Obedient To The Call January 2015
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Obedient To The Call January 2015
POINTS OF INTEREST: Ride Nature Team Vision and Mission Daisy’s Corner Chronicles of Ryan Craig’s Colum PRAYER NEEDS: Obedient To The Call January 2015 We are going through the book of Acts and it has encouraged many in our church to share their faith and to serve the Lord. Just before Christmas we had the Ride Nature team come and spend 10 days with us. What a blessing these young men were to us and to our church. They got here and were hosting a surf contest within 8 hours of their arrival. Awesome! We had a jam packed week of outreaches, workshops, sharing testimonies and pouring into our church. We were able to pull off a skateboard contest at the local skate park as well. Their hearts were so willing to serve it left an everlasting impact on our church. We will see fruit from this team for many months to come. “Muchas Gracias” “...and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8 Leadership Training Couple’s Ministry Children’s ministry All night prayer meeting Health, and monthly support Our vision and mission for CCH. Just after New Years, we had a leadership luncheon to plan this year’s goals and direction. With older men and women in our leadership now, there is a since of maturity and stability. We started off with some basic distinctives to clarify who we are and where we are going. Reaffirming that this is not a denomination, but a movement of the Holy Spirit. There are many crazy doctrines here in South America so we want to continue to have a healthy church. We defined Real Life Stories Peruvian Summer Activities. a great Christmas season and the Lord met all of our needs and the needs -of our church. We were blessed by Calvary Chapel Mira Flores which donated 20 shoe box gifts for all of our children in the church, and for a few less fortunate children in the local farm lands who’s parents are in full time ministry. Thank you CCMF. We celebrated Christmas with friends in the church who cooked a turkey, and the tradition here is to eat at 12 midnight, then light off fireworks and then the children open their presents. CCH Christmas in Huacho. We had our mission: To Reach, to teach, and disciple then send into the outlining areas. Also we clarified our vision: To establish a church that is dependent upon God and not man or a missionary family. Commitment is a challenging area here in Huacho. We would like to form a leadership team and have a volunteer staff in place by the end of the year. We feel like the church needs to take ownership in the way that it is their own home, and we the children of God need to be responsible. This has not been easy, but we are growing in that area. Most people struggle with tithes and offerings, so one of the creative ways we are looking to pay the rent on the church is by having a BBQ and sell plates of food to neighbors, and friends. The formation of our leadership depends upon having people who are willing to be committed and available and it is up to us to show them the way. Please pray for us. Ivan and Pedro are both hard working family men, who have a desire to see our church grow. They primarily attend every church service we have and are willing to serve at any capacity. Ivan has a very particular gift, which is organizing things and cleaning and bringing order among the men. He is a shoot straight kind of guy. Some of you might have read the book “Second” the story of Pastor Romaine. He would be my first choice for an elder. Ivan is a man after God’s own heart and is above reproach. Pedro is a younger man who’s talents are in music, and he is well on his way to forming a new worship band. But our theme is the heart of worship, and not talent. He is rewriting some worship songs to have a Reggae sound to them. He is also discipling younger men who have a desire to be apart of this ministry. We have many young men who where part of our ministry in the be- ginning who are coming back since they have matured and experienced that the world has nothing good to offer them. It has not been easy raising up leaders, but we know that the word of God never returns void. Pray for CCH’s future! Ivan & Pedro Daisy’s Corner The Lord continues to work on me, and on the ladies here in the church. I can see that the verse in Philippians 1:6 is being worked out in all of our lives. “Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you, will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus” The ladies here in Huacho have continued in their study of God’s word and there is much evidence that the Lord is working in them. This gives me great hope! One of the ways I am preparing the ladies now is to let them take turns doing the bible studies. We are all going through the Experiencing God book and lives are being changed. We are also taking turns in the children's ministry preparing for the lessons, crafts, and snacks. We now “"If the Great Commission is true, our plans are not too big; they are too small." Elisabeth Elliot Baptism “All our difficulties are only platforms for the manifestations of His grace, power and love.” - H u d s o n T a y l o r It has not been easy since we have been back, and if it was easy anybody could do missionary work. I pray daily that the Lord will work in and through my weaknesses. I believe He has chosen me, so He could receive all the honor and glory. 1 Corinthians 1:27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong! Since we started the church 5 years ago with mainly teenagers, we are finally seeing some lasting fruit. The fact is that commitment is an area that does not come naturally, because it was never taught in the home. We are very grateful that we now have many families and children in Follow us on Facebook “Calvary Chapel Huacho” Make all donations payable to Saving Grace World Missions. Online: http://sgwm.com, then click on “Find a Missionary” Then click on our picture. By mail: In the memo section put: For the Tippies Huacho, Peru.you are welcome to send a check to - SGWM, 17451 Bastanchury Rd. Suite 203 Yorba Linda, CA, 92886. Info SGWM: 714-993-4801 our church, but raising up leaders is a slow process. People are struggling to pay their bills, feed their family's and keep a roof over their heads. Being available is a virtue. We have two young adults who are preparing for the ministry at the bible college and we anxiously wait for them to return. I have three men who I am disciplining and who are being raised up, which they feel called to be in the ministry. I know that God’s timing is always perfect and I hope and pray that we raise up this church to be completely dependent upon the Lord and not on a missionary family. We are living on 1/3 of the assistance we had before, so I have had to do some construction work here to help pay for our living expenses. This has been tough having church 5 days a week. I have to also guard family time as well, and time management is an of Ryan Chronicles Ryan is still doing homeschool, and is doing well. We are fortunate to have college students in our church to help with those tough math problems that even the parents can’t figure out. Ryan just turned 13 and he is taller than Daisy. His best friend is still his dog Peaches even though she is getting older. Ryan still misses Florida and fast food. We are praying that we will have more teens his age in the church. Sometimes it’s not easy for him, but he likes playing his guitar and singing praise songs in English. His dreams are to go to Bible College in Murrieta Hot Springs, California, then be a fireman. MPK Calvary Kids Focusing on the Family Craig’s Column have a monitor in the children’s ministry so the kids can have worship with all the Christian sing a long songs that we all know and love. What a joy to see them singing them throughout the week. We are not just a church, we are a Christian community like in the book of Acts. I know that the Lord will not give us more than we can handle, but sometimes it is right up to the limit concerning my health issues that I have. I have prayed for the Lord to remove them, but the verse that keeps coming to my mind is “My grace is sufficient for thee” I must keep my eyes on the Lord at all times. Philippians 4:13 is a verse I need daily. area that can always be improved. The Lord is faithful, and we know that we need to follow through with what He started in and through us here in Huacho. The mission field here is a daily spiritual battle, and we appreciate your prayers and support. We are truly grateful for teams coming and serving along side us, and we are praying for some interns to come and help out with youth and worship ministries. Philippians 2:4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others! We are also affiliated with Ride Nature and Please Pray For ! you’re welcome to contact them for any information on assisting us here in Glorifying the Lord Huacho, Peru. We are looking for mis Leadership in sionary interns to come and serve! Huacho http://www.ridenature.org/ E-mail: craigydaisyperu@live.com Commitment Provision and monthly support