Brothers,

I greet you affectionately in the name of our common savior, Jesus Christ.

In the ministry God has allowed us to see some positive developments. I know that you all have been helping me with your prayers. I am very grateful for the time that you have given to pray for me and for this humble ministry that has not seen excessive numerical growth. But, God has conceded to us the grace of knowing HIm and believing in Him and I rejoice in the group that God has given me to shepherd. I have come to understand that they are not perfect and that they do not always do what I want them to do, but by the mercy of God they are obeying the Lord who saved them.

Last month I took advantage of some of the holidays to lead a workshop on evangelism. God put it on the hearts of several members of the church to attend and He gave us wisdom to understand several truths. The Lord also gave us the courage to share the Gospel on the streets. Since then the brothers have suggested that we try to engage people more directly and we have begun to share the Gospel from house to house. I ask you to pray for us in this endeavor.

During this time we saw the Lord do something marvelous in the family of a brother from the church. They had previously been very resistant to the Gospel and very cold toward us, but God has done a work in them. Glory to God!

I also want to share with you that a new brother has recently been added to our congregation. His name is Victor and his wife's name is Graciela. Victor was with us last year but then he returned to his home town of Iquitos (in the jungle). One month after returning to his family in the jungle, his son died. Because of this he decided to return to Lima with his whole family and they are now attending our church. Please pray for them.

May God help us, keeping us from every evil.

Gustavo R.