The Bible tells us that it is more blessed to give than to receive. I can say that I have seen that to be true not only in my own life but also in the lives of many others and also in the ministry. After seeing the work and sacrifice that Pastor Lorenzo Laura and the church in Cobija has made it is exciting to see that they only lack a little more to be finished adding on to … [Read more...]
March Prayer Letter
La Ch’alla: As I walked into the grocery store I saw that the place was filled with smoke. My first thought was, “there must be a fire” but then I saw that the people were walking around, of course bothered by the suffocating smoke but they weren’t fleeing for their lives as I thought they might be. Then as I got a whiff of the smoke I knew exactly what it … [Read more...]
The Church is Growing
We would like to ask you to pray for the church in Cobija. The Lord continues to bless and the people of the church have been working and sacrificing to reach their goal of expanding their church building. To accomplish this they had to start by building the foundation which made two classrooms underneath and then after putting a solid cement floor they could start building the … [Read more...]
Church Update
We praise the Lord for the way He has been blessing our church over the last few weeks. It is always an encouragement to see visitors in the services and people making decisions for the Lord. For several weeks straight the church has been packed every Sunday morning with many visitors in each service. One example is a husband and wife that came for the first time this past … [Read more...]
New Teeth
As we mentioned a few weeks ago, we have many children that come to our children's ministry on Wednesday that come from very poor homes and living conditions. Along with helping with their school material we have also been taking some of them to have their teeth cleaned and repaired. There is a part of the school of medicine here where they take patients and treat them … [Read more...]