November 1, 2012
Dear Friend,
As October has come to an end and I reflect back on all the blessings that have come our way, I am still overwhelmed at the greatness of God. We started our weekly Friday night Bible study in the district of Surco, Peru. The attendance has been great. We are using a storefront building where a Christian lady has a curtain business. She came to the main church in Villa Marina and asked us to start a Bible study there. We have seen people saved and coming to the main church because of the Bible study.
The main church, Iglesia Bautista International, in Villa Marina has been doing great. We have been seeing people saved every week and during every service. The church is growing so fast we don’t have enough room to put everybody. The properties that we have been praying about have all fallen through. We have several other places we are looking at, and the most exciting thing is that our Peruvian members are looking aggressively for property also. They see the vision that we came with and want to be a big part of that vision. They want their people to get saved and see churches started all over this city.
Several weeks ago a man named Julio walked up to our church before the service started and was very curious about the church and wondered why all these Americans were here. I had the opportunity to witness to him in Spanish, and he trusted Christ as his Savior. He came back that Sunday evening and brought his son with him, and his son got saved that night. He then brought his wife to one of our Tuesday night home Bible studies near his house, and she got saved. Praise the Lord! God is still in the saving business.
The month of October is the big Catholic holy month where they parade all around the city carrying their statues to be worshiped. This past Sunday was the big parade by our church. It happened to be the same time that we start our service. They paraded right in front of our church, and we began to sing and preach the Word. There were hundreds of people in that parade. Many stopped to watch us and listened, wondering what it was all about. We sang so loudly that it drowned out their singing. The louder they sang, the louder we sang. Some of them even came into the service and got saved.
God has opened an effectual door for us, but as the Bible says, there are many adversaries. Please continue to pray for us as we do the work of God here. We appreciate every one of you and the prayers that you have prayed for us. Many times we have felt the presence of God in a mighty way because of your praying. We could not be doing what we are doing without your prayers and financial support. Marsha and I appreciate you all very much, and we often have you in our prayers. Thank you for your support.
Serving Christ in Peru,
Mark and Marsha Miskovic
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