Developments:
* Last month our pledged monthly financial support remained at 65.0% of our budget; after adding one-time donations for this month we received 87.3% of our budget which is 134.3% of our “survival mode” budget—our Lord IS faithful..!
* On October 19th we started offering the CC Ft. Lauderdale’s original Deep Faith classes on Tuesday nights. After the recorded teachings from Pastor Fidel Gomez I break with the men and Karla with the women. We are averaging a crowd of about 25 people—20 women and 5 men.
* On October 22nd we had a Peruvian Lonche (light dinner) at the church. There we had a time of fellowship, live worship, and testimony. This time a local musical artist, Mario Garcia—the Anti-Hero of Rock and Roll, shared his testimony with the congregation. We were all blessed!
* On October 31st we participated in an outreach for kids, called Life Festival, organized by Calvary Chapel Vida in Lurin, a poor town south of Lima. This event provided a sanctified alternative for the kids in that area to hear and see the Gospel with music and mimes while the world celebrates Halloween. That day Calvary Chapel Miraflores donated enough milk, oat, and sugar to feed a daily oatmeal to the children in the congregation for a month—about 25 of them. We are hoping to be able to provide this daily oatmeal on an ongoing basis.
* On November 8th Karla and I were delighted to have dinner with Pastor Lucho and his wife, Nori, from Garcia Calvary Chapel here in Lima. We had a wonderful time of fellowship and an opportunity to grasp some very helpful ministry tips.
* On November 11th we closed on the sell of our house in The Florida Keys. Yes, the Lord can be trusted... He is FAITHFUL..!
* On November 12th we had a Movie Night at the church where we played the 2003’s movie Luther. The entire audience was captivated and encouraged by this story as we realize how today we get to freely enjoy the light of God’s Word that remained hidden for so long—Sola Scriptura..!
* On November 19th we’ll be having a women’s conference at our church with Gabie Goni from Running for the Gold Ministries in South Florida.
* Karla is organizing a get-together for all the Pastor’s Wives of the Calvary Chapels in Peru for early December.
* This month we had substantial extra medical expenses due to my back’s herniated disk getting upset and regular vaccinations for the kids. In total we spent an extra of about $360 with another $220 pending for MRI expenses.
Prayer Needs:
* For a fresh and empowering view of God, 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 Christ.
* For social activities and godly friends for our kids.
* For my back’s healing and for the family to stay healthy.
* For an intense hunger for God in the hearts of everyone in the church.
* 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 with the benevolence ministry of our church.
* For the hungry kids of Lurin.
* For the items mentioned above in the Developments area.
* For provision for extra medical expenses and for our family’s holiday season expenses.
* 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...
