Weekly Prayer Requests

Weekly Prayer Update

• Ministry Requests

Iglesia Bautista Internacional
Instituto Bautista Internacional
San Gabriel church plant-   looking for a new building
San Genaro church plant
Surco church plant
8 current in-home Bible studies

• Personal Prayer Requests of our Church People

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; health of his wife, Juana
Meche Vernales-   trouble with leg pain and very bad health
Miriam Ancari-   health
Carol Silva-  English teacher in school to be saved and come to church; salvation for her best friend Nicole and Pamela; tests this week in school; opportunity to witness to her friends
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; father to come to church

Vanessa Rodrgiuez-   mother has heart issues and her health is delicate; problems with her son Nicolas

Alison Huamani-   her husband to be saved and to come to church
Adela Mateo-   health of Ruth and spiritual growth of Geraldine Supo
Maribel Oré-   salvation for her dad Fausto, as well as Cristal and Margot; health of her sister Demetria; friend Gustavo for salvation; salvation of Carmen Melgar
Nida Espinoza-   health and salvation of her dad and mom
Rossana Espinoza-   salvation for her friend Edwin and for the health and studies of her daughter Leonella
Renzo Silva-   studies in seminary; young man, Jorge, recently won to Christ who is struggling with an addiction.
Veronique Torres-   her daughter Kenia has a brain disorder and is undergoing treatments and testing
Martin Vargas-   health of his mother and for his son, Alvaro to become involved in church
Cecilia Fabián-   spiritual growth of her brothers Julio and Cesar; salvation for the family of her co-worker Milagros
Kevin Flores-   dad to come to church
Jalitza-   9 year-old girl that attends the San Gabriel church.  She is in the hospital after having her appendix removed.  The hospital made an error in her surgery and she is suffering from a severe infection.
Jose León-   health and family problems
Kenly Bendezú-   cousins Norma and José are not saved
Felicita Cárdenas-   salvation of her adult sons, Jose, Marco, and Pierre
Heydi Inuma-   her baby girl passed away in the birthing process on Saturday

• Team San Genaro

Junior and Jessica Martin

Carlos Alvites, Ana, Alexandra, Lucas

Miri Sotelo, Gianfranco, Carol

Cecilia Fabián

Miriam Ramirez

Jhonny and 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

"The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth."   -Psalm 145:18

May Prayer Letter

Dear Praying Friends,                                                                                                                                                                        June 4, 2013

Wow, does time fly by!  In less than two weeks, we will have been here in Perú for one year.  This has been the most amazing year of our lives.  It is amazing to look back at all that God has done for us over these last 11 months.  This is a special time for us and we have a lot to be thankful for.

Today, was also a very special day for us personally.  Tonight, we had our normal mid-week service at our San Genaro church plant.  This service marked the one month anniversary of our church.  I am so thrilled for the work that God has begun to do on our hill.  God has blessed us with an amazing  team that has jumped in and done a fantastic job.  I do not know what has been the biggest blessing…the way that God is growing our church or the way that God is working in the lives of our workers.  I truly believe the latter.

However, God is blessing IBI San Genaro in an amazing way.  We have been averaging 40 in our Saturday night service and 20 in our mid-week service.  To date, God has allowed us to see 22 people saved in our church services.  God is so good to us!  As an added blessing, I also was able to baptize one of our first converts at our Villa Marina church.

Three weeks ago, two of our ladies Ana and Alexandra, started our children’s program on Saturday night.  This area is overflowing with children and gives us a great opportunity to reach not only these kids, but also their families.  The last two weeks these ladies have had over 20 kids in their class and many saved!  It is such a blessing to witness both the growth of this ministry and of these ladies. 

Running full-speed ahead, on May 19, our fourth church started in the neighboring district of Surco.  This was a huge answer to prayer.  Ezequiel Martinez has been doing a great job with our group from Surco and now with the church.  On their first Sunday, they had 28 in attendance, with two saved.  Please continue to pray for this growing work.

Of course, God is still blessing our main church in Villa Marina.  With all of the changes being implemented, our people have remained faithful and our numbers have been stable.  We are looking to start new Bible studies in the upcoming weeks and are now preparing for our fourth week of Bible Institute that will be starting next week.  Mark Rader, along with many of our church men, has continued the work of building and improving our current property in order for us to have a beautiful, first-class church. 

Please continue to pray for our ministry, especially now as we are intensifying the training of our church people to fill in the voids created by the starting of these churches.  God has blessed us with some amazing families with enormous potential.  I am excited to see what the future holds for them.

With our eyes on the future, I do not want to forget about the present.  God allowed us to see a total of 179 people saved in the month of May!  This is an incredible blessing but we still have a lot of work to do.  Thank you to each and everyone of you who make all we do possible through your prayers and support.  Thank you for being part of our team.  God bless you all!

Your ambassadors to Perú,

Junior and Jessica Martin

Romans 9:3

Weekly Prayer Update

Weekly Prayer Update

• Ministry Requests

Iglesia Bautista Internacional
Instituto Bautista Internacional
San Gabriel church plant-   looking for a new building
San Genaro church plant
Surco church plant
8 current in-home Bible studies

• Personal Prayer Requests of our Church People

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; health of his wife, Juana
Meche Vernales-   trouble with leg pain and very bad health
Miriam Ancari-   health
Carol Silva-  English teacher in school to be saved and come to church; salvation for her best friend Nicole and Pamela; tests this week in school; opportunity to witness to her friends
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; father to come to church

Vanessa Rodrgiuez-   mother has heart issues and her health is delicate; problems with her son Nicolas

Alison Huamani-   her husband to be saved and to come to church
Adela Mateo-   health of Ruth and spiritual growth of Geraldine Supo
Maribel Oré-   salvation for her dad Fausto, as well as Cristal and Margot; health of her sister Demetria; friend Gustavo for salvation
Nida Espinoza-   health and salvation of her dad and mom
Rossana Espinoza-   salvation for her friend Edwin and for the health and studies of her daughter Leonella
Renzo Silva-   studies in seminary; young man, Jorge, recently won to Christ who is struggling with an addiction.
Veronique Torres-   her daughter Kenia has a brain disorder and is undergoing treatments and testing
Martin Vargas-   health of his mother and for his son, Alvaro to become involved in church
Cecilia Fabián-   spiritual growth of her brothers Julio and Cesar; salvation for the family of her co-worker Milagros
Kevin Flores-   dad to come to church
Jalitza-   9 year-old girl that attends the San Gabriel church.  She is in the hospital after having her appendix removed.  The hospital made an error in her surgery and she is suffering from a severe infection.
Jose León-   health and family problems
Kenly Bendezú-   cousins Norma and José are not saved

• Team San Genaro

Junior and Jessica Martin

Carlos Alvites, Ana, Alexandra, Lucas

Miri Sotelo

Cecilia Fabián

Miriam Ramirez

Jhonny and 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

"Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place."   -II Chronicles 6:40

Weekly Prayer Update

Weekly Prayer Update

• Ministry Requests

Iglesia Bautista Internacional
Instituto Bautista Internacional
San Gabriel church plant-   looking for a new building
San Genaro church plant
Surco church plant
8 current in-home Bible studies

• Personal Prayer Requests of our Church People

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; health of his wife, Juana
Meche Vernales-   trouble with leg pain
Miriam Ancari-   health
Carol Silva-  English teacher in school to be saved and come to church; salvation for her best friend Nicole and Pamela; tests this week in school; opportunity to witness to her friends
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; father to come to church

Vanessa Rodrgiuez-   mother has heart issues and her health is delicate; problems with her son Nicolas

Alison Huamani-   her husband to be saved and to come to church
Adela Mateo-   health of Ruth and spiritual growth of Geraldine Supo
Maribel Oré-   salvation for her dad Fausto, as well as Cristal and Margot; health of her sister Demetria
Nida Espinoza-   health and salvation of her dad and mom
Rossana Espinoza-   salvation for her friend Edwin and for the health and studies of her daughter Leonella
Renzo Silva-   studies in seminary; young man, Jorge, recently won to Christ who is struggling with an addiction.
Veronique Torres-   her daughter Kenia has a brain disorder and is undergoing treatments and testing
Martin Vargas-   health of his mother and for his son, Alvaro to become involved in church
Cecilia Fabián-   spiritual growth of her brothers Julio and Cesar

• Team San Genaro

Junior and Jessica Martin

Luis Alvarado, Mayerlomi, Luis, Jhosel, Camila

Carlos Alvites, Ana, Alexandra, Lucas

Miri Sotelo

Cecilia Fabián

Miriam Ramirez

Jhonny and 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

"Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him."   -Matthew 6:8

Weekly Prayer Update

Weekly Prayer Update

• Ministry Requests

Iglesia Bautista Internacional
Instituto Bautista Internacional
San Gabriel church plant-   looking for a new building
San Genaro church plant
Surco church plant
8 current in-home Bible studies

• Personal Prayer Requests of our Church People

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; health of his wife, Juana
Meche Vernales-   trouble with leg pain
Miriam Ancari-   health
Carol Silva-  English teacher in school to be saved and come to church; salvation for her best friend Nicole and Pamela; tests this week in school; opportunity to witness to her friends
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; father to come to church

Vanessa Rodrgiuez-   mother has heart issues and her health is delicate; problems with her son Nicolas

Alison Huamani-   her husband to be saved and to come to church
Adela Mateo-   health of Ruth and spiritual growth of Geraldine Supo
Maribel Oré-   salvation for her dad Fausto, as well as Cristal and Margot
Nida Espinoza-   health and salvation of her dad and mom
Rossana Espinoza-   salvation for her friend Edwin and for the health and studies of her daughter Leonella
Renzo Silva-   studies in seminary; young man, Jorge, recently won to Christ who is struggling with an addiction
The family of Mario Salazar who passed away on Wednesday...Nancy, Miriam, Katy, Brayhan, Karla

• Team San Genaro

Junior and Jessica Martin

Luis Alvarado, Mayerlomi, Luis, Jhosel, Camila

Carlos Alvites, Ana, Alexandra, Lucas

Miri Sotelo

Cecilia Fabián

Miriam Ramirez

Jhonny and 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

"Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy."   -Psalm 86:1

April Prayer Letter

Dear Praying Friends,                                                                                                                                      

“It is May 10, and I haven’t written the prayer letter yet!!!”  This outburst just occurred a second ago here in our living room.  Okay, maybe I was a bit over-dramatic.  Maybe I have said something similar to this to my wife over the last ten days.  It’s been a little hectic, but busy is good.  God has given us a lot of blessings to share.  “. . . wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?”   (Luke 2:49)

April was an incredibly busy month, especially leading into the first of May.  I know I should technically wait till next month, but of course the biggest news is the planting of our third church.  For many months, many of you have seen my heart for the area of San Genaro and have joined me in prayer for the opportunity to start a church in this area.  On April 11 this dream became a reality, as God led us to an ideal building, and we signed the contract on April 15.  This is a huge answer to prayer.  Since securing the building, God has given me a great team of eleven of our church people to help me in this new work.  It has been a great encouragement to me to work side by side with these men, women, and teenagers and watch them grow and serve.

May 4 was the date we set for the launching of our church.  For several reasons we chose to make our church plant a different type of pattern.  Our main service is on Saturday night, and our midweek service is on Tuesday night.  This gives the people we reach the opportunity to attend services in our main church, as well as allows Jessica and me to maintain our involvement in Villa Marina. 

May 4 came, and what a day it was.  That morning we went up the hill with our team and all of the teenagers of our church and blanketed the marketplace with tracts, inviting people to our service.  Church time came, and God blessed in an amazing way.  We had 38 in our first service, with 4 people saved!  To God be the glory!  There are too many blessings to count from that first service.  We had several visitors attend, as well as some families I have been working on for a while.  Please continue to pray for the future growth of our young church.  We have a bright future and whole lot of work to do.

God opened another door for us in April that we have been praying about for a long time.  Our fourth church plant will be in the neighboring district of Surco where we already have a base of people coming to our church.  This church will be under the direction of Ezequiel Martinez.  Zeke currently has a Bible study here averaging over 20 each week.  The exact same week I signed on our San Genaro property, God gave Zeke a great local for his church.  Please pray for this work and for the Martinez family, as they will have their first church service on May 19. 

In addition to all the newness, God has continued to bless our main church in Villa Marina.  Our attendance has steadily increased over the last month as we have averaged 132 in our Sunday services, with our highest Sunday night attendance of 150.  With all of our Bible studies and our San Gabriel church plant, we are averaging over 240 different people attending at least one of our services each week!  God is amazing!  Thank you for making all this possible.  In the month of April, God allowed us to see a total of 182 souls saved through our ministry here.  Thank you for the privilege of adding fruit to your account.

There is one story that I must tell.  Since December, I have done a great deal of print and design work with a lady named Flor, who owns a print business here in Chorrillos.  I have developed a great relationship with her and her employees, and she has done a great job for us.  One day I walked in to get some work done, and, like always, she asked me how I was doing.  Jokingly I said, “Busy, tired, but always good.”  She laughed and said, “You know, you always say that.  No matter what, you are always good and always happy.”  I quickly realized God was giving me an opportunity that I had prayed for.  I began to explain to Flor what makes the difference in my life.  After several minutes in her shop, Flor bowed her head and asked Jesus into her heart.  Afterwards she took one of our tracts out of her desk and said, “I have printed thousands of these tracts and read them more than ten times and never understood what the verses meant.  Thank you for explaining it to me.”  Since that day, ever y time I walk into her shop and ask her how she is doing, she answers, “Always and forever good!”

Thank you for the difference you are making here in Lima.  Thank you for allowing us to represent you here in Peru. 

Your ambassadors to Perú,

Junior and Jessica Martin

Romans 9:3

Weekly Prayer Update

Weekly Prayer Update

• Ministry Requests

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

• Personal Prayer Requests of our Church People

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
Meche Vernales-   trouble with leg pain
Miriam Ancari-   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; father to come to church

Vanessa Rodrgiuez-   mother has heart issues

Alison Huamani-   her husband to be saved and to come to church
Adela Mateo-   health of Ruth and spiritual growth of Geraldine Supo
Maribel Oré-   salvation for her dad Fausto, as well as Cristal and Margot

Cecilia Fabián-   her boyfriend Jhon needs to be in church and needs to get right with God
Luz Hurtado-   very ill
Pricila Martinez-   has a very high fever
Mario Salazar-   hospitilized and is only living because of a breathing machine.  Only has a few days left to live.  Please pray for his family.
Nida Espinoza-   health and salvation of her dad and mom

• Team San Genaro

Junior and Jessica Martin

Luis Alvarado, Mayerlomi, Luis, Jhosel, Camila

Carlos Alvites, Ana, Alexandra, Lucas

Miri Sotelo

Cecilia Fabián

Miriam Ramirez

Jhonny and 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

" Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need."   -Hebrews 4:16