On last August there were three events that I have to emphasize.

First event: Calling a Pastor for La Esperanza Baptist Church.

As many of you know, my local church has no Pastor since February 2011.  Since that moment, part of my ministerial life was dedicated to pastor and manage the Church.

On July, during mi visit to the USA, our Church invited Pastor Juan Valderrama to visit us.  That time together was part of the process to know him better and, Lord willing, be our Pastor.  August 11 was the date appointed for voting on him.

Our business meeting was held on that date, and Pastor Juan Valderrama was called to be our Pastor.  When Pastor Valderrama was a child, he attended to our Church.  As a young person went to study at Baptist Seminary of Peru with recommendation of our Church.  After graduation, Pastor Valderrama was called to work with Pastor Enoc Principe at Bethel Baptist Church as Assistant Pastor.  Now, thanks to that election under God’s direction, he will come back to our Church and he will be our Pastor.   Lord willing, he will be installed as our Pastor on January 1 this coming 2014.

Second event:  Ministerial trip to Requena.  This time I traveled with Pastor Raul Vargas from Bible Baptist Church (Puente Piedra, Lima).  It was his first time in that area of Peru for Pastor Vargas.

During our visit we taught two courses. Pastor Vargas taught “History of the Church” to 14 people during 4 days.  On evenings, Pastor Vargas preached at Bethesda Baptist Church.  On my side, I taught “The Book of Revelation” to 7 people, who faithfully attended to learn the Word of God.

Pastor Vargas and I enjoyed so much that experience, serving together to our brothers.  This trip also was useful to know more each other and share our vision for ministry.

Pastor Raul Vargas came back to Lima with vision to start, Lord willing, centers of training similar to Requena Center in other Peruvian areas: Huanuco and Tingo Maria.  Let’s see how God bless this plan, and how my partners and I could help to run this plan.  Traveling and teaching with Pastor Vargas was a tremendous blessing to me.

Third event: Teaching the Book of Acts at Baptist Seminary of Peru.   This year, after several years, I restarted to teach Bible courses at this Seminary.  In the first semester I taught “Life of Christ” and “Daniel”.  This semester I am teaching “The Book of Acts”.

I taught “Acts” 14 years ago at Baptist Seminary of Peru.  On that time I could write material until chapter 12.  This year, I have the challenge to write material until chapter 28.  I am working on that goal.  Lord willing, at the end of September I have to finish my notes on that important book of the New Testament.  Please, help me by praying.

These are remarkable news on August.  Thank you very much for reading my update and for praying for me, for my family, and for the ministry God has given to me.

“Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds: That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.”  (Col. 4:2-4).