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Chivay

Thank you so much for your prayers for us during our trip to Chivay this past weekend! The Lord truly worked in a marvelous way. On Saturday afternoon, we held a children's Bible club in La Iglesia Bautista "La Esperanza" (Hope Baptist Church). We started out with just a few, but by the end had close to 40 children and mothers. There were no decisions made, but the gospel was clearly presented. Sara had the opportunity to teach them Romans 10:13. We pray that the message they heard was understood and that many of them will "call on the name of the Lord" soon.

Robert had a chance to share his testimony during the youth meeting at the church on Saturday night. We were excited to see several new teenagers come. There were about 25 teens there. The Lord worked during the invitation time, and 4 young ladies were saved. Several young men also raised their hands during the invitation, but did not make a decision. The Lord was working on the hearts though, because they returned Sunday morning. During the invitation time that morning, Robert had the opportunity to lead 5 young men to the Lord. How exciting to be able to lead someone to the Lord in Spanish for the first time! In total, there were 12 people to accept the Lord this weeked. Praise His Name!

Youth Meeting (Several of the young men in the background were saved the next day.)

Children's Rally

There is much to be done in Chivay. The Hope Baptist Church is the only Baptist church in the town of 10,000. Right now, they are without a pastor. There is a young man, Braulio, a seminary student, who travels there each weekend to fill in. Please pray that the Lord would give them a full-time pastor soon.

Trip to Chivay

We will be leaving in about an hour or so to go the city of Chivay; Chivay is located about three hours outside the city of Arequipa (the city that we live in). A group of about a dozen or so people will be making the trip including Sara and I and our two boys. During our time there , we will be helping with a children's rally, a young people's rally, as well as participating in the services of the church on Sunday. I will have the opportunity to preach on Sunday night. Please be much in prayer for us as we travel and minister in Chivay. Pray that people would be saved and that lives would be changed for the glory of God. God bless you all. Robert

Preaching Opportunity

I had the opportunity to preach at the Victory Baptist Church in Arequipa tonight. Pastor Pablo Villegas invited me to come and preach the last service of his missions conference. The service went well with hearty singing and fellowship. The Lord allowed me to bring a message out of John 9 concerning the blind man that Jesus made whole; I was able to preach about the power of a personal testimony for Christ no matter what others say. There was definitely a good spirit in the meeting as right about 50 people were in the service. Thank you for your prayers as well concerning the preaching at the birthday party of the 100 year-old man. The Gospel was preached and the seed was sown. Please pray that the Holy Spirit would continue to deal with those that are without Christ. Thank you for praying. It makes a difference in eternity. Everybody here is well and growing by leaps and bounds (Josiah and Caleb). In Christ, Robert

Birthday Party

Just wanted to write and ask you all to be praying for me. There is a man in the church whose dad is turning 100 years old and we are celebrating his birthday today. He has asked me to come over and start the party with prayer and also to share something from the Word of God. Please pray that the Lord will speak to hearts as there will be people attending who do not know Christ as their Savior. The party will start at 3:00 (4:00 EST). God bless you all. Robert

Busy Days

Just wanted to let everyone know what is going here in Arequipa, Peru. I started teaching in the Bible College three weeks ago; the classes are going well as I teach about Missions and Islam. I have ten students in my class. The discipleship classes that I have been teaching in the church are going well; we should be finishing up our series of lessons in two weeks or so. Many of the folks in the class are very faithful and are excited about putting into practice the important concepts that we are learning from God's Word (serving in the church, tithing, witnessing, etc.). The Bible study in the house on Fridays is going well and people are being encouraged by the teaching of God's Word as well as fellowship with the brethren. Also, on Tuesday and Thursday nights, I have the opportunity to teach English classes in the church. This has been a great tool in the past to reach people with the Gospel and get them into church. We have consistent groups of 30 people or more in every class. I have the opportunity to give them Bible verses to learn every week and the verses that they are learning right now are verses from the Roman's Road (Rom. 3:10, 3:23, 10:13). Each class, I try to take the time to emphasize the Gospel message. Please pray that the Holy Spirit would convict these people as they memorize these verses in English. As can be expected, things are very busy for Sara especially with our new baby Caleb. He eats well and continues to grow; he is definitely a joy to have around. Josiah is doing well as he goes through the adjustment period of having a new little brother. Thank you for your prayers and support of the ministry here in Peru. In Christ, Robert

Pictures of Caleb