Developments:
* Last month our financial support, pledged plus one-time offerings, made it to 100% of our budget for the fourth time in-a-row—our Lord IS faithful..!
* On April 29th we watched The End of the Spear as a congregation in the church. God continues to use this venue to knit us together in His love as one body for the glory of His name.
* On April 30th I participated in a national swimming competition for masters--another way to say older people--representing the swimming club Terrazas de Miraflores. This is a secular group where the Lord placed my family and I as ambassadors of His kingdom after the doctor prescribed swimming as therapy for my back problem. Please, pray that the Lord would give us boldness to speak His Word and that He would stretch His hand to touch the hearts of those in this group and beyond in the name of His Son Jesus.
* On April 30th a good part of our congregation went to a Chinese restaurant to celebrate Mother's Day. One more time God is glorified as His love flows freely among us before the world to see.
* On May 3rd we started a weekly, corporate, prayer meeting in the church. The Lord is leading us to make this prayer meeting our most important meeting as a church where we get on our knees and cry out to Him according to His Word. We only have met twice so far and we are already seeing His glory around us more abundantly!
* On May 4th we celebrated seven years since little Daniel was born in our car while we were on our way the hospital. Father, thank You for our children and for extending Your holy hand into our filthy mess to save us... Thank You, Lord!
* On May 5th myself and three other men from our congregation attended the annual Calvary Chapel Pastors and Leaders' Conference in Cajamarca. There we had an opportunity to be refreshed and to connect with other pastors from al over Peru, Colombia, and Chile. We also had an opportunity to visit and pray for the new location of the Calvary Chapel Bible College in Peru in that city. Please, pray for this new branch of the Bible College as they open their doors for international students in August.
* May 8th we had Efrain Medina, Senior Pastor of CC Arequipa, sharing the Word with us on Mother's Day. Please, pray for financial provision for Pastor Efrain.
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 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 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 the hungry kids of Lurin and Rimac.
* For the men in the rehab center in Rimac.
* For provision for me to go to the yearly Calvary Chapel Senior Pastor’s Conference in Murrieta, CA in June, 2011.
* 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 remain at 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...
