Guatemala Trip

In the service I attended last week, testimonies were shared by the Times Square Church team returning from the crusade and outreach project to Rosario, Argentina. It was such a blessing and encouragement to see an obedient people follow God's leading to go to a nation, the faithfulness of those who were left behind to cover them with prayers and the amazing work the Lord did through and in them and in the people they encountered in Argentina. But things were not easy, there were spiritual, physical and emotional attacks on the team before and during the trip. They shared how they tangibly felt the prayers that were sent out from New York as well from everyone around the world praying for each and every part of the
mission. (testimony)

God did His work through those who went and those who stayed behind. It all really just emphasized in my heart the importance of praying and standing in the gap for those who are going out to the mission field.

It's less than 24 hours before, Mike, Dave, Sophia, Magalie, PC, Deb, Tina and the rest of Dr. Hawkins' team go to Guatemala. And more than ever, it's important for us who won't be with them to be partakers of this trip with them, through prayer. It's great that the trip details have been posted so that if anyone of us is led to pray and/or fast during certain times this week that we would know what to specifically bring before God's throne. This is a trip that the Lord placed in the heart of Dr. Hawkins and our dear friends heeded God's call. We trust that the Lord will make a way. He is the author of this missions trip and He will lead and provide for everything. And we trust that this mission trip will bring glory to His name and show those they will be serving the heart and love of Jesus for them.

Mike, Dave, Sophia, Magalie, PC, Deb and Tina, you'll be in our prayers all throughout this week. We're just trusting that the Lord will not only use you guys but bless you through this trip. We love you and we'll be praying for you!

Happy Easter, everyone! We have an awesome God who became one of us, died for us, and rose from the dead to conquer sin, death, and bring salvation
and life to all the areas of our lives. Thank you, Jesus!

Vic

Guatemala Trip Info for prayer

Hey everyone,

Here is more information on the trip so you can pray for us.

Who's going?
7 health care providers, 1 postdoc, 7 students, 4 from Juan's church
Pray for those who aren't saved, that we can show them the love of Christ

when's the trip?
april 17 - 22

what's going on?
Monday, 17th
We leave bright and early via plaza cab (please pray for us - you know how reliable they are!) to the airport.
We fly from Laguardia to Guatemala City and take 5 hour bus ride up the mountains to El Rodeo and plan to do some set up that night.
Pray for safe journey and ability to work as a team to set up.

Tuesday, 18th
am/pm: clinic
evening: church service
Pray for God to move among the people. They are very needy and have a deep hunger for God. Pray that their hunger will be met.

Wednesday, 19th
am: clinic
pm: drive down to Antigua and set up

Thursday, 20th
am/pm: clinic
evening: church service

Friday, 21st
am/pm: clinic
evening: last night in guatemala

Saturday, 22nd: fly back to La Guardia, stopping in Dallas.

Praise God for providing above and beyond what we imagined. One company donated 2000lbs of Tindamax!!! We will have to give most away to other medical missions groups. There is an issue of it arriving on time and an issue with being able to co-ordinate the distribution of meds for different people to carry - please pray for us! There will be things that come up before, during and after the trip - we need God's grace, wisdom, and strength.

Reflection of the Month-April

Because of You

 

For the past three months the theme of forgiveness has being coming back to me in different ways, through sermons, conversations with friends, family circumstances, etc., etc.  If we compare forgiveness to a destination, you will find yourself constantly at a crossroads deciding whether you want to continue and get there or if you want Jesus to take you there.

 

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17

 

I find this verse liberating, it remind me of a testimony given by a former member of ECF.  She described how her past sins were coming back to her mind and feeling guilty about it, until one day when she pray and felt liberated.  How many of us get stuck in our past putting road blocks to our forgiveness, to our freedom in Christ. 

 

“Because of You we run and not grow weary.

We don’t have to hide behind the shadows of our past

Because of You we bow before you trembling, forgiven not forsaken,

Delivered not condemned. Because of You” (Kandi DiLoret, AWE)

 

I love the second line of this verse!  There is nothing in our past that has not being forgiven, don’t hide behind it, don’t stay attached to it!  As many pastor say… If the devil reminds you your past, remind him, his future!

 

In this Holy week remember that Christ’s sacrifice was once and for all times.  His blood will never loose his power!

 

 

Quick Note:

Sorry for not being able to keep up with the monthly reflections and regular communication with all the people we love.  Things here have been very very busy.  I’m trying to keep up writing but is hard.  We just want to say HI! We Love you all!! We will be praying for the Guatemala group!!  ¡Dios les bendiga, los guarde y llene de muchas bendiciones en su viaje misionero!

Javier and Jady

 

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Just an encouragement for those who aren't able to make it to Guatemala this time! God has a blessing for you too! Thank you for praying for us, and keep praying for us! You are also a part of what God is doing in Guatemala and what He's doing at ECF.

This is a story of what happened when David came back from "battle" in 1 Samuel 30:

3 When David and his men came to Ziklag, they found it destroyed by fire and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive. 4 So David and his men wept aloud until they had no strength left to weep. 5 David's two wives had been captured—Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel. 6 David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.

7 Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, "Bring me the ephod." Abiathar brought it to him, 8 and David inquired of the LORD, "Shall I pursue this raiding party? Will I overtake them?"
"Pursue them," he answered. "You will certainly overtake them and succeed in the rescue."

9 David and the six hundred men with him came to the Besor Ravine, where some stayed behind, 10 for two hundred men were too exhausted to cross the ravine. But David and four hundred men continued the pursuit.

11 They found an Egyptian in a field and brought him to David. They gave him water to drink and food to eat- 12 part of a cake of pressed figs and two cakes of raisins. He ate and was revived, for he had not eaten any food or drunk any water for three days and three nights.

13 David asked him, "To whom do you belong, and where do you come from?"
He said, "I am an Egyptian, the slave of an Amalekite. My master abandoned me when I became ill three days ago. 14 We raided the Negev of the Kerethites and the territory belonging to Judah and the Negev of Caleb. And we burned Ziklag."

15 David asked him, "Can you lead me down to this raiding party?"
He answered, "Swear to me before God that you will not kill me or hand me over to my master, and I will take you down to them."

16 He led David down, and there they were, scattered over the countryside, eating, drinking and reveling because of the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from Judah. 17 David fought them from dusk until the evening of the next day, and none of them got away, except four hundred young men who rode off on camels and fled. 18 David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives. 19 Nothing was missing: young or old, boy or girl, plunder or anything else they had taken. David brought everything back. 20 He took all the flocks and herds, and his men drove them ahead of the other livestock, saying, "This is David's plunder."

21 Then David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and who were left behind at the Besor Ravine. They came out to meet David and the people with him. As David and his men approached, he greeted them. 22 But all the evil men and troublemakers among David's followers said, "Because they did not go out with us, we will not share with them the plunder we recovered. However, each man may take his wife and children and go."

23 David replied, "No, my brothers, you must not do that with what the LORD has given us. He has protected us and handed over to us the forces that came against us. 24 Who will listen to what you say? The share of the man who stayed with the supplies is to be the same as that of him who went down to the battle. All will share alike." 25 David made this a statute and ordinance for Israel from that day to this.

the birthday alert!

the birthday alert has been activated again this sunny 11th day of April. The birthday boy is Ju-En. Give him a pat on the back, high-5, "how's it going?", "happy birthday" when you pass him in the halls. Or better yet, give him some "birthday punches...i mean...PATS"...one for each of the years he's lived and one more to grow on!!      HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JU-EN!!

Today is the fourth of the Fourth

There he is...Mr. Andrew Ahn.... (to the tune of Miss America)

Ok...anyway...we just want to announce that Mr. Andrew has won the title of "Mr. Birthday Guy" today. It was tough competition, but Mr. Andrew has out-waved, out-walked, out-competed all the other contestants to win this coveted title. Today, here at Einstein, Mr. Andrew is the man! Give him a big *high-5* and a 'congrats' when you see him walking around Belfer or Forch!!

Happy Birthday, Andrew!