Friday, March 18, 2011

NEWS LETTER: MARCH 2011

Developments:

* Last month our pledged monthly financial remained at 63.9% of our budget; after adding one-time donations for this month we received 100% of our budget—our Lord IS faithful..!

* On February 11th Gabie Goni held a conference for the women of our church.

* On February 12th our church and the youth of the congregation of CC Surco joined forces on an outreach to the poor kids in Rimac. We provided hair cutters and CC Surco provided an evangelistic show of puppets and mimes. About 30 kids got a haircut and heard the Gospel message that day.

* On February 24th Karla assisted this year’s Pastor’s Wives Conference in Kawai, a beach retreat center about one hour south of Lima. She had the honor to lead a morning devotional with the group.

* On February 27th we held the last service of CC Surco and provided cake and refreshments to celebrate the conclusion of their fruitful ministry in La Cruceta. They were invited to join us in Miraflores and are praying for God to direct them to where He wants them to congregate going forward.

* On February 28th “Iglesia Cristiana Calvary Chapel Miraflores” was officially born as a legal entity here in Peru.

* On March 3rd I shared at CC Huacho, about three hours north of Lima. Our family had a great time there with the Tippie’s and getting to know the congregation.

* On March 13th the church organized a surprise party in a local restaurant for Karla’s 31st birthday where 40 people showed up. The Lord has truly blessed us with a very loving congregation to teach and to pastor here in Peru.

* Last month we had a full schedule of social/counseling get-togethers where the Spirit of God moved to bring freedom and the exchange of spiritual life.


Prayer Needs:

* For a fresh and empowering view of God, and that His will be done in our lives.

* For our marriage, our devotional lives, and for our kids to continue to grow in their desire to know the Lord.

* For social activities and godly friends for our kids.

* For my back’s healing and for the family to stay healthy.

* For an intense hunger for God in the hearts of everyone in the church, including our children and our youth.

* For the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of God to be poured in our congregation as a whole.

* For the healing hand of God on the marriages of our church.

* For wisdom to do God’s will with the benevolence ministry of our church.

* For the hungry kids of Lurin and Rimac.

* For the men in the rehab center in Rimac.

* For provision for me to go to the yearly Calvary Chapel Senior Pastor’s Conference in Murrieta, CA in June, 2011.

* For provision for Karla and I to go on the Israel and Jordan Tour on March 12-24, 2012 with John Bonner from the CC Bible College here in Lima, Peru.

* For our monthly financial support to go from 63.9% to 100% of our budget.


Thank you for holding us up through your love and faithful work of intercession..!



In His love,

Andres and Karla, Sebastian, Daniel, and Samuel—the Garcia’s.


PS: Make sure to check out the new pictures of our recent activities to your left...