"I am thankful for all the Lord has done and continues to do in Calvary Chapel PV.  Here is a wonderful recap of what the Lord did last year through his servants at the church and then an update of current happenings."
 -Pastor Bill Martin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aKQiaUTt2U&feature=youtu.be

August 2014

"Naked I came from the mother's womb, naked I shall return, the Lord giveth the Lord taketh away, Blessed be the name of the Lord!"

The words of Job gives the Christian a healthy perspective during times of trial and during times of blessing....
It is Monday and the beginning of school for many children and young adults. Our Church service was such a joy yesterday as we prayed with Rolando, a CCBC Ensenada  student and the others who will be starting classes.  It is such a blessing because these young people have such a great hope and promise for their future because of what they have in Jesus.  We saw others this weekend receive Christ and others prayer for healing.  One brother who hadn't slept in three nights was touched and finally slept and received and answer to prayer.  In Vallarta, as I am sure in many parts of the world. many are being affected by the poor economy.  As a result everyone is really tightening their belt and live under a tremendous amount of stress because of it ....but the Joy of the Lord is our strength and God truly is our provider and continues to be glorified in His church!

In spite of tough times the church has been able to pay the rent, gasoline for the vans that transport people to church,  and all the other expenses we incur to keep the doors open.   We praise the Lord for His faithfulness!  The teaching of God's Word to the people of the body has brought strength to their faith and a trust in the Lord that He is able to provide for all their needs when they are faithful to Him. They can still pay their bus fare to make it to church on Sunday!  Please pray for this seemingly small need...it is a very big factor for many!

This year we were able to hold our usual yearly outreaches to the community and the Lord faithfully provided what was needed just at the right time to cover all the expenses!  We just completed Vacation Bible School, Jungle Safari, where we ministered to approximately 60 children and 20 youth!

We had a great team of servants in the church that gave their all to bring the Gospel to these kids in a very creative and colorful way.  We had a team of artists that transformed the church into a very pleasant and beautiful Jungle theme.  We had wonderful worship and great actors that lead the way into making the adventure captivating and interesting to the kids.  We all had a great time!  A special thanks goes out to Roxy and staff from Calvary Albuquerque Bible Island who supplied us with all the files so this years VBS could be translated and brought to life here in Calvary PV!

 
With the support of the Church body and Lynn Valley Christian from Vancouver, Canada, we were able to feed the kids, provide them with Hygiene packs, and School supplies for this upcoming school year! It was a quite a learning experience for our youth and theirs in true servanthood, fellowship, and Bible study!  We did a blitz job in three days with a 5 day program!  Sun up to Sun down the kids worked extra hard to keep the excitement going as the kids learned that God truly is our Creator, Protector, Provider, Savior and King!   They even learned the theme song "I can count on God" in English!  We all had so much fun and the most exciting part is that 12 new kids came to know Jesus as their Savior!  Aren't they beautiful kids?  And now even more so with the love of Jesus shining through!

The kids played water games in Jaguar Junction, they visited the Craft room at Lizards Leap, had snacks at the Shark Attack, and most importantly they visited Zipline Bible Time as they watched the Bible come to life through dramas that took them on a Explorer's adventure into God's Word!  Many were blessed and got a deeper understanding of how much God loves them and wants to be their King!

Miss Mari leading kids to Jesus in
Zipline Bibletime!

JUNGLE SAFARI 2014
"LOS TIGRES"

The Children's Ministry at Calvary Chapel has been such a great way to reach adults because in Mexico if you love their children you have an open door to the hearts of the parents!  We have seen so many of the kids that have been reached for the Gospel continue to follow the Lord and have then become servants in the church.  Please keep praying for their continued growth and commitment to our Lord!

Lynn Valley then had the opportunity to make bricks with the compressed block machine at the Mission School.  The adobe blocks will be used to make a wall at the side of the property bringing the whole complex almost to completion.  This team stays on site every year and loves being a part of the community out at Laguna del Valle where our mission is located.  It is truly a wonderful way for the youth in North America to learn how to show God's Agape love as they provide a great need in the building ministry at Calvary  PV.  Let us know if you would like to send a team down.  We can provide inexpensive housing and great ministry opportunities to help the church reach out to those that are less fortunate.

                                                                                                             

   

The block can be laid as soon as it is produced.
Anyone can help making it an excellent job for teams!

We praise Jesus for all He has done this first half of 2014 and for giving us the opportunity to serve Him in such beautiful ways.  This is a little of what we are doing in our part of the world.  Our prayer is, as we wait for the coming of Christ, that all His church would be about the things of the Lord, preaching, teaching, and making disciples in the name of Jesus!  We live in perilous times and now more than in any other it is imperative that we shine Jesus to a lost and dying world.  May He find His church being about the Father's business, sharing Jesus love with all those we meet.

Please pray with us for this ministry and open hearts to hear the message of God's love during all our Service and discipleship times and during all our outreaches.

Please pray for continued financial support for the ministry at Calvary PV and for the body of Christ during the low season here in Puerto Vallarta.

Please pray for the New believers to grow in their commitment to Christ and for their faithfulness in church attendance.

Thank you to all those who continue to support our family personally and at the church!  May the Lord continue to bless you as you become the ministry arms of Calvary Puerto Vallarta!  

If anyone would like to contact us you can do so at our Facebook page:  Calvary Chapel Puerto Vallarta  

If you would like to support this ministry you may do so at Calvary Albuquerque Missions .  Make your tax-deductible donation using this link that sends support Calvary Puerto Vallarta or the Martin's personally.  

Thank you again for your continued prayer support for this ministry!

Sincerely,

Pastor Bill, Renee', Estie, Micah and Abby Martin
and the Body at Calvary Chapel Puerto Vallarta!