Saturday, February 13, 2010

February Newsletter

Spring 2010

The Spring 2010 semester started this past Monday. We are very excited to see all of the students back on campus again. Of course, the tranquility could not have lasted forever!

Their first Saturday here, we took them on a field trip to an area of Lima called Miraflores. Once there, they were able to visit one of the larger parks here called “Parque Kennedy” which is named after our very own John F. Kennedy. Afterwards, we all took a sightseeing tour on what is called the “Mirabus.” It’s a double-decker bus without a roof. There was plenty to see and the students and staff had a great time.

New Christian School

We were just recently blessed when Jannett was asked if she would be willing to help out at a local international school in exchange for the boy’s tuition. We prayed about it and took them up on it. She is now helping in the computer department and several other areas and the boys are pretty excited to be attending a “real” school again. Please pray that they would do well. The boys have been helping them with their youth ministry now for the past several months.

Mission Teams

Over the Christmas Break, we had two mission teams come in and serve with us from CC San Diego, CA. and CC Downey, CA. The team from San Diego did a Vacation Bible School on campus while the men were able to accomplish an incredible amount of repairs. They painted, installed ventilation fans in restrooms, laid tile in two dorms and the mail room, fixed several plumbing issues, and repaired some woodwork on our catwalks and lights around the campus.

Sunday Nights

With the return of the English speaking students, I am now teaching on Sunday evenings at CC Lima. The service is called “Enfoque” which means to “focus”. It is a bilingual service with the music, announcements and the message being translated into both English and Spanish. Currently, I am teaching a series of topical messages on life’s harder issues like divorce, remarriage, abortion, etc…

Valentine's Day Banquet

We had our Valentine’s Day Banquet this past Saturday. It was very well attended by many of the couples of the church and their friends. Jannett was the Master of Ceremonies and I was able to share a message on how to have a successful marriage. It was really quite easy. I just described ours! As of August, we have been married for twenty-three years.