord always took great care of me as I traveled withmy father to the different places where he had to preach. Isometimes was very afraid of traveling with my dad becauseit was at times dangerous going down the river in our canoeor walking in the dark. My father taught me that we did notneed to let fear control us because if God wanted to take ourlives there would not be a place on earth where we would besafe, and if God wanted to preserve our lives there was noman or animal or circumstance that could take it - we wereimmortal until God decided to take us home! When we trav-eled, my father was never worried about where we wouldsleep or what we would eat. He always taught us that Godwould provide through His children and that we should begrateful and joyful at all times.

As a child it would bother me when people made fun ofmy father or ridiculed him because of his many handicaps.Sometimes people would insult him and say terrible things,laughing at him. This did not bother him at all. I would getangry and he would tell me that one of the blessings of beingdeaf was not being able to hear insults and discouraging

Jorge’s daughter, Loida Lozano still lives in the village ofSan Pablo and attends the Baptist Church “Dios es Amor”(God is Love). She began to make missionary journeys withher father when she was 6 years old, visiting small townsalong the Amazon River on foot or by canoe. Her fathertaught her that she did not need to let fear control her onthe dangerous journeys, because God was sovereign overall things - even the day of her death. Until God decided totake them home they were immortal!

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words. He said that if insults were all he had to suffer forChrist then it could not even be considered suffering. Healways told me not to pay attention and to pretend that I wasdeaf myself. He told me to pray, because God would deal withthe people who mocked us. The one thing I remember mostabout my father is that he was the most patient man I haveever known. He always took things so calmly and patientlythat everyone said that he had the patience of Job.

On one occasion we were in the city of Iquitos and wereforced to walk everywhere because we did not have moneyto pay for a taxi or bus. I was nine years old, hungry and in abad mood because of it. When he noticed my attitude, hetold me not to worry because someone would have us overthat day for lunch and would even provide money for us totake taxis and buses to get around Iquitos. I thought to my-self, “I cannot believe this! I am hungry and he is joking withme!” Often when we came to the city, people would stop andput some coins in my hand because they thought that wewere beggars and this would bother me. My father wouldlaugh at this and say that it was God’s provision for us. Thatday no one had given me any money.

Finally, we came to a street corner and I stopped to lookfor cars before crossing. At that moment, a lady came outfrom a building and called to us. She said; “I have food if youwould like to come in and eat in my house. I have made toomuch food today and God would punish me if I threw it awaywhen there are others who may need it.” I stood there speech-less. Finally, I pulled down on my father’s shoulder so that Icould scream in his ear “Here it is father! Someone is invitingus to have lunch!” He laughed and said, “Let’s go, this is ofGod! I am starved!”

Once we were inside we sat down and prayed togetherbefore eating. The lady of the house asked me of what reli-gion we were and I yelled in my dad’s ear. “This lady wants toknow of what religion we are!” My father told her that we didnot have a religion and that we belonged to Christ. He sharedthe Gospel with her and she broke down and made a profes-sion of faith that day. That lady owned a pharmacy and shegave us a large amount of various medicines and nearly $1000dollars. This helped us to travel all over Iquitos the rest of thetime that we were there visiting churches and other Chris-tians and to return home to San Pablo with much supplies.

On another occasion my father wanted to travel to an-other town, but we did not have gasoline for the boat’s mo-tor. Therefore, he decided that we would paddle the boatdown the river. He knew that the current would be verystrong on the return trip and so he prayed that someone witha motor would help us make our way back. He taught me toalways pray before doing anything or making any kind of adecision. He also taught me to pray with faith and not doubt-ing because God had all power to do many things.

When the day for our return came, a man who saw usgetting ready to leave told us that he could take us in hislarge river barge if we so desired. He put my father’s canoeup in the barge and took us home all the way. That man heardthe Gospel as my father shared with him, but he was notinterested in knowing God. My father told me that the most

important thing was to always preach the message of salva-tion, no matter what, even if people did not listen, our job wasto preach the good news.

God’s protection was over us powerfully on one occa-sion when I was saved from being raped when I was nineyears old. My father and I took a taxi in the city of Iquitos.When the driver realized that my father was deaf and blind,he took us to a desolate part of town, instead of taking us tothe neighborhood and church we were looking for. At thatmoment something came over me and I told this man, “Myfather is a missionary and a preacher of God, if you touch onehair on our heads or hurt us you will face God because Hehas His angel watching over us.” My father did not knowwhat was happening because he could not hear or see, buthe gripped my hand and I saw him praying at that moment.

The taxi driver did not believe that my father was apreacher and said mockingly; “How can he preach or any-thing, he is blind and deaf?” I told him to come to the churchwith us and see for himself. The taxi driver must have becomecurious to see if what I told him was true and he took us to thechurch where my father was preaching. After the service, thedriver, who had sat in the back of the church, was sobbing intears. He asked me to please forgive him and said that heneeded to speak to my father. That night the taxi driver madea profession of faith along with many others who had comeforward. Later that night, I told my father what had happenedin the taxi and he told me that the Lord showed him the inten-tions of the driver and that is why he had begun to pray forour protection from harm.

Years later, when I was visiting my father in Iquitos, aman approached me at a bus stop and asked if I was thedaughter of Jorge Lozano. I told him yes, and he asked me ifI remembered him, but I did not. He then told me that he wasthe taxi driver who had been converted years before underthe preaching of my father. He told me that his entire familyhad come to know the Lord, that God had prospered him, andthat he had been trying to find my father to tell him what Godhad done for him. I told him about my father’s health condi-tion and he begged me to visit his home and meet his family.I went to his house and they all prepared a large box full ofclothes and food for me to take to my father as an expressionof their gratitude. When I took the present to my father andtold him about what had happened, he cried tears of joy toknow that this man was truly following Christ and that hisfamily had also been saved. My father never complained andhe never held resentment against anyone.

When I was ten years old, I was sent to the city of Lima,to the home of some Christians that offered to take me in andput me through school. This was a great blessing becausethere were no opportunities for education in our village ofSan Pablo, but it was also very hard to be away from myparents. Time went by and when I was 18 years old I receiveda letter telling me that my father was very ill and that I neededto come to see him soon. I traveled to San Pablo immediatelyand when I saw my father he looked terrible. His leprosy hadprogressed very much and his legs were in such bad shapethat they needed to be amputated. We were both flown to

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the city of Iquitos for his surgery, but my father didnot complain about his condition or the pain hewas suffering. When I told him that his legs wouldbe amputated he only said, “I am in God’s hands,God gives and God takes away.” The doctor wassurprised that my father was not nervous and heasked him why. My father told him that he knewwhere he would be going if he died. My father lostmuch blood during the surgery and we neededblood urgently. The wonderful thing was that myblood was a perfect match for him and I was able togive it for him.

After this radical surgery I thought that myfather’s preaching days would be coming to an endor that he would preach from a wheelchair or some-thing. But my father surprised me again becauseeven though he was now without both of his legs,deaf and blind, the Spirit that dwelled in him hadnot lost any limbs or any of His faculties. He hadsuch incredible desire to preach and to work forGod that he could not be still another minute. In thehospital, my father was cared for by nuns and hewould preach to them and to the priests who wouldcome around. My father was loved even by theCatholics in the town who saw his love for God andfor souls.

My father recuperated and he had two pros-thetic legs made out of heavy wood and steel. Theywere very oddly made and heavy, but he was deter-mined to learn to walk. He said that until God tookhis breath, he would continue to serve Him. Godhad called him into the ministry, and that callingwas to be fulfilled until the end of his days. Myfather said that if the legs did not work and some-one had to carry him to where he needed to go, itwould be fine, but he would not lay aside the mis-sion work. For three months my father practicedwalking with his prosthetic legs. At first they hurthim and made a raw spot in the stub of his knees,but eventually they healed and became callousedenough so that he could walk on his prostheticlimbs without pain.

I told my father that I would stay with him untilhe got better, but he was placed in a special homefor the handicapped and elderly. When he foundout where he was being taken, he told me that Godwas giving him a new ministry of prayer. When hearrived at the retirement home, it bothered him thathe was put in a bed and everything was controlled,but he always submitted quietly and without com-plaint. People that worked and lived there made funof him and called him the “praying leper” becausehe would spend hours praying. My father was aman of prayer, and he would pray for hours. I re-member as a small girl that I would wake up in themiddle of the night and see him praying. I would go

back to sleep and wake up again to find him still there praying on hisknees. Finally, my father was granted permission from the nuns toleave the home during the day in order that he might go to church,visit the brothers, and preach.

I discovered that my father suffered much in the retirement home.People would steal his things and his food because he was blind. Onething that I have heard people say and that I know to be true myself isthat my father never complained about his condition and the way hislife was. He never complained about any limitation he had becausesomehow they were not limitations to him. The other old people helived with were always grouchy and mean but my father was alwayscontent. One time he was being carried by another man to cross abridge over some running water and the board that served as a bridgebroke under them. My father fell to the waters and was almost drownedbut he held on to a branch and we were able to save him. In spite ofthese and other things he would always say that there was a perfectpurpose for everything that happened and sometimes he said it wasGod’s loving discipline designed to teach him different things.

The grave outside of San Pablo where Jorge is buried. The wordsinscribed on the marker are from Revelation 2:10 , “Be faithful untildeath, and I will give you the crown of life.”

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Amelia Lozano in her later years, is a faithful member of theBaptist Church in San Pablo.

During his last years, a few churches supported myfather’s missionary work and sent their support to him monthly.He used whatever he needed from this support and sharedeverything else with needy Christians. The supportingchurches were always faithful, but for some reason, adminis-trative changes were made which caused my father’s supportto be delayed for three months. Since he did not like owinganyone their pay, he set out for the city of Iquitos to discoverwhat had happened to his support. He was led by a sister inthe church to catch a boat on the Amazon. Even though myfather was blind and weak, he was never afraid of traveling ordoing things on his own. He always carried with him a small,flat briefcase with a zipper that contained his Bible and tracts.He would give away tracts no matter where he was. The dayhe got on the boat was no exception, he asked someone tolead him throughout the boat and he gave tracts to everyone.

As is often the case, the boat in which my father wastraveling was carrying too many people that day and it beganto sink. My father did not know what was happening at firstuntil he felt the people were running all about him in panic.He called for help but everyone was jumping into the waterand trying to save themselves and their things. The owner ofthe ship called out for everyone to jump in the water. He toldthe people to forget about the “old leper” that was calling outfor help, because it was useless to try to save him. When myfather finally realized that no one would come to save him, hehugged the briefcase that contained his Bible and tracts, andbegan to pray, “ Please Lord fulfill your promise to me and donot let the animals eat my body. Let my family find my body.”His prayer was heard by many of the people standing on theshore and swimming in the water.

When I discovered what had happened, I almost lost mymind. I was in such shock that I could not even think. I wasmarried and my husband went ahead of me to try to find myfather’s body in San Pablo. Of all the ones that drowned myfather’s body was the first one found. They found him fourhours later floating face down near a small beach. He washolding his Bible and tracts with a smile on his face. Hisbody was surprisingly well kept and not eaten by water ani-mals, which is very unusual in the jungle. The thing thatsurprised everyone the most was that the weight of his heavyprosthetic limbs did not take him to the bottom of the river.The bodies of people who drown, never return to the surfaceuntil after three days. Because of this, many of the unbeliev-ers were afraid and said that my father was a saint. They saidthat all the sinners sank and were eaten by the animals in thewater, but that my father floated and was untouched becausehe was a man of God. After my father died, so many peoplesent me letters, flowers and cards that it was unbelievable, itwas almost as if a government official had died. I even re-ceived letters from the United States, from missionaries andpeople that knew about my father’s testimony and ministry.

My husband’s name was Jorge Odilo Lozano Reateguiand he was born in Contamana on September 4, 1927. Whenhe was 12 years old, Jorge was diagnosed with leprosy andcame to live in the leper colony of San Pablo. As was com-mon in those days, his parents rowed their canoe near theshore and dropped him off. He was never to live with themagain.

When Jorge arrived in San Pablo, Pastor Serafin Cachiquireceived him in his home and taught him about the Lord.Jorge attended church regularly but was not truly converteduntil he was 24 years old. After his conversion, he felt thecall of God to preach the Gospel. Because Jorge was a leper,he was not able to study in a Bible college or seminary. In-stead, he studied the Word of God by means of a radio pro-gram that was aired from Equador. After ten long years ofstudy, he finally received his diploma from the Voice of theAndes radio institute.

When we met, Jorge and I had both been married previ-ously, but our mates had died - his wife to cancer and myhusband because of a bad heart. When we were married, ourgreatest desire was to be obedient to the Lord with the lifethat we had left. After considerable time serving in the church

A Wife’sTestimony

by Amelia Lozano

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in San Pablo, the congregation appointed us as missionariesand sent us to La Banda, in Barse Bonifati. There we minis-tered for almost 20 years. When we began preaching theGospel in this area, we devoted our days to visiting the nearbytowns in our canoe and winning people to the Lord. Becausewe had no church building, we met in the homes of the newconverts and waited for God to bless us with a building. AsGod began to move in our work, other couples from our homechurch in San Pablo also moved to La Banda and laboredwith us. It was not long after that the church in La Banda wasestablished and we built our first temple! Those first yearswere wonderful times! God blessed the work and saved manysouls. My husband pastored with great joy.

It is very sad for me to share with you that at that verytime when God was blessing our lives and moving so won-derfully in our ministry that I began to wonder about my ownlife and became very self-centered. I was 26 years old at thetime and I began to have very disturbing thoughts about myfuture and my life. My husband and I could not have chil-dren because most lepers are sterile. Because of this, I be-came very afraid of what would happen to me when I becamean old woman without any children to care for me. Thesethoughts tortured me constantly and eventually drove me tothe sin of abandoning my husband for another man that couldgive me children. I had three children by him, but one died.My sin almost destroyed my life and I contemplated suicidemany times because of what I had done. Finally, in my de-spair I cried out to God for forgiveness. In spite of the terriblethings I had done to Jorge, we were reconciled again afteralmost three years and he even received my two small babydaughters as his very own.

In 1960, at the age of 33, my husband had eye surgeryand was told that eventually he would lose his eye sightcompletely. When he heard this, he began to study andmemorize the Word as he had never done before. He becameblind eight years later and we had to return to San Pablo fromLa Banda. It was very difficult for us to leave the four churchesthat had been planted in La Banda, Alfaro, San Juan deCamuchero and San Felipe.

Even though Jorge was blind, it did not stop him fromgoing out and preaching in the many towns and villagesalong the river. Most of the time he was guided from onevillage to another by my six year old daughter Loida.

My husband was a man who loved God above all thingsand he also loved the souls of men. He was terribly deformedand mutilated by the leprosy that ate his body, but he was aservant of Christ like few others. He constantly traveledthrough the river and jungles preaching the Lord Jesus Christand encouraging His people. He had many trials in his life,but he overcame them by the power of God. He suffered agreat deal physically and I know that I caused much of thepain in his heart due to my rebelliousness and sin. Jorge hasnow gone to our Father’s house in heaven and I am onceagain alone. I hope to hear from my Father soon, so that I may

also go home.

Story of San Pablo by Loida Lozano

My father arrived in San Pablo when he was 12 yearsold. The story of San Pablo is very sad because leprosy wasthought to be a terrible curse. People at that time did notknow that there are two different types of leprosy and thatfor the most part, leprosy is not contagious. Long before myfather arrived in San Pablo it was simply a place for the peoplewith leprosy to die. The family members of the lepers wouldbring them by boat, give them a canoe to paddle to shore andnever see them again. It was a terrible time because evenchildren would be dropped off and some would not evenmake it to shore before they were drowned in the river. Theones that made it to the shore and started to live here had tobuild their homes from what they found available in the jungle.Food was dropped off by airplanes, because even the largeboats would avoid the waters of San Pablo.

In time, the disease of leprosy was controlled with thehelp of medicine. Many priests and nuns came to San Pabloto help the lepers and to organize their living conditions, butfor many it was too late, they had already died by the dozensbecause of the terrible living conditions of the open junglethat had become their home.

Many lepers that survived married among themselvesand had children. For fear of the leprosy, the priests and nunswould take the leper’s children from them to the orphanagesin Iquitos, because at the time it was not known that leprosywas not contagious. My husband was one of the childrenthat were taken from their parents when they were born to theorphanage and were raised by nuns and priests. I was bornwhen the lepers where allowed to keep their children, and soI grew up with my parents.

The town of San Pablo is now mostly populated by thechildren and descendants of the lepers that formed the origi-nal leper colony. You can still see the older generation ofpeople who suffered from leprosy, but they have almost allpassed away.

My father lived to see one of his dreams come true. Helonged for the day when San Pablo would no longer be con-sidered a “leper refuge.” He lived to see the day when myhusband, as the mayor of San Pablo, participated in the com-mission that gave San Pablo the status of a normal town.

Before my father died, an American missionary once toldhim that if he would be interested in traveling to the UnitedStates that he would pay his airline ticket. My father wasvery excited when he heard the invitation. He told the mis-sionary that he was ready to preach the Gospel in the UnitedStates, but that he could not speak English. The missionarylaughed and told him that he would preach in the Hispanicchurches in the United States and that if he was invited to anEnglish speaking church someone would translate. My fa-ther was very happy with this invitation and looked forwardto it, but He went home to be with the Lord before any of thiscame to pass.

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During the month of August, Paul and Charo Washervisited the believers of San Pablo to report on the newchurch being constructed through your generous giving toHeartCry. The following are testimonies and pictures fromthat journey. Thank you for giving to the Lord!

Horacio NoriMy name is Horacio Nori and I have been pastoring the

Evangelical Baptist Church “God is Love” of San Pablo for14 years. I want you to know that I am deeply grateful tothose of you who contributed in such a generous way to-ward the construction of our temple in the town of San Pablo.We want you to know that we praise and thank our God foryou. I want to encourage you by letting you know that yourgift has brought forth much fruit. At this moment we arenearing the completion of our temple and we count the daysas we see each brick go up. We wish you were here with usto share in our joy. We love you in the Lord and promise topray for you that God may richly bless you and fill you withjoy, love and hope as you wait for the Lord’s return.

Orlando SinaraguaMy name is Orlando and I have spent years ministering

alongside of my brothers in San Pablo and traveling to dif-ferent towns along the river, establishing churches andpreaching the Gospel. I am currently one of the deacons in

the church “God is love.” I have seen this church grow froma little room with only a handful of people to the beautifultemple that we are about to complete. Our struggles havebeen many and God has been there with us all along the wayto give us the grace that we needed. We praise Him for histimely provision through His children in the United States. Iwant to thank our brothers in the United States for the gener-osity they have shown to us here in San Pablo. Only inHeaven will we be able to speak these words of gratitudepersonally, but until then, may our Father bless and keep youas you walk in His path.

Cecilio DiazMy name is Cecilio Diaz Chumbe and I am a deacon of

the church “God is Love” of San Pablo. I want to thank youfrom the bottom of my heart for this wonderful deed that youhave done for us by helping us have a permanent churchbuilding. We are overjoyed and thank our God for His kind-ness toward us through your generous giving. We hope thatyou know that your blessing is not limited to us, nor are wethe only recipients of your gift of love. You are also blessingthe lives of generations of believers to come who will come toknow the Lord, be baptized and grow spiritually in this build-ing. Thank you for your sacrificial giving that the Kingdom ofour God may be advanced in San Pablo.

The leaders of the Baptist Church “God is Love” in San Pablo, Peru: Pastor Horacio Nori, Cecilio Diaz, OrlandoSinaragua, and Marcial Isuiza Lomas. These men were discipled by Pastor Jorge Lozano.

New Church Building in San Pablo

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Brother Cecilio Diaz Chumbe, deacon at the Baptist Church “God is Love” standing before the wall of their new building.

Some of the members of the church in San Pablo gathered together to thank God for His goodness manifested through yourgiving to HeartCry.

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