August 2014
Dear
Praying Friends,
It is
with great thankfulness that we write this letter. In the last couple of months, the Lord has
provided us with countless blessings both in the ministry and with our family. Of
course we want to share these with you, and mention some critical prayer
requests as well.
First of
all, we want to thank God for Parkview Baptist Church in Palm Coast, Fl. This
church brought a group of teens with them on a mission´s trip. In just one week
the group painted a large portion of our church building, had a two-night
children’s activity, and a teen activity. Our church is always blessed whenever
a group comes from the States. It always gives us the opportunity to see more
visitors (as they’re curious to see the Americans) come to church, and to minister
to more people.
Over the
past few years, it has been a bit of a struggle to get people baptized because
of how impractical the pool we have used is. Thankfully, we’ve finally found a
solution to this issue. Three weeks ago Steve got together with three other men
of our church and they built a baptistery that looks like it will last, for a
fairly inexpensive price. It is always a blessing when church members come
together to take care a need. As a result, we will be celebrating baptisms at
the end of the month. Please pray that Douglas, Herlinda, Wendy, Valeria,
Jessica and Berenice will continue to grow and serve the Lord after their
baptism.
The
church’s evangelistic efforts have remained strong. Right now, our church is
averaging about 4,000 tracts distributed per month, and about 200 people hear
the gospel by our soul winners each month. A few weeks ago, Steve was knocking
on doors about five blocks from our church and a man named William Pacheco
received Christ as his Savior. What was particularly special about this
profession of faith was that William prayed on his own to receive Christ!
Please pray that he would grow in the Lord, and that we will continue to find
those that are ready to receive salvation.
Last time,
we shared the story of Douglas, the twelve year old with cancer. When the biopsy results were finally
available (they were two weeks late), the doctors told Douglas that he in fact
did NOT have cancer! They are waiting on
a few more tests to come in, but it looks like he is going to be fine. He found out on Wednesday afternoon, and was
in church that night to give a testimony of God’s strength through a big trial.
Please continue to pray for the spiritual growth of Douglas, his mother
Herlinda, and for his brother David. Please pray for the salvation of Douglas´ father,
Alberto.
Our
family is doing well. The excitement of having a church come visit is a
highlight of the year for our kids, so they have been quite happy. We have also
been feeling grateful for our health. With so many people sick around us, we
know we should not take our health for granted.
Thank you for praying for Steve´s mother. Her cancer treatments are
complete. She will have tests done in
the near future to see if the results are favorable. Please continue to pray for her as she
recovers from very strong treatments. Please pray for good news from the
doctors. Thank you for your faithful
prayers and support for our family and ministry.
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