Dear Praying Friends,
Wow, does time fly by! In less than two weeks, we will have been here in Perú for one year. This has been the most amazing year of our lives. It is amazing to look back at all that God has done for us over these last 11 months. This is a special time for us and we have a lot to be thankful for.
Today, was also a very special day for us personally. Tonight, we had our normal mid-week service at our San Genaro church plant. This service marked the one month anniversary of our church. I am so thrilled for the work that God has begun to do on our hill. God has blessed us with an amazing team that has jumped in and done a fantastic job. I do not know what has been the biggest blessing…the way that God is growing our church or the way that God is working in the lives of our workers. I truly believe the latter.
However, God is blessing IBI San Genaro in an amazing way. We have been averaging 40 in our Saturday night service and 20 in our mid-week service. To date, God has allowed us to see 22 people saved in our church services. God is so good to us! As an added blessing, I also was able to baptize one of our first converts at our Villa Marina church.
Three weeks ago, two of our ladies Ana and Alexandra, started our children’s program on Saturday night. This area is overflowing with children and gives us a great opportunity to reach not only these kids, but also their families. The last two weeks these ladies have had over 20 kids in their class and many saved! It is such a blessing to witness both the growth of this ministry and of these ladies.
Running full-speed ahead, on May 19, our fourth church started in the neighboring district of Surco. This was a huge answer to prayer. Ezequiel Martinez has been doing a great job with our group from Surco and now with the church. On their first Sunday, they had 28 in attendance, with two saved. Please continue to pray for this growing work.
Of course, God is still blessing our main church in Villa Marina. With all of the changes being implemented, our people have remained faithful and our numbers have been stable. We are looking to start new Bible studies in the upcoming weeks and are now preparing for our fourth week of Bible Institute that will be starting next week. Mark Rader, along with many of our church men, has continued the work of building and improving our current property in order for us to have a beautiful, first-class church.
Please continue to pray for our ministry, especially now as we are intensifying the training of our church people to fill in the voids created by the starting of these churches. God has blessed us with some amazing families with enormous potential. I am excited to see what the future holds for them.
With our eyes on the future, I do not want to forget about the present. God allowed us to see a total of 179 people saved in the month of May! This is an incredible blessing but we still have a lot of work to do. Thank you to each and everyone of you who make all we do possible through your prayers and support. Thank you for being part of our team. God bless you all!
Your ambassadors to Perú,
Junior and Jessica Martin
Romans 9:3
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