Developments:
Last month our pledged monthly financial support remained at 42.8% of our budget; after adding one-time donations the Lord provided 79.0% of our budget—our Lord will be proven faithful..!
* On August 14th Karla and I celebrated our 15th year wedding anniversary.
* On August 15th our congregation had a koinonia and evangelistic movie night in our church.
* On August 18th I shared at the weekly meeting of Christian Surfers of Peru. We continued our study on the book of Colossians.
* On August 30th our church participated in an outreach to serve at the orphanage, Albergue Infantil El Amparo, in Chaclacayo. There we had an opportunity to bless and be blessed by ministering the love of God to about 10 children.
* On September 7th we had an “all hands” meeting with the leaders of our church after the regular Sunday service. I had an opportunity to give a ministry update and to cast vision over our congregation. Father, it’s Your church… Let Your Spirit come upon us, let Your glory fall..!
* On September 13th we had a “Matthew Party” day in the sunny mountains of Chaclacayo. We had the opportunity to gather our church with some of their unbelieving family members to share some barbecue and sports. Father, thank You for the opened doors… We plead for their salvation.!!
Online Outreach Stats (August, 2014):
* Video Ministry: 969 "Loads" and 82 "Plays" in 7 different countries (Peru, United States, Venezuela, Russia, Canada, Colombia and Spain--in order of most "Plays").
* Church Facebook: 327 People-Talking-About-This and 4808 of Total-Reach. We closed the month with 348 Likes.
* Church Web Page: 143 Sessions by 98 Users from 10 different countries (Peru, Brazil, United States, Argentina, Italy, Greece, United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria, Switzerland and Chile--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 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.
* 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...
