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 August has been a full month of many key events taking place.
In our first month back here in the US, we visited 5 churches in the OK-KS area. During this month, Justin has begun his 4th year at JBU and Sarah also is now a freshman at ORU. And, now that they have made the move to their college dorms, Pat and I find it is once again just the 2 of us on the road. Pray for them in this few phase of life and studies.
Pat and I are also doing well. As of this time we are booked up through the end of the year and into the first part of next year. We look forward to seeing many of you over the months to come to share and enjoy some fellowship time. If you need to contact us please call us on our cell phone 417-291-2294. For all of you whom we have visited so far, we want to thank you for your hospitality, kindness and open hearts towards us. Read full newsletter
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 Dear Friends, Family and Partners in Christ,
This month has gone so quickly, and part of this may be because there has been so much going on. We know that summer break, VBS’s, church camps and much more is happening your way too, and you continue to be in our prayers. Each day is a new opportunity to live and be used of our Father for His work. Our desire is to always be available to Him, and to be faithful to follow Him as we engage in what He has given us to do here.
DEDICATION OF A NEW CHAPEL
This month we have seen progress on many areas in the work of building chapels and other ministry facilities. On June 6 the Mae Jah Church had a dedication service and many of our family team attended. I was asked to give the main message and there were over 400 attending. Read full newsletter click here. |
August 4, 2010
Dear Friends,
July has been a month of visitors , as well as visiting. We visited the Embassy here in order to renew Austin’s passport. Has it been five years since we took him to the Embassy for the last one?!! Yes, and he was glad to get his photo updated! Visitors included Scott & Christina Carnegie from Greeley, CO. They were able to visit the work here, get some dental work done, and see Costa Rica all in the same trip! We also enjoyed hosting our family, as Chrissy’s sister Amy, our brother-in-law Jeremy, and 1-year old Christian came to visit! This was our first opportunity to be with our new nephew Christian, and you can imagine how the poor little guy suffered from a lack of attention, especially from cousin Chloe! Click here for newsletter |
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Dear Praying Friends,
“My girlfriend lives in Bangalore. Our parents won’t allow us to marry because I became a Christian two years ago. She won’t become a ‘Christian’ because she thinks it means she has to convert to European culture and leave behind her Indian identity.” Ravi* sat across the table at the company cafeteria telling Jason his problems. He is one of Jason’s coworkers, training recruits at a major outsourcing company here. Jason felt a thrill when he heard Ravi’s story, and knew he had to tell him about our friends, the Yeshu Bhaktas, Indian followers of Jesus whose worship and lifestyle are culturally Indian rather than Western. That conversation happened just a few days ago. Ravi is now in Bangalore meeting with our Yeshu Bhakta contacts there, finding out that there is a way to follow Jesus and the Bible while still identifying with Indian culture. His girlfriend, her parents, and his parents can all follow Jesus without having to renounce their culture. That is “good news” indeed! |
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Hello Friends, we hope that this July 5th edition of the Puente News finds you well and enjoying the blessings of peace, especially in Christ. We always appreciate your reading the bit of news we try to pass along, especially since it's getting harder to remember things from month to month! And we appreciate it as well when you stop to intercede on behalf of our families and this ministry, simply giving thanks and asking for help. It really does matter! Full Newsletter Click Here
Darrin for Chrissy & Kids, the Guerras, and the Twitchells
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Ron and Pat........ End of May 2010
TESTIMONY OF GOD’S DELIVERANCE
Back in January, a formerly very anti-Christian village shaman was brought to us in Chiang Mai in a state of total nervous breakdown. The family had done all the village rituals and had even been to the mental hospital in town. None of this helped the man. All of us at the church witnessed his delusional state. The family asked if God could help him because they felt it was demonic. He had a stroke, then went crazy after he “recovered.” We all gathered around, prayed for him. He calmed down and asked for help. He said yes, he wanted Jesus to save him. After some teaching, he asked to be immersed. We all hesitated, as he
had very little foundational teaching yet, and we wanted to instruct them more. Yet with his state of mind, he needed divine help first, and both he and his wife were insistent and in great anguish. So after some time of teaching, they confessed their faith yet again, so we proceeded with a baptismal service. It has been 3 months since that happened. Joel Bee, one of our coworkers was up there a few days ago and visited this man as seen below. He still has speech issues, but his mind has cleared. God truly intervened in this man’s life and Jesus set him free of the unseen forces which had somehow latched on to him. Read More |
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PUENTE Minstries, May 2010
Dear Friends,
Since last we wrote, we have been reminded of the importance of not only knowing what the vision is for what we do, but also revisiting that vision in order to stay on track. The overall mission of Puente Ministries is supplied from Scripture, and is articulated in the commissions of the New Testament, which in a phrase is being a part of seeing more and more people choose to be disciples, or apprentices of Jesus. Hopefully, all the decisions concerning projects, programs, events and such will be based upon and informed by our vision statement: We exist as an organization for the nurturing, training, and equipping of spiritual leaders. Read More... |
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On Luis´ first trip to Southern Chile he went to a place near the beach looking for a place to return to in hopes to continue helping. His group was told of a Little town up in the hills which at that point had a lot of damage but had not received much help from any source of government or prívate aid. That little town is called Quilicura. Luis, I and Niah went two weeks ago to take some plastic tarp to cover up parts of damaged houses. We were also able to take some medicines that were difficult to come by since the earthquake. In Quilicura they are still waiting on the promised prefabricated houses from the government so we weren´t able to do much besides share with the family we stayed with. Read Full Newsletter here |
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Puente Ministries May 3, 2010
Dear Friends,
April has been one of the most eventful months in...a couple of months! While there is always activity in a living organism like the Church, April did see some very special events transpire. For example:
◊ All the persons involved in the music ministry got together to share a meal, and discuss future dreams and plans. Jesse has been so very instrumental in heading up that ministry, and their time together was a tremendous encouragement.
◊ Maricruz, a young lady in the youth group who is being groomed to head up the Children’s Ministry in the future, celebrated her 15th birthday. The North American equivalent is “Sweet 16”, but the celebrations here take on more of a formal flavor, similar to a prom. The Church youth group, Salvation Generation, hosted it with her family, and worked for weeks perfecting a formal dance to honor Maricruz.
◊ Edward Rosario (Institute grad) and Paulina Diaz were united in matrimony on April 24. It was the first formal wedding in the new location, and nearly the entire congregation was involved with the event. Edward continues as intern here, and Paulina teaches the first level Discipleship classes for new believers.
It is a wonderful experience to be a part of writing some of the first chapters in the life of this new congregation in Tres Rios. Every decision, every event, every step forward is a part of the nurturing, training, and equipping of spiritual leaders. Thanks to all of you who lift us up in prayer! Click here for latest newsletter. |
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Dear Friends and Family in Christ, April 5th, 2010
We wish you belated Easter greetings as we enter this month. As we see new life in nature springing to life we are reminded of the New Life in our Lord Jesus. May His gift of life for us never be forgotten. We realize that many of you may be going through some illness, accident or other trial that is testing your faith just now. Our hearts go out to you and we pray for those whom we know about. Let us remember to pray for all in our church and circle of friends. Let us know if and how we can pray for you too.
Here on our end, over this past weekend, we had a 7-church gathering with over 600 people coming together for a one-day, outdoor meeting (under a tent). This is about the hottest time of the year, so to sit under rubber tarps in 110 heat is not everyone’s idea of an ideal gathering! Yet we had a packed meeting – this in spite of the heat as well as very bad air pollution count. Haze has been so bad that visibility is down to ½ mile on some days. We have 2 more months of heat and haze to look forward to, unless we get much needed rains.
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