To our beloved brothers and sisters in the churches which so faithfully support us. Please receive our greetings from The Church of the Saviour in San Joaquín, Santiago.
I want first to thank you for your fellowship and encouragement that you have offered us through your prayers and generous support. Many thanks. Even at this distance we feel ourselves very close to you all. We always remember with special affection, We trust you are all well, with the Lord’s gracious help.
In our fellowship here we all pray for you, praying that the Lord will prosper you especially as you see your church growing. We thank God that Bishop Colin and Barbara were able to visit our church recently and to preach the Word. It was with great joy that the brethren were able to remember “old times” with them.
Thank God the church is advancing in different ways. At the start of the year, we decided to make some improvements to the façade of the church, with practical help given by members of the church. The work was done with great joy as we all worked together. Thank God we have a number of new members who helped us. We ask your prayers that we will continue to grow.
We recently held a “Thanksgiving” service. Each member was asked to bring some product that they had made themselves as an expression of gratitude to the Lord for all that they have. As each brought their gift they gave testimony to how God had prospered them in their work or business. We sold all the products and dedicated the money to the Lord’s work. Everyone took part with great enthusiasm. However we continue to pray for those who are still unemployed.
Praise God and thanks to your help, our church now rejoices in the sewing room. The ladies meet there to pray, study the Word, and to work in different types of sewing, making bathroom curtains, sheets, window curtains etc. Again, all they produce is sold, with a percentage going to those ladies who make the products and the remainder to meet some needs in the church. We pray that other ladies from the area will join us in this project and also to hear the Gospel.
I ask your prayers for my own activities, as part of my time is given to this congregation and the remainder is to assist Bishop[ Tito Zavala in his Episcopal work. But all this has been a new stage in my ministry with new challenges to serve the Lord as he permits me.
I thank God for this new part of my “School of Life” in this huge city with so much family breakdown, corruption and social problems. May the Lord help us to be a blessing to the most needy.
Prayer Needs:
1. Our congregation also has pastoral responsibility for the church in Conchalí a borough in the North end of the city.
2. In October, we plan to make a congregational visit to the church among the Pehuenche people in the high Andes further South.. Pray for those of us who will form the team that we will be a real blessing to the folk there.
3. One of our great desires is to reach the children of this area. Pray for Luis who has charge of the activities of the Sunday School.
4. The Sunday School teachers have felt the need for a time apart together for themselves and also to introduce others to this ministry. It is planned for August 27th.
5. We thank God for answering the prayers of several who have found employment recently. We continue to pray for some others.
6. On August 20-21st, I will be visiting the church in Arica on the border of Chile with Peru in the North. Pray that it will be a blessing for them.
7. We thank God for those in Conchalí who are studying the Word through the SEAN courses. We trust it will be important for their growth to maturity.
8. Several here have asked that we have a half night of prayer. We have set September 3rd apart for this and we have invited the Christians from Conchalí to join us.
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With all our love,
Abelino and Paty