I’m trying to remember the last time I sent out an update and… well, maybe your year ended the same.  Busy.  We praise the Lord for some great church activities we had, as well as some very special family time during the last few weeks.

 

The first part of December my parents came to visit with Ruthann.  Everyone stayed healthy, however Ruthann got sick on the trip home.  My Dad was a blessing as he preached and my Mom played piano.  She also played a few of the numbers for our Christmas Cantata.

 

Our Christmas Cantata “Ten Thousand Hallelujahs” and the children’s Cantata, “Long ago in Bethlehem” were well attended and the hard work paid off.  The Gospel was clearly presented and we had many, many visitors.

 

On Christmas Eve we had a dinner at the church followed by a Bible message.  We had a number of visitors and many responded to the salvation invitation.  We are trying to start different church “traditions” that would honor God so that there is an alternative to the worldly pressure here in Peru.

 

Our Noche de Estreno (Vision Night) was a special blessing this year.  On the 31^st we started at 8 PM and went till Midnight.  There was a shortage of taxis and I didn’t get home from the cleanup until 1:30 AM!  We were all exhausted, but our folks were super excited with our new theme “By God’s Grace”.

 

We had a great time watching digital pictures of 2006 put in video form.  We had some great skits, good preaching, testimonies, FOOD and lots of good fellowship.  I was encouraged by the almost 100 in attendance.

 

Last Wednesday we began a new children and teen’s program called OANSA.  It is a Spanish version of Awana.  Becky has a group of 20 leaders that are helping her.  Tomorrow we begin our “Crazy Summer” with VBS followed by our Couple’s Retreat (Jan 19-20), Evangelistic Campaign (Jan 21-24), Leadership Camp (Feb 5-9), 2^nd VBC (Feb 12-16) and Missions Trip (Feb 28-Mar 2).

 

On Christmas Eve we had 3 baptisms and today we had one more.  Please pray for spiritual growth for our church in 2007 as we study the life of Grace.

 

Our 3^rd floor construction is slowly coming along.  We will finish with the boy’s bathroom this week and we continue to stucco the brick walls.  We still need to finish the roof ($5,000) as well as install doors, windows and lights.  So, if you have some old musty money lying around that you aren’t using, well…

 

Thank you for your prayers and sacrificial giving.  We are honored to be serving together with you here in Peru.  God is hearing and answering your prayers for the Peruvian people.  What a blessing to be in His Work!!!

 

Fellow laborer,

 

Jonathan and family

 

Phone 760-466-7684 (stateside number, rings in Peru!  Same charges as calling San Diego, CA)

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