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March/April 2009 Prayer Letter
Dear Pastors and Praying Friends,
God has been so good to us
and continues to bless in the ministry here in
Peru. Psalm 90:12 states, “So teach us to
number our days, that we may apply our hearts
unto wisdom.” We must number our days
because the time is short and there is still
much to do for the cause of Christ! We
must realize the value of just one day.
Progress:
My Missions & Islam class at the Bible college
is going well. We have just started covering
some of the basic concepts of Islam. What a
great need there is to reach these people with
the Gospel! Just being able to teach in Spanish
for an hour, 3 days a week is helping my
language skills tremendously.
We have been averaging about
35 people in the English classes in the church.
We are excited to see some of these people
visiting the church for regular services also.
In class we are working on learning several
English Bible verses (The Romans Road). Please
pray that many would come to know Christ by way
of this ministry.
The discipleship class I was
teaching at the church has come to an end. I am
excited to see several students “graduating” and
moving up to the next class. Please pray these
young Christians would continue to grow in the
Lord and be faithful to His house.
New Arrival!
We are pleased to announce the arrival of
Caleb Mark. He was born on March 6th at 4:44
pm. He weighed 6 lbs. 10 oz. and was 20 inches
long. Everything went well and, thankfully, very
quickly for Sara. We arrived at the hospital
just a few minutes after 4, so we definitely
were not waiting long! He is doing fine and
getting chubby already. Thank you for your
prayers for his safe arrival.
 Blessings:
We were thankful to be able to have Sara’s
mom visiting for a few weeks to help with the
new baby--and of course to see Josiah! We are
thankful for the wonderful family God has given
us and look forward to having more of them visit
in the future. If you would be interested in
making a trip here as well, we would be thrilled
to show you the ministry that the Lord has
allowed us to be a part of. Thank you to all
those who have called or sent notes of
encouragement to us. It is always a pleasure to
hear from you.
The Lord
gave us great services at the Faith Baptist
Church the week of Easter, with 29 people
saved and Christians encouraged in the
faith. There is a definite need for the church
to purchase its own facility, as our current
building is full. We know that this will be
expensive because of the area in which we are
located, but we also know that the Lord has
everything in control. Please pray with us for
this need.
Upcoming Events:
We are looking forward to having 2 medical
clinics this summer. The clinic in June will be
in Ilo, a city about 6 hours from here. I am
looking forward to taking my missions class on a
“missions trip” there during that time.
Please pray for our trip. The clinic in July
will be here in Arequipa. The Lord has worked in
a mighty way through clinics held in the past.
Please pray that people would be helped not only
physically, but spiritually as well.
Thank you so much for your
prayers and sacrificial giving. May the Lord
bless you!
Your Servants for Him,
Robert, Sara, and Josiah Stover |
