Not a fairy tale....

    Once upon a time, there was a boy about 13 years old who came to a party at church for an awards ceremony that was given for the children who were part of an Upward Soccer Tournament....He hadn't participated in the soccer league but came because a neighbor invited him....  When the invitation was made to accept Jesus he opened his heart and Christ came in!  That was about 4 years ago!  Thanks to our brother Manny who came from a distant land called Niceville with a heart for the under privileged, these children were able to have a wonderful two seasons of Soccer focused on learning the Word of God.  Then one day the young boy brought his little brothers to our little country Mission School in Laguna del Valle.  Danny and Pablito began to grow in Christ which made their mother curious about what was making the difference....Ana began to attend our after school program where she became part of our Women's bible study.  One day she shared a story of the pain and anger she had stored in her heart because of physical abuse of her stepfather.  She also shared a very sad story of a brother who also suffered abuse of a negligent grandmother who caused paralysis of her baby brother.  Due to the neglect the young boy died a very sad, sad death.... As she shared with much pain we watched Jesus begin to wash away every tear, every pain, every resentment and root of bitterness in this young mother as she learned that if she didn't forgive she wouldn't be forgiven!  What was the result of her leaving her pain at the feet of Jesus?  Her mother, her brother his wife and her two-step sisters came to Christ!  It has been such an incredible experience watching this family being transformed.  Her sisters are young mothers as well and have since this story began, allowed their children to come to the school and to church and are now members of the church.

      The beauty the Lord makes from the ashes of our lives is so incredible!  The two young sisters share the same father who is Ana's stepfather.  When the girl's mother got very sick this last year, we watched her go through a lot of physical anguish because she is diabetic with a weak liver.  It is interesting that she says it is due to all the "coraje"  or anger that she has bottled up inside due to her very difficult life which first began with an alcoholic husband and then with a physically abusive 2nd husband...  The Lord touched Carmen with His redemptive love and the healing began!  As she was in the hospital she had a visit from the father of her two youngest daughters.  He came to seek relinquishment in a way of the guilt he had carried so long that caused their marriage to dissolve, absolution for the pain he had caused his wife.  She forgave him in her heart and it has been incredible to watch her move to compassion for the one who caused her so much anguish.

    A few months ago the father suffered a stroke causing paralysis on his left side.  He has been in bed now for several months and it had been impossible for him to get up.  His current wife has to work full-time to support them and he must now depend on his daughters to take care of him.  The Lord working in these girls lives put it on their hearts to share the transforming power of Jesus with Him.  As they displayed changes in their own lives he began to seek more....He has been a very devout Catholic attending church practically everyday but his private life exhibited something complete different.  Carmen, the two girls and Ana have sought him out to encourage him.  As they spoke so fondly of Christ and His church the man asked to speak to us.  Well yesterday was the day that he took us there....As tears flowed from His eyes, he listened to God's love story and something began to happen.  When he was told that religion didn't save him, reading the bible didn't save him, good behavior didn't save Him...there was a pause.  He really thought he had been doing all the right things working his own righteousness which only left him empty in the end.  A white-washed tomb on the outside and dead on the inside.  The tears flowed....  Then Jesus and the Holy Spirit came like a flood and washed His tears away as he confessed his sin and Jesus covered him with His blood!  Mario now has his name written in the Book of Life!

      This story began with a boy, Pancho, let's not forget about him....He now must be about 17 years old...my heart breaks to think how the enemy has sought to devour him so many times...I would ask you to pray for this boy who had the seed planted in his heart, who shows up every now and again knowing that he needs to follow the Lord, but the influence of the drug's, wrong friends, and the world want to consume Him!  Please join us in praying for this boy who the Lord used mightily to bring his whole family to the cross!

   I guess the most amazing thing to me is that our lives are not a fairy tale but a true story for those in Christ which truly can look forward to a happy ending....a place called Heaven.  It is such and incredible blessing to watch and be a part of what the Lord is doing to give this truly happy ending to so many people who are being saved, ready for His return!  As we watch this Holiday Season unfold, let us not forget what is truly important....The birth of His Son who came to bring healing to the broken hearted and to make straight the path of those who would truly seek Him!

   I share this hoping it will bring encouragement to your heart today as you work to build God's Kingdom during these oh so tumultuous times.  We can be confident in this...God is still sitting on the Throne and He will have the last word!  He is the beginning and the end, the author and the finisher of our faith!  He will rejoice when He sees all those bowing before His throne in worship and praise of His redemptive power that He gave us at the cross through the Name that is above all names, Jesus Christ our Lord!

Sing to the Lord all the Earth! He is worthy to be praised!

CCMS students worshipping the Lord at the Old Folks Home

Hello Family and Friends from Sunny Puerto Vallarta!

    We are here the day after the Election trusting the Lord for the future of the United States which in turn will affect all of His people here in Mexico.  This Thanksgiving season we especially thank the Lord today for the biblical truth that reminds us that He still sits on the throne and is in complete control of all His children’s lives…there is such an incredible peace in trusting in His Sovereignty.  Praise be to the Powerful name of Jesus!  I believe this will lead us all in the church to become more committed to holiness and prayer. 

     This is an update to let you all know what we have been up to in Calvary Puerto Vallarta and to include you in our prayer and praise needs.  After a very busy summer and early fall season we look back and thank the Lord for His faithfulness in blessing the work of our hands in the church. 

      We had a wonderful fall outreach at the basketball court in Laguna del Valle where the nets were cast and the results were great!  Our class attendance at the school was increased incredibly!  The fun part is that there are kids attending that we knew as babies who are now pre-teens.  We had been praying for that certain part of the Colonia where there were children that attended our bible classes when we would go out many moons ago on Saturday and Sunday mornings.  Since the time we began to give classes in the afternoon these kids stopped attending because they have their regular school in the afternoon.  Now many of them are attending school in the morning and have returned in the afternoon.  God is faithful to complete the work that He has started in each one who has put their trust in Him!

Sarahi praying with the new children to receive Jesus!

   

     Other news, we had our Hallelujah party last week which was a great time of fun, fellowship, and salvation for several new children and adults.  The theme was the “Hallelujah Fair” which was based on our Summer VBS which Calvary Albuquerque Vertical Youth brought down with them when they served here this past summer.  We were able to use many of the decorations and props that we made for the VBS and other materials we have used in the past for this particular outreach.  Calvary PV’s youth group Radical worked hard as well developing new games and additional decorations.  They served tirelessly making a special night for many children.  The church was converted into a fairground and the kids had a blast!  All this to say that we were able to save a lot of money recycling those things the Lord blessed us with in the past.  We had several of our visiting brothers and sisters who were so kind to help provide the food, snacks, and small prizes for the kids.   This was an incredible blessing as tithing has dropped.  Where the Lord guides He surely provides….!  We thank Him for those that are new to His kingdom and pray for their continued growth.

Xochitl...she is hanging on to Jesus!

     We just began our Sunday morning English service this past Sunday at 9:00 a.m.  As high-season in Vallarta begins we have those who used to meet Sunday night for an English bible study.  With this in mind Pastor Bill decided to start an English morning service.  We pray that it will be a blessing to those who attend. We are continuing to pray for our Bilingual service at 10:45 which will serve those visitors who want to be part of the Native Mexican body…  Many visitors come just to serve alongside this beautiful group of people in worship, fellowship, and friendship.  The church continues to grow and fill up with new people all the time.  Our Sunday school classes for the kids are growing not only in numbers but in conviction for the Word of God!  The Kids love the Bible!  It is such a blessing to see how many of the youth have grown spiritually because they started so young in children’s ministry.  The Lord is right when He says that we will not enter into the Kingdom of Heaven lest we become as little children….they are the ones that will learn how to “persevere until the end of the age” because their feet are on the Solid Rock of Jesus! 

     The beautiful thing about the Lord’s grace is that it doesn't matter if you came to Jesus older in life His promises are for us too!  He exchanges beauty for ashes….He completes the work He has started…His Word does not return void!  Thank you Lord for working in the lives of all the people who are coming through the doors at Calvary PV!

      A new ministry has started at the Old Folks home.  Susanna and Raquel had it on their hearts to visit the Old Folks home so we accompanied them with the children.  The kids from CCMS shared music with Bill and me which was a blessing for these lovely people.  It was a bit overwhelming for the children to see some of these people in the last stages of their lives and a few cried.  But it was wonderful for the younger generation to remember that these folks had been granted a long life because they probably honored their parents when they were young.  We were allowed great object lessons for the children.  Susanna led another group out there this past Friday and the Word was shared along with worship music.  Pray for the Lord’s direction in this ministry.

     We are thankful to the Lord for His strength that He puts in us to continue on in His ministry in spite of obstacles, attacks, and small bumps in the road.  We are ever so grateful that He has brought us to a place where we realize that any setbacks are permitted by Him because He desires something else.  With every trial and temptation He avails us a door of escape and He illuminates our path with His powerful Word!  We glorify Him in all trials because we already know the end of the story….it's called Heaven!

      Please pray with us as some of our longtime snowbirds will not be making it back this year.  The wonderful thing is that He is teaching us to trust in Him for the helpers not in the helpers.  We know He will provide for the administrative help we need through others.  As the ministry grows we still need workers for the harvest.  He has sent two, Paco and Bertha Sanchez.  They are a big blessing to Bill and I and the body of Christ.  Many of our members are new in Christ and are trying themselves just to abide in Christ and sometimes they don’t understand yet the value of serving the Lord in the Church… Life is hard to live down here because of the tight economic situation and it takes a while for them to learn to trust in the Lord for everything.  Pray the Lord would help them see that they are such an important part of the Body in the church that He wants to use each one with their gifts in expanding His kingdom. 

CCMS Children's Choir at Christmas Outreach 2011 

      We also need prayer for God’s provision for our Christmas Outreach.  One of our regular supporters for this outreach won't able to help for this particular project this year because of changes in the economy.  Anyone who would like to contribute for the gifts we distribute at this outreach at Christmas would be greatly appreciated.  We have the faith to believe that the Lord will provide so with that we put this need before Him and before you.  Part of what we do is travel to buy the gifts in Guadalajara in their downtown district where toys are more economical which means we can service more children.  The sole purpose of this outreach is to bring families to the party to be able to evangelize them with the Gospel.  We’ve handed out 500 hundred gifts each year plus a snack and candy “bolo”.  We can usually provide an age appropriate gift for about 8 dollars per child.  We trust the Lord for His provision. 

       The “Radical” youth group always does a great job with an evangelical drama, the CCMS children’s choir presents special music and we develop a play around the story of Jesus.  We have the workers for the Harvest we just need resources to make it happen!   Please pray with us!

Praise Reports:

     We praise the Lord for a brother and his wife from Canada who came here last season who found out while he was in Vallarta that he had cancer.  He received prayer by one of our elders and a sister and received God’s touch of healing and strengthening.  The way he describes it is that something made him stand up and go forward for prayer at the Sunday morning service.  It was something he had never done in his life as a Christian and says it was not to be mistaken as an impulse within himself but a call of the Holy Spirit!  He thought he would not be back this season as they detected lung cancer of the worst kind!  He has responded to the treatment and we were blessed to have him and his wife back in fellowship with us this year!  We praise the Lord for prompting the body of Christ to pray for the needs of the body! 

     We praise the Lord for His continued mercy and grace of granting the church to function financially even in hard economic times.  We are able to pay the rent and the bills and continue to do outreach at the mission and in the church.

     We praise Him for the spiritual surgery he continues to do in our hearts and the hearts of His children….even when it hurts he brings healing and restoration.

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     We praise the Lord for all the new believers that He adds daily to His kingdom.  We thank Him that the church can now be opened during the day as He has provide other workers to help. 

Prayer Requests:

     Please pray for God’s help in being sensitive to the Holy Spirit to know how to meet the spiritual needs of the body through His Word.  We want our hearts to always be His heart for the lost and needy.

     Please pray for continued unity and vision in Calvary Chapel Puerto Vallarta.  That the body would learn there is blessing in coming under the authority of the leadership He has put in place.  That we would have the same mind and heart in all that we do for Him.  Please pray against the attack of the enemy as folks would like to form cliques and forget to put their eyes on Jesus.

     Please pray for holiness in the body and not comfort.  That God would help them see that when we work on personal holiness He gives us that peace in the midst of any situation.

     Please pray for God’s strengthening as Bill and I feel the effects of time on our bodies.  My body continues to pose as an obstacle because of my fibromyalgia.  I am amazed that He always allows me do all that I am able to do, but I never want to be confined to bed because of physical weakness for our desire is to always be about the Lord’s business.  We ask for continued strengthening for both of us.

     Please pray for our children:  Estie who is in Bible College.  Please pray the Lord will provide for her to come home at Christmas break.  Also for her continued commitment to apply herself to her studies.  Please pray for Abby who is sick right now with the Shingles…unusual for someone so young.  It is interfering with her schooling…Please pray for her healing and that she will be able to catch up with her school work.  For Micah please pray for continued spiritual growth as he takes on more responsibilities at the church helping with Worship and Media.  Please pray he would continue to learn the deeper meaning of Worship.

     Thank you all so much for taking the time to read and pray about these things with us.  We love all of you and are so grateful to have so many friends and family that are behind the vision the Lord has given us here in our lovely church in Calvary PV.

If you are interested in donating to help feed the kids at the school, take part in the Christmas outreach, or want help take part in the general needs of the Calvary PV and the Mission school you may do so sending your tax-deductible donation to:  Global Adventures, 4001 Osuna Rd NE Alb. NM 87109 (a branch of Calvary Alb. NM)  You can note in the memo part of the check if your donation is for our general fund or for the Martin’s personal support.  We thank the Lord for you all who make it possible for us to continue to make things happen in God’s great Kingdom!

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Para Nuestros Amigos y familiares que hablan Espanol!

¡Cantad al Señor toda la tierra! ¡Él es digno de ser alabado!

 ¡Hola familiares y amigos desde el soleado Puerto Vallarta!

Estamos aquí un día después de las elecciones de Estados Unidos confiando el futuro de nuestro país al Señor que también afectará a toda Su gente aquí en México. En esta temporada de Acción de Gracias queremos agradecer especialmente a Dios por la verdad bíblica que nos recuerda que todavía Se sienta en el trono y está en completo control de todas las vidas de Sus hijos ... existe una increíble paz al confiar en Su Soberanía. ¡Bendito sea el poderoso nombre de Jesús! Creo que esto nos lleva a todos en la iglesia a ser más comprometidos con la santidad y la oración.

Esta es una actualización para que todos ustedes sepan lo que hemos estado haciendo en  Calvary Puerto Vallarta e  incluirte en nuestras oraciones. Después de un verano y principios de la temporada de otoño muy ocupados volvemos la vista atrás y damos gracias al Señor por su fidelidad al bendecir la obra de nuestras manos en la iglesia.

¡Tuvimos un maravilloso alcance en la cancha de baloncesto en Laguna del Valle, donde se compartió el evangelio y los resultados fueron muy buenos! ¡Nuestra asistencia a clases en la escuela se incrementó increíblemente! Lo divertido de esto es que hay niños de los que asisten que los conocimos de bebés y ahora son pre-adolescentes. Habíamos estado orando por cierta parte de la Colonia donde había niños que asistían a las clases de Biblia hace muchas lunas pasadas los Sábados y Domingos por la mañana.

Felix y Freddy acceptando Cristo en sus corazones!

Desde el momento en que comenzamos a dar clases en la tarde, estos niños dejaron de asistir porque asisten a la escuela regular por la tarde. Ahora muchos de ellos van a la escuela por la mañana y han regresado por la tarde. ¡Dios es fiel para terminar la obra que Él ha comenzado en cada uno de los que han puesto su confianza en Él

Ana Nayeli....

Otras noticias,  la semana pasada tuvimos nuestra fiesta de Hallelujah que fue un gran momento de diversión, compañerismo y salvación para varios niños y adultos nuevos. El tema fue la "Feria Aleluya", que se basa en nuestro Verano VBS que el grupo de Calvary Albuquerque Vertical Youth trajo con ellos cuando sirvieron aquí el verano pasado. Hemos sido capaces de utilizar muchas de las decoraciones y accesorios que hicimos para el VBS y otros materiales que hemos utilizado en el pasado para este alcance en particular.

Ana y Julie en el puesto de la Pesca!

El Grupo de Jóvenes de Calvary Puerto Vallarta "Radical" trabajó muy duro, desarrollando nuevos juegos y decoraciones adicionales. incansablemente haciendo una noche especial para muchos niños. ¡La iglesia fue convertida en un parque de diversiones y los niños se maravillaban! Con todo esto quiero decir que hemos sido capaces de ahorrar mucho dinero reciclando las cosas con las que el Señor nos ha bendecido en el pasado.

Pintamos Preciosas Caritas!!!!

Varios de nuestros hermanos y hermanas que nos visitaron fueron muy amables   ayudándonos con la provisión de  la comida, bocadillos y pequeños premios para los niños. Esta fue una bendición increíble porque el diezmo ha disminuido. Cuando el Señor guía, Él provee !!!! Le damos gracias por aquellos que son nuevos en su reino y oramos por su crecimiento.

Este domingo pasado iniciamos con nuestro servicio  completamente en inglés que es a las 9:00 a.m., debido a que la temporada alta inicia en Vallarta tenemos a nuestros hermanos que solían reunirse los domingos en la tarde para el estudio bíblico en inglés. Con esto en mente el Pastor Bill ha decidió iniciar con un servicio en inglés los domingos por la mañana. Oramos para que esto sea de bendición para aquellos que vienen al servicio.  También continuamos orando por nuestro estudio bilingüe que es alas 10:45 que servirá a los visitantes que quieran convivir con nuestros hermanos mexicanos. Muchos visitantes vienen solo para servir junto con este hermoso grupo de personas en la adoración, compañerismo y amistad. La iglesia continúa creciendo y se llena de gente nueva todo el tiempo. Nuestra escuela dominical para niños crece no solo en miembros sino también en la convicción por la Palabra de Dios!!! Los niños aman la Biblia!! Es una bendición ver como muchos de los jóvenes han crecido espiritualmente porque ellos empezaron muy jóvenes en el ministerio de  niños. El Señor tiene razón cuando dice que no vamos a entrar en el reino de los cielos sino somos como niños, ellos son los que van a aprender a "perseverar hasta el fin del mundo" porque sus pies están sobre la Roca Sólida de Jesús.

Tiempos de Oracion...Son lo mejor!

¡Lo hermoso de la gracia del Señor es que no importa si viniste a Jesús cuando eras de más edad porque Sus promesas también son para nosotros! ¡Él cambia la belleza por cenizas .... Él completa la obra que Él ha comenzado ... Su Palabra no volverá vacía. Gracias, Señor, por trabajar en las vidas de todas las personas que cruzan las puertas de Calvary PV!

Un nuevo ministerio ha comenzado en el asilo de ancianos. Susana y Raquel tenían en su corazón visitar el asilo y las acompañamos con los niños. Los niños de CCMS compartieron música con Bill y conmigo, fue una bendición para estas personas encantadoras. Fue un poco abrumador para los niños ver algunas de estas personas en la última etapa de su vida y algunos de ellos lloraron. Pero fue maravilloso para esta generación que aún es joven recordar que esta gente se les había concedido una larga vida porque probablemente honraron a sus padres cuando eran jóvenes. Nos dejaron grandes enseñanzas para los niños. Susana el viernes pasado  llevó a otro grupo al asilo y compartieron la Palabra y adoraron al Señor. Oremos por la dirección del Señor en este ministerio.

Estamos agradecidos con el Señor por la fuerza que Él pone en nosotros para continuar en Su ministerio a pesar de los obstáculos, ataques y pequeños golpes en el camino. Estamos muy agradecidos de que nos haya traído a un lugar donde nos damos cuenta de que cualquier retraso es permitido por Él, porque Él desea algo más. En cada prueba y  tentación nos da una puerta de escape y ¡Él ilumina nuestro camino con su Palabra poderosa! Nosotros le glorificamos en todas nuestras pruebas, porque ya sabemos el final de la historia .... se llama ¡el Cielo!

Por favor, oren con nosotros, algunos de nuestros pájaros de la nieve que vienen desde hace mucho tiempo no lo van a poder hacer de nuevo este año. Lo maravilloso es que Él nos enseña a confiar en Él para proveernos de ayudantes, no en los ayudantes. Sabemos que Él se encargará de la ayuda administrativa que necesitemos a través de los demás. A medida que el ministerio crece necesitamos trabajadores para la cosecha. Él ha enviado dos, Paco y Bertha Sánchez. Son una gran bendición para Bill y para mí y para el cuerpo de Cristo. Muchos de nuestros miembros son nuevos en Cristo y están tratando simplemente de permanecer en Cristo y, a veces no entienden aún el valor de servir al Señor en la Iglesia ... La vida es difícil aquí debido a lo apretado de la situación económica y nos toma tiempo aprender a confiar todo en el Señor. Oremos al Señor para que les ayude a ver que son una parte importante en el cuerpo de la iglesia que Él quiere usarnos a cada uno con nuestros  dones en la expansión de su reino.

También necesitamos oración  por la provisión de Dios para nuestro alcance navideño. Dos de nuestros colaboradores habituales para este alcance no parecen capaces de ayudar en este proyecto en particular este año debido a las pruebas más importantes de sus vidas. Cualquiera que quiera contribuir para los regalos que distribuimos en este alcance en Navidad sería muy apreciado. Tenemos fe en que el Señor proveerá, ponemos esta necesidad ante Él y ante ti. Parte de lo que hacemos es viajar a comprar los regalos en Guadalajara, en el centro de la ciudad los juguetes son más económicos lo que significa que podemos servir a más niños. El único propósito de este alcance es unir a las familias y que se les comparta el evangelio. Hemos entregado 500 regalos cada año, más un refrigerio y dulces "bolo". Por lo general podemos dar un regalo apropiado para su edad de unos 8 dólares por niño. Confiamos en el Señor por Su provisión.

"Radical" el  grupo de jóvenes siempre hace un gran trabajo con el drama evangelístico, el coro de niños CCMS nos interpreta música especial y se desarrolla una obra en torno a la vida de Jesús. ¡Contamos con los trabajadores para la cosecha sólo necesitamos los recursos para hacer que esto suceda! ¡Por favor, oren con nosotros!

Acciones de Gracia y Reportes de Alabanza!

Alabamos al Señor por la vida de nuestro hermano y su esposa provenientes de Canadá, vinieron la temporada pasada y estando en Vallarta se enteró que tenía cáncer. Un anciano y una hermana de nuestra iglesia oraron por él y Dios lo tocó para ser sanado y fortalecido. La forma en que lo describe es que algo lo hizo ponerse de pie e ir al frente para recibir oración en el servicio del domingo por la mañana. ¡Era algo que jamás había hecho en su vida cristiana y dijo que no debía ser confundido como un impulso dentro de él, sino un llamado del Espíritu Santo! Él pensó que no volvería esta temporada, ya que se le había detectado cáncer de pulmón que es el peor de su tipo.  ¡Él ha respondido al tratamiento y tuvimos la bendición de tenerlo a él y a su esposa de nuevo en comunión con nosotros este año! ¡Damos gracias al Señor porque llevó al cuerpo de Cristo para orar por las necesidades del cuerpo!

Damos gracias al Señor por Su continua gracia y misericordia por conceder a la iglesia funcionar financieramente, incluso en tiempos de dificultades económicas. Estamos en condiciones de pagar la renta y las cuentas y seguir haciendo alcances en la misión y en la iglesia.

Le alabamos por la cirugía espiritual que sigue haciendo en nuestros corazones y en los corazones de Sus hijos .... incluso cuando nos duele Él nos sana y restaura.

Alabamos al Señor por los nuevos creyentes que Él va añadiendo diariamente a su reino. Agradecemos al Señor que la iglesia ahora puede estar abierta durante el día, como también que haya provisto de gente para ayudarnos.

Peticiones de Oración:

Por favor oremos para que Dios nos ayude a ser sensibles al Espíritu Santo para conocer las necesidades espirituales de Su iglesia a través de su Palabra. Queremos que nuestros corazones sean como Su corazón para los perdidos y necesitados.

 Por favor oren por la continua unidad y visión en Calvary Chapel Puerto Vallarta. Que el cuerpo aprenda que es de bendición estar bajo la autoridad y liderazgo de aquel a quien Dios puso en eminencia. Que todos tengamos la misma mente y corazón en todo lo que hagamos por Él. Pedimos oración en contra de los ataques del enemigo que la gente se olvide de hacer grupos y pongan su mirada en Jesús.

 Por favor oren por la santidad en el cuerpo y no la comodidad. Que Dios les ayude a ver que cuando trabajamos en la santidad personal, Él nos da la paz en medio de cualquier situación.

Por favor, oren para que Dios fortalezca a Bill y siento los efectos del tiempo sobre nuestro cuerpo. Mi cuerpo sigue constituyendo un obstáculo a causa de mi fibromialgia. Estoy sorprendida de que Él siempre me permite hacer todo lo que soy capaz de hacer, pero no quiero volver a estar confinada a la cama debido a la debilidad física, nuestro deseo es siempre estar en los negocios del Señor. Pedimos fortalecimiento continuo para los dos.

Por favor oren por nuestros hijos: Estie que está en el Colegio Bíblico. Por favor oren al Señor para que provea para que pueda venir en las vacaciones de Navidad. También por su compromiso con sus estudios. Por favor oren por Abby que esta enferma en este momento. Esta interfiriendo con sus estudios. Por favor, oren por su sanidad y que sea capaz de ponerse al día con sus estudios. Por favor oren por Micah en su continuo crecimiento espiritual así como también ha asumido más responsabilidades en la iglesia ayudando con la alabanza y multimedia. Por favor oren para que continúe aprendiendo lo profundo del significado de la alabanza.

Gracias a todos por tomarse el tiempo para leer y orar acerca de estas cosas con nosotros.

Los amamos y estamos muy agradecidos de tener tantos amigos y familia que están detrás de la visión que el Señor nos ha dado aquí en nuestra iglesia amada en Calvary PV.

 ¡Damos gracias a Dios por todos ustedes que por medio de tu oraciones y apoyo hacen posible que continuemos haciendo cosas para el Reino de Dios!

Calvary PV "Radical" Outreach

Calvary PV's youth recently decided on a name for their youth group....They are "RADICAL"!  Their logo consists of three arrows pointing downward and one pointing upward towards heaven which communicates a choice to go against the current, not being conformed to this world but instead making a "Radical" change, going 180 degrees in the opposite direction, being transformed by Jesus!  The youth are becoming "radical" in their faith, solid in the Word, and with deep conviction are sharing their gifts!  What a beautiful thing to watch the Lord work in them and then through them as they grow closer to Him....

Shannon, Jose David, Josue, and Carlos

"He is their King....and they love Him!"

The outreach was held in the basketball court in Laguna del Valle a few blocks from CCMS.  The mission: Youth reaching Youth.  Many were touched by the Holy Spirit...many of the young people of the neighborhood stayed on the outskirts of the basketball court but a team of youth went out to minister one on one.  It is surprising to me how many have not yet really heard the name of Jesus proclaimed....I suppose because most think of Mexico as a religious country we assume that all have heard His name.  But really the younger generation live a life without church and are so pulled into the cyber-world  drugs, alcohol, teenage pregnancy, they are not in an environment where they can hear the name of Jesus because all the noise of the world!  We have a lot of work to do!  The most exciting part is to think that most of these young people in the photo above were once 5 and 6 year old in the Mission's Bible club in the colonia and at Calvary PV in town!  It blesses our heart to be able to see them living fruitful lives, sharing their faith and growing in their gifts!  We glorify the Lord in how he has used the Molina's and other adults in the church to come alongside these kids, nurturing, and teaching the Word of God chapter by chapter and line up line.  The fruit is evident!  What a beautiful time we all had watching the Lord touch not only those inside the basketball court, but those on the outskirts who were witnessed to and prayed for. 

"These kids are making a decision to go to Heaven...."

Then we have the children.....there are always the multitude of children!  They comb the neighborhood and their hangout in the afternoon is the basketball court...!  We had to do something to keep them occupied as the outreach was going on with music, dramas, etc. so they wouldn't cause to much distraction.  Can you say clowns?  Well they were there....painting faces, acting, and crafting with the kids.  Many new children accepted the Lord in their hearts as they followed the clowns like the "Pied Piper"of Hamlin....Kids have such a fascination with clowns that they will follow and respond.  What an opportunity to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with these little open hearts! 


As you can see God is still moving in Calvary PV and in the areas where the Lord takes us.  One thing we are learning is that the Lord shares His glory with no one and if we are always careful to walk in humility and not touch His glory He will continue to move in our fellowship and in our lives.  

"Dory and Ojitos bring smiles to many faces...."

"Dory, Dario, and "Bon Bon" coloring and painting faces"

"The kids hear about God's love!"

As we have stepped into the Fall season we look forward to continued outreaches with the church and with the youth.  Coming up we have our annual Hallelujah Party to look forward to as we attempt to get the kids off the street on Oct. 31st and help them to step into the light of Jesus.  
This is always a fun event as we change the church into a carnival like atmosphere using a bible theme.  The children and adults have a blast and the Gospel is presented in a concise way giving the new visitors opportunity to accept Christ and follow Him!  Please pray for this outreach.

Our Tuesday night Young Adults bible study continues in the study of Warren Wiersbe's book "On being a servant".  It is such a beautiful study of ministry according to God's terms and not our own.  We have seen it really have a transforming affect on these young people.  The definition the book teaches of ministry is:  "Ministry happens when Divine resources are used to meet human needs, through loving channels, giving glory to God."  Beautiful....and more beautiful watching these young people living this definition.  Last night we all went to the Social Security Hospital across the street from the church to share Coffee, Pan dulce, and the "Bread of Life" with the people waiting outside for their loved ones or waiting to go in for treatment.  What an opportunity we had to pray with people bringing their physical needs before the throne of God's grace and to witness God's love for them!  Their were several decisions for Christ and re-commitments for those who had strayed from Jesus.  "How lovely on the mountains are the feet of Him who brings good news!"  We thank the Lord for bringing these people out of spiritual darkness and despair into His glorious light!

!Para nuestros amigos de Mexico y de diversas partes del mundo!

Los jóvenes recientemente decidieron  un nombre para su grupo: "Radical".   Su logo está formado por tres flechas que apuntan hacia abajo y una hacia arriba: hacia el cielo, que se comunica la opción de ir contra la corriente, no conformarse  al mundo actual, sino hacer un cambio "radical",  180 grados en dirección opuesta, ¡siendo transformados por Jesús!  ¡Los jóvenes se están convirtiendo en "radical" en su fe, sólidos en Su Palabra, y con profunda convicción, están compartiendo sus dones!   ¡Qué cosa tan hermosa de ver la obra del Señor en ellos y luego a través de ellos a medida que se acercan más a Él!

El alcance se llevó a cabo en la cancha de basquetbol en Laguna del Valle a unas cuantas cuadras del CCMS.  La misión: Jóvenes alcanzando Jóvenes.  Muchos de ellos fueron tocados por el Espíritu Santo.  Muchos de los jóvenes de la colonia no entraron a la cancha de basquetbol se quedaban afuera, por lo que un equipo de jóvenes fueron a ministrar uno a uno. Es sorprendente para mí como muchas personas no han escuchado el nombre de Jesús.  Creo que esto se debe a que muchos  piensan que México es un país religioso y asumimos que todos han escuchado el nombre de Jesús.   Pero la realidad es que las generaciones más jóvenes viven una vida fuera de la iglesia, en un mundo de “Ciber”, tirados a las drogas,  al alcohol, a los embarazos en la adolescencia, ellos no viven en un ambiente donde puedan escuchar el nombre de Jesús por todo ese ruido que hay en el mundo.   ¡Tenemos mucho trabajo aun que hacer!

La parte más emocionante es ver que algunos de los jóvenes que están en la foto superior fueron alguna vez niños de 5 y 6 años que estaban en el Club de Biblia de la Misión y de Calvary Puerto Vallarta en la ciudad.  ¡Es una bendición para nuestro corazón estar viendo que su vida rinde frutos, compartiendo su fe y creciendo en sus dones! Damos gloria a Dios en como ha utilizado a la familia Molina y a otros adultos de la iglesia para venir a un lado de estos jóvenes en su cuidado y enseñanza de la Palabra de Dios capítulo por capítulo y verso por verso.

¡El fruto es evidente! Que tiempo tan hermoso hemos tenido, pudiendo ver como Dios alcanzó no solo a los que estaban dentro de la cancha de basquetbol sino también a los que estaban fuera que se les testificó y oró por ellos.

Luego tenemos a los niños. ¡Wow!....  ¡siempre hay una multitud de niños!   Su lugar de reunión en la tarde es la cancha de baloncesto.  Teníamos que hacer algo para mantenerlos ocupados mientras estaba el alcance con música, dramas,  etc., para que no fueran una distracción. ¿Puedes decir payasos?   Pues llegaron!   Los payasos estaban ahí, pintando caritas, actuando y coloreando con los niños.  Muchos niños nuevos aceptaron al Señor en sus corazones mientras seguían a los payasos como al Flautista de Hamlin.   Los niños tienen una fascinación por los payasos que hace que los sigan y les respondan. ¡Qué oportunidad para compartir el evangelio de Jesucristo con estos pequeñitos de corazones abiertos!

Así que puedes ver que Dios se sigue moviendo en  Calvary PV y en las zonas donde el Señor nos lleva. Una de las cosas que estamos aprendiendo es que el Señor no comparte su gloria con nadie y que si estamos siempre atentos a caminar en humildad y no tocar Su gloria, Él seguirá moviéndose en nuestra comunidad y en nuestras vidas.

Hemos entrado al otoño  y esperamos alcances continuos con la iglesia y con los jóvenes. Próximamente tenemos nuestra Fiesta Anual  Hallelujah, mirando hacia adelante tratando de sacar a los niños de las calles el 31 de octubre y  ayudándoles a entrar en la luz de Jesús.

Este evento siempre es muy divertido a medida que vamos cambiando la iglesia en un carnaval usando un tema bíblico para transformar el ambiente. Los niños y los adultos tienen una explosión de diversion y el Evangelio se presenta de forma concisa dando la oportunidad a nuevos visitantes a aceptar a Cristo y seguirle. Por favor, oren por este alcance.

El martes por la noche el grupo de  Jóvenes Adultos continúa con el estudio del libro de Warren Wiersbe "Ser un Siervo".  Es un hermoso estudio del ministerio de acuerdo con los términos de Dios y no los nuestros. Hemos visto que realmente tiene un efecto transformador sobre estos jóvenes. La definición del libro enseña que el ministerio es: "Ministerio sucede cuando los recursos divinos se utilizan para satisfacer las necesidades humanas, a través de los canales de amor, dando gloria a Dios." ¡Hermoso!  y más hermoso ver a estos jóvenes que viven esta definición. Ayer por la noche nos fuimos al Hospital del Seguro Social enfrente de la calle de la iglesia para compartir café, pan dulce, y el "Pan de Vida" con la gente que estaba esperando afuera a sus seres queridos o la esperando un tratamiento. ¡Qué oportunidad tan grande tuvimos para orar con las personas que llevaban sus necesidades físicas ante el trono de la gracia de Dios y dar testimonio del amor de Dios por ellos! Hubo varias decisiones para Cristo y algunos que se habían desviado de Jesús volvieron a los pies de Cristo. "¡Qué hermosos son sobre los montes los pies del que trae buenas nuevas!"   ¡Damos gracias al Señor por traer a esta gente de la oscuridad espiritual y la desesperación a su luz gloriosa!

The Glory of the Lord is in this place....

Today as we reflect on what the Lord has done in the midst of us at Calvary Puerto Vallarta we all are truly experiencing "fullness of Joy"! We went to the states in June so Pastor Bill could attend the Senior Pastor's conference and to take maybe our last family vacation together as we get ready to send Estie off to Bible College.  This in itself is a reason for rejoicing as we see the fruit of raising children on the mission field!  We are excited to watch and see what the Lord will do in our kids as they develop their own ministries and lives, solidly established on the Rock.  People have asked, "are you okay with Estie leaving?"  The Lord gave us a word saying, "Estie isn't leaving, she is only changing addresses."  I think our children will always be with us, even in adulthood as our roles will change but the relationship only grows deeper as we come alongside as counselors, friends, and spiritual mentors.  God is good all the time!

While we were in the states, the Lord used Jose Luis Molina to teach the flock in the book of Titus.  Coming from a brother who is strongly grounded in the Lord, firmly rooted in family values, and a strong leader to men, the message was clear and challenging to our body.  We thank the Lord for Jose Luis and his wife Mari for their faithfulness to the Lord in all things.  They work full-time in a landscaping business and it is truly incredible to see how the Lord avails them so much grace to serve in our couple's ministry, youth ministry, children's ministry and women's ministry and as leaders in our church.  The Lord truly gives grace to the humble....

It is such a blessing to watch the Lord provide servants in our fellowship.  With Estie leaving and my nephew Ben and wife Haniel moving back to the states, there was a definite hole in our fellowship as they helped so much in the day to day logistics of serving in the church.  But as they move out, we began to see the other youth and brothers and sisters rise up to continue serving in the work of the ministry!  We always stand in awe of how the Lord demonstrates that He truly is the Lord of the Harvest!  He never allows us to grow to attached or to comfortable with who He has in the church because His ultimate desire is to raise up and send out servants into the harvest.  Our job is to disciple and get them ready to serve where ever the Lord may plant them.  It is such a privilege and a blessing to watch the Lord move in this incredible way.  We look at the ministry at Calvary Chapel PV as a "boot camp" of sorts as there is such an opportunity to learn life-skills and hands on ministry as we watch the Lord bring in new believers into the fold that need mentoring and discipleship.

 We got back to PV in the beginning of July, hitting the ground running, anticipating the arrival Calvary Albuquerque's youth team.  The "Vertical" team lead by Pastor Ray Toro arrived two days after we did and working together we had our VBS children's camp a few days later!  What a blessing as we went out 3 days and slept overnight at CCMS one night with 24 youth from our church and the vertical team, and 64 neighbor kids!  Wow!  What a blessing as we saw 10 new children make decisions for Christ.  All the other children are our bible students from church and the school.  It was so much fun to see these children do the work of an evangelist and invite other children from the neighborhood.  We didn't have time to hand out invitations to other children in the neighborhood.  I am sure if we had we would have been overwhelmed with the amount of children that would have shown up.  It was great to see our adolescents who have always been part of the children ministry in the past now old enough to serve as group leaders.  What a blast it was!

We were a bit concerned because the Vertical team provided drama material that we weren't quite sure we would be able to teach our Spanish speakers in a short amount of time.  Estie and Haniel translated it before hand which was a tremendous help.  Funny how even though they are no longer in PV they were still able to contribute!  I thank the Lord for their lives!  We were so blessed because the Lord faithful showed up and the kids were so blessed because He provided new members of our church to step in and fill those spots!  When you watch the Lord work in your life over the years you come to a place of rest knowing that He will show up and provide all we need when we are willing to walk on the water keeping our eyes on Him!

Valeria, Maria Fernanda, Bertha, and Emmanuel doing an incredible job at "Adventure Park" VBS!

"The Spirit of the Lord is in this place!"

Our Captain Miss Mari!

 

With the combined efforts of a team formed by our friends Tom and Debra Kent, and Dodie Costales, and the Vertical Youth Ministry we were not only able to get VBS accomplished but the whole school got a facelift!  New tile was laid finishing the area above the kitchen and the porches upstairs.  They painted the school and got it ready for the upcoming school year.  It was so beautiful to see the relationships that were formed between the youth, the children, the adults in the church and those visiting!  His banner over us truly is love!

We had a baptism the last week of July...two of our kids from the school along with one mom and a new Christian, Serena from Italy were baptized.  How beautiful are the feet of Him who brings Good  News...We thank the Lord for His marvelous love for men and women and children destined to know Him!  It is just so much fun to be part of those who are able to impart that love and bring people to His beautiful feet!

"I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth"

I hope one day many of you could come and visit us to see the marvelous work of His hands in this little part of His world that is truly a big part of His heart!  We thank the Lord daily for the wonders He creates in the midst of His people and for all of you who continuously pray for this ministry.  We thank the Lord for all those that have come to serve alongside us in the work of His ministry here in Calvary Chapel Puerto Vallarta!

PRAISE REPORTS!
*  The Lord faithfully ministered to His sheep while we were in the U.S.  through Jose Luis and Miss Mari Molina!
*  The Lord continues to grow the youth ministry, women's ministry at the mission and at the church, and the other discipleship groups.
*  There are new believer's added every service to the Body of Christ!
*  God is providing for Estie to go to Bible College for this semester.  Please pray for the next semester!
*  God continues to provide operating costs for the school and the mission.
*  We praise Him for the Vertical team and the Canadian youth team that have   come to continue to minister in Renee's absence!  Many have been touched!

PRAYER REQUESTS:
*  For the suffering church all over the world.
*  For Mexico as a country, our leadership, and for the church.  It is growing   and the Lord is providing young pastors all over Mexico to continue growing the ministry of Calvary Chapel.
*  For a permanent church location.  Property is expensive in Mexico but our Lord is the Lord of a cattle on thousand hills and can provide if it is His will!
*  For our body's roots to grow down deep and that as they grow in discipleship they will have a desire to disciple others!  
*  For continued provision for operating costs of the ministry at CCPV and at CCMS.  We want to be able to also continue helping the needy with food, shelter, school supplies for the kids, etc.  

We love these kids!

If you would like to support this ministry you can do so by sending your donation to "Global Adventures"  Calvary of Albuquerque, Accounting Office, 4001 Osuna Rd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109  In the memo part of your check write:  CCPV Building Fund if you want to support the church ministry, or Bill Martin Personal Support.  You can also donate on-line for your convenience at this link:             http://www.globaladventures.org/support.asp

Springtime in Calvary PV

                How I desire to share with you in words what the Lord is doing in our church in such a way you could feel like you are here with us seeing His marvelous hand working, experiencing the Holy Spirit for yourselves, as He hovers over this place with His incredible power!  Jesus is touching so many corporeally and individually as His word is faithfully shared in different ways and different times, with the adults and with the youth and the children.  It is so incredibly exciting!  

We haven’t written in a while simply for lack of extra time…  Time we try to preciously spend in the ministry to His people and to those who will become His!  In February we had a beautiful Couples Valentine's dinner where we shared the movie “Courageous”.  Every man stood up to make the resolution to become more committed husbands and fathers.  It was marvelous!  Our friends Ralph and Deb, Randy and Dodie, and Tom and Debra, Jim and Linda were here from the US to help with the beautiful decorations setup and were hosts for this special event.   It is so beautiful to see the body of Christ come together as one with the same vision to lead others to Christ. 

                Every one of these events seems to make our own body grow deeper in their walk and love for Jesus and we begin to see the fruit as they themselves become more committed to serving others.  We have had a series of leadership and teachers meetings as we continued to make our plans for the work out at CCMS in Laguna del Valle and in the church.  The message we share is that the Lord has put that place Laguna del Valle in our laps as a church to minister to.  More of our body became more committed to serve out at the mission with the right heart.  The message being that God doesn’t need us but we need Him as we are chosen with the privilege to serve these wonderful families represented by the children.

                The fruit?  It has been absolutely astounding!  Because of your prayers and your consistent support we have been able to continue to minister to the spiritual and physical needs of these children and their families.  One example of this is the Valdovinos family.  Dani and Pablito are two little boys that began attending the school because of their older brother Francisco who got saved during Upward Soccer a few years ago.  His little brothers have now been attending consistently for 3 years with their mother Ana.  Because we have a women’s bible study on Friday’s, Ana was given the chance to give her life to Jesus.   This in itself is a very powerful thing because since that decision, the Lord has healed her from physical abuse as a child and unforgiveness towards her abuser.  She changed her lifestyle of “union libre” with the father of her boys.  Her powerful stand has affected her whole family.  How?  Her mother, two sisters and brother have come to Jesus along with all their children!  Her brother has made the decision to marry the woman he was living with and we will be having a “church wedding” in August!  Her mother who is married civilly is trying to convince her husband also to have a Christian ceremony to celebrate their marriage.  Wow!  All of this we is the fruit of the loving care and attention, in the name of Jesus given to Ana’s children at CCMS.  We can also attribute it to the loving hands of those brothers from Calvary Denver who came to do construction on her home and the body at Calvary who have so lovingly received this family.  What a witness!  Ana consistently attends all our events and is willing to serve with an unconditional heart.  You will always see her with her notebook taking notes of all that she hears during bible study…even if it isn’t an event or message that directly applies to her!  We love it and so does her Jesus…!

                Then there are Juan Manuel Sr. and Luz del Carmen another powerful testimony of God saving an entire family….  I have written about this family often and how the Lord put them in our midst to help them climb out of extreme poverty.  Not by giving them a handout but by teaching them how to function as a family of Jesus, through basic life skills.  The children had not been in school consistently really ever until we helped enroll them this past fall.  They have 4 school aged children who thanks to the Lord were able to be received into a school that is interested in helping them learn.  This is a very rare thing in this community which has overcrowded classrooms and the children who can only make the grade if the parents really come behind them academically.  Most of the parents do not have higher than a 6^th grade education themselves so helping their kids excel is a problem.   Many do but many don’t… Well the Lord is the Lord of the impossible and 4 of the children are making it to the end of the school year with passing grades.  Her second grader Carlitos who has serious disciplinary problems and had never been in school before, is learning to read!  We praise the Lord for His mighty power to change!  Juan Manuel the smartest of the 4 has an 89% average! Chuy who has a learning disability due to the alcoholism of his parents while he was in-vitrio, is now also learning to recognize letters and numbers.  He just turned 13 this last month.  Alejandra the only girl of the family is also growing spiritually and academically.  Dad has come to church now 3 weeks in a row and accepted the Lord!  God is good and will finish the work He has started in each one of us.

Remembering our Passover Lamb!

               At Easter we had a beautiful Passover meal with 80 people in attendance.  We were so blessed and surprised that so many came.  Our friend Yael, who is a newly converted Messianic Jew, helped Bill by speaking the prayers of the Passover meal in Hebrew as he taught through the ceremony the death and resurrection of the spotless Lamb.  It was beautiful and very informative for the people in the church.  Then we had our Easter Sunrise Service out at Laguna del Valle in our newly finished upstairs sanctuary that is now functional because of the efforts of so many of you…gathering together laying brick by brick, putting on a roof, tiling a floor, and installing lights . We were able to use it as it all came to completion on the Day of our Lord’s celebration at our Sunrise Service!  It was powerful and we are so blessed to see the Lord use that place for His glory with so many from the church in attendance!  We then had an Easter Service at church with a Resurrection Egg activity afterwards for the kids in a local park.  The beauty of that event was that two families who were there in the park with their kids, were invited to participate and they stayed for the message and received Jesus!  Absolutely beautiful!

                The discipleship at the church has also shown incredible fruit in the lives of the body as the Men continue to grow with the help of Self-Confrontation.  The Women are half way through a Joyful Life bible study in the book of Revelation!  What an incredible transforming study this has been for all of us.  Then on Thursday nights we are finishing up the “Truth Project” on video!  Wow!  We would highly recommend this resource to all of you personally or as a group study.  It affirms that the Word of God is the only measure by which we can form our standards for living.   Our friends Jim and Linda Mather continue to work with couples and English speaking men in mentoring-discipleship classes.  What beautiful fruit they bear!  They will be leaving us this week and our hearts with them as we are sad but thankful for the impact they have had on so many with their unconditional love and hearts of service to the Body.  Karen Phoenix taught English again this season and all her students accepted the Lord!

                Pastor Bill has been going through the Minor Prophets on Wednesday night and the Letters of Paul on Sunday morning.  Every week someone gets saved and we expect to have a baptism before the end of the month.   The worship has been awesome as we now hear and see the body singing with abandon and as we see many come forward for prayer afterwards.  It has been a beautiful time!

       On May 5 and 6th we hosted our Young Women’s Purity Conference and followed up with our Women’s Conference on Saturday in the book of “Ruth” a Lady in Waiting.  The Ladies and young girls learned how becoming a Women of Purity and Conviction will help them to become Women of Virtue and of Patience.  It was beautiful!  Half of the ladies were new and many, many of them made decisions to accept the Lord.  This afternoon, which is Friday, we will be so excited to see what new woman God will add to our Ladies bible study as an answer to what He did at the Conference.  To Him be the Glory!

                Tonight we continue our Young Women’s bible study as we will take this month to minister to the young single girls and women separately from the young men.  The girls were so blessed by the teaching last week and are excited to be challenged and at the same time spoiled a little bit by this one on one bible study.  Please pray for purity of heart, brokenness, and restoration in those areas of their lives where they will need it.

Tomorrow the boys will begin a study with Jose Luis Molina and my nephew Benjamin.  They will teach on the “Knights Code of Chivalry”, applying scripture to become the Lord’s gentleman.   We are very excited to see what God does with our young men.  He has developed into His servants and now we can’t wait to see Him transform them more into young men after God’s own heart.      

We are so blessed by what God is doing in the Youth at the church…we continue to watch them grow and mature into godly young men and women with a growing heart of service.  The boys were in charge of the kid’s ministry and in serving the women at the conference.  It was awesome to see them do such a great job with such an outstanding attitude!  We had about 40 kids that came with their mothers so it was a huge responsibility.  The kitchen crew also did an incredible job serving the ladies a very delicious and elegant meal.   Great job guys!

The Women’s ministry did a beautiful job in the prep work for the gifts that were given and with all the adornments.  The Ladies at the church are in a place now in their own spiritual walks that when called upon to pray for others they did it with faith and with boldness.  All the women were touched by the power of prayer.  And of course, those of us who were serving through the teaching of the Word always receive the added blessing of digging deep into the Word and end up extra blessed!  It is so exciting to watch the body of Christ fall more in Love with Jesus and with His wonderful Word!  To Him be all the Glory, Honor and Praise! 

                Well that about sums up our spring!  As you can see God is so faithful and we are all so blessed by what He continues to do.  Please pray for the ministry to continue at such an awesome pace spiritually as we have so many more lives to reach out to!    Our family will be traveling for the month of June and the body needs your prayers as we will be gone.  We know the Lord will be here with our brothers and sisters in Christ as they continue to serve effectively for His kingdom.  We do desire your prayers please. 

We hope this finds you all absolutely blessed and touched by God’s spirit in your realm of God’s great planet and we hope to see some of you soon!
     PRAYER REQUESTS:

• For the spiritual growth for the new believer's.  pray that they would fall in love with God's Word!
• For the Body at Calvary PV while we are gone in the month of June.  Pray that many would rise up to serve.
• Pray for church finances as we head into low season in Puerto Vallarta.  Pray that all the church operating expenses will be covered and that the Lord will provide for all Summer Outreach expenses as well.
• Pray for someone who is capaple to help us in the Church office now that Jim and Linda Mather have left for the summer.  She was our Church administrator.
• Pray for traveling mercies for our family as we head back to the US for a month to visit our supporting churches.
• Pray for God's will in acquiring a property for a permanent church home here in PV.

     PRAISE REPORTS! 

• We have so many reasons to thank you, oh Lord!  You have done great things here in our midst and we are blessed and honored to be able to be a part of your saving love!  Thank you for all the new decisions made for Christ!
• We thank the Lord for faithfully providing the rent and other operating expenses for the church through your children!  Please bless them and help them to continue to be faithful in their giving!
• We thank the Lord for the love that He has spread into our body...we really feel those who come into the church feel His strong arm of love shared through the body!
• Thank you for the work you are doing in the kids at CCMS!  They come because they are falling in love with Jesus, not looking for what they can get!  The material things are a bonus to them but not the motive!  We see their lives changing right before our very eyes!

If you would like to support this ministry you can do so by sending your donation to "Global Adventures"  Calvary of Albuquerque, Accounting Office, 4001 Osuna Rd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109  In the memo part of your check write:  CCPV Building Fund if you want to support the church ministry, or Bill Martin Personal Support.  You can also donate on-line for your convenience at this link:                                  

https://secure.acceptiva.com/?cst=692d6b