What an awesome Sunday!! God heard your prayers and fasting and I just wish you could have all been here to see the results of your prayers. The whole service was blessed by God. We had a record crowd with several visitors, there were a total of 28 in the service. Several who had missed for weeks were back today!!! God helped me to preach and I could sense He was working all through the sermon. When I finished some were making their way to the altar before I even really opened the altar. Six people came forward to pray including two men who have been wanting to get saved but have been battling drugs and other problems. They finally prayed to be saved!!!!! The presence of God was so real. God definitely heard your prayers and saw your fasting and dedication and moved among us!! It was beautiful. I can't say thanks enough to each one of you who participated in the forty hour prayer and fasting!! I know it's not something easy to do but it sure does work when we do it!!! Thank you thank you thank you. You all are helping to plant a church on your knees. We are so grateful!!!
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This is just a friendly reminder to all of those who said they will be fasting and praying. Tomorrow night, Wednesday at 8:00 PM, will begin the forty hour fast!! We are praying specifically for the spirital establishment of the church and the conviction of sinners. Let's expect great things from God!!
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Next Wednesday thru Friday will be a special time for prayer and fasting for our ministry. We would like 24 people to join us in praying for the establishment of new converts and the conviction of sinners. Join us! Pastors announce it at your churches! Help us pray. If you would like to participate let me know, email me at kuhns@inbox.com. Let's pray for revival! read more
Joseph has been enjoying his new playdough set. It has a little pig and molds to make food to feed it.
The other night while grocery shopping, he was just plain wore out. So we propped up some paper toweles and curled up and took a nap.
Just having fun together as a family.
I recently got to know pastor Arnando Sanchez. He is working with Evangelistic Faith Missions and is ministering on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa. A few weeks ago he filled in at our church while we were away in San Pedro Sula. This past weekend he asked me to fill in at his church while he was away. So we have been helping each other out. This is his church and people. They started about four years ago. It was a real joy getting to know them.
Saturday was a very special day for our church. Each month I try to do an activity with everyone and this month we had a church picnic. One of the ladies that attends is an architect and interior designer. After completing college her first project was to design this house. It cost $1,000,000. Since she is still good friends with the owners she asked if we could hold our picnic at their house and they kindly agreed. What a treat! This place is beautiful and the people really enjoyed it. It was good for them to get to know each other a little better. We sang choruses, I gave a little sermonette and of course ate great food!! It was a really fun and relaxing day!
Friday we made a trip to one of the local markets to pick up some supplies for our church picnic. I love the market. It is a fun place. It's full of lots of action and bright colors.
Jose Montoya was recently saved and is doing great! Today his whole family was in church together for the first time!! He was so excited.
Last week was spent in San Pedro Sula celebrating the tenth anniversary of our H.I.M. church. The weather was hot and steamy but the fellowship and the nightly services were refreshing.The pastor of the church, Roger Ortiz, took us along with the Abel Rodriquez, (the special speaker) to a museum. It was a recap of Honduras history especially focusing on the history of San Pedro Sula. I thought it was very intersting to note that some of the ancient indian tribes that inhabited the area used to decorate their teeth with jade.
I thought how hard it must have been for the conquistadors to walk in their metal shoes and armour. They must have boiled in that stuff.
The church also held a baptismal service. It was a beautiful park with a crystal clear stream bubbling over the rocks. A perfect place. There were four candidates for baptism. Praise God for these new believers!!
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The church also held a baptismal service. It was a beautiful park with a crystal clear stream bubbling over the rocks. A perfect place. There were four candidates for baptism. Praise God for these new believers!!
I thought I would share with you a recent dish that Hannah cooked for our visitors. It's a jordanian dish called wudugdawaly. There is an art to making this delicasy. First you use grape leaves and fill it with rice and then you roll the leaves into little rice wraps. You layer a large pan with these wraps and on the top you cover them with a layer of meat. It is very tasty!
Wednesday, August 27 was a major milestone in our ministry. In that Wednesday night service, H.I.M. president Sidney Grant along with national church president Roger Ortiz, dedicated our church. It was a wonderful service. Several people shared testimonies as to how the church has impacted their life, I shared the story of how God guided us to Honduras, and Brother Grant gave a wonderful message. Our church is now officially open, praise God! Part of the ceremony involved Brother Ortiz symbolically handing me the keys to the church to use this place to preach and teach the gospel of Christ. This milestone has been reached in large part because you our supporters and friends have joined with us in prayer and fasting! We are seeing the results of those labours. Thank you!
I love church planting, there is nothing like it in the world!! You never know what God is going to do next. About three or so weeks ago, Jose (pictured here) came to my house and said he wanted to talk, he had read a report on the internet of seven young men who supposedly had a vision of Hell and he wanted to know if the details were true. So we talked about it, he told me some of the report, it seemed a little strange to me, but he was troubled. He invited me to his house for a small Bible study and to continue talking about the report. He began to open up and said he hadn't attended church in 15 years! Basically his daughters had grown up without a church background. He said he couldn't sleep at night, he had a lot of fear and sorrow, he knew he wasn't living right.
After that Bible study he and his family began to attend the church faithfully. He owns an internet shop close to our house and every time I would go to make a phone call or something we would talk about the things of God.
Yesterday afternoon he stopped by my house again and said, he wanted to pray to be saved! He was under conviction! We went back to the church and we knelt together and he poured out his heart to God. God is soo good!! Keep praying for Jose and his family. This is just the beginning!
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Sunday morning we had a wonderful service. There was a strong sense of God's presence and we had a good number turn out. After this picture was taken one or two more came. I think there was close to sixteen with several missing.In the afternoon we went to a baby shower. Pastor Jose Fuentes was here for the weekend so he joined us and we sang and played while the ladies had their baby shower. Roberto (the young man at the piano) has been attending our church, he is a very talented musician, pray for him. He seems to be seeking the Lord but there are still a few hold backs in his life.
After the baby shower we made a two hour trip to take Jose home and came back the same night. They gave Joseph a toy tiger, they both rode together and kept each other company.
I want to teach our church to give and think of others less fortunate. So last Sunday I took up a special offering to buy toothpaste, tooth brushes, and soap to hand out to those in the hospital.On Tuesday one of the ladies of the church went with us to find the supplies and on Wednesday after our Bible study several ladies helped to wrap up our little packs.
This morning, many of the people couldn't go with us but we took the gifts and cupcakes that Hannah made and went to a nursing home. The people were so happy. Joseph helped to hand out the packages and those ladies just smiled and wanted to squeeze him, he brightened many hearts today! I felt that this little project was good for both the people who received and our church who gave.
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