Construction
Now that the rainy season is over, preparing the land continues pulling weeds and more digging. We are still waiting for a consultation on the water problem. Unfortunately the engineer that was supposed to help us never did after many attempts to have him come. We are praying that God will provide someone else to give us wisdom on how to handle the problem.
Search continues for ministry assistant for Ojos de Agua
Roberto Lopez had helped us tremendously in the area of Evangelism and through him, God opened many doors to share the gospel in Cantón El Coyolar.
Unfortunately, brother Roberto is no longer a candidate for the position to help us permanently due to personal reasons. We ask for your prayers as we search for another person God is preparing to help us in the ministry.
This Saturday, Camilo and two other members of the congregation, will weld railings to put around Cantón El Zapotal School’s patio area. The school had money in their budget for the materials but not enough for the labor.
New Ambulance for Ojos de Agua
The local health clinic in Ojos de Agua has recently obtained an ambulance. Camilo is serving on the committee to help in the maintenance of the vehicle. As a church, we decided to donate monthly to the gasoline fund and Camilo is serving as one of the drivers. Now it won’t be necessary to use the Blanco Family’s car for emergencies. On October 30th Camilo took the ambulance on its first emergency to the hospital in Chalatenango. We are happy to be able to serve the community in this manner.
Vigil in San Martin
Friday, October 24, a group of 12 members from the congregation traveled with Camilo to San Martin, San Salvador for an all night vigil (church service) focused on missions. The group left Ojos de Agua at 5:00PM and returned at 8:30AM the next day. Camilo was one of three pastors invited to preach. The service included prayer for Salvadorian missionaries serving in various parts of the world and a challenge to the church to support missionary efforts.
Now that the rainy season is over, preparing the land continues pulling weeds and more digging. We are still waiting for a consultation on the water problem. Unfortunately the engineer that was supposed to help us never did after many attempts to have him come. We are praying that God will provide someone else to give us wisdom on how to handle the problem.
Search continues for ministry assistant for Ojos de Agua
Roberto Lopez had helped us tremendously in the area of Evangelism and through him, God opened many doors to share the gospel in Cantón El Coyolar.
Unfortunately, brother Roberto is no longer a candidate for the position to help us permanently due to personal reasons. We ask for your prayers as we search for another person God is preparing to help us in the ministry.
Ministries
These last few months we have been teaching the church about spiritual gifts and the different areas were they can serve in the church using their gifts. As a result we have formed five ministries: Evangelism, Discipleship, Worship, Community Service, and Visitation.
Discipleship
These last few months we have been teaching the church about spiritual gifts and the different areas were they can serve in the church using their gifts. As a result we have formed five ministries: Evangelism, Discipleship, Worship, Community Service, and Visitation.
Discipleship
Cindy has begun a series of workshops in the area of teaching children’s Sunday school classes. The goal is to train teachers to cover the needs of children from ages five to 14. We are thankful the five young women are interested in the area of education and have come to see if this is where the Lord is calling them to serve.
Visitation
The brothers and sisters that belong to this ministry continue visiting the needy, whether on their own or as a group. This month, we visited a woman with health problems named Gertrudis. She is a cousin to some of our members. We brought her the Word of God, an offering, and a prayer. We are thankful that her health is improving.
Cindy had been praying for a divine appointment from God to be able to share the gospel. Two days later she received a call from the United States from a sister in Christ from Ojos de Agua who lives in Los Angeles. She asked that we go and pray for her brother, Samuel who has psychological problems. Another group of Christians arrived to pray that were visiting from a Hispanic church in the U.S. Minutes after the prayer, Samuel got up out of bed (he had been bedridden for four days!). Not only did we go to pray for him, but it was a good moment to share God’s word with his father, Chepe Melgar. It was just a week before that Camilo and Chepe had a conversation about the Bible (Chepe is very familiar with Biblical doctrine, but the only thing that’s left is accept Christ as his savior). Please pray for this family that they can give their hearts completely to Jesus.
Cindy had been praying for a divine appointment from God to be able to share the gospel. Two days later she received a call from the United States from a sister in Christ from Ojos de Agua who lives in Los Angeles. She asked that we go and pray for her brother, Samuel who has psychological problems. Another group of Christians arrived to pray that were visiting from a Hispanic church in the U.S. Minutes after the prayer, Samuel got up out of bed (he had been bedridden for four days!). Not only did we go to pray for him, but it was a good moment to share God’s word with his father, Chepe Melgar. It was just a week before that Camilo and Chepe had a conversation about the Bible (Chepe is very familiar with Biblical doctrine, but the only thing that’s left is accept Christ as his savior). Please pray for this family that they can give their hearts completely to Jesus.
Community Service
This Saturday, Camilo and two other members of the congregation, will weld railings to put around Cantón El Zapotal School’s patio area. The school had money in their budget for the materials but not enough for the labor.
New Ambulance for Ojos de Agua
The local health clinic in Ojos de Agua has recently obtained an ambulance. Camilo is serving on the committee to help in the maintenance of the vehicle. As a church, we decided to donate monthly to the gasoline fund and Camilo is serving as one of the drivers. Now it won’t be necessary to use the Blanco Family’s car for emergencies. On October 30th Camilo took the ambulance on its first emergency to the hospital in Chalatenango. We are happy to be able to serve the community in this manner.
Vigil in San Martin
Friday, October 24, a group of 12 members from the congregation traveled with Camilo to San Martin, San Salvador for an all night vigil (church service) focused on missions. The group left Ojos de Agua at 5:00PM and returned at 8:30AM the next day. Camilo was one of three pastors invited to preach. The service included prayer for Salvadorian missionaries serving in various parts of the world and a challenge to the church to support missionary efforts.
Prayer Requests
-For a solution to the water problem on the church property.
-For the search for a ministry assistant that will carry on the work of the church in Ojos de Agua
-For Chepe Melgar and his family
-For spiritual growth of three families in Cantón El Coyolar: Hermelinda Menjivar and family, Juventina and family, Ester Menjivar and family.
-For some of the church families that have lost their bean crops (too much rain) and rice crops(too much wind).
-That God will open doors in the area of community service.
-For the search for a ministry assistant that will carry on the work of the church in Ojos de Agua
-For Chepe Melgar and his family
-For spiritual growth of three families in Cantón El Coyolar: Hermelinda Menjivar and family, Juventina and family, Ester Menjivar and family.
-For some of the church families that have lost their bean crops (too much rain) and rice crops(too much wind).
-That God will open doors in the area of community service.
