Developments:
Last month our pledged monthly financial support dropped to 55.8% of our budget; after adding one-time donations the Lord provided 94.7% of our budget—our Lord will be proven faithful..!
* On June 19th we purchased plane tickets to Miami for our next furlough. My family and I will be in the States from August 13th until November 12th.
* On June 21st we said goodbye to the Willis family as they headed back to the US from their three-year assignment here in the US Embassy in Peru. During the three years that they worshiped with us at CC Miraflores they became very much a part of the intimate fabric of our ministry; it is though to say goodbye… Father, bless the Willis as You are the Sovereign Captain of their destiny.!!
As we accompanied the Willis to the airport we were mugged in traffic… A thieve banged Karla's copilot window in order to reach out and grab her phone and purse. Blessfully, the Lord used a protective film previously installed in the window to frustrate the thieve's intentions and we just ended up with a vivid scare and a shattered but standing window. Thank You, Lord..!
* On June 25th we cut the umbilical cord from our firstborn, Sebastian, for the first time as we saw him go on a plane ride on his own to Cajamarca… He spent eleven day doing missionary work with the Alegre's in CC Cajabamba.
* On July 3rd I received the sad news of the death of my dearly beloved nanny, my "other mom," Cruz Parra, or as we always called her, Cupi… I could not begin to describe the nurturing support and impact that this gentle-spirited woman had in my upbringing, so I won't try. All I can say is that she was there in the house of my parents when I was born and she was still there in the house of my parents when I left 27 years latter… Father, I trust You honor our prayers in the name of Your Son for her salvation..!
* On July 7th we had the first completely packed, people-standing service of our church. We're seeing your prayers answered as new people walk in the church every week and our discipleship groups are flourishing.
* On July 9th we regained possession of our house back home. It was abandoned by the tenant after she was served for eviction by the court.
We're preparing to receive two missionary teams from the US this month, one of 5 people from CC Inverness and the other of 30 people from our home church CC Ft. Lauderdale.
Online Outreach Stats (June, 2013):
* Video Ministry: 2408 "Loads" and 164 "Plays" in 10 different countries (Peru, United States, Argentina, Canada, Venezuela, Brazil, Belgium, Panama, Bahamas and Spain--in order of most "Plays").
* Church Facebook: 224 People-Talking-About-This and 4693 of Total-Reach. We closed the month with 143 Likes.
* Church Web Page: 141 Visits with 62 Unique Visitors from 6 different countries (Peru, United States, Spain, Argentina, Bahamas and Venezuela--in order of most Visits).
Charts of all these metrics are available here.
Furlough 2013 Needs:
We are blessed and stretched that we're going back home for furlough from August 13th until November 12th. Please, keep this needs in your prayers since we don't have them figured out yet:
* Housing: We know that three months is a long time to have guests in your house, so this need can be divided among several families.
* Transportation: Two cars would be ideal. As with housing, the loan doesn't have to be for the whole three months.
* Work: We don't have budget to sustain our expenses here in Peru and the added expenses during furlough in the US, so I'm looking for a temporary job. I have an Electrical Engineering degree and used to work as a Senior RF Engineer for MetroPCS for many years. Here's my resume.
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 our house back home to be ready for rent and rented ASAP.
* For God's provision to cover extraordinary expenses of about $5000 incurred on passport renewals and homeschool materials ($2300) and on plane tickets for our coming furlough ($2700).
* For God's wisdom in remotely attending the needs of the church from the US during our furlough.
* For God's leading and provision on expanding the church.
* 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 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 the upcoming missionary teams, that they would have a fruitful time here in Peru to the glory of God.
* For Divine guidance and blessing as we seek to make disciples in the peruvian cities of Huamachuco and Pachacutec, 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 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...
