Tuesday, February 17, 2015

NEWS LETTER: FEBRUARY 2015

Developments:
Last month our pledged monthly financial support dropped to 57.8% of our budget; after adding one-time donations the Lord provided 100% of our budget—our Lord IS faithful..!

* On January 26th we officially launched our discipleship program Deep Faith and are now offering it to the church at large. This is the first ministry that is being run entirely without me. Thank You, Father, for allowing me to see the sheep making disciples on their own.!!

* On February 7th Karla and I, along with another couple from our church, had the blessing to assist a marriage conference led by Carlos Casco at Gracia Calvary Chapel.

* On February 10th our unborn child, Adrian Enrique, was diagnosed with cardiac arrhythmia. Thankfully, the eco-cardiogram performed by a cardiologist showed a complete and otherwise healthy heart. The doctor said to not worry about it, that it may just go away in time as the heart continues to grow… We are praying for a steady heartbeat in his next checkup.

* This month the Lord has rekindled our ties with the local Christian Surfers ministry as my sons and I started surfing ourselves. We are looking forward to further develop our involvement with this ministry to reach the ever-growing surfing community with the gospel of the grace of God!


Online Outreach Stats (January, 2015):
* Video Ministry: 678 "Loads" and 71 "Plays" in 5 different countries (Peru, United States, Venezuela, Colombia and Spain--in order of most "Plays"). 

* Church Facebook: 189 People-Talking-About-This and 2891 of Total-Reach. We closed the month with 400 Likes.

* Church Web Page: 231 Sessions by 171 Users from 10 different countries (Peru, Brazil, United States, Italy, Ecuador, Mexico, Philippines, Colombia, India and United Arab Emirates--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 good health to all in our family.
* For a supernatural healing of Sebastian’s nose after his operation.
* For Karla’s pregnancy, specially that the baby’s cardiac arrhythmia would heal and for provision for all the coming expenses.
* For Abita’s spiritual growth and physical health.
* For a ministry vehicle able to mobilize our soon to be family of six.
* 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 the local surfing community.
* 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 our involvement with the local ministry of Christian Surfers and Calvary Chapel Bible College Peru.
* For our monthly financial support to remain at 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...