Our Family

Our Family

10 mayo 2008

Youth Meeting in the Plaza

Tonight we had our weekly youth meeting in the downtown plaza square. We began by passing out tracts and invitations to those walking through. Then we sang songs, as is our custom, and then continued our meeting. Gabriel preached to the teens on not being ashamed of Christ, and how much of our heart is given to Him. It was neat to see the reactions of people walking by, to see such a large group of young people (there were about 40) in a public place, but not causing trouble. We trust our teens will have an impact on our city as individuals and as a whole group. Public evangelism is a strengthening exercise for anyone, and we pray it will have a positive impact on our youth as they learn to share their faith.

05 mayo 2008

Back in Uruguay! De vuelta en Uruguay!

We are back in Uruguay! After our 2 month visit to the States, we are excited to back to our home and our work! And back in the swing of things! We must say that we were greatly blessed by the time away - visiting churches, making new contacts and renewing old ones, and of course, visiting family. The love and support that we felt as missionaries was unbelievable. We came back very blessed and renewed. We hope and pray that we were also a blessing to those we came in contact with. Do not despair - We have made a new commitment to keep this blog updated. So please visit this site frequently, and thank you so much for your prayers!
Estamos de nuevo en Uruguay! Despues de 2 meses en los Estados, estamos emocionados estar de vuelta en nuestra casa y nuestro trabajo! Debemos decir que fuimos realmente bendecidos en el tiempo alla - visitando iglesias, haciendo contactos nuevos y renovando los viejos, y por supuesto, visitando familia también. El amor y apoyo que nos dieron como misioneros fue increíble. Nos venimos muy bendecidos y renovados. Esperamos y oramos que fuimos de bendición para las iglesias y gente con la cual tuvimos contacto. No se desesperen - Nos hemos comprometido nuevamente a mantener al día este blog. Asi que por favor visítelo frequentemente, y muchisimas gracias por sus oraciones!

Baptisms in the River

Not only was this weekend an exciting one for us as a couple, but also for our church as a whole. We celebrated our 11th anninversary with cake on Saturday. And as we usually do, we had baptisms the same weekend. 14 new converts followed the Lord in believers' baptisms (in the river here in Colonia) on Sunday as the rest of the church (and some others) looked on. Gaby was able to baptize 8 of them, several youth and a few new Christians from the Annex in El Real. We were thrilled with the privilege of being part of this important step in their Christian lives. And we are even more excited about continuing to serve the Lord here in Colonia where He has placed us.

Kids' Activity

Saturday was a beautiful day both for its weather and for its activity. Near the church annex, we invited all the neighborhood children to join us for the afternoon. We had several sunday school teachers and helpers in charge of organized games. And we can't forget the trampoline! The Perezes graciously loaned us their giant trampoline - much to the kids' jumping pleasure. After a while of play time, we had songs and a Bible class for the 40 children in attendance. Many of them were new and we pray this will be an open door into their homes and the lives of these families here in the neighborhood. We finished the activity with cake and juice for everyone, before heading home.

4TH ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY 8/17/08

Incredible! Our church annex is praising the Lord for four wonderful years of existence. On Sunday, the 17th we celebrated our anniversary as a 'church' group. After a special service and church program, we enjoyed lunch together with the other pastors and staff families. What we have seen during the past years is much growth in the number of people, but more importantly spiritually. The Lord is blessing this church work, and we are extremely thankful for it.

New Record

Praise the Lord for record attendance in the Annex last Sunday! We are thankful for 60 people that decided to assemble in the Lord's house to worship Him. There was a good group of children as well since we had "The Olympic Games," a special activity of games specifically for them. Mark Perez had planned and set up all the races and competitions, and the kids loved the games. We are thankful for the great attendance, but at the same time we realize more and more the urgent need for our own church building. Please continue to pray for God's direction in finding and buying a property for our church annex.