KUNKEL PRAYER-GRAM 4 2010

KUNKEL PRAYER GRAM, 4-13-2010

Dear Friends, family, and praying partners.

We wanted to take a few moments today and update you all on some of the things the Lord has been doing in our lives. It has been a while, and we apologize for that. Your love, prayer and support is so vital to all we do.

We are coming up on another furlough. In 2/13/2010 we hit our 20 year mark, of service overseas as missionaries. TO GO BE THE GLORY! He has sustained us. We will be living in SO CAL. From 7/3/2010 – 7/3/2011. We hope to see many of you that year! We are available to come and share in your churches, if you would so desire… Please send us an email to: tikunkel@gmail.com

We have now been assigned to Paraguay, 5 years. We have lived here almost 4. God has blessed us. We have been privileged to see dozens of lives RADICALLY changed by the power of the Gospel. We have helped to start several house churches. Two of them have especially grown, and are going to unite into one church. It will have about 70 members, and will have a full time pastor, I have been mentoring now for the past 18 months or so. His name is David. Please pray for him, his wife Natalia, and their son Victor. They are moving the church into a storefront building, but will continue to meet in many homes as well. Pray that they will continue to win many more people to Christ.

When we return to Paraguay, in 2011 we plan to move to the other end of town, and there try and start many more simple house churches. We are grateful for the many people who have offered to come and help us as volunteers, and in partnerships. God has this area of the world on his heart. There is a great and effective door open to us, and we are so grateful to be able to serve him, here at this time. Please check out our blog, to see pictures and read the news: johntkunkel.blogspot.com

Also feel free to connect with us via FACEBOOK… To find us, just put in our email. We have about 1270 friends and prayer partners there, and would love to connect with you as well. We often update people that way, on the work, prayer requests etc.

Family news: Iracema and I both lost our beloved mothers at the end of 2009 beginning of 2010. On Dec. 21, 2009, Ruth went home to be with the Lord. She was a few weeks shy of 96. She was a great Christian. In fact her father Ambrosio, Mendonca was won to Christ by the first SBC missionary who went to Brazil, (William Buck Bagby), in 1884! She was a faithful member of her church for 78 years!

My mother went to be with her Savior, on January 2, 2010, just a few days later. She was 79. She was one of our greatest prayer supporters and mobilizers. She is SORELY MISSED. Please pray for my father Glenn, who lost his beloved wife of 57 years. If you’d like to send him a note, please do so. Glenn Kunkel, 3257 Galindo St., Oakland CA, 94601.

My mother and Ruth, are now in the presence of the Lord and no longer need translators to be able to communicate! Great are their rewards!

Tomorrow is Steven’s 21^st Birthday. We are so proud of him. He is a GODLY young man. He is now a sophomore in college, and is getting his GE out of the way for his BA. He does it online from here in Paraguay. He is a blessing, and a great help to us in the ministry here.

Drop him a card or letter of encouragement. Steven Kunkel, 815 Summer Cir, Brentwood, CA, 94513. sugoisteve@gmail.com He is also on FACEBOOK.

John Glenn is doing great. He is in SO CAL. He will get his MA in Pub. Admin., this December the lord willing, from Cal Baptist U. He is also working on a political campaign, for a local politician. He is a joy to us. He will be 23 in June…

Julia and Jason continue to do well, in Norfolk VA. Julia teaches Spec. Ed kids, and Jason works as a mortgage banker. I was privileged to be able to be with them a few weeks ago. They have now been married 7 years. Julia will be 31 this August. (All THIS MAKES US!! feel old. J I guess we are getting there.)

Prayer requests:

-For the 8 people we are going to baptize on April 25^th, 2010

-For the new pastor, David. He will be ordained, 6/6/2010

-For the preparations to get the storefront building ready. It will seat 200!

-For us as we prepare to move out of our apt. June 18^th.

-For us as we receive 2 groups of USA volunteers. April 17-27, and May, 15-21. In both instances we will be doing, prayer walking, evangelism, literature distribution, and social ministry projects with the poor and underprivileged.

-For the 14 leaders we are mentoring for the new works.

-For the many we are discipling.

-For us to have wisdom as we schedule our year in the USA; also for safe travel.

-For my dad, as he gets used to life without my mother.

-For my sisters who take care of many of his needs.

We love and appreciate you all.

The Kunkels, Paraguay

Spanish LA ROCA BULLETIN 4 2010

Two house churches meeting in a home;
Below Pastor David Barudy; To the left some of our Leaders, and USA pastor Mike...

LA ROCA, BOLETIN DE ABRIL, 2010

Estimados hermanos.

Hemos llegado a la Pascua. Es mi Domingo, favorito del año. Es cuando acordamos, que somos miembros de una familia, mundial; de una iglesia, poderosa, del Señor JesuCristo, y que EL VIVE!! El REINA! El media por nosotros a la derecha del padre! Somos miembros de una fe antigua, eterna, y nuestro fundador aun vive! Esto es nuestra esperanza!

Noticias:

-La personería jurídica de LA ROCA, está pronta, firmada y entregada en nuestras manos. Ya podemos tener cuentas bancarias, y tener propiedades en nuestro nombre… Si UD es miembro de LA ROCA, y quiere ver esto, hable con Elvio…

- La propiedad que nos fue comprometida, está siendo transferida, al nombre de la Iglesia Evangélica Bautista LA ROCA..

-Los planes arquitectónicos ya están en nuestras manos..

- El concilio de la Iglesia LA ROCA, ha decidido, después de buscar el consenso de todos UDS, que si, a seguir con esto de la unificación de dos iglesias. Estan se reuniendo, y orando en retiros mensuales. Han tenido un retiro con Pr. David, y su lideres y ellos han decididos formar parte con uds de una iglesia unificada. Esta unificación, se hará, el día 6/6/2010 en el nuevo salón, de la Área 4. (En frente del club de la Área 4, Manzana 47, Lote, # 18). Hora 18…

-Yo al partir del 6/7/2010 no seré mas su pastor. El nuevo pastor de la iglesia unificada, será Pr. David Barudy. Oremos por el y su flia. El es un hombre de Dios, joven, energético, y visionario. SIGUENLE. Vea 1 Cor. 11;1, y Hebreos, 13:17… Mientras el imite a Cristo, imite su fe, y seguidle, también!

-El día, 22/6/2010 me voy con Iracema y Steven por un año a los USA. Si el Señor así lo permitiere, volveremos a CDE, el 1/7/2011. Pretendemos, con la ayuda del Señor, tratar de comenzar otras iglesias LA ROCA, en otros lugares, probablemente en las cercanías de Franco.

-Les pido que apoyen los líderes, y el nuevo pastor en todo este proceso. El es un hombre de Dios, dedicado al Señor y a su obra. Como yo, el es un pecador salvo por la gracia. El no es perfecto. Como yo, y comete e cometerá errores, pero creo yo, y tengo el apoyo del concilio de LA ROCA, que el es el hombre que Dios nos ha dado para ser el Pastor de la Iglesia, unificada.

- Reuniones: Al partir del Domingo 13/6/2010, tendremos reuniones semanales, (TODOS LOS DOMINGOS), en nuestro nuevo salón, en la Área 4. (En frente del club de la Área 4, Manzana 47, Lote, # 18). Será a la hora 09;00 cada domingo. No nos vamos a reunir más en las casas de David/Natalia, o de Elvio/Carla. En el nuevo salón, de la Área 4, que Elvio y Carla han concedido por el tiempo que fuere necesario, y sin costo, a no ser para la luz, reuniremos hasta poder ocupar el templo nuevo.

Tengo una cosa quiero compartir con UDS; Es una pregunta:

Pregunta? Y si uno. especialmente un miembro nuestro, se equivoca, que debemos hacer? Si uno caí en un pecado grave que debemos hacer?

Gálatas 6 ¹ Hermanos, si alguno fuere sorprendido en alguna falta, vosotros que sois espirituales, restauradle con espíritu de mansedumbre, considerándote a ti mismo, no sea que tú también seas tentado. ² Sobrellevad los unos las cargas de los otros, y cumplid así la ley de Cristo. ⁹ No nos cansemos, pues, de hacer bien; porque a su tiempo segaremos, si no desmayamos. ¹⁰ Así que, según tengamos oportunidad, hagamos bien a todos, y mayormente a los de la familia de la fe

(Mateo 18). ¹⁵ Por tanto, si tu hermano peca contra ti, ve y repréndele estando tú y él solos; si te oyere, has ganado a tu hermano. ¹⁶ Mas si no te oyere, toma aún contigo a uno o dos, para que en boca de dos o tres testigos conste toda palabra. ¹⁷ Si no los oyere a ellos, dilo a la iglesia; y si no oyere a la iglesia, tenle por gentil y publicano.(Otra pregunta? Como se debe tratar un gentil, u odiado cobrador de impuestos?) Respuesta se encuentra en Mat. 5:43-44

Si uno reconoce su error, y pida perdón a Dios, y a la iglesia, les debemos perdonar. Si tiene una actitud de arrogancia, rebelión, y jactancia, se le debe expulsar. Que LA ROCA sea conocida por su actitud de restauración; no de expulsión. Mas tarde van a entender porque hablo acá de todo esto…

Fechas para llevar en cuenta:

-25/ Abril, Grupo acá de las asociaciónes de Iglesias de California, y Washington, USA. Culto 0900 en RS, y 16;00 en LA ROCA… POR FAVOR DE ESTAR EN LOS DOS CULTOS!

-2/ Mayo 09;00 Culto de LA ROCA, en la casa de Elvio/Carla.

- 16/ Mayo Llega grupo de Iglesia de Tampa, Florida. Culto 0900 en RS, y 16;00 en LA ROCA… POR FAVOR DE ESTAR EN LOS DOS CULTOS!

6/Junio Culto de unificación de las dos iglesias. Lugar? Nuevo salón, de la Área 4. Hora 18;00

12/Junio Asado de despedida de la flia Kunkel. Lugar a determinar. 19;30.

13/Junio en adelante: 09;00 Cada domingo de mañana, CULTOS EN NUEVO SALON, AREA 4. Apoye su iglesia con su presencia, y sus aportes financieros.

23/ Junio, Flia Kunkel se van de CDE, 2/Julio se van del Py.

Les queremos mucho,

Pr Tim, Doña Iracema, y Steven

Ef. 6:18-20

KUNKEL PRAYER LETTER 12/15/2009

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

Boletín de Deciembre, 2009; Iglesia LA ROCA


Les saludamos en el nombre del Señor Jesús. No puedo creer! que el año 2009 se nos fue! (Casi).

Ahora queda 24 días y el año del 2009 se entrará en la historia. Donde vamos? Donde estamos? Yo lo veo así;

Nuestro grupo esta compuesto de m/m 20 miembros adultos fieles. Tenemos unos 10 que hemos bautizados, que por varios motivos no están mas con nosotros. Algunos de ellos han flaquecidos, o han caídos. Dentro de poco vamos a sacar sus nombres del rol de la iglesia. Otros no están mas en el país. Tenemos unos simpatizantes más, que frecuentan nuestras reuniones, y con esto llegamos a unas 40 personas. Nuestra asistencia ha sido un promedio de unas 33 personas este año, en cada culto. Ustedes están aprendiendo a diezmar y ofrendar, y nuestras entradas están m/m en unos 1,700,000 gs$ por mes. De esto casi la mitad estamos dando y usando en la obra misionera local y nacional. Si UD es miembro y quiere saber mas detalles de lo financiero de LA ROCA, acérquese a hermano Elvio. Algunos están diezmando, otros no. Les animo que sean fieles al Señor en esta área. Tenemos una iglesia hermana llamada Roca de Salvación. Pr. Timoteo pasa unas horas casi cada semana con el pastor de esta obra, y su familia, y estamos tratando de animarles, y guiarles en sus pasos iniciales. Los domingos que no estamos aquí en LA ROCA, estamos en RS, y hemos animado nuestros hermanos miembros que hagan lo mismo. Sigamos haciendo esto. Hay la posibilidad? que un día se va a unir las dos obras. Estemos orando por esto. Con la gente unida, de miembros tenemos m/m 40. Con amigos y simpatizantes, unos 80-100. Vamos ver lo que el Señor va a hacer. Estemos orando fervientemente por esto.

Comenzar dos nuevos puntos de predicación, en 2/2010: También estamos pensando en abrir dos nuevos locales para predicar el Evangelio, los domingos de mañana. Estoy ya en conversación con los dueños de las casas sobre esta posibilidad. Si?? hacemos esto, el año que viene haríamos así: un Domingo en la casa de los Hermanos Elvio y Carla, un Domingo en Roca de Salvación, y uno c/u en las dos casas a mas. Los familias que tengo en mente tienen gran poder convocatorio, y una visión, evangelistica. Oren por nosotros para realmente discernir la voluntad de Dios en todo esto. La idea es de expandir, y ganar almas para el Señor!

Personería Jurídica de LA ROCA. Hemos contratado un abogado, y una escribana para completar esto, para que seamos una entidad legal en el Paraguay.

-Nuestro regreso a los USA. De aquí en 7 meses nosotros estaremos regresando a los USA por unos meses. Antes de esto queremos dejar esto ja establecido:

-El concilio funcionando, dirigiendo la iglesia en la ausencia del Pastor y Sra.
-La personería Jurídica terminada

-Cada miembro de LA ROCA, fuerte, discipulado, y discipulando otros.
-Cada miembro siendo auto alimentado en su vida espiritual, y alimentando y disipulando otros. Me regozijo con los que ya están con tus propios discipulios. Dios les siga bendiciendo. Sigan adelante en esto. Así podremos crecer!
-Cada hombre, jefe de flia, siendo el sacerdote, de verdad, de su familia. (Vea Job 1).
-Roca de Salvación, fuerte y cada vez más con identidad de iglesia.

Hermanos, creemos que el Señor, jefe de la obra, esta queriendo hacer GRANDES COSAS aquí en el AP, en Paraguay, y desde aquí al mundo. (Hechos 1:8). El no quiere que nadie se pierda, más que todos vengan al conocimiento de la verdad. (11 Pedro 3:9). Sentís de ayudarnos, en realizar esta visión? Manos a la obra! Nosotros, y el Señor estamos contando contigo!




Les amamos,



PR. Timoteo e Iracema







PD, Fechas a llevar en cuenta…

Prójimos cultos, 3 de Enero, y , 7 de Febrero, 2010; 09;00 Casa de Elvio y Carla

Retiro del Concilio de la iglesia. Se requiere la presencia de: Timoteo, Elvio, Martín, Pablo, José, y Félix. Chacra de los hermanos, Martín, y Elsa, Sábado día 19/12;
Hora 1700 — Domingo 20, hora 17;00.

OUR BIGGEST WEEK OF THE YEAR!

WOW, WOW, PTL, PTL, is all I can say. This was an AWESOME week, as we officially kicked off our 3 year partnership with the Central CA Association of Baptist churches, of the Delta Valley, Stockton, Manteca, Lodi, et al Area... We received the first of 6 teams, that we will receive in three years, and hit the ground running. A few of the things we did.

-Distributed 1000 Gospels of John.

-Distributed about 5,000 Gospel tracts

-Distributed 30oo Personal testimonies

-Shared the Gospel with about 1000 kids at two local schools.

-Baptized 7 new believers.

-Painted 1/2 of a school, that houses 500 kids.

-Presented the Gospel to the students at same school, and many of their parents and teachers.

-Made 450 home visits, where the Gospel was clearly proclaimed by the written and spoken word.

-Had a worship service of the two LA ROCA churches with 117 present. This was a record number for us.

-Dedicated a baby.

-Had a lot of GOOD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP.

None of this would be possible with your love, prayers and support! Keep holding the ropes for us!

Love in Christ,

The Kunkels, Paraguay

LA ROCA CHURCHES HAVE ANOTHER BAPTISM SERVICE

We want to thank the Lord for the way he is blessing in our two house churches. LA ROCA is a beginning Church Planting Movement in the Eastern Part of Paraguay. It is a dream which was planted in our hearts, by the Lord, who does not want anyone to perish but all to come to Salvation. ( Please see II PETER 3:9). It began a little over 2 years ago. Because we can never build enough churches to reach all the people that live in this area, ( Roughly 600,000 within 40 miles of us), we want to start churches in homes, in un-used offices, garages, under mango trees, :-) etc. We now have two and a core group of about 60 people. We have weekly meetings, and baptize people every month or so. We have the Lord's Supper 2x per month. We are seeing RADICAL CONVERSIONS.

I often say if there is no CHANGE there is no CONVERSION. We are seeing this. Whole families are coming to Christ. People's lives are being changed. What is our dream? 100 house churches in this area. It will take some time, but we believe our God is BIG ENOUGH to help us acomplish it. Pray!!! for us!!

God bless you, Pastor Tim, and Iracema M. Kunkel, CDE, Paraguay

32 years of HAPPY MARRIAGE! 32 anios de matrimonio feliz!!

TO GOD BE THE GLORY! 32 years ago today he gave us each other. Niteroi Brazil, 8/11/1977!