Grace Baptist Church has graciously offered us the use of their building. They have church services only in the morning so this allows us to have our service at night. We give them a small love offering to help with the expenses of electricity, water and maintenance.
The building is small, but is the perfect size for our congregation.
We just about fill up the room by the time the worship service begins. The auditorium can hold a maximum of approximately 80 comfortably.
It is very difficult for me to stay in close contact with those who attend for the following reasons:
1) They live all over the city.
2) More and more people are coming.
3) The radio ministry absorbs a lot of my time. The radio ministry itself is very demanding. Plus it is growing and we are still in the process of upgrading the plant.
We praise the Lord that we have Jorge Huanca who will begin working with us in February. He and his family are already in Lima and attend our church.
We introduced Jorge and his family to the congregation on Sunday, January 8.
Jorge is busy constructing a house for his family. But since they have arrived, our song service is much more dynamic, thanks to Jorge playing the piano.
Edward, our associate pastor, does an excellent job leading the singing.
We still have some room to grow in the building, but it won't be long before we will be needing a larger place. It would be very difficult to go to two services back to back with the small time frame we have. It is thrilling being a part of this ministry.
We are praying for land and a new place to meet. To rent is expensive and is not a permanent solution. Land is extremely expensive and we do not have the funds to consider this option at the moment. So we will see how God leads. He gives us what we need at the time we need it.
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