Winter Camp 2011
We thank God for your faithful prayers for the ministry here in Colonia! And we rejoice in the wonderful winter camp that He granted us. We spent three days at camp and enjoyed many blessings. First of all, five souls were convicted of their sins and turned to Christ for salvation. Countless other youth made decisions to trust God more fully in their everyday life, and for consecration. The theme was ¨Heroes of the Faith¨ which lent itself well to encouraging our teens to follow God just like Abraham, Moses, and the disciples, among others. The preaching centered on living separated lives in a wicked world. We praise the Lord for how He worked in our teens´ hearts and give Him the glory for all the eternal fruit He saw fit to give. Thank you to each of you who gave to and prayed for this endeavor.
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.
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