Preaching Opportunity

I had the opportunity to preach at the Victory Baptist Church in Arequipa tonight. Pastor Pablo Villegas invited me to come and preach the last service of his missions conference. The service went well with hearty singing and fellowship. The Lord allowed me to bring a message out of John 9 concerning the blind man that Jesus made whole; I was able to preach about the power of a personal testimony for Christ no matter what others say. There was definitely a good spirit in the meeting as right about 50 people were in the service. Thank you for your prayers as well concerning the preaching at the birthday party of the 100 year-old man. The Gospel was preached and the seed was sown. Please pray that the Holy Spirit would continue to deal with those that are without Christ. Thank you for praying. It makes a difference in eternity. Everybody here is well and growing by leaps and bounds (Josiah and Caleb). In Christ, Robert

Birthday Party

Just wanted to write and ask you all to be praying for me. There is a man in the church whose dad is turning 100 years old and we are celebrating his birthday today. He has asked me to come over and start the party with prayer and also to share something from the Word of God. Please pray that the Lord will speak to hearts as there will be people attending who do not know Christ as their Savior. The party will start at 3:00 (4:00 EST). God bless you all. Robert

Busy Days

Just wanted to let everyone know what is going here in Arequipa, Peru. I started teaching in the Bible College three weeks ago; the classes are going well as I teach about Missions and Islam. I have ten students in my class. The discipleship classes that I have been teaching in the church are going well; we should be finishing up our series of lessons in two weeks or so. Many of the folks in the class are very faithful and are excited about putting into practice the important concepts that we are learning from God's Word (serving in the church, tithing, witnessing, etc.). The Bible study in the house on Fridays is going well and people are being encouraged by the teaching of God's Word as well as fellowship with the brethren. Also, on Tuesday and Thursday nights, I have the opportunity to teach English classes in the church. This has been a great tool in the past to reach people with the Gospel and get them into church. We have consistent groups of 30 people or more in every class. I have the opportunity to give them Bible verses to learn every week and the verses that they are learning right now are verses from the Roman's Road (Rom. 3:10, 3:23, 10:13). Each class, I try to take the time to emphasize the Gospel message. Please pray that the Holy Spirit would convict these people as they memorize these verses in English. As can be expected, things are very busy for Sara especially with our new baby Caleb. He eats well and continues to grow; he is definitely a joy to have around. Josiah is doing well as he goes through the adjustment period of having a new little brother. Thank you for your prayers and support of the ministry here in Peru. In Christ, Robert

Pictures of Caleb

We wanted to let everyone know that our baby boy has arrived. He was born on March 6 at 4:44 P.M. ; he weighed 6lbs. 9.5 oz. and was 20 inches long. The Lord blessed the delivery in a special way as he was born very quickly once the labor started. Mother and baby are doing fine. We feel so very blessed to have another son to train up in the way of the Lord. Thank you so much for each and every one of your prayers on our behalf. In Christ, Robert

Greetings to all. Praise the Lord for his goodness to us every day. Thank you for your prayers as I preached this past Sunday. The service went well as I challenged the people from the Word of God in Ephesians 5. I preached about our submission, sacrifice and solidification for and with the Lord Jesus. There was a good spirit in the service and God blessed in a special way. Our Bible study in the house continues to go well; it has been a good source of fellowship and learning from the Word of God. Please pray as I continue to prepare for the missions class that I will be teaching in the seminary starting on March 17. We thank God for your continued prayers on our behalf. Keep up the "good fight". In Christ, Robert

Preaching

Good evening to everyone. Hope that all is well with you in your place of service. I just wanted to ask that you would be much in prayer for me tomorrow as I will be preaching Sunday morning at a church here in Arequipa. The pastor will be out of town and he invited me to fill his pulpit for the morning service. I am looking forward to this opportunity. Please also remember Sara in prayer as she comes down the home stretch with Caleb (our new little one who is due in 2 weeks or so). Have a great evening, Robert