Dear Family and Friends:
6-year-old “Veronica’s” constant drowsiness and inability to concentrate in class concerned her teachers. They referred her to Margarita for learning disability testing. Margarita suspected Veronica to be underweight and urged an immediate visit to a pediatrician, but for two months her mother neglected to comply. Margarita, however, kept insisting. Veronica finally saw a doctor and was diagnosed with serious malnutrition. Veronica now regularly sees Margarita as well as a pediatrician and a nutritionist. She’s gaining weight and improving academically. Please give thanks to God for his work not only in Veronica’s life but also in Margarita’s 22 other elementary students who are overcoming obstacles to learning.
6-year-old “Veronica’s” constant drowsiness and inability to concentrate in class concerned her teachers. They referred her to Margarita for learning disability testing. Margarita suspected Veronica to be underweight and urged an immediate visit to a pediatrician, but for two months her mother neglected to comply. Margarita, however, kept insisting. Veronica finally saw a doctor and was diagnosed with serious malnutrition. Veronica now regularly sees Margarita as well as a pediatrician and a nutritionist. She’s gaining weight and improving academically. Please give thanks to God for his work not only in Veronica’s life but also in Margarita’s 22 other elementary students who are overcoming obstacles to learning.
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| Veronica hard at work |
As the Paraguayan school year nears its
final month, Margarita and I finalize reports and grades, which cause us to
reflect on all that’s happened over the year at the New Horizon School. During my time serving in the chaplaincy
I’m grateful for having been able to see many students become more serious
about their spiritual walk. Some
made decisions to follow Christ for the first time. A few teenagers, who previously declared themselves as
atheists, are now giving belief in God a chance and attending the Fuente de
Vida Church. Continue to pray for the spiritual formation of the students and youth
with whom we work.
Last month we requested prayer for an outreach event in the city of Mariano Roque Alsonso. Even though there was a small turn out, its setting in a public plaza enabled the message of hope and transformation through faith in Jesus to be heard by numerous attentive neighbors and bystanders. The local church leader later commented that the event had stirred up a spiritual “hornet's nest,” as there has since been a lot of buzz and questions in the community about the church’s renewed activity. Please pray again for the city of Mariano Roque Alonso as we conduct another outreach event there this Saturday (October 22nd).
This month we celebrated Margarita’s birthday. She and the baby are doing very well. By the next update you may find out what the child’s gender is. Additionally, by the next update Antoine will have turned two. He’s dizzyingly active and very talkative. Interestingly enough, he prefers English, unlike his sister, who prefers to speak mainly Spanish.
Last month we requested prayer for an outreach event in the city of Mariano Roque Alsonso. Even though there was a small turn out, its setting in a public plaza enabled the message of hope and transformation through faith in Jesus to be heard by numerous attentive neighbors and bystanders. The local church leader later commented that the event had stirred up a spiritual “hornet's nest,” as there has since been a lot of buzz and questions in the community about the church’s renewed activity. Please pray again for the city of Mariano Roque Alonso as we conduct another outreach event there this Saturday (October 22nd).
This month we celebrated Margarita’s birthday. She and the baby are doing very well. By the next update you may find out what the child’s gender is. Additionally, by the next update Antoine will have turned two. He’s dizzyingly active and very talkative. Interestingly enough, he prefers English, unlike his sister, who prefers to speak mainly Spanish.
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| Antoine watches as Ana presents a Bible verse with a Sunday school class at a church we recently visited. |
Through
your prayers and support for our nearly decade of service in Paraguay, you
reach out to students like Veronica, to youth like the former atheists, and to
cities like Mariano Roque Alonso.
Through you and by his power, thus far the Lord has helped us, which is a
promise for anyone who chooses to take refuge in him.
Sincerely,
Tim, Margarita, Ana, Antoine and...
