Dear Praying Friends,
March was a busy but fulfilling month of ministry for our family. We spent three weeks on the east coast and participated in two back-to-back missionary conferences. Each one was very unique and we enjoyed the chance to meet wonderful people, fellowship with other missionaries, and be refreshed and challenged in our thinking.
We praise the Lord that one of those churches has taken us on for support, and also for the raise in support we have recently received from several of our current churches and individual supporters. Once all the numbers have come in, we think we'll be at approximately 97% of our monthly support need - in other words, only lacking about $200/monthly!
Yesterday, we sent out a mailing to 39 churches which have allowed us to speak over the course of our pre-field ministry. This will be our final mailing to these churches, asking them once again to consider whether God would use them to help us reach Chile. Please pray that God will raise up supporting churches from this group!
Upon our return to Michigan, Stephanie was almost immediately knocked off her feet with a bacterial infection which had her out of commission for an entire week. Both of our cars went into the shop for repairs as well. However, we praise the Lord because He sustained us when we needed it throughout those weeks on the road. Thankfully, we've had a fairly light schedule these past two weeks and have been able to take time to recuperate and "regroup" at home!
This month, please pray:
-For good health for the whole family
-For meetings in Mt. Pleasant and Byron, Michigan
-For 100% support before our move to language school (July)
-For church commitments in response to our recent mailing
-For wisdom in decision making for storage, moving, shipping
-For personal spiritual growth, faithfulness and encouragement
Thank you for building into our lives and ministry through prayer!
Pedro & Stephanie Garcia
Missionaries to Northern Chile
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