January/February 2012: Our Mission

Dear Friends and Family:

Margarita and I use terms like “teachers” and “missionaries” to describe our work in the beautiful nation of Paraguay.  For those of you who have partnered with us, we’d like to take this time to clearly explain the ministry you are involved in.  For anyone interested in partnering with us, the information below will help clarify what we are asking congregations, groups and individuals to be involved in for at least the next three years.

 

Ø Our Vision:        

1)      Serving alongside churches and ministries in Paraguay to make disciples of Jesus Christ.

2)      Preparing new generations of Paraguayan leaders through work as educators at the New Horizon Christian School and other educational institutions.

Ø Our Individual Responsibilities: Margarita	Tim
Minister to students with learning disabilities, and their families, at the New Horizon Christian School, as well as at two public schools near churches/church plants in order to open church-school relationships.	Develop and teach the English program for the New Horizon Christian School, which is an outreach ministry that provides students with valuable employment skills.  Also, connect with Paraguayans studying to teach English.
Facilitate discipleships with women, both individually and in small groups.  Margarita also hopes to mobilize women’s ministries in Paraguayan churches to address the issue of human trafficking locally.	Facilitate discipleships with young men, including New Horizon School pre-graduates, new Christians, potential national missionaries, and the Christian inmate leaders inside the Tacumbu Men’s Penitentiary.
Ø Our Combined Responsibilities: ·   Cooperate and coordinate with Paraguayan churches and ministries in carrying out evangelistic projects in the Asuncion-metro area and in un-churched, rural areas. ·   Raise our daughter, Ana Jeruti.

For the last six months our contributions have averaged at slightly under 60% of what we need to fund our vision in Paraguay.  Thank you to all who have given and pledged!  We will meet our financial goal when 24 more people or groups give $50 a month.  If you are not currently giving and are able to and interested in doing so, we invite you to give $50 a month, or any amount you can.   And, finally, please pray for the following requests:

• For the health of our family members
• For a restful and safe vacation for the New Horizon School teachers and students.
• For Pablo and Susie, a Paraguayan couple we discipled, who were recently married

Yours truly,

Margarita, Ana and Tim