Developments:
Last month our pledged monthly financial support dropped to 48.8% of our budget; after adding one-time donations the Lord provided 86.5% of our budget—our Lord will be proven faithful..!
* On December 31st pastors Derek Neider and Mike Garcia, the Senior Pastor and the Missions Ministry Director of CC Spring Valley, took Karla and I for lunch to hear about our ministry. They committed to pray for us and to seek the Lord about future co-ministry opportunities in Peru.
* On January 5th Pastor Derek Neider prayed us out back into the mission field from Las Vegas on their Wednesday night service.
Thank you Pastor Derek and the whole family in CC Spring Valley for the love you share with us during our whole stay in Las Vegas. You made us feel very much at home away from home..!
* On January 8th we had the opportunity to say goodbye to our Vegas family in CC Spring Valley worshiping the Lord together with Phil Wickham. The next day we traveled from Las Vegas back to Miami.
* On January 12th we were hosted by CC Inverness where we gave an update of our ministry in the morning service and I shared a Bible study in the evening service. Thank you, Pastor Kevin Ballard, for your love and support of our ministry..!
That same day in our church in Miraflores Domenico Casaretto shared the Word of God with our congregation. Domenico is one of our own that is being raised up to leadership.
* On January 12th we were hosted by CC Villages where we gave an update of our ministry. The next day Pastor Steve and Roz came to visit us in Hernando, FL. where we were staying, to minister to us and encourage us. Thank you, Pastor Steve and Roz Turner, for the love you have shown toward us all these years..!
* On January 17th Karla and I met for lunch with Pastor Herran Ybarra from Meadowbrook Church. In our meeting we presented our ministry to him and he committed on behalf of his church to pray for us and to seek the Lord about future financial support. After lunch Pastor Herran took us to buy new shoes for our kids… Thank you Pastor Herran for your love and generosity..!
* On January 19th we were hosted by CC Venice where we gave an update of our ministry and I shared the Sunday’s Bible study with their congregation. Thank you, Pastor Bob Wulfing, for your love and support of our ministry. Also, thank you to Jonathan and Simone Mater for opening your house to us..!
The last couple of days we have been visiting many of our faithful supporters in the South Florida area and will be at our home church campus, CC Plantation, on January 26th. We leave to Peru on January 28th.
Father, bless our supporters as they respond to Your prompting to partner with us in our ministry to the Latinos from Miraflores-Lima, Peru..!
Online Outreach Stats (December, 2013):
* Video Ministry: 451 "Loads" and 98 "Plays" in 8 different countries (Peru, United States, Venezuela, Canada, Brazil, France, Sweden and Argentina--in order of most "Plays").
* Church Facebook: 159 People-Talking-About-This and 1994 of Total-Reach. We closed the month with 269 Likes.
* Church Web Page: 78 Visits with 46 Unique Visitors from 6 different countries (United States, Peru, Venezuela, Canada, Guatemala and Puerto Rico--in order of most Visits).
Charts of all these metrics are available here.
Furlough 2014 Needs:
The Lord has been faithful to provide for all of our needs including work, housing and transportation in every place and at every moment of our furlough… To God be the glory.!!
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 good health to all in our family.
* For our return trip to Peru. For our flight and the logistics in us getting back to Peru in regards to packing, transportation and customs.
* For God's provision to cover the medical expenses due to Samuelito's broken elbow.
* For God's leading and provision on expanding the church and implementing a fresh vision of grace as we fully reengage with our congregation.
* 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 Divine guidance and blessing as we seek to make disciples in the peruvian city of Huamachuco, 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...
