Developments:
Last month our pledged monthly financial support remained at 47.3% of our budget; after adding one-time donations the Lord provided 72.4% of our budget—our Lord will be proven faithful..!
* On May 17th a group of about 40 people from our church headed to the mountains of Chaclacayo for a Koinonia Day. We also had the pleasure of baptizing Jimena Ugarte, a 22 year-old of our congregation, into Christ Jesus. Father, bless Jimena; fill her heart with faith to know Your love and to find satisfaction in Your goodness..!
* On May 19th I shared at the weekly meeting of Christian Surfers of Peru. The Lord continues to edify us as we consider together the treasures of Christ in His word.
* On May 24th my family and I participated in a Christian Surfers' Beach Reunion intended to rise up new young leaders for the local movement.
* On May 29th we enjoyed a movie night at our church with record attendance of about 30 people. A few non-believers attended the event and were ministered to. Father, call them into Your kingdom..!
* On May 31st I gave an evangelism class to the youth of Christian Surfers of Peru in our church facility.
* On June 1st we had our 1st Sunday afternoon service. This service is geared toward reaching surfers and others that this schedule would better appeal to. Father, we ask that You shed Your grace upon this effort to build Your kingdom.
* On June 6th my wife, Karla, hosted a Women’s Breakfast at our house. The women of our congregation continue to build strong bonds of christian fellowship in order to grow in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God.
Online Outreach Stats (May, 2014):
* Video Ministry: 843 "Loads" and 77 "Plays" in 10 different countries (Peru, United States, Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico, Canada, Italy, Argentina, Bolivia and Uruguay--in order of most "Plays").
* Church Facebook: 195 People-Talking-About-This and 3146 of Total-Reach. We closed the month with 320 Likes.
* Church Web Page: 135 Visits with 76 Unique Visitors from 10 different countries (Peru, United States, Brazil, Austria, Colombia, Bolivia, Germany, Mexico, Canada and Switzerland--in order of most Visits).
Charts of all these metrics are available here.
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.
* Against spiritual oppression and discouragement in my family.
* 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 God's provision to cover the medical expenses due to Samuelito's broken elbow.
* For our new Sunday afternoon service.
* For God's leading and provision on as we seek to move our Sunday morning service to a bigger facility.
* For our up coming missionary trip as a church to the area of Cajamarca and Cajabamba in September/October of this year.
* For our church to be rooted on an ever fresh vision of the grace of God.
* 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 my involvement with the local ministry of Christian Surfers and with the Truth Wave radio ministry of Calvary Chapel Aventura.
* For financial provision for my wife and I to attend the annual Groundswell Conference of Christian Surfers, this year to be celebrated in Costa Rica from July 27th till August 1st.
* 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...
