In the first part of January the young people of the church had the opportunity to go camp. We had 18 total with fourteen young people and four adults that traveled from Bolivia to the country of Peru to the coast for the Extreme Camp 2008. The group left here at 11:00 pm at night and arrived to the city of Arequipa where we once lived at 10:00 pm the next night. There they … [Read more...]
Get Involved in Missions
It is a great responsibility that we have to take the gospel to a lost and dying world. As a church one of the main purposes of our existence is to fulfill that task and to equip others to do likewise. It is many times while seeing, hearing, or being around a missionary that the Lord can use them to influence others to give their lives. If you are looking for that opportunity … [Read more...]
Power in the Word
It is truly amazing to see how the Word of God changes and works in the lives of people. I have been studying the Bible with the Arancibia family for several months now, and it has truly made a difference in their lives. The more we have studied the more excited they have become to learn and share with others what they are learning. Recently, when I arrived to have our time of … [Read more...]
Reaching Couples
This past Friday the Lord blessed us with a great couples meeting. This is a more informal meeting where we have games and a lesson on the family and a time of questions at the end. This past week was the end of a four week competition to see who could bring more visitors to the meeting. We ended up with 32 in attendance with about 12 visiting for the first time and a three way … [Read more...]
Great Days
We praise the Lord for several great days in the church recently. This past Sunday we had over 60 in attendance and today we had almost 70 in the service with our people working hard bringing visitors to most services. This past Wednesday after the service one of the men that has been coming for some time raised his hand for salvation. After sharing the Word of God with him he … [Read more...]