Prayer Note (10.25.09)

I just emailed this to our prayer partners:

Dear Friends,

 

Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.  Thank you for praying for us.  The last two weeks have been both busy and joyous!  As I mentioned in my last prayer note, we had a great time with the team from Union Grove working in La Nueva Rinconada.   We saw souls saved and a good bit of interest in the prospect of starting a church.  It was a good week and the Lord blessed us in many ways. 

 

This past week, I had the opportunity to lead a team from First Baptist of Kyle, Texas, to a small town a few hours outside of Lima called San Mateo.  When we arrived, we found they were celebrating a quasi Catholic, quasi pagan festival.  It is always sad to see pictures of Jesus paraded through the streets by a host of drunken people.  I am pleased to report that the team did get to see some fruit as they found many open doors for future ministry and even saw a couple of young people come to faith in Christ.  I enjoyed getting to know the team and working with them.

 

Jenny and the boys have done well during this two week period though I think my being home again is a welcome presence.  We are looking forward, as a family, to returning to Santa Rosa this coming week to continue the ministry we are doing in that area. 

 

Here are a couple prayer requests for this week:

 

• I will be preaching in Jicamarca this coming Sunday night.
• Homeschooling is going great.  Pray that Caleb’s education continues to progress and the other boys continue to pick up new information.
• Pray for Jenny and baby Hope.  Jen’s strength to do all she does while pregnant amazes me!  Still, I know it is taxing on her physically.
• Pray for Miguel, Tito and Darwin.  I hope to have contact with each of these men this week.  Tito for the purpose of discipleship.  The other two for the purpose of further sharing with them the difference between religion and a personal relationship with Jesus.

Thank you for praying. 

En Cristo,

 

John