Looking back, these are some of our blessings from this month.
Twice a month our church goes out into the neighborhoods to visit those who need encouragement and to share the gospel. In February, Charlie was the prayer partner as one of the men in our church led a young man to the Lord.
We attended a Valentine's Banquet in our church. In addition to a fine dinner served by the teenagers and an excellent message on marriage, there were also some games. Charlie and I won the word game and came home with a prize.
Charlie flew to Iquitos, Peru, and from there took a boat downriver to Mazan where he and a couple other men from IPM held a pastors conference. While they were there, God answered these prayers:
Our church held a missions conference while Charlie was gone. By the end of the conference, they came within a few hundred dollars of meeting last year's goal, and they decided to raise their faith promise giving by 28%. This is a huge blessing to the missionaries who attended who are raising support to go abroad. They can now add our church to their list of supporters.
Charlie arrived safely home on Sunday afternoon, in time to celebrate together with our church on their victory of raising their faith promise goal.
Twice a month our church goes out into the neighborhoods to visit those who need encouragement and to share the gospel. In February, Charlie was the prayer partner as one of the men in our church led a young man to the Lord.
We attended a Valentine's Banquet in our church. In addition to a fine dinner served by the teenagers and an excellent message on marriage, there were also some games. Charlie and I won the word game and came home with a prize.
Charlie flew to Iquitos, Peru, and from there took a boat downriver to Mazan where he and a couple other men from IPM held a pastors conference. While they were there, God answered these prayers:
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| The town of Mazan |
- Safety for the men when their boat hit a log at full speed and had to pull over for repairs.
- Encouragement and growth for the pastors who attended.
- An ability for Charlie and the other speakers to complement each other in their teaching, thereby giving more in-depth understanding of the subject matter.
- God is growing His church in the Amazon. One church Charlie attended was almost double in size from his previous visit last summer.
Our church held a missions conference while Charlie was gone. By the end of the conference, they came within a few hundred dollars of meeting last year's goal, and they decided to raise their faith promise giving by 28%. This is a huge blessing to the missionaries who attended who are raising support to go abroad. They can now add our church to their list of supporters.
Charlie arrived safely home on Sunday afternoon, in time to celebrate together with our church on their victory of raising their faith promise goal.
