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.