KUNKEL PRAYER GRAM; 12/15/2009
Dear praying friends, and family,
2009 is drawing to a close, and it has been a blessed year! We have completed almost 20 years now under appointment as full time missionaries. (Appointed; 2/13/1990). The Lord has been good, merciful, and kind to us. How can/could we ever thank Him enough for His grace and love? He has saved us, he has called and commissioned us, and He daily allows us to serve Him, telling the lost how to know His son, in whom there is redemption, salvation, and freedom, from the bondage of sin!
Thanks for the way you support us, in prayer and giving, through the Cooperative Program, and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. Thanks also for some of you who send letters, cards, and gifts/packages to us, personally. All this means a great deal to us.
PRAISE ITEMS:
- For the establishment of our second house church, in East Paraguay. This year we baptized into this fellowship, 13 and are running about 30. Please pray for them, and for the pastor, David, whom I weekly disciple and mentor. Also please pray for his wife Natalia, and their son Victor.
-For the 2.5 years of existence of the mother Church LA ROCA. We have baptized 8 this year, and are running, on average 33, in this church. We had a combined service this year with 117 folks.
-For a partnership we have entered into with the Delta Valley Baptist Association, (Central CA). We received a group from this association in October and were able to spend almost 2 weeks with them, in intensive evangelism, and in a social betterment project in a local school. In the former about 10,000 pieces of literature, and Bible portions, were distributed, and hundreds heard a clear presentation of the Gospel. Also in the social ministries project, we painted a school for about 500 lower income kids. All this can be seen in depth, on our blog. johntkunkel.blogspot.com
-Our son John Glenn successfully finished his BA at Cal. Baptist University. He graduated with honors, in 4 years, with a double major in Pol. Sci., and Philosophy. We were able to be there for that momentous occasion. He is presently working at a safe house for needy kids, and working at CBU on an MA in Public Administration.
-Our son Steven finished his HS, and has finished his first year of University online, from here in Paraguay. He is doing well, and is a great blessing to us.
-Our son-in-law and daughter, Jason and Julia, are doing well in Norfolk Va. Jason works as a mortgage banker and Julia as a Special Ed. teacher. We are excited that we will see them, in a few months, when we travel to the USA, for our furlough.
PRAYER ITEMS:
-For us to be able to win, more people to Christ, and have the time to disciple and mentor them.
- For us to have a fervent passion for the lost.
-For us to start more house churches.
-For our leadership couples: Elvio, and Carla, Olga, and Pablo, Jose and Nancy, Felix, and Rosanna, Martin, and Elsa. Also for Pastor David, and Natalia.
-For the new Christians: Estella, Alipio, Olga, Rosanna, Cesar, Freddi, Rolando, and Victoria, to name a few. Also for several of their lost friends with whom we are sharing. Pray especially in this category, for: Cristobal, Pablo M., Gladys, Pedro, Pablo L., Elias, and Diego.
-For Tim’s mother, Jackie. She is in kidney failure, and is in need of dialysis. She is in the hospital as I write this. For Iracema’s mother, Ruth, who will be 96 next week. She recently fell and fractured her hip. For our siblings in Brazil, and the USA who offer care for our parents. How we appreciate them, in this and all they do to support us, as well!
As this time of Christmas approaches, how we thank God that he so loved the world that he gave his only son, for the salvation of all. Today many people have never heard the good news. As you make your gift to the LMCO in your local church, we want to thank you for your faithfulness in this regard. It is what keeps us on the mission field.
In His love,
The Kunkels
East Paraguay
Dear praying friends, and family,
2009 is drawing to a close, and it has been a blessed year! We have completed almost 20 years now under appointment as full time missionaries. (Appointed; 2/13/1990). The Lord has been good, merciful, and kind to us. How can/could we ever thank Him enough for His grace and love? He has saved us, he has called and commissioned us, and He daily allows us to serve Him, telling the lost how to know His son, in whom there is redemption, salvation, and freedom, from the bondage of sin!
Thanks for the way you support us, in prayer and giving, through the Cooperative Program, and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. Thanks also for some of you who send letters, cards, and gifts/packages to us, personally. All this means a great deal to us.
PRAISE ITEMS:
- For the establishment of our second house church, in East Paraguay. This year we baptized into this fellowship, 13 and are running about 30. Please pray for them, and for the pastor, David, whom I weekly disciple and mentor. Also please pray for his wife Natalia, and their son Victor.
-For the 2.5 years of existence of the mother Church LA ROCA. We have baptized 8 this year, and are running, on average 33, in this church. We had a combined service this year with 117 folks.
-For a partnership we have entered into with the Delta Valley Baptist Association, (Central CA). We received a group from this association in October and were able to spend almost 2 weeks with them, in intensive evangelism, and in a social betterment project in a local school. In the former about 10,000 pieces of literature, and Bible portions, were distributed, and hundreds heard a clear presentation of the Gospel. Also in the social ministries project, we painted a school for about 500 lower income kids. All this can be seen in depth, on our blog. johntkunkel.blogspot.com
-Our son John Glenn successfully finished his BA at Cal. Baptist University. He graduated with honors, in 4 years, with a double major in Pol. Sci., and Philosophy. We were able to be there for that momentous occasion. He is presently working at a safe house for needy kids, and working at CBU on an MA in Public Administration.
-Our son Steven finished his HS, and has finished his first year of University online, from here in Paraguay. He is doing well, and is a great blessing to us.
-Our son-in-law and daughter, Jason and Julia, are doing well in Norfolk Va. Jason works as a mortgage banker and Julia as a Special Ed. teacher. We are excited that we will see them, in a few months, when we travel to the USA, for our furlough.
PRAYER ITEMS:
-For us to be able to win, more people to Christ, and have the time to disciple and mentor them.
- For us to have a fervent passion for the lost.
-For us to start more house churches.
-For our leadership couples: Elvio, and Carla, Olga, and Pablo, Jose and Nancy, Felix, and Rosanna, Martin, and Elsa. Also for Pastor David, and Natalia.
-For the new Christians: Estella, Alipio, Olga, Rosanna, Cesar, Freddi, Rolando, and Victoria, to name a few. Also for several of their lost friends with whom we are sharing. Pray especially in this category, for: Cristobal, Pablo M., Gladys, Pedro, Pablo L., Elias, and Diego.
-For Tim’s mother, Jackie. She is in kidney failure, and is in need of dialysis. She is in the hospital as I write this. For Iracema’s mother, Ruth, who will be 96 next week. She recently fell and fractured her hip. For our siblings in Brazil, and the USA who offer care for our parents. How we appreciate them, in this and all they do to support us, as well!
As this time of Christmas approaches, how we thank God that he so loved the world that he gave his only son, for the salvation of all. Today many people have never heard the good news. As you make your gift to the LMCO in your local church, we want to thank you for your faithfulness in this regard. It is what keeps us on the mission field.
In His love,
The Kunkels
East Paraguay
