Church dedication

We just left our hotel to go to Chillan. We had a wonderful service at the new church.


Our entire group at Church on Sabbath
When we were eating breakfast, it was raining. We were thanking God that he held the rain off all week until we were done with the construction. It rained until about 10:30, so we benefited from the newly placed roof!

Church service in the new Church - with roof to protect from the rain!
Mark Murray led our sabbath school sevice and we had 5 people give testimonies about how the trip has affected them. We had a wonderful Chilean quartet of a father and three sons for special music.

David Spencer Jr. giving his testimony during Sabbath School

Chilean quartet with father and three sons

Renee Schirra with her VBS attendees showing what they learned during the week

Pastor Tito preached a powerful sermon and we had three baptisms in the new church. One gentleman came to the meetings all week and wanted to be baptized today. His house and business burned down a few weeks ago and he realized his need to lean on God.

Pastor Tito preaching

Pastor Tito with all three baptismal candidates

Pastor Tito in the pool

The gentleman whose house and business burned down after baptism

At lunch, the baptized gentleman wouldn't let go of the new bible we gave him. He lost his bible in the fire.

The pastor called for others to make a commitment to baptism and we had six people come forward to give their lives to the Lord, so the Cabrero church is already growing.

Maranatha produces a half-hour TV program called Maranatha Mission Stories. They air on religious channels and you can now download as podcasts from apple.com for free. The host, Dick Duerksen happened to be in Chile today. When he heard from Roger and Darrell Hardy that we were dedicating the completed church and having baptisms, they rushed over and filmed the service. After church was over, he interviewed the Cabrero pastor, Juan Vera (the gentleman that loaned Tito the car) and myself at the actual church. We then went to a potluck lunch with the church members. Dick and his team are going to be at Chillan and will interview Tito and other team members for our very own Maranatha Mission Story! They will let us know when it will be aired. You can order free copies from http://www.maranatha.com/ and we will let you know how when it airs.

Dick Duerksen interviewing Juan Vera in the back of the Cabrero church

Juan Vera during his interview discussing the church and the miracle of the car

Our group having a potluck lunch served by the church. I am happy to report, no cheese and no illnesses!

We have realy enjoyed our stay in Cabrero and what God accomplished through us. We are now looking forward to a little rest before we head back.

I leave for home to be with Rachael tomorrow. I will be sad to leave our group, but happy to see Rachael. We really had a great group and team. I enjoyed everyones spirit and cooperation on this trip. I pray that I am able to get my way to the airport.

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