Thursday, November 20, 2014

NEWS LETTER: NOVEMBER 2014

Developments:
Last month our pledged monthly financial support remained at 61.0% of our budget; after adding one-time donations the Lord provided 77.1% of our budget—our Lord will be proven faithful..!

* On November 2nd I had the privilege to officiate the wedding of Alejandro & Peggy. This is the first wedding of our congregation and my first wedding all together..!

* On November 9th we had our first Sunday service in our new location at the Club Empresarial in San Isidro. Thank You, Lord, for this new location You have provided. Anoint the services there to the glory of Your great name!

* On November 12th Karla’s doctor confirmed that it’s definitely another boy—Adrian Enrique… Father, anoint Adrian to be a prophet of the Most High!

* On November 15th Karla and I, along with several from the leadership of our church, were blessed to attend the yearly Calvary Chapel’s Pastors and Leaders Conference in Gracia CC. The theme of this year’s conference was Remaining Faithful to Our Legacy. 


Online Outreach Stats (October, 2014):
* Video Ministry: 804 "Loads" and 80 "Plays" in 9 different countries (Peru, United States, Venezuela, Panama, Brazil, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Russia and Ecuador--in order of most "Plays"). 

* Church Facebook: 233 People-Talking-About-This and 3539 of Total-Reach. We closed the month with 373 Likes.

* Church Web Page: 161 Sessions by 101 Users from 10 different countries (Peru, Brazil, United States, Italy, Mexico,  Ecuador, Spain, Panama, Colombia and Guatemala--in order of most Sessions).

Charts of all these metrics are available here.


Prayer Needs:
* For a fresh and empowering view of God, that we may learn to see His goodness in all places and in all things, and that His will be done in our lives.
* Against spiritual oppression and discouragement in my family.
* For our marriage, our devotional lives, and for our kids to continue to grow in their desire to know the Lord.
* For a supernatural healing of Sebastian’s nose after his operation.
* For Karla’s pregnancy, that the baby would come healthy and for provision for all the coming expenses.
* For good health to all in our family.
* For God's anointing and continued provision for our new Sunday morning service location.
* For our church to be rooted on an ever fresh vision of the grace of God.
* For a downpour of spiritual realities and an intense hunger for God in the hearts of everyone in the church, including our children and our youth.
* For the healing hand of God on the marriages of our church.
* For the development of male leadership in our church.
* For the development of healthy relational discipleship groups where our congregation truly comes to know and grow in the grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
* For our video ministry, church Facebook and church web page to reach many with the Word of God.
* For the Lord to strengthen and develop godly homeschooling here in Peru.
* For the salvation of the people of the Club Terrazas Swimming Team and beyond.
* For Divine guidance and blessing as we seek to make disciples in the peruvian city of Huamachuco, as well as in Caracas, Venezuela. Also for God to raise up local pastors for these locations that are of one mind with the vision of Calvary Chapel Miraflores.
* For my involvement with the local ministry of Christian Surfers.
* For our monthly financial support to go back to 100% of our budget.

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


In His love,
Andres, Karla, Sebastian, Daniel, Samuel and Adrian—the Garcia’s.


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