To our dearest Prayer Warriors,
Prophesy to the Spirit:
Consider how essential in the world of missions your work of intercession is…
When Ezekiel was brought out in the Spirit of the Lord to the valley of dead bones he was told by the Lord to first prophesy to the bones. He did and the bones came together and sinew and flesh came to fill the bones and an army of dead bodies was raised. Not being enough, the Lord told Ezekiel to prophesy to the Spirit so that He would breathe the breath of life into the dead corpses. (Ezekiel 37)
It is the same in missions or any other ministry… Those of us in the field can put all the right “bones” of Bible study and Sunday school in their right places, then bring the “sinew” of outreach and evangelistic activities, to then add the “flesh” of feeding the poor and caring for the needy… We can put all the right pieces together but until, through your prayers, the Spirit of God comes and breathes the breath of life it is all bound to remain dead religious activity.
O precious people, how important it is for us to humble ourselves in the sight of the Lord and, in fear, trust not in our own abilities and horizontal activities, but to in fervent prayer beseech our faithful Creator. That He would, in His mercy, rain down life upon us and those we minister to and command light to shine out of darkness, to give us all the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ!
Developments:
* Praise the Lord! We received two new pledges of monthly financial support that put us at 13% of our budget. Through one-time donations and monthly supporters that started contributing we are at 12% of our projected moving expenses. We also received one new open pledge, people who formally let us know they intend to support us financially but don’t know the dollar amount yet.
* Karla received her DNI and Peruvian passport—we are ready to start the process for my Peruvian residency.
* I started my pastoral training. This month I attended 1 of 3 weddings and 1 of 3 funerals. I also started meeting regularly with Pastor Steve Turner and I’m scheduled to have a one-on-one training session with Pastor John Chinelly on 12/5.
* Our sister in Christ, Brooke, Juan Guevara’s’ wife, organized and hosted a Pampered Chef party where a portion of the proceeds will go towards our moving fund.
* This month we had our booth giving exposure to our ministry in an ORC event, at CC-Plantation, and at CC-Inverness. Our whole family was brought up to the altar at CC-Plantation by Pastor Steve for the congregation to know us better.
* We received news that our family will have a place to stay in Lima for up to a couple of months, free of charge, while we get settled when we first move to Peru next year.
* We are scheduled to have our booth at the Spanish Ministries – Calvary Chapel Southeast Pastor’s Conference in Aventura on 11/13 and 11/14.
* Karla and I are scheduled to visit Pastor Chet at his house in the Bahamas for fellowship and training from 11/30 to 12/2.
* We are scheduled to have our booth at the Calvary Chapel Southeast Pastor’s Conference in Merritt Island from 1/18/10 to 1/20/10.
* We are schedule to have our booth at Calvary Chapel Ft. Lauderdale on 1/23/10 and 1/24/10.
Prayer Needs:
* For God’s will to be done in our lives.
* Against burnout; at times it’s been exhausting to juggle family, work, ministry, and missions’ work.
* For unhindered and thriving intimacy in our relationship with the Lord and in our marriage.
* For all the items mentions above in the Development area.
* For one-time donations toward our moving expenses.
* For monthly financial and prayer support for our ministry.
Thank you for your faithful prayers..!
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...
