NEWS LETTER: OCTOBER 2011

Developments:

* Last month our pledged monthly financial support dropped to 55.6% of our budget; after adding a generous one-time donation for this month we received 100% of our budget—our Lord IS faithful..!

* On September 12^th a group of women from our church went to visit a rehab center for women in Cieneguilla where they minister the love of Christ to the women at the center in many ways, but mostly with one-on-one biblical counseling.

* On September 16^th we had a Street Evangelism Day with a couple of evangelists from Open Air Campaigners at Parque Kennedy—the main park in Miraflores.

* On September 17^th a group from our church visited the orphanage El Amparo in Chaclacayo. They helped with the cleaning of the facility, provided and cooked lunch for them, and ministered to the kids.

* On September 25^th we had our last service before furlough. There I anointed Rodolfo Monzón as the temporary head of the church during my absence. He won’t be teaching on Sundays, but he will be leading the prayer meeting on Tuesday nights and overseeing the other activities of the church until my return. Please pray for him.

* On September 26^th we boarded a plane in Lima headed to Miami to spend 9 week on furlough in South Florida, but not without a surprise farewell from the Monzón’s as they showed up at the airport to show their love and appreciation to us. We were deeply touched by their display of affection on behalf of our church in Miraflores. Later on we arrived in Florida to be welcome at our friends house in Plantation, Matt and Joyce Monteith, with a car at our disposal courtesy of Fabio and Michelle Dias—thank you guys so much!

* On September 28^th I visited my friends at my old job in MetroPCS and it turned out that they had a need for a contractor for the exact time that I was available to fill. They ended up offering me a temporary 5-week assignment with which we’ll be able to complement financially for our time on furlough. Thank you Lord.!!

* On October 10^th I started my 5-week assignment at MetroPCS.

Remember that you are all invited to come to our Sponsor Potluck Dinner in The Garage at Calvary Chapel Plantation on October 28^th from 7pm to 9pm.

Let us know if you are interested to have us visit your church, Bible study group, etc. during our time back in the US (until December 2^nd) so we can accommodate you. We crave to connect with those who "hold the rope" for us as missionaries with your prayers and with your financial support. Thank you!

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.

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

* For a downpour of spiritual realities in the hearts of those we recently baptized and the congregation as a whole.

* For 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 Lord to raise a godly couple or family to help us with the ministry here in Miraflores.

* 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 ministry opportunities with the orphanage El Amparo, the shelter for girls The House of Glory, and our local brothers from HeartCry Missionary Society.

* For the hungry kids of Lurin and Rimac and for the men in the rehab centers in Rimac and Victory Fellowship.

* For the Lord to anoint the teachers that will fill the pulpit while we're in the States and to anoint and develop our local leaders that will be left running the church.

* For financial provision to cover the cost of homeschool materials for the new year--about $1,500.

* 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, and Samuel—the Garcia’s.

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

NEWS LETTER: SEPTEMBER 2011

Developments:

* Last month we stopped receiving a one-year grant equivalent to 15.6% of our budget after it expired without renewal. Our financial support, pledged plus one-time offerings, made it to 89.9% of our budget—our Lord will be proven faithful..!

* On August 14^th Karla and I celebrated 12 years of marriage. That day I rested from pulpit duties and sat with my wife and the rest of our congregation under the teaching of Alfonso Nuñez, a brother and friend from HeartCry missionary society.

* On August 16^th our pastor from our home church, Steve Turner, and his wife Roz arrived in Lima with the sole purpose to minister and care for us--what a blessing! They stayed with us until August 22^nd. During their visit we had the opportunity to share many meals together, assist the 3^rd FINA World Junior Championship here in Lima, participate in street evangelism, have a Koinonia Day in Chaclacayo, sit under Pastor Steve's teaching in our church, and to celebrate Roz's birthday. Thank you Calvary Chapel Ft. Lauderdale for caring for your missionaries--praise God!

* On August 23^rd I had the privilege of getting together with other Calvary senior pastors in the area to share and pray together. This time the group was conformed by myself and the senior pastors from CC Koinonia, CC Huacho, CC Ica, CC Pisco, and CC Barranco.

* On September 1^st the Willis', an American family that congregates with us, started the first Home Group in our church. It is a Home Group for English-speaking people.

* On September 2^nd we had a movie night at the church where we played Left Behind I. In the next months we'll be finishing the complete Left Behind trilogy.

* On August 27^th we visited and ministered at Victory Fellowship, a rehab center for men at El Callao. Please pray for the spiritual freedom of our friend Roberto.

* On September 3^rd a group of women from our congregation visited and ministered at House of Glory, a Christian center that offers assistance to young women with unwanted pregnancies to find and cling to the Sustainer--our Lord Jesus!

* On September 5^th we had lunch at our house with the Marco Laura, senior pastor of CC Pisco, his wife, Monique, and his newborn, Israel.

Everything is almost ready for us to go back home on furlough from September 26^th to December 2^nd. The Lord has provided teachers to fill the pulpit in our church while we're in the States--praise God!

The whole family is very excited to visit back home to reconnect with our supporters and to recharge both physically and spiritually for the next couple of years of ministry here in Peru. Our schedule is filling up quickly, but if you are interested to have us visit your church, Bible study group, etc. during our time back in the US let us know so we can accommodate you. We crave connecting with those who "hold the rope" for us as missionaries with your prayers and with your financial support. Thank you!

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.

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

* For a downpour of spiritual realities in the hearts of those we recently baptized and the congregation as a whole.

* For 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 Lord to raise a godly couple or family to help us with the ministry here in Miraflores.

* 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 ministry opportunities with the orphanage El Amparo, the shelter for girls The House of Glory, and our local brothers from HeartCry Missionary Society.

* For the hungry kids of Lurin and Rimac and for the men in the rehab centers in Rimac and Victory Fellowship.

* For the Lord to anoint the teachers that will fill the pulpit while we're in the States and to anoint and develop our local leaders that will be left running the church.

* For financial provision to cover the cost of homeschool materials for the new year--about $1,500.

* For financial provision and transportation for the family while we're back in Plantation, FL on furlough from October to November.

* 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, and Samuel—the Garcia’s.

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

NEWS LETTER: AUGUST 2011

Developments:

* Last month our financial support, pledged plus one-time offerings, dropped to 75.6% of our budget—our Lord will be proven faithful..!

* On July 18^th our kids started a new homeshool year. Sebastian started 5^th grade and Daniel started 3^rd grade with Abeka DVD's; Samuel also started Pre-K with Karla.

* On July 21^st Karla started a Bible study of the book of James with the newly formed Little Children's Ministry team. We are encouraging not-so-little children to attend the services as soon as possible so we can worship God, learn from, and pray to Him together as integrated families.

* On July 22^nd Karla and I connected with a group of missionaries from Paul Washer's missionary ministry, HeartCry, here in Lima to do street evangelism in the main park of Miraflores. In the future we will be joining forces with them to reach in this fashion the people of Miraflores and beyond with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

* On August 4^th Karla got together with several of the Calvary Chapel pastor's wives of the area to say goodbye to Pillar Bonner, as she's moving with her husband, John Bonner, to Cajamarca with the Bible College.

* On August 5^th we had a Lonche, a Peruvian light dinner, at the church where our friend and prayer warrior, Maria Luisa Baiochi, shared her testimony and we all had a time of worship and fellowship.

* This month Karla and I had a very active biblical counseling ministry along with several opportunities to further develop relationships with three of the main families of our church. We had dinner with the Willis', went to the Peruvian Independence Day March with the Calmet's, and visited the town of Barranco with the Monzon's. The Lord continues to knit our congregation together in His love as we all grow together closer to Him. A clear expression of this was seen as the congregation rose up to pray for and to provide meals and house help to a lady in our congregation, as she was convalescent from an unexpected operation.

* We are gearing up to go back home on furlough from September 26^th to December 2^nd. The whole family is very excited to visit back home to reconnect with our supporters and to recharge both physically and spiritually for the next couple of years of ministry here in Peru. If you are interested to have us visit your church, Bible study group, etc. during our time back in the US let us know so we can plan in advance.

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.

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

* For a downpour of spiritual realities in the hearts of those we recently baptized and the congregation as a whole.

* For 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 Lord to call a missionary couple or family to come help us with the ministry here in Miraflores.

* 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 ministry opportunities with the orphanage El Amparo, the shelter for girls The House of Glory, and our local brothers from HeartCry Missionary Society.

* For the hungry kids of Lurin and Rimac and for the men in the rehab center in Rimac.

* For financial provision to cover the cost of homeschool materials for the new year--about $1,500.

* For financial provision and transportation for the family while we're back in Plantation, FL on furlough from October to November.

* For the Lord to supply anointed teachers to fill the pulpit in our church while we're in the States and to anoint and develop our local leaders that will be left running the church.

* 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 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...

NEWS LETTER: JULY 2011

Developments:

* Last month our financial support, pledged plus one-time offerings, dropped to 89.0% of our budget—our Lord will be proven faithful..!

* On June 17^th we had a movie night at the church; we watched Amazing Grace.

* On June 19^th we had a Father's Day Celebration at the church with the participation of some of the children in our congregation.

* On June 21^st our kids and their friends from our congregation that follow the US school year had an End-of-School-Year Celebration at their house.

* On June 24^th Karla and I took a quick getaway trip to Trujillo, a costal city about a 7-hour bus trip north of Lima. We had an opportunity to visit Chicama, a surfing beach that has the largest waves in the world, as well as, the ruins of the temple of the Lady of Cao, the only known female ruler in Peruvian ancient history.

* On July 1^st most of the Tuesday Night Prayer Meeting Ministry members took Karla and me on a Pastor's Day Celebration on a local restaurant. It reminded me of the saying "those who pray together stay together".

* This month we received an offering from a family of generous friends/supporters to pay for our plane tickets to go back home on furlough! After much prayer we sense God leading us to go back home on furlough from October to November. We have places to stay, but we will need transportation--please keep this prayer.

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.

* For our marriage, for our marriage, for our marriage.

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

* For a downpour of spiritual realities in the hearts of those we recently baptized.

* 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 the development of male leadership in our church.

* For the salvation of the people of the Club Terrazas Swimming Team and beyond.

* For ministry opportunities with the orphanage El Amparo and the shelter for girls The House of Glory.

* For the hungry kids of Lurin and Rimac.

* For the men in the rehab center in Rimac.

* For financial provision to cover the cost of homeschool materials for the new year--about $1,500.

* For financial provision and transportation for the family while we're back in Plantation, FL on furlough from October to November.

* 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 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...

NEWS LETTER: JUNE 2011

Developments:

* Last month our financial support, pledged plus one-time offerings, dropped to 92.8% of our budget—our Lord will be proven faithful..!

* On May 13^th we visited the Shelly's of CC Ica, a fairly large city about a 3 1/2 hour drive south of Lima. There we had an opportunity to connect with Robin and Tracy and to witness how the Lord is reaching the working professionals through them there in Ica; very similar to what He is doing through us here in Miraflores-Lima.

* On May 21^st a group of our church participated in an anti-abortion march called March for Life. There we had an opportunity to reach the Catholic youth of Lima.

* On May 27^th we assisted the inauguration of the orphanage El Amparo. This orphanage is a ministry of Calvary Chapel Lima located in Chaclacayo, a small town about a 45-minute drive East of Lima. We are praying for ministry opportunities, as the Lord leads, with this ministry.

* On May 28^th we were invited to Trini's 80^th birthday surprise party. Trini is a lovely believer that congregates with us. The party was organized by Trini's unbelieving family, so we had an opportunity to bear witness to the reality of our Lord to them.

* On June 6^th Karla and I had an opportunity to visit The House of Glory, a Christian shelter for young mothers whose pregnancy was due to abuse. We are praying for ministry opportunities, as the Lord leads, with this ministry.

* On June 9^th we had Gabie Goni back in our church leading a Women's Conference. The female part of the congregation was ministered and challenged to grow in their relationship with our Lord and to press deeper into His fields of freedom and love. Thank you Gabie for your faithful service to Christ.

* On June 11^th we enjoyed of a Koinonia Day under the sunny skies of Chaclacayo with a large group of our congregation. More importantly, there we had the unspeakable joy of baptizing into obedience to Christ four souls of our congregation, including my 7-year old Daniel..! Also, we baptized Michelle (10), Deborah (18), and Sara (24)--praise the Lord for His mercy endures forever!

* This month we had very fruitful biblical counseling sessions where we saw the light of God’s glory shine freedom in the hearts of those being counseled. Thank You, Father..!

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.

* For our marriage, for our marriage, for our marriage.

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

* For faith and wisdom to sense the Lord’s leading as we gear up for another year of ministry here in the metropolitan area of Miraflores, Lima, Peru.

* For a downpour of spiritual realities in the hearts of those we recently baptized.

* 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 the development of male leadership in our church.

* For the salvation of the people of the Club Terrazas Swimming Team and beyond.

* For ministry opportunities with the orphanage, El Amparo, and the shelter for girls, The House of Glory.

* For the hungry kids of Lurin and Rimac.

* For the men in the rehab center in Rimac.

* 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 back 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...