Enlarge my territory

This prayer has been in our hearts and minds for the last few months. As the Lord has continued to bless our lives and ministry, our hearts has become more and more sensitive to the lost. For this reason we pray as Jabez prayed:

"Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!" So God granted him what he requested (1 Chronicles 4:10).

Last time we gave you an update, we shared with you the wonderful news about Carlos' conversion. This miracle was a great incentive for all of us, including his wife Talia who started acting diferent. A couple of weeks later she shared with Eunice she was ready to do what her husband had done, but she was waiting for Ivan to do the invitation at church. That very moment, she gave her life to Jesus through prayer and the following Sunday she made her commitment public at church. Praise the Lord!! Now we are discipling both of them every week and it's exciting to see how the Lord is growing them in His Word.

Eric Flores and Pastor Rafael Manzanares came from Mallorca to visit us. We had a wonderful time together and we experienced the love of Christ through their care and disposition to help us. It was good to spend time with our dear friend Eric and to hear more of how the Lord is using him in Mallorca. It was a lot of fun and we hope to be able to meet with them more often.

Last October the 27th one more life was added to our ministry, his name is Tomás. Tomás is Alicia and Antonio's new baby, that is, our nephew. He is so little and cute, we thank God for this wonderful gift.

To celebrate this time of Christmas, our church invited relatives and friends to a dinner at Hotel Elimar. This was last Friday the 12th. The invitation was given to about 80 people and a lot of prayer was lifted to God for this event. Unfortunately, many couldn't come but praise the Lord for those who did. We were 20 adults and 4 children and 9 of the adults were not believers. After dinner, Alicia and Eunice sang a song and Ivan shared the true message of Christmas with the guests: "... that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners" (1 Timothy 1:15). Everybody felt very comfortable and expressed great interest.

With this information, we want you all to be witnesses of God's Sovereignty and Power. When we look back, we see how the Lord has done many wonderful things and His hand has always been building His church. We know He is faithful to continue this work and enlarge our territory.

Before we go we want to thank you all again for your love, support and prayers. Only God knows how important all of you are for us and our ministry. May the Lord bless you as you celebrate Christmas with your loved ones and have a wonderful New Year. We love you...