Developments:
* Last month we received a one-year grant of monthly financial support from an anonymous donor through the Christian Community Foundation of South Florida that puts us at 65.0% of our budget; after adding one-time donations for this month we received 98.1% of our budget which is 150.9% of our “survival mode” budget—our Lord IS faithful..!
* On August 17th Nicole Bromley taught a leadership class for the women of our church.
* On August 18th the mission’s team from Calvary Chapel Ft. Lauderdale arrived in Lima. During their stay we did construction work in the church, engaged on street evangelism, and did home visitations around Miraflores. We visited a men’s rehab center in Rimac, a very poor area of Lima, where a couple of missionary friends hold a Celebrate Recovery program. We led worship and ministered to the guys in the center and some of their family members. We visited feeding programs for children in Lurigancho and in Rimac, areas of extreme poverty of Lima. There we helped with food preparations and shared the love of God in Christ Jesus with the children at the centers and with families in their homes. That day the missionary team reached Celestina (100+), a quechuan woman in the hills of Rimac, and she gave her life to Christ—see the video to your left..! Pastor Steve’s wife, Roz, held an intimate conference with the women of our church. Overall, the missionary trip was an astounding success. They were starting fires for Jesus everywhere they went as the Spirit of God led them. We lost count of how many decision for Christ we got! Thanks to all who were involved to make this trip happen..! They left on August 30th.
* On August 22nd we received notice that out tenants were leaving at the end of the month in our investment house in The Florida Keys. The house is vacant since September 1st and after much prayer we sense that, even though it seems like the worst time to sell, the Lord wants to sell the house. We put it in the market on September 8th.
* On September 5th we debuted our new Sunday School place. After much prayer and waiting on the Lord, we were able to sign a one-year lease on a small office just a couple of feet from our church. Now our Children’s Ministry has its own place where we can serve the children away from the cold drafts of the Peruvian winter in Miraflores..!
* On September 6th we had our 1st marriage biblical counseling session.
* On September 5th I was invited to share at the Iglesia El Camino in Rimac.
* On September 10th we had our 1st Movie Night at the church. About 20 people attended and we had a great time of fellowship as we eat and saw the movie based on the book of Esther, One Night with the King.
* We are praying about offering the CC Ft. Lauderdale’s original Deep Faith classes on Tuesday nights for the church at large.
Prayer Needs:
* For a fresh and empowering view of God, that we may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, and that we may have grace to do it.
* For our marriage, our devotional lives, and for our kids to continue to grow in their desire to know Christ.
* For social activities and godly friends for our kids.
* For us to stay healthy.
* For God to cause the increase of all the seeds planted by the CC Ft. Lauderdale missions team that visited us recently.
* For an intense hunger for God in the hearts of everyone in our Men’s Discipleship Group and the church in general. That the men of the church be empowered by the Holy Spirit to serve where the Lord would call them and for me to have discernment to nurture their calling.
* For the healing hand of God on the marriages of our church.
* For wisdom as we formalize the legal entity and the board of our church.
* For wisdom to do God’s will as we start the benevolence ministry of our church.
* For the hungry kids of Lurin.
* For protection against wolfs in sheep clothing in the congregation as we grow.
* That the Lord would find a buyer for our house in The Florida Keys.
* For the items mentioned above in the Developments area.
* For provision for our family (2 adults and 3 children) to go to the yearly Southeast Calvary Chapel Pastor’s Conference in Merritt Island, FL in January, 2011.
* For our monthly financial support to go from 65% 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...
