Jan-April 09

Praise: Thank the Lord that He is shining His light in Paraguay and that the church is growing and moving forward! The church has begun praying at and over Mariana Roque Alonso in preparation for the church plant there, and the youth group has been reaching out in its community. Some of the happenings at Parque and Renuevo thus far in 2009 include:


--Barrio Parque has baptized and accepted its second member. Congratulations to Clemencia Franco! Almost all of El Renuevo turned out to witness the event.
--The youth group held its second late-night prayer vigil for Paraguay at El Renuevo. They had evangelism activities all throughout holy week at the local schools such as Colegio Julio Correa de Luque. The youth group was also planning a missions' trip to Chile.
--March 31st the women of the church held a special invitational for the mothers from la Escuela Presbiteriana. Snra. Angela Mauriera spoke about depression.
--There was also a special seminar on fatherhood that took into account issues of single fathers and the fatherhood role failure causing single mothers.
--El Renuevo started a new discipleship class of 5 students. Pray for growth and the Lord's revelation; these students will be accepted into membership in July.
--Join us in welcoming 12 new baptized members into the fellowship of El Renuevo! Jesus said the angels in heaven rejoice at this, and we do too!

Renuevo Baptism Pics from Earlier this year(Feb)



Prayer: Please pray for leadership to rise up alongside Pastor Mauriera. The church needs able men to further the work of the Lord.
PLEASE especially pray for the youth tempted to leave the faith, especially the young women. Over the years a couple young girls have been lured away from the faith by unbelieving and sometimes abusive boyfriends. Please pray that the girls in Paraguay can find their identity in Christ, not in male support.
Also, PLEASE pray for financial support, which is currently rather difficult for the church and Project Paraguay to come by.

Pastor Amsler's April Update Letter
VBS pictures from Barrio Parque