July/August 2010 Prayer Letter

Dear Pastors and Praying Friends,

Church Updates:
In July, we celebrated Vision Baptist Church’s 2-Year Anniversary. More than 80 people came for the special service that included guest speakers and a “bestplate” cooking contest. We also had a time of fellowship the following Saturday, with a church picnic in a park outside the city. It was quite a month of celebration with the church all decked out to celebrate Perú’s Independence Day on the 28th as well. 

August has been “Missions Month” with the teaching, preaching, and music all focusing on this theme. This has been the first time for most to learn about Faith Promise giving and to make commitments to give to missions. At the end of the month we are preparing to have the church’s 1st Missions Conference. How exciting to see Perúvians who have surrendered to the call to missions now coming to share their burden with us! Please pray that God would work in our people’s hearts and give them a greater burden for lost souls.

We are thrilled to see the church growing and expanding! In the month of September, several new ministries will begin.

✦ Ladies Bible Study: We are praying that many will come out - ladies who still need Christ, new believers like Olga, and others who need to continue growing and learning more.

✦ Sunday Morning Children’s Class: We are working to fix up an area on the 2nd floor of the church as a classroom for this. Thanks to your prayers and generous giving, we have the funds necessary to make these repairs.

✦ Tuesday Evening Group Discipleship So much going on, but what a joy to have the privilege to serve our Lord!

Family:
Our family is doing very well. We’ll soon celebrate Josiah’s 3rd birthday. Caleb is becoming an expert climber. They are excited that, Lord willing, at the end of November, they’ll be getting a new baby brother. Please continue to pray for health for Sara and the baby.

Answered Prayer:
In our last prayer letter we asked for prayer for the salvation of several folks. Well, glory to God, on August 19, Olga accepted Christ as her Savior! Thank you so much for praying for her! We had been visiting her every Thursday evening for the past 2 or 3 months, sharing the Gospel each time, and this time she finally understood. We were excited to see her out for the service on Sunday morning with a new spirit about her (Phil. 4:7). Thank the Lord for His saving power! Please pray for
her to be faithful to God’s house and to grow spiritually.

Please continue to pray for the salvation of Jesús, Luis, Lucy, and Otie.

Thank you so much for all you do to see souls saved here in Perú!

Your Servants in Perú,
Robert, Sara, Josiah & Caleb Stover