December 2011
Dear Praying Friends,
We hope your holidays were a joy as you celebrated Christmas and the bringing in of the New Year. My family and I were able to be home for a few weeks for a relaxing Christmas break with relatives. December is a wonderful time of the year to remember our Saviour and His purpose for coming to earth. Although we should be in thought of this all year round, it is still nice to have a day to go all out and celebrate. Another joy of December was marrying Chrystal 8 years ago this month. We celebrated our anniversary on the 13th.
Our meetings in December were phenomenal. We attended one missions conference in Lakeland, Florida, with Pastor Jose Ramirez at the Iglesia Bautista Maranatha. It is always great to be in a church that upholds the Great Commission as their greatest priority. Pastor Ramirez and his members are examples of this. They are working on building a new building for their church. They have purchased property but still need more funds to build on that property. Please be in prayer with us as we pray for them to soon have this need met.
It was a great blessing to return to the Believers Baptist Church in Elberton, Georgia, with Pastor Dotson. We were with Pastor Dotson back in July. Upon our return, we learned that he is now battling lung cancer. It seems that he is not letting this slow him down, however, so please keep him in prayer. Also while in Georgia, we visited a few other great churches. Thank you to each pastor and church that allowed us to visit in December. We are grateful for the opportunity you gave us to share with you our burden for Peru.
While home for the holidays, I visited my old bus route I had in college, hoping to find some of my old bus kids. I was unable to locate them; however, I ran into a man by the name of Jorge. I went through the plan of salvation with him, but towards the end he chose not to trust Christ. Although Jorge did not get saved, one thing is for sure, a seed was planted.
Thank you to all our supporting churches for your support and extra support you gave us in December. We greatly appreciate your generosity. Please continue to pray for our family and team, especially for the Martin family, as they are still recovering from the accident back in November.
The Martinez Family
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