Dear friends,
we want to send you greetings in the Lord’s name. We pray that you are enjoying your time
together during the holidays. I pray
that it was a reminder again of the great love that our Saviour has for us.
Thank-you: We want to thank-you
for all of your prayers and words of encouragement for Kim and her family
during this difficult time. The funeral was a testimony of the Lord’s saving
grace and we pray for fruit from it. We were thankful for all the Christians
who were able to attend the visitation and the funeral.
Jessica,
Jonathan and I returned from Canada November 21st and were followed
December 8th by Kim and Lindsay. Then December 20th Kim’s mom and Christopher arrived. Kim’s mom will be with us for three weeks,
and Christopher until March. Please
continue to pray for all the family impacted by the passing of Kim’s dad.
School Year End: We returned to Peru just in time for the
rush to wrap up the year (the school year is March to December). It has been busy with kindergarten graduation
and the school chocolatada (a tradition that involves hot chocolate and eating sweet
bread with fruit mixed in) and getting all the grades.
Construction: The new school building is well under
way. It is being built with bricks and
concrete as it is designed to be three floors. All the walls are up for the
first floor and we are looking at putting on a temporary roof and continuing
next year with the second floor. Volunteers have already started to arrive to
help out with the work here during the summer break.
Baptism: God willing January 1st we will have a
baptism, a number of new believers have expressed an interest. One couple asking to be baptized is in the
late sixties. They were saved last year
and are now ready to take this next step. They have been faithful in attending the meetings and so it’s an
encouragement to see them continue on in their faith.
Work in the North: Some of the new believers in the north have been
asking about baptism, so God willing we will have a baptism there some time in
the new year. There is a real need for
teaching there and we ask you to pray as we as an assembly look for leading. Visiting once a month really is not enough
with the opportunity, interest and new Christians.
One
specific request is for an English teacher for the school. We have one young lady who will be teaching
some of the classes but we are still in need of a full time English teacher.
In Him
Mark, Kim Jessica, Christopher, Lindsay and Jonathan
