Here in Bolivia our equivalent to Valentines Day (San Valentin) is normally in September (Day of Love) but we decided to have a special date night at church this past Friday. The ladies of the church prepared a meal and we decorated the church with candles and of course hearts. We had close to 60 people come to the dinner with several visiting for the first time. We had a few … [Read more...]
Tokyo, Japan, World’s largest City
Tokyo (東京, Tōkyō) is Japan’s capital and the world’s most populous metropolis with a population of approximately 32,450,000. Today, about one to two million Japanese are Christians (about 1% of Japan’s population). Many of them live in Western Japan where the missionaries’ activities were greatest during the 16th century. http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2298.html One of the … [Read more...]
The Results are In
This past Sunday it was time for everyone to bring back their little piggy bank houses where they have been saving money all month for our building project. I didn't know exactly what to expect or how the people were going to respond but we were trusting the Lord to bless. In the beginning there were only a few people that brought their houses but as the service continued more … [Read more...]
February Prayer Letter
Looking toward the Year to Come: As most of you already know the first day of 2012 this year was a Sunday so we decided to have a special service casting our vision for this upcoming year. Our goal was to show them the major activities and projects we are planning and to encourage them to pray for their church and also get involved with what is going on. To give you an idea, … [Read more...]
Our Jerusalem
At the beginning of this year we presented a plan to our church to reach out to our Jerusalem. Part of that plan is to give a gospel tract to fifty thousand people or roughly thirteen thousand homes around our church. We have calculated that there are around twenty one to twenty five homes per block so that would be fifty blocks every month or six hundred blocks in a year … [Read more...]