We have all the windows!!!

At times we thought we would never be able to say that but... now we can!! Praise the Lord! Last week they finally delivered and installed the last of the glass. They even replaced one panel that they had cracked when they were installing them on the first day.  The gas installations were also finished.  Mike also has been working on the wall and the gate that opens to the patio. Now we are hoping and praying that next week we will be able to get the electric installed that we need to be able to use the building for meetings. This is the next big step. We need to finish out a little more at least one bathroom and then we are good to go. June is starting to look pretty good. And that's pretty good timing on the Lord's part. In June our church celebrates its 15th anniversary!

Meanwhile, the church marches on. We've had a drop in attendance of our children's ministry.  But we have seen an increase in our regular services and our teens have maintained.  We continue to have regular meetings on Sundays, activities for the teens and children, and a new ladies Bible study is starting up. Everyone is very anxious to inaugurate the building. Almost every Sunday someone will comment that they had a friend promise to come when we inaugurate.

Mike and I also had opportunities to witness this week and are praying that God will touch their hearts to make decisions.  Here are some pictures!! Be back soon.  Sandy

Still waiting...

No new pictures this time because we are still waiting. Waiting for the rest of the glass for the windows. Just to give you an idea they told us that the glass would arrive yesterday or today. Did it get here?  Uhh, no. Now they are saying next week sometime. We are not holding our breath.


So, no "new" news or pictures. We can't plan for the innauguration date until we have some important details finished on the building all of which depend on other services to do their jobs. 


I guess this is a lesson on patience and trusting in the Lord's timing. How many vote that those are some of the toughest lessons to learn?!

One more giant step forward...

Our missionary friends

We just got back from a trip to San Juan in the province of San Juan. Our national friends, Ricardo and Vilma Orozco just moved there a couple of months ago to start a new work. We all really need to cover them in prayer as they start this new work from scratch.
San Juan is in a very dry climate in the desert area of Argentina. Temperatures are extremely high in the summer. Please pray that God will strengthen and heal Ricardo and Vilma with their health issues so that they will have the strength to tackle this great mission that the Lord has called them to do.

Here are a few pictures of the out lying area.  Remember to pray for the Orozco family!


                 

                                       

WINDOWS AND DOORS!!!!! (almost...)

We thought this day would never come... but it came... and almost all the windows and doors were installed.  Praise the Lord!!  Also big thank-yous go out to some of our Argentine friends who came out to help along with our nephew Brandon and a few young men from our church. We have the glass promised to arrive and be installed by this Friday or Saturday. The way it has been going so far, it doesn't seem like that will happen. But, we will trust the Lord's timing to be perfect and try not to fret. 
We are still very anxious to have the building finished enough to have meetings there. Please keep praying for us that it will happen soon.  It would be excellent to have Easter services there!!


Sandy

Plastering Ninjas!!

You can't see the progress from the outside... but on the inside, what a difference! Two bothers, Recayte, who are our brothers in the faith, came for three days to work on plastering walls in our building. We never dreamed how fast these two men could work! They were like Ninjas flinging that plaster on the walls!! They finished all the walls that were undone in the temple area, finished the entryway, and did most of the stairway and office. They probably would have finished that if we wouldn't have run out of material! Thanks guys for your sacrifice in coming to work so hard for our church home.


Now this Saturday we are having a kid's activity in the building. Please pray that these children and new neighborhood children will recieve God's message of salvation. Also pray that they will catch the vision of what the Lord can do in their neighborhood through the Iglesia Bautista Nueva Vida (New Life Baptist Church)! 


Sandy

Youth Camp season - Over...

It's hard to believe that another camp season has come and gone. Now all that is left to do is praise the Lord for saving the souls of 19 children and teens and for the decisions that were made. We will also be praying that all these young souls will remain "connected" to the vine and that we will see them again next year when camp season comes around again. John 15:5

We are so grateful for all those who participated in the running of the camp and for those who volunteered their time as counselors.