UPDATE: Prayer request #9 about Mario Pineda's full time discipleship

Mario P. continues to disciple on Friday nights and is discipling the Fajardo family now along with his wife Karla.  This will help him doubly learn what he has already studied and it gives him the opportunity to disciple his own wife with courses he has taken without her.  That way she catches up to him to some degree.  He opted not to go full time at this point and is still praying for a job where he can support his family and study at the same time.  The option to give him a scholarship to study full time is not available but if you are interested in supporting this couple so that we can train them full time just write me an e-mail and let me know.  They would be very happy to get studying full time when God supplies.  Thanks for praying for them and Mario and Esther and their sister Ivette who are the ones studying full time at this point.  Praise the Lord that the Fajardo family are finally being discipled now two hours each week.  They are excited along with the Perez family who are also new at it and are being discipled by Ruben and Delmy.  Pastor Johnny just started a course on Friday and Marty is resting for a couple of months along with Cheryl who finished her course for the women.  So in September both will be starting discipleship courses once again for those interested in growing. Carol Binzel, Pastor Johnny's wife, is giving piano lessons to Mario and Esther D. so pray for all of these that they may produce much spiritual growth in this church planting ministry.

UPDATE: Prayer request # 1. José David whom Marty led to the Lord at the end of last year.

José David is taking the new believer's course with Erik our son at this time.  This will explain baptism for him and we hope will encourage him to go on in obedience and be baptized and join the church.  José is asking Erik a lot of questions that he has a doubt about.  Pray for Erik that the Lord will give him wisdom to answer this young man's questions and help him to grow in the Lord.  Pray that Erik will be able to finish the course before he returns to college in the fall.  Nothing yet on Victor who is not attending services.

UPDATE: prayer request # 2 Pray for Cheryl who will be operated on April 21, 2010...

Cheryl's operation was successful and she has been healing very well and resting at home. The ladies at the church served us lunches for a week to help us out, which was a real blessing. Now Erik is home for the summer and he is also helping while she gains her strength. God is good! She was back on Tuesday teaching her women's discipleship class and will take is easy as we go together to family camp this Thursday-Saturday. Thanks for your prayers now answered in her behalf!