Hi guys,
We have an outreach planned for Saturday night, and I would like to ask you to pray. It should be a great event. The place seats 60, we went through 100 tickets in about a week. They were free, but we made them available to the people in our fellowship, and the Bible Studies throughout the week. There's a real possibility that we will have an overwhelming response. People have been looking for an excuse to invite their friends and family out to an event with the church, and there is a lot of excitement around it. Some of the guys are calling it a Jesus party, because it's all about Jesus, Jesus music, people that love Jesus, and Jesus has changed their lives. Like I said there's a lot of excitement. We have a lot of new believers.
If you could pray:
- that things would go well that night.
- That there wouldn't be too many people. (Although, Luc and the guys agreed to do a second round of sets at 9pm if we need to).
- that there would be an atmosphere that is charged with love, joy and peace. (things that you can't buy, and can't seem to keep).
- that there would be a clear and effective witness for Jesus that night.
- the owner of the place, my new friend Javid, who is a Muslim.
God has done so much in our fellowship since the Men's Conference back in September. We are still experiencing some of the ripples from that. This event has the same feeling. As my friend Luc says "It smells like God!" Pray for us, that we would be faithful to do all that God wants us to do, cooperating with him in witnessing of his love for mankind.
Thanks for your prayers, we love you guys, think about you often, miss you, but appreciate your encouragement and support.
Andy Falleur
Calvary Fellowship
andy@calvaryottawa.cawww.calvaryottawa.ca(613) 769-3576
Update: Nairobi, Kenya
Training Pastors of the Least in Nairobi, Kenya
Disciple Support Ministries focuses on training, encouraging, supporting and equipping pastors in Nairobi, Kenya to minister to their own people. The Ministry provides Bible instruction emphasizing clear understanding and practical application of God's Word.
Thank you for your most kind encouragement and prayers for the pastors, ministry and us during the past few days. The riots in the Mathare slum have ceased. Now the extent of the devasation is more clear to all. The numbers of homes destroyed was greater than reported. I walked through the slum Saturday after class with a team of pastors....in part to assist a pastor whose home was damaged. By the grace of God, none of the pastors were injured nor homes totally destroyed. I would estimate 200 families have lost homes...and at least 50 small businesses were destroyed. The fires came within 100 yards of the Bible School. The looting and mayhem was right outside the gate for 4 days.
It was and still is not feasible to take pictures...i attached one that was taken discreetly.
Please pray for the reconstruction and rebuilding of lives, homes and businesses amongst those who had so little to call their own. Please pray especially for the elderly.
Other prayer requests:
For diligence, perseverance and courage in the pastors
For the Construction project of a larger Bible school in Mathare (Feb 07)
For Harvest Workers!
For jobs for our pastors looking for employment
For Marcia and baby's continued health and healing....Joshua Caleb is due mid-February
Reminder....if you emailed us anytime this year and did not hear back, it is because we either did not receive it, or you never received our response.
Please accept our apologies for the continual email problems we have...and please forgive us for any misunderstandings it may have caused you.
God bless you and please keep the pastors, the ministry and us in fervent prayer. Surely, the Lord hears the prayers of His saints.
We love you and miss you!
Paul, Marcia, Isaac (and Joshua Caleb on the way!)
Disciple Support Ministries
Nairobi, Kenya
CC Bible Colege - Peru - Update
From: CC Bible College - Peru <
ccbc_peru@yahoo.com>
Date: October 27, 2006 6:13:35 PM EDT
To: Patrick & Janet Sieler <
pat@calvarykendall.com>
Subject: What God did in Cajamarca!
Dear Patrick & Janet ,
Below are some exciting highlights from our Cajamarca outreach in the Andes Mountains of northern Peru. After reading the text, please click on the following link to view some pictures:
http://ccbcperu.calvarychapel.com/Iglesia/IglesiasHijasEsp_Cajamarca.htmlThe people of Cajamarca took notice of the 116 missionaries that "invaded" their city with bright red T-shirts that boldly proclaimed: "Jesus Loves You Cajamarca." Young people from nine countries participated: Belize, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Switzerland and the United States!
The enemy's opposition was intense as spiritual attacks were bold and frequent. Just hours after leaving Lima, one of the two buses narrowly escaped a late-night, head-on, collision, spun off the road and was stuck in a sand bank for several hours.
Then, later in the week, intern Annie French stepped to the side as a falling pane of glass crashed to the ground where she escaped serious injury standing in front of her hotel. It was obvious satan did not want us ministering in Cajamarca!
"Cajamarca is ripe for the Gospel," remarked one team member, "you just shake the tree, and the fruit falls into your hand." People readily stopped to hear our presentations in the parks and plazas, and welcomed conversation. They had lots of questions and begged us to pray for them. They heard the message of hope and new life in Jesus and wanted to meet Him!
Mayor Emilio Horna and the Cajamarca City Council warmly welcomed our team and joined us for Monday's "Mayor's Prayer Breakfast." They watched our mimes and enjoyed the special music, and sincerely appreciated the Gospel message we were bringing to their people. They invited us to participate in a press conference where we were interviewed on several radio stations and on TV.
"Willy" interviewed several team members "live, in-studio" on his popular secular rock station, "NN Radio." He was impressed by testimonies how our young people had found satisfaction in Jesus that they could not find in the world. Willy shared with his attentive worldwide audience (of nearly 1 million people) on-air that "these kids have a special radiance about them that he had never seen before, shining even brighter than rock stars Shakira and Madonna!"
Cynthia had met Jesus years earlier, but the world continued to entice her. She met girls from out team at the central Plaza de Armas one evening and rededicated her life to Jesus. She joined our team and stayed with us the remainder of the time we ministered in Cajamarca. She joyfully commented that she is the first official member of the new church plant: Calvary Chapel Cajamarca.
Our large group split into four teams which visited dozens of schools, orphanages, colleges, a hospital and the local jail. Initially reluctant teachers heard, were later grateful for, the message on biblical values we brought to the children. Doctors and nurses prayed with team members to invite Jesus into their lives. Prison inmates requested Bibles.
Teenage girls at the "Ninas de Belen" orphanage heard a message on sexual purity and abstinence until marriage. The director was so blessed by our visit that she invited the group to return for a second visit. Hundreds of youth were invited to our three-night stadium outreach later in the week.
We printed 26,000 copies of a "tabloid" newspaper we handed out as tracts and invitations to our event. These were very effective, and could be seen read throughout the city. By the way, we have a few left over! If you would like a copy, send us an address and we will mail one out to you!
Although it was rainy season in Cajamarca, the Lord heard our prayers and blessed us with perfectly dry weather for the entire eight days of ministry. The last day, there was a downpour as we prepared for our final stadium event, but we saw the Lord's provision and the concert went on without problems!
For three evenings we offered heart touching films as well as very lively music from our two worship bands in Cajamarca's "Heroes de San Ramon Stadium." The nightly concerts were fun events, and children were ministered to by the eight balloon sculpturing clowns and the face painters. Evangelist Fausto Pflucker came from California to share the evening messages, and over 100 decisions were made to follow Jesus.
Pastor Diego Recarte, who remained behind to establish Calvary Chapel Cajamarca, along with his wife Patty, their two daughters (Luhana and Tamara), and our two Peruvian missionaries, Miluska Panduro and Jose Luis Soto, let us know that 26 new lambs attended the new fellowship this past Sunday morning! We rejoice in the fruit of this outreach and the new church that is forming in Cajamarca!
Thank you so much for supporting us in prayer as we continue to reach out to the people of South America! This event went so well, we are planning other "invasions" for 2007! Your participation enables us to take Jesus' message into the entire world!
Don't forget to click on the following link to take a look at our pictures! I think you will like them:
http://ccbcperu.calvarychapel.com/Iglesia/IglesiasHijasEsp_Cajamarca.htmlMuchas gracias!
John Bonner, Students and Staff of Calvary Chapel Bible College
Lima, Peru
