Developments:
Last month our pledged monthly financial support dropped to 41.3% of our budget; after adding one-time donations the Lord provided 76.0% of our budget—our Lord will be proven faithful..!
* On June 16th I shared at the weekly meeting of Christian Surfers of Peru. We started a study on the book of Colossians.
* On June 30th the insurance company, against all odds, paid in full all the medical expenses due to Samuelito's broken elbow back on August 2013. By God’s grace, we are once again debt free..! Praise God.!!
* On July 6th we had our 1st Sunday service in our new location. Through God’s provision of a special donation and a mayor rent discount we are now having our Sunday morning services in an ideal location that holds up to 200 people. Now we have plenty of room to grow… Thank You, Father for this new chapter of that You have started in our service to You here in Peru. We are blessed, You are glorified..!
* On July 9th our church joined forces with a missionary team from Calvary Chapel Boca Raton to serve at the orphanage, Albergue Infantil El Amparo El Chaclacayo. There we had an opportunity to bless and be blessed by ministering the love of God to about 10 children.
* On July 12th all our kids—Sebastian (12), Daniel (10) and Samuel (6)—had their first Homeschool Yearly Evaluations via Skype. It worked really well and they all did great. We, Karla and I, passed the test..!
* On July 13th we received a notification from our troubled home church, Calvary Chapel Ft. Lauderdale, that, because of financial problems after the resignation of our senior pastor due to moral failure, they are being forced to reduce their financial support by 37.5%. They have been supporting us with 16% of our missionary budget and now they are going to be supporting us with only 10%. Father, we trust in You… You are are our Provider..!
Online Outreach Stats (June, 2014):
* Video Ministry: 994 "Loads" and 77 "Plays" in 11 different countries (Peru, United States, Venezuela, Russia, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Dominican Republic, Chile, Colombia and Mexico--in order of most "Plays").
* Church Facebook: 163 People-Talking-About-This and 2951 of Total-Reach. We closed the month with 325 Likes.
* Church Web Page: 118 Sessions by 66 Users from 10 different countries (Peru, United States, Brazil, Argentina, Austria, Colombia, Italy, Venezuela, Canada and Ecuador--in order of most Sessions).
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 our new Sunday afternoon service.
* For God's anointing and continued provision for our new Sunday morning service location.
* For our up coming missionary trip as a church to the area of Cajamarca and Cajabamba in October/November 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 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...
