Looking Forward

"For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God."                                                                                                                                           Hebrews 11:10

Here the Bible is speaking of Abraham, who by faith was looking forward to the fulfillment of God's promises.  He saw by faith.  We too should be looking forward.  Not only to seeing God's promises fulfilled,  but also looking forward each day to what the Lord wants to do in our lives and through our lives.

Here in Baños, we are looking forward to the next few months.  Here is a brief overview of what's coming up!

On September 16, Global Cane Outreach, a ministry to equip the blind and share God's love, will be arriving in Baños to spend 10 days.  They will be training us and together we will distribute canes and audio Bibles while sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ.  They will also minister alongside of us at some of our regular ministries such as English class,  Aldea Infantil Orphanage,  and a local pre-school and kindergarten here in Baños.  We are excited to welcome them and are looking forward to reaching out to our community in a new way.  Here is a link to their website if you would like to read more about
Global Cane Outreach:    http://www.globalcaneoutreach.org/about-us.html

Ryan and his family will be leaving on September 22 to head down to Lima where Ryan will be the guest speaker at "Speakers Week" at the CC Bible College in Lima.  Afterward they are leaving for the States where they will spend 2 1/2 months.  Although it is always a challenging time when your Pastor is on furlough, we are all looking forward to trusting in the Lord's faithfulness and anticipating that He will continue the work that He has started.  Please pray for the Petrik family's safe travel and be sure to connect with them for a personal update!

We have also been planning ahead to December and scheduling several chocolatadas.  A chocolatada is a traditional Christmas celebration here in Peru.  It's a great time to serve the community and share the gospel.  Please pray with us as we look forward that the hearts of those who come will be prepared to hear the Good News!

We pray that as we head into a new season, you are all "looking forward".
"Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." - Philippians 3: 13-14

  A fun day at San Nicolás Lake!