Dear Partners,
Winter here in the southern hemisphere will be coming to a close soon, and we KNOW spring is just around the corner, in so many ways!
A lot has
happened here recently in ministry, so we would like to share our joy in God's Faithfulness with you!!
- As a church we decided to celebrate Chilean “Kids’ Day” a couple weeks ago, which first meant a Saturday of cleaning & setting up:
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And
then, the special Sunday service and party time!
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The
following Saturday, as a family we drove to Los Ángeles (Chile, not CA 😉 ) to teach a marriage seminar for the new church-plant
there and a few couple visiting from Ralco and Santiago too!
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Yesterday
(Sunday) the ICI church in Lautaro celebrated the 1st anniversary since
we relaunched meetings in that building! We reflected as a group on God’s
faithfulness to each of us individually as well as His faithfulness to this
church and mission movement... In spite of our imperfections, God is always so incredibly faithful and good! He is doing something new in this place... And He desires that we move forward, in faith, following His lead!
Thank you so much for your prayers for the church group in Lautaro over this past year of so many challenges and soooo many amazing answers to prayer!! May God continue to grant wisdom, lead and provide for each need, both here in the south of Chile as well as in your families and home churches!
September
Prayer Requests:
- - For
a special church service we are planning for September 18th
(Chilean Independence Day)
- - For
a young family we have started spending time with: Carlos & Claudia
have two young daughters, are recently (re)committing their lives to God and
want to get married at the end of this year, so we will be going through some
counseling material with them over the next few weeks!
- - For
several close friends recently going through very tough
physical and/or psychological challenges in their families: Car
accidents, work accidents, scary medical diagnoses, drug overdoses, teenage
lying/manipulation... So many families are struggling on so many levels, that
all connect to the spiritual. May God give us and others wisdom in how to pray,
help, encourage, exhort, comfort, in each case!
- - For
the weekly home group meetings in Lautaro (Gus leads one in our
home in the countryside and another one in Lautaro at a church family’s home,
and other church members have a 3rd group in their home)
- - For
our weekly zoom meetings with the other missionaries in the South
of Chile (working in Melipeuco, Los Ángeles and Ralco)
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For
our kids’ homeschool studies to progress well, as they prepare for
final exams in October.
- - For
our family finances, as several mission administrative changes and increasing ministry needs over the past few months have added additional work expenses that we are currently covering out of our personal budget. Right now we are about $500/month short of where we should be at a basic level, and that has put a serious strain on our food, clothing and health care budget as a family (not to mention having any sort of savings). We ask for you to please join us in praying for this need, and if you are able, to consider joining
our financial support team, through a one-time gift or regular monthly
support! (Giving info at bottom of update)
I know we
write this often, but we could NOT be here serving in this way if it weren’t for
your faithful prayers, giving and words of encouragement... God blesses us
constantly through YOU (supporting churches, families, individuals), as
you hold up our family and the ministry here in Lautaro and the surrounding
areas. We are humbled by this blessing of partnership, and pray that God would encourage you with a clear reminder of His faithfulness toward you personally!
“For the Word of the Lord is right and true; He is faithful in all he does!” (Psalm 33:4)
Only by
His grace, because He is always Faithful,
Gus, Karissa, Jeremy, Liz, Cristina and Diego
For
tax-deductible donations:
Online,
please use the link below and scroll to “Gustavo Guevara” under the “Fund” tab:
https://pushpay.com/g/iamchilenationalworkers?src=hpp&r=monthly
Through
regular mail, please make checks payable to “IberoAmerican Ministries”,
designate to “Project: Guevara – Chile”, and send to:
IberoAmerican
Ministries
P.O.
Box 1493
Monroe,
WA 98272
