Developments:
Last month our pledged monthly financial support went up to 42.8% of our budget; after adding one-time donations the Lord provided 88.1% of our budget—our Lord will be proven faithful..!
* On July 6th our church joined forces with the CC Plantation's mission team in an outreach to the poverty stricken hills in the Rimac area of Lima.
* On July 21st I shared at the weekly meeting of Christian Surfers of Peru. We continued our study on the book of Colossians.
* On August 2nd we had a Koinonia and Baptisms day in the sunny mountains of Chaclacayo. We had the pleasure of baptizing three new souls into the kingdom of God.
* On August 3rd we realized that Karla is pregnant with our fourth child… Needless to say that we where stunned since we were not ‘looking’, but after the initial shock with its turmoil we are now fearfully rejoicing with the new coming baby. I say ‘fearfully’ because of the financial pressure that this brings to our already tight budget… I am, however, finding rest in the truth that ‘children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one's youth. Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them.’ (Ps 127:3-5a) Father, You are our Provider and Sustainer..!
* On August 6th our church participated in an outreach to the poor kids of the Rimac area of Lima while Karla attended a Healing Hearts' training retreat.
* On August 9th Karla and several woman of our congregation attended a Healing Hearts' conference in Gracia CC.
Online Outreach Stats (July, 2014):
* Video Ministry: 1081 "Loads" and 76 "Plays" in 7 different countries (Peru, United States, Russia, Venezuela, Argentina, Australia and Mexico--in order of most "Plays").
* Church Facebook: 229 People-Talking-About-This and 3884 of Total-Reach. We closed the month with 344 Likes.
* Church Web Page: 156 Sessions by 105 Users from 10 different countries (Peru, United States, Brazil, Venezuela, Italy, Mexico, Australia, Philippines, Argentina and Bosnia and Herzegovina--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 Karla’s pregnancy, that the baby would come healthy and for provision for all the coming expenses.
* For good health to all in our family.
* 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...
