Esteemed Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,

 

It is a pleasure for me to be able to send you my greetings. I hope in the Lord that you are well together with your families. It is my prayer that our God would bless you for all that you are doing in his service. Particularly I want to thank you for the financial support that you send me which truly is a blessing to me.

 

I want to share with you that I am well. I am enjoying a beautiful time in Bible study, getting to know more of our God. I can see this also in the members of my family; my mother and some of my brothers and sisters. This awakening to the Lord in our lives is truly wonderful and I can see that it is a gift of his grace. Please continue to pray for my sister Liz and for my brother Roger who are not believers. We are praying that God would save them.

 

Now I want to share with you about the ministry that God has allowed me to be involved in:

 

These last few weeks I have had some Bible studies with a young lady that started attending our church just a few months ago. She is from Piura and she has come to live in Lima because of her job. She comes from a Christian family and her father is a pastor. Nonetheless, she recognizes that she is not a Christian; she has not seen any fruit in her life that indicates genuine conversion. Now she is coming to truly understand the gospel and I hope that the Lord will do his work in her. Her name is Martha and we are studying the Doctrine of God together.

 

In our girls youth meetings we also continue to study the Doctrine of God and we have had an average attendance of 10-12 young ladies. During our last study we only had 6 in attendance but we still enjoyed our time together very much. It was wonderful to learn about the intellect and the will of God. For me it was special to study this theme because God spoke to me. I also enjoyed it because the girls participated in the study; sharing what they were learning from the texts. In reality, I was edified by them. God is good; he has shown us his grace in our lives and I praise him for it.

 

Every Wednesday and Friday we have continued to go out with some of the brothers from the church to preach the gospel in the park in Miraflores. During this time I have had several opportunities to share the gospel. Some people listen, others don’t, but I rejoice to be able to share. The Lord has freed me from the fear that I used to have of sharing the gospel like this and I thank him for it.

 

I also continue to help Mary the wife of Martin Z. with a ladies’ Bible study at my house. This Bible study is for the wives of the HeartCry missionaries. Some of the women from their churches live in the same part of the city as me and they are also able to attend. In this study we are also studying the Doctrine of God and the study has been a great blessing for all who have been involved in it.

 

On Saturday afternoons at our children’s meeting I have had the chance to teach the older children the shorter catechism. It has been neat to see how they, at such a young age, are understanding truths about God. The youth who help me with this and I are praying for the salvation of these children. I also continue to help with the youth meeting on Saturday nights.

 

Your Servant,

 

Ana P.

Psalm 27:13-14