Dear Friends in Christ,
Grace, mercy, and peace be unto all of you from our Lord and Savior
Jesus
Christ. During this 40 days of Lent we have an opportunity to reflect
on
the great sacrifice that Christ made to redeem mankind.
On Ash Wednesday we observed the custom of applying ashes to the
foreheads of our members. A special offering was received for the
earthquake victims in Colombia.
Pastor Gerardo Hands returned to Brasil to finish up his coursework
at
the seminary in Sao Paulo. He will be returning to Venezuela on the
16th
of May.
Our church in Barinas, Corpus Christi, celebrated its 4th anniversary
on the 21st of February. A church olympics event was celebrated and
Anna competed in the foot race between the toddlers. Kathy had to hold
her up by her arms but she finished the race!
The youth of Corpus Christi are planning the regional encuentro for
the
western region of Venezuela that will be celebrated in the last week
of
August. They have put in a great amount of effort and their planning is
moving along very well.
Anna is getting ready to walk on her own. She now can walk when she
has
something or somebody to cling to. The legal steps for her adoption are
still being processed by the courts.
Prayer requests:
1. For Dr. William Weinrich of the Fort Wayne seminary who is
undergoing
treatment for prostrate cancer.
2. For our outreach efforts in Valencia.
3. For the new Venezuelan government
4. For Rev. Edmund Mielke and his wife Frieda, who will be moving to
Valencia.
Prayers of Thanksgiving:
1. For the increase enrollment at the Fort Wayne seminary.
2. For Anna´s continued growth.
3. For the fruits of our evangelistic efforts.
Soli Deo Gloria,
Dan,Kathy, and Anna