Weekly Prayer Update

Weekly Prayer Update

• Ministry Requests

Iglesia Bautista Internacional
Instituto Bautista Internacional
San Gabriel church plant
San Genaro church plant-   Saturday, May 4
Surco church plant-   Sunday, May 19
8 current in-home Bible studies

• Personal Prayer Requests of our Church People

Jhonny Farfán-   health, back pain
Ruben Vásquez-  recently saved and needs to be in church
Ricardo Rivera-   son of Ricardo, needs to be saved and has a serious drinking problem
Carlos Alvites-   looking for a new job
Meche Vernales-   trouble with leg pain
Miriam Ancari-   health
Rosa Rischmiller-   health
Carol Silva-  English teacher in school to be saved and come to church; salvation for her best friend Nicole and Pamela.
Gianfranco Silva-   God's help as he witnesses to his friends in school
Flor Moran-   improved relationship with husband, my daughter Luana, and wisdom and provision for some important decisions 
Nicol Hurtado-   uncle Cristiano has heart trouble and is not saved
Miri Sotelo-   sister Roxana is going to have stomach surgery for the third time
Isabel Rocha-   her parents are in poor health, and tranquility for my mother Magdalena

Vanessa Rodrgiuez-   mother has heart issues

• Team San Genaro

Junior and Jessica Martin

Luis Alvarado, Mayerlomi, Luis, Jhosel, Camila

Carlos Alvites, Ana, Alexandra, Lucas

Arturo Espinoza, Anita, Arturo

Miri Sotelo

Cecilia Ñaupari

Miriam Ramirez

Dámaris Farfán

• Our Team

Dan Hubbard, Christy, Timo, Zach, Ivana, Joshua, Luke
Zach Foust, Karin, Zach, Caleb, Logan
Junior and Jessica Martin
Daniel and Heather Kokubun
Abraham Avila, Fabiola, Marco, Leilani, Joakin
Ezequiel Martinez, Chrystal, Priscila, Ezequiel
Mark Rader, Sarah, Savannah, Paul

Weekly Prayer Requests

Weekly Prayer Update

• Ministry Requests

Iglesia Bautista Internacional
Instituto Bautista Internacional
San Gabriel church plant
New San Gabriel Bible study starting this week
San Genaro church plant-   Saturday, May 4
Surco church plant
8 current in-home Bible studies

• Personal Prayer Requests of our Church People

Jhonny Farfán-   health, back pain
Ruben Vásquez-  recently saved and needs to be in church
Ricardo Rivera-   son of Ricardo, needs to be saved and has a serious drinking problem
Carlos Alvites-   looking for a new job
Meche Vernales-   trouble with leg pain
Miriam Ancari-   health

Adela Mateo-  the health and spiritual growth of Geraldine.
Rosa Rischmiller-   health.
Carol Silva-  English teacher school to be saved and come to church, salvation for her best friend Nicole.
Mayer Ramirez-   Pray for the health of her mom, Juana.
Gianfranco Silva-   God's help as he witnesses to his friends in school
Miriam Ramirez-   the husband of her mother had his abdomen crushed by a car engine.  He is in the hospital.

• Our Team

Dan Hubbard, Christy, Timo, Zach, Ivana, Joshua, Luke
Zach Foust, Karin, Zach, Caleb, Logan
Junior and Jessica Martin
Daniel and Heather Kokubun
Abraham Avila, Fabiola, Marco, Leilani, Joakin
Ezequiel Martinez, Chrystal, Priscila, Ezequiel
Mark Rader, Sarah, Savannah, Paul

"And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive."   ~Matthew 21:22

Weekly Prayer Requests

If there is one thing that is ever a reality, it is the need for prayer on the mission field.  A little over a month ago, I mentioned in our prayer letter how much we rely upon the prayers of each and every one of you.  Afterwards many of you responded by asking for prayer lists and specific things that you could pray for.  Thank you so very much.
In light of this, I have decided to post a weekly prayer list through this blog for any of you who are interested and/or willing to pray for the ministry here.  Many of these prayer requests will be the same week after week, but I will also include the prayer requests are church people submit on a weekly basis.
Thank you very much for your prayers and God bless you!

• Ministry Requests

Iglesia Bautista Internacional
Instituto Bautista Internacional
San Gabriel church plant
New San Gabriel Bible study starting this week
San Genaro church plant
Surco church plant
8 current in-home Bible studies

• Personal Prayer Requests of our Church People

Jhonny Farfán-   health, back pain
Leonella Espinoza-   in college, needs to grow spiritually, has spine issues
Ruben Vásquez-  recently saved and needs to be in church
Bryan Garcia-  5 year-old boy that fell 4 stories and is in intensive care
Ricardo Rivera-   son of Ricardo, needs to be saved and has a serious drinking problem
Percy Yañez-   legal issues with his property
Carlos Alvites-   looking for a new job
Meche Vernales-   trouble with leg pain
Cecilia Ñaupari-   aunt Jesús is in the hospital; Alan, Rut, Julio, Cesar to be in church
Gianfranco Silva-   friends in school to come to church
Miriam Ancari-   health

• Our Team

Dan Hubbard, Christy, Timo, Zach, Ivana, Joshua, Luke
Zach Foust, Karin, Zach, Caleb, Logan
Junior and Jessica Martin
Daniel and Heather Kokubun
Abraham Avila, Fabiola, Marco, Leilani, Joakin
Ezequiel Martinez, Chrystal, Priscila, Ezequiel
Mark Rader, Sarah, Savannah, Paul

"Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."   -James 5:16

March Prayer Letter

Dear Praying Friends,                                                                                                                                                   April 2, 2013

For three days and three nights, His body lay in a tomb.  After suffering rejection, pain, and the agony of the cross, He went to Hell to settle our debt.  His perfect blood having been shed and the price having been paid, after three long days, triumphantly He arose on that Easter morning!  “O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?”  I am so thankful for Resurrection Sunday!  Our hope, our salvation, our reason for being is all because He arose!  Amen!

Our first Easter Sunday here in Peru was a great one indeed.  The entire week was another “holy week,” with many people going on vacation and many stores closing their doors.  However, the church house was definitely full.  For the first time in their lives, the 100-plus people who flooded into our church realized the true importance and the awesome miracle wrapped up in the resurrection.  We can rejoice!  Because of the resurrection, people were saved, the altar was full, and lives are being changed.

It has been such a blessing to see our church grow.  Due to summer vacations, we have had many people coming and going; but now that school has reconvened, our attendance is steadily increasing.  In addition to this, we have gained many new families, especially this last month.  I have been especially excited to have new families from San Genaro in our services every week.  We are making progress on the  construction on the church property, we have had people baptized each week, and the future is looking bright!

Speaking of San Genaro, God is opening many doors for us.  Our Bible study is continuing to do well.  I also have three more families interested in having their own Bible study.  We are continuing to pray for God to open a door for us to start a church in this very needy area.  Just this week God may be doing that.  I have a few leads on rentals for the church, and I believe we will be able to start this church before the end of April.

All of our Bible studies are continuing to grow.  Currently we have eight active Bible studies.  We also already have four of our church men teaching in these Bible studies.  One of these men, Jhonny Farfán, has one Bible study and is looking to start a new one in San Gabriel.  Last week while soul winning and looking for a home for this Bible study, he led 24 people to Christ!  That is what it is all about.

Watching our people grow has to be one of the greatest blessings of our ministry.  To see them become more involved, grow in their commitment, and begin to share their faith is a source of constant joy.  As I stated in our last letter, we had our first week of college this past month.  Of course, we started off teaching on the Great Commission and personal evangelism.  They ate it up!  We had a total of 16 people come to our institute.  Watching them “practice” soul winning and seeing their desire to learn is so exciting. 

On one final note, I was blessed to have my parents and sister here with us for a week.  We had a lot of fun and were able to do a lot of sightseeing.  One day we went to do some shopping in the Incan Markets in Miraflores.  One of the shops was owned by a lady named Luz.  We spent a long time in her shop looking for something to send back to some special people in the states.  This gave me a great opportunity to explain to Luz our purpose for being here.  As I did, I began to share the Gospel with her.  Tears filled her eyes as she listened and asked questions.  After several minutes, Luz bowed her head and trusted Christ as her Saviour!  God is so good to use us.

Of course, minus the resurrection, your prayers, and support, none of this would be possible.  Jessica and I are honored to be your representatives in Lima.  It is a privilege to add souls to your account.  This month 164 people accepted the gift of salvation through soul winning and our church services.  Thank you for allowing us to have the greatest job in all the world!

Your ambassadors to Perú,

Junior and Jessica Martin

Romans 9:3