Hi Everyone,
Here is our April 2018 update;
Thank you to Pastor Tony and the team from CC Murrieta for their visit, the chidren and our teens had a great time with them. And thank you for sharing about your courtship with our teens. The Murrieta team always visits in January when the children and teens are on Summer Vacation, yes summer below the equater is approximately from December 22 through March 23rd. Classes end before Christmas and start again around the first week of March.
First stop was at the church in El Terminal, where there was the VBS (Vacation Bible School) a craft and many games.
 VBS inside the church |
 Water games |
 Water games |
Second stop was at Puerto Seguro, we did an outreach in San Lucas, which is now a satellite for the Puerto Seguro church, they have purchased a little house there. So Tony's team did a VBS for the children, a craft & games.
 The children with thier craft |
 The team teaching the children |
 Team members helping the children with their craft |
Last stop was a special day camp for the children, where there was lots of learning, worship & fun for the children. The great part is that the Youth from Three of our ministries were also involved helping with the worship and games.
 Luana leading Children's Worship |
 The children at the event |
 The children having fun worshipping |
 Our teens involved in leading the children in worship |
 Team members (Liz) helping the boys with their craft |
 Making friends |
 Church Anniversary |
 Samuel our MC |
 Samuel & Gelmi singing |
 Twins; Alondra & Melanie singing |
 Drama from our Youth Group |
 Sister Lilly singing |
I also want to thank all of you who support the Children's ministries here in Iquitos. As most of you know we have several funds,
So I want to thank those who contribute, on behalf of the children who have been blessed by your generosity. And to let you know if you state on your check how you want the funds used, they will be used only for that purpose, ex = "Children's School Fund", or if "General" that way we can use it where it is most needed. Thank you and God bless you for investing in our children and in God's kingdom.
I will be in California from June 15th through July 23rd. I would love to see all of you, so please let me know if you have time for a visit. Some of the dates are already taken, I will be visiting my daughter July 2nd through the 9th.
"Calvary Chapel Iquitos" (There are more pictures there than I can send in an update)
Omar is a young man who graduated the CC Bible College a few years ago and has been serving faithfully under Pastor Javier in Puerto Seguro. He along with Luana are in charge of the Youth Group and help with the other services as well. Omar also helps doing work around the church property as needed.
He wants to get married but has no way to support a wife, he barely supports himself. There are not many jobs there where they live, 1 hour outside the city. The problem he has (and all our young men & women) is that a job here in Iquitos requires working 12 hours a day and 6 days a week, sometimes 1/2 a day on Sunday. So they can't really be involved in ministry if they get a regular job. Many of our youth leave Iquitos and go to Lima for a better future.
Omar is praying about putting a fish farm on his father's property, and is praying for the funds to start this project. It may not solve all his problems, but will be a good start. His family has experience in this, so it should be a sucessful project. His father & mother moved to Lima, so they left him the property. His grandfather has a fish farm, on the property next door, but doesn't really work it seriously anymore because of his age.
Please pray for Omar in this stage of his life & ministry.
Pastor Jose's house is falling apart. Houses built with wood don't last long down here with the rain & humidity, the lumber begins to rot, and such is the case with their house. We would like to raise $5000 from church's and other volunteer's to build him a house of cement columns and brick walls, this will last 25 or more years.
Prayer Requests:
If you would like to contribute to any of the following ministries\expenses:
Harvest Alliance International P.O. Box 4550 Oceanside, CA 92052 Memo: "62414 - XXX"
(62414 is our ministry number) (Where XXX = General Fund, Children's Ministry, etc...)
*Note: The dollar is currently at 3.23 or 323 soles for every $100 (U.S.).
Thank you all for your prayers and financial support.
and God Bless you
Albert Smith
Calvary Chapel Murrieta
24225 Monroe Avenue
Murrieta, CA 92562
Memo = Peru, Albert Smith
Or for Jose
Memo - Peru, Jose Garate
Pastor Javier & Pastor Raul's offerings go through Harvest Alliance International (above).