Coming Home

Well after 2 weeks we are finally settling into the United States again.  I can’t believe that our first-term is over, time flew by soooo quickly.  We begin itineration this Sunday and we are pumped and ready to go.  We had a fantastic first-term and God moved greatly. 

The girls have settled into their new school and have begun to make friends already.  My girls are so incredible and have adjusted well to the missionary life.  They are happy to be home near their grandparents during our furlough and of course are enjoying all of their favorite American snacks

Please continue to pray that God will move mightily during this upcoming year as we face many challenges ahead, but nothing is impossible with our God. 

Michele

Filed under: Family, Prayer

The Lord will prepare the way!

Wow, we only have about 6 months before we return home on furlough.  Our term really flew by quickly.  We feel like ministry doors have opened up so quickly and now it is almost time to go.  Bob is currently restructuring the church plant and I have been working at the orphanage home.  There is so much yet to be done, but we know that the Lord is in control of it all. 

We have been on the phones making calls trying to fill our 2009-2010 speaking calendar and are excited to be able to come home and share what the Lord has done here in Santiago, Chile.  My girls are excited to be able to see grandma and Opa again soon but will definitely miss all of the friends made here in Chile. 

Please continue to pray that God will open the hearts of many pastors so that we may be able to go and share our passion for Chile with their congregations.  Thank you.

Michele

Filed under: Family, Prayer

Hurting Hearts

I just got off the phone with my dad and boy is my heart hurting.  My dad and I have never really had that close of a relationship and lately my heart has been aching to get to know him better.  I have tried over the years to build a better relationship with him but I always end up at the same spot.

My dad is not a Christian and does not understand why I am in Chile.  I long for him to have a relationship with my girls, but I don’t even know if that will ever happen.  I often dream of the relationship that I would like to have with him and wake up with a longing in my heart.  I know that God is the father that I need, but it is so difficult having an earthly father that you don’t really know.

Things are often magnified on the mission field, especially being so far away from home.  Friends I need your prayers to get me through this rough stage in my life.  Family is extremely important to me and there are so many unspoken needs in my family right now.  Would you pray with me, that God will give me the strength to rely on him and let him fill that gap within my heart.

Michele

Filed under: Family, Love, Prayer

Spending Time Alone

It is in the moments where you are alone and decide to let God search your heart, that God can truly reveal what lies beneath those bad attitudes.   Recently I have been hit with episodes of sudden anger, impatience and selfishness.  Often it is hard to admit that we have these attitudes, but thank God we have the Holy Spirit to convict us!

I had the house to myself today and had the time to let God search my heart.  It is amazing how these things just pile up after we think we have everything under control.  Old issues can haunt us if we don’t take the time to deal with them.  It is a long and hard process, but we must let the Holy Spirit be our counselor and in due time he will heal our hearts.

Give God the time to search your heart and see what He finds in you.  You might be surprised with what comes to the light!

Michele

Filed under: Prayer

Scheduling Services

Bob and I have been making calls again trying to get our 2009 schedule as full as possible.  We will have to raise support again to be able to come back and finish our projects here in Santiago, Chile.  It will be exciting as we will be visiting our Hispanic Churches all over the U.S. this time sharing all of our awesome experiences and what we were able to accomplish on our first term.

We are excited to be able to come home again and catch up with family and friends and we know that God has an exciting year planned out for our family!  Please keep us in your prayers as we contact churches back home that God will open the doors and fill our schedule quickly.

Michele

Filed under: Evangelism, Family, Prayer

Prayer Request

Hello again, this is Bob Perez.

Friends, I need your help. I have been invited this weekend to be the key-note speaker for a Pastoral retreat in our fifth region and the theme is “leadership and holiness”. I have had difficulty preparing this message and have spent many hours in study, and as of this morning, I honestly believe I have captured God’s heart and am super-excited.

At the same time I am nervous because it is a strong message, but of all the messages I have preached here in Chile, I am most excited about this one! I have no idea why, neither can I explain it, but I honestly believe God has something incredible in store for us this weekend. So with that being said, “I NEED YOUR PRAYERS”. I am positive that your support back home helped bring down the barriers that allowed us to have an incredible youth camp in Arica and I would love to count on each and every one of you once more as we head back into battle.

Service starts Saturday night @ 7:00pm EST and I look forward to meeting you there!!

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Amigos, los necesito. Este fin de semana, me han invitado a ser el predicador principal en un retiro de pastores en la quinta región y el tema será “liderazgo y la santidad”. He tenido algo de dificultad en preparar el mensaje y he pasado muchas horas en el estudiar, y por fin, sinceramente creo haber capturado el corazón de Dios y estoy Super-entusiasmado.

A la vez, estoy nervioso porque el mensaje es bastante fuerte, pero de lo todo que he predicado en Chile, estoy mayormente entusiasmado sobre este! No se porque, ni lo puedo explicar, sino que estoy seguro de que Dios nos tiene algo este fin de semana. Dicho esto, “NECESITO QUE NOS OREN”. Estoy positivo que tu apoyo de oracion alla en sus respectivos países ayudaron a que cayeran las barreras unos meses atrás cuando estuvimos en el campamento de Jovenes en Arica y me encantaría contar con Uds. Una vez mas mientras volvamos a la batalla.

El culto parte El Sabado a las 1900 horas y espero que esten!!

Filed under: Prayer

7.7 Earthquake / ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE

Preliminary Earthquake Report

As per our National church office, they have indicated that the earthquake
in the North scared everyone and it was huge (7.7)!! Now, the secretary at our
National church office has spoken with one of our pastors in Antofagasta
and with the Superintendent for the North of Chile and thank the Lord, so
far there are no reports of damage to any of our churches or to the homes of
our church members! Blessings……

Hora del Terremoto en otras zonas de horario
Localización 22.19S 69.84W
Profundidad 60.0 kilómetros
Región ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
Referencia 40 km (25 miles) ESE of Tocopilla, Chile
1245 km (780 miles) N of SANTIAGO, Chile
100 km (60 miles) WNW of Calama, Chile
170 km (105 miles) NNE of Antofagasta, Chile
Calidad de la Localización Estimado de error: horizontal +/- 8.7 km; depth +/- 12.3 km
Parámetros de calidad

Filed under: North Chile, Prayer

Youth AIM Trip

AIM Trip “July 2008″

We have been selected to host our first AIM trip here in Chile. WOWSERS….. So in another 9 months we are anticipating on having somewhere in the ballbark of 45 Nebraskan youth here in the capital city of Santiago.

Having never hosted our own team before this should be quite interesting, especially with the amount of people coming!! So I would ask you that you please be in prayer as we start to put together the details and arrangements for this trip. We are excited but at the same time it can be overwhelming so please remember to keep us in prayer and stay posted as more good news is coming!! Cheers…

Filed under: Evangelism, Prayer, Santiago, Youth

Whats next on the agenda?

Quiñenahuí, Southern Chile

 

Please remember to keep me in prayer as I am headed to Quiñenahuín where we will be reconstructing a Latin America ChildCare school that burned down and ministering to the Mapuche Indians (Indigenous people group) in the moutains where it will be freezinggggggggg. This is one of the most rejected people group here in Chile and please pray for a wonderful move of God and also for my translation abilities as a team is coming from California. God bless…

Filed under: Prayer

URGENT PRAYER REQUEST 9-7-07

Friends, this week is an incredibly challenging week and we ¨NEED¨ your prayers. I am currently in the desert of Northern Chile holding evangelistic services and the Devil is not happy.

Filed under: Prayer