NEWS LETTER: JULY 2014

Developments:

Last month our pledged monthly financial support dropped to 41.3% of our budget; after adding one-time donations the Lord provided 76.0% of our budget—our Lord will be proven faithful..!

* On June 16th I shared at the weekly meeting of Christian Surfers of Peru. We started a study on the book of Colossians.

* On June 30th the insurance company, against all odds, paid in full all the medical expenses due to Samuelito's broken elbow back on August 2013. By God’s grace, we are once again debt free..! Praise God.!!

* On July 6th we had our 1st Sunday service in our new location. Through God’s provision of a special donation and a mayor rent discount we are now having our Sunday morning services in an ideal location that holds up to 200 people. Now we have plenty of room to grow… Thank You, Father for this new chapter of that You have started in our service to You here in Peru. We are blessed, You are glorified..!

* On July 9th our church joined forces with a missionary team from Calvary Chapel Boca Raton to serve at the orphanage, Albergue Infantil El Amparo El Chaclacayo. There we had an opportunity to bless and be blessed by ministering the love of God to about 10 children.

* On July 12th all our kids—Sebastian (12), Daniel (10) and Samuel (6)—had their first Homeschool Yearly Evaluations via Skype. It worked really well and they all did great. We, Karla and I, passed the test..!

* On July 13th we received a notification from our troubled home church, Calvary Chapel Ft. Lauderdale, that, because of financial problems after the resignation of our senior pastor due to moral failure, they are being forced to reduce their financial support by 37.5%. They have been supporting us with 16% of our missionary budget and now they are going to be supporting us with only 10%. Father, we trust in You… You are are our Provider..!

Online Outreach Stats (June, 2014):

* Video Ministry: 994 "Loads" and 77 "Plays" in 11 different countries (Peru, United States, Venezuela, Russia, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Dominican Republic, Chile, Colombia and Mexico--in order of most "Plays"). 

* Church Facebook: 163 People-Talking-About-This and 2951 of Total-Reach. We closed the month with 325 Likes.

* Church Web Page: 118 Sessions by 66 Users from 10 different countries (Peru, United States, Brazil, Argentina, Austria, Colombia, Italy, Venezuela, Canada and Ecuador--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 our new Sunday afternoon service.

* For God's anointing and continued provision for our new Sunday morning service location. 

* For our up coming missionary trip as a church to the area of Cajamarca and Cajabamba in October/November of this year.

* 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 and with the Truth Wave radio ministry of Calvary Chapel Aventura.

* 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: JUNE 2014

Developments:

Last month our pledged monthly financial support remained at 47.3% of our budget; after adding one-time donations the Lord provided 72.4% of our budget—our Lord will be proven faithful..!

* On May 17th a group of about 40 people from our church headed to the mountains of Chaclacayo for a Koinonia Day. We also had the pleasure of baptizing Jimena Ugarte, a 22 year-old of our congregation, into Christ Jesus. Father, bless Jimena; fill her heart with faith to know Your love and to find satisfaction in Your goodness..!

* On May 19th I shared at the weekly meeting of Christian Surfers of Peru. The Lord continues to edify us as we consider together the treasures of Christ in His word.

* On May 24th my family and I participated in a Christian Surfers' Beach Reunion intended to rise up new young leaders for the local movement.

* On May 29th we enjoyed a movie night at our church with record attendance of about 30 people. A few non-believers attended the event and were ministered to. Father, call them into Your kingdom..!

* On May 31st I gave an evangelism class to the youth of Christian Surfers of Peru in our church facility.

* On June 1st we had our 1st Sunday afternoon service. This service is geared toward reaching surfers and others that this schedule would better appeal to. Father, we ask that You shed Your grace upon this effort to build Your kingdom.

* On June 6th my wife, Karla, hosted a Women’s Breakfast at our house. The women of our congregation continue to build strong bonds of christian fellowship in order to grow in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God.

Online Outreach Stats (May, 2014):

* Video Ministry: 843 "Loads" and 77 "Plays" in 10 different countries (Peru, United States, Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico, Canada, Italy, Argentina, Bolivia and Uruguay--in order of most "Plays"). 

* Church Facebook: 195 People-Talking-About-This and 3146 of Total-Reach. We closed the month with 320 Likes.

* Church Web Page: 135 Visits with 76 Unique Visitors from 10 different countries (Peru, United States, Brazil, Austria, Colombia, Bolivia, Germany, Mexico, Canada and Switzerland--in order of most Visits).

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 God's provision to cover the medical expenses due to Samuelito's broken elbow.

* For our new Sunday afternoon service.

* For God's leading and provision on as we seek to move our Sunday morning service to a bigger facility. 

* For our up coming missionary trip as a church to the area of Cajamarca and Cajabamba in September/October of this year.

* 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 and with the Truth Wave radio ministry of Calvary Chapel Aventura.

* For financial provision for my wife and I to attend the annual Groundswell Conference of Christian Surfers, this year to be celebrated in Costa Rica from July 27th till August 1st.

* 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: MAY 2014

Developments:

Last month our pledged monthly financial support remained at 47.3% of our budget; after adding one-time donations the Lord provided 100% of our budget—our Lord IS faithful..!

* On April 19th I was invited back to participate with pastor Vic Batista from Calvary Chapel Aventura in their spanish radio programs Pastors Perspective & The House of Prayer. These are programs of their radio station ministry Truth Wave. 

* On April 21st I was invited back to share at the weekly meeting of Christian Surfers of Peru. After much prayer we have decided to start a new Sunday afternoon service with the idea of reaching surfers and others that this schedule would better appeal to. Our first of these services will be on June 1st at 5:30pm

Father, we ask that You shed Your grace upon this efforts to build Your kingdom as we believe You are the One leading us to do them.

* On April 29th my wife, Karla, hosted a Women’s Breakfast at our house mostly with the women that attend her weekly Women’s Group every Thursday morning in the church. It’s exiting to see these group of women grow together in the grace of God.

* On May 8th we met with a godly couple from Texas/North Carolina, the Doggett, that came to visit our church as they have been praying for us through the prayer ministry of CC Ft. Lauderdale. The Lord put in their hearts to support our ministry, for a season, with the added expenses of moving our Sunday morning services into a bigger facility.

Father, we thank You for Your blessing and ask that You continue to bless the Doggett. We pray for Your clear leading in using Your new provision according to Your will.

Online Outreach Stats (April, 2014):

* Video Ministry: 1238 "Loads" and 84 "Plays" in 11 different countries (Peru, United States, Bolivia, Russia, Venezuela, Argentina, Colombia, Philippines, Austria, Mexico and Spain--in order of most "Plays"). 

* Church Facebook: 274 People-Talking-About-This and 4107 of Total-Reach. We closed the month with 315 Likes.

* Church Web Page: 140 Visits with 86 Unique Visitors from 10 different countries (Peru, United States, Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Canada, Austria, Chile, Colombia and Venezuela--in order of most Visits).

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 God's provision to cover the medical expenses due to Samuelito's broken elbow.

* For God's leading and provision on expanding the church and implementing a fresh vision of grace in our congregation.

* For our new Sunday afternoon services that start on June 1st.

* 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 and with the Truth Wave radio ministry of Calvary Chapel Aventura.

* 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, and Samuel—the Garcia’s.

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

NEWS LETTER: APRIL 2014

Developments:

Last month our pledged monthly financial support remained at 47.3% of our budget; after adding one-time donations the Lord provided 69.2% of our budget—our Lord will be proven faithful..!

* On March 17th I was invited to share at the weekly meeting of Christian Surfers of Peru. It was a blessing to witness the Spirit of God move powerfully in our midst. After my visit I was led to commit to visit them one a month. I was allotted to share on the third monday of every month.

We are praying about starting a new Sunday afternoon service with the idea of reaching surfers and others that this schedule would better appeal to.

* On March 29th I was invited to an interview with pastor Vic Batista from Calvary Chapel Aventura at their radio station ministry Truth Wave. It was also a blessing to witness the Spirit of God move powerfully through us during the interview. I’ve been asked to be a regular guest and possible co-host their Pastors Perspective Program & The House of Prayer program in Spanish.

Thank You, Father, for allowing us to serve You and for using our feeble efforts to further Your kingdom of light in this world that so desperately needs You… Thank You for loving us with Your never stopping, never giving up, unbreaking, always and forever love..!

Online Outreach Stats (March, 2014):

* Video Ministry: 875 "Loads" and 93 "Plays" in 9 different countries (Peru, United States, Spain, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Ukraine, France and Russia--in order of most "Plays"). 

* Church Facebook: 194 People-Talking-About-This and 2410 of Total-Reach. We closed the month with 291 Likes.

* Church Web Page: 116 Visits with 65 Unique Visitors from 5 different countries (Peru, United States, Canada, Japan and Venezuela--in order of most Visits).

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 God's provision to cover the medical expenses due to Samuelito's broken elbow.

* For God's leading and provision on expanding the church and implementing a fresh vision of grace in our congregation.

* For confirmation to start a new Sunday afternoon service.

* 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 and with the Truth Wave radio ministry of Calvary Chapel Aventura.

* 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: MARCH 2014

Developments:

Last month our pledged monthly financial support remained at 47.3% of our budget; after adding one-time donations the Lord provided 70.0% of our budget—our Lord will be proven faithful..!

* On March 25th I had a get-together with a group of Calvary Chapel senior pastors in the area. I had a great time reconnecting with my co-laborers here in the Lima, Peru area. We were able to update each other with our prayer needs so we can do battle together.

Since our arrival the Spirit of God has been moving powerfully in our congregation through our Sunday studies of the grace of God seen in the book of Ephesians. It really has been a fresh Word from God that has reminded us, as Chuck Smith would say it, why grace changes everything… Thank You, Father, for Your never stopping, never giving up, unbreaking, always and forever love..!

Online Outreach Stats (February, 2014):

* Video Ministry: 519 "Loads" and 76 "Plays" in 7 different countries (Peru, United States, Mexico, Germany, Brazil, Venezuela and Spain--in order of most "Plays"). 

* Church Facebook: 164 People-Talking-About-This and 1706 of Total-Reach. We closed the month with 282 Likes.

* Church Web Page: 74 Visits with 43 Unique Visitors from 6 different countries (Peru, United States, Spain, Canada, Chile and Puerto Rico--in order of most Visits).

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.

* 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 God's provision to cover the medical expenses due to Samuelito's broken elbow.

* For God's leading and provision on expanding the church and implementing a fresh vision of grace in our congregation.

* 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, and Samuel—the Garcia’s.

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