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2010-10-19T15:27:00.000-07:00

“寶華中心”

張牧師，2010-9-13

從去年八月起至今，在教會新堂開始大樓建築施工與裝修的過程中，經常跟一些好奇的過路人有類似以下的對話：

“請問，這裡將是做什麼用途的？是蓋辦公樓嗎？還是。。。？”

“嗯，不是的，這裡是我們教會在興蓋新的教會中心呢。。。我們是華人基督教，是宣道會。。。”

座落在San Borja區Aviación大道第26街上的一棟新建築物見證了神的信實。從五年前開始找地、到購地、到今天呈現在眾人眼前的中心大樓，確實讓大家經歷到神信實的帶領和供應。願榮耀歸給我們的主！

2005年底，神將一個意念放在我們心中，僑居秘魯的同胞們在生活中有那麼多的需要，我們應該去服事他們，幫助他們解決生活上的實際問題，全面關心其全人─身、心、靈的需要。基於此異象，深深感到必須擁有一個屬於自己的地方才能夠更有效地服事社區裡的人，所以開始尋找一個合適的地方。

神的帶領多麼奇妙！看了無數地方，沒有一處是建堂委員們一致同心認可的。直到2007年七月，當時我跟師母正在美國述職，神讓建堂委員們遇上一個在人看來絕不可能的機會: 產業未插出售的牌子，東主是銀行；內部主管們要賣不賣尚未定奪，又讓知情的房產經紀人與我們的委員弟兄巧遇。既然有買主找上門來談價錢，價錢既談攏了就賣吧。這實在是神的作為！

下一步就是我們有沒有信心了。買地，拆舊屋，蓋新樓所需龐大的資金哪裡來啊？後來一步一步的經歷到，只要是出於神，再大的事，神自己總會負責。果然神感動了多少海內外的基督信徒和教會在此事上同心奉獻，使我們見證了神的信實！讓教會信徒的信心也因此長進了不少。哈利路亞！

在此不得不提的是: 神差派了一位愛主又負責的秘魯基督徒建築師來為教會中心作建築設計，申請執照，並在整個施工時期負責監督。我們為他感謝主！

而且，中心大樓的建築承包公司老闆也是主內的弟兄。他是本地秘魯宣道會一位熱心的會友，也是華裔。從去年八月起，拆完舊屋後又蓋新樓，至今年四月分第一期工程完工，基督徒的建築師和承包商均本著服事主的精神、為主的名興建中心大樓，是為了榮耀神、為了能將福音更有效地與本地的同胞們分享。

這一切都不是出於偶然，是神的恩手在引領著一切。十月24日（星期天早上9:00）我們將在新堂中慶祝教會成立七週年堂慶。今後願神興起教會的肢體們，透過“寶華中心”將祝福帶給更多的人，更多的家庭！

2010-05-26T05:44:00.001-07:00

祕魯宣道會-華人差會事工 簡介

張牧師, 2010-5-15

福音對象: 200,000人第一代移民及其家庭 (今年紀念華人抵秘第161週年)
信徒人數: 估計300人 (其中估計只有半數參加主日崇拜或不同的小組聚會)

華人教會/福音團體:
1.) 利馬華僑宣道會 (1979成立, 無華語傳道人)
2.) 秘魯宣道會-華人差會 (2003成立至今)

祕魯宣道會-華人差會 (張献珉牧師負責)

2009-2010 主題: “建人---建堂”

“主乃活石．．．你們來到主面前，也就像活石，被建造成為靈宮．．．奉獻神所悅納的靈祭．＂ (彼前2: 4-5)

“基地”點-寶華堂 (San Borja區，2003年10月成立，90%為非餐飲業人士)

定期聚會:
· 星期日上午 9:00主日崇拜; 成人主日學; 青年崇拜（西文）; 兒童主日學
· 星期二下午 4:00-6:00 查經/禱告會(Lince)
· 星期三晚上 6:45-9:00 禱告會/查經班 (寶華堂)
· 星期六下午 2:00-4:00 青少年團契(西文)
· 星期六下午 2:00-4:00查經/禱告會(唐人街)
· 每月最末週六,下午4:00-6:00 姐妹會(寶華堂)
· 每月最末主日,下午4:00-6:00 弟兄會(寶華堂)
· 每月第一週六, 晚上7:00 同工會

首都利馬“衛星” 點:
· 橄欖區 (北區6/2004): 每週六上午9:00崇拜查經會; 每月第三個週二, 午夜12:00 餐福團契
· 唐人街 (市區3/2004): 每週二, 四, 六福音中心開放; 週六有小組查經聚會每月第三個週一, 晚上8:00 餐福團契
· 聖華區 (南區4/2006): 每月第二及第四個週四, 午夜12:00 餐福團契

秘魯外省10個城市(3/2009走訪)及Iquitos 市(2006始，每年有固定訪宣。目標：2011年底有固定聚會，由本地信徒帶領)

文字刊物: 每個月3,000份“號角-秘魯版”月刊; 數百份“中信月刊”; 福音單張

同工團隊: 五個事工小組/負責小組長 (需要: 領袖訓練；2011 "Lay Leaders Training" by CCA of C&MA )

教牧同工團隊: 兩對夫婦 + 一位單身，共五人
· 宣教士張獻珉牧師夫婦 (2003至今, 由美國宣道會總部差派，大使命基金Great Commission Fund支付生活/行政費用)
· 本地同工麥嗣勇夫婦 (2003至今，生活費由美國華人宣道會聯會/寶華堂/橄欖堂聯合支付)
· 本地同工劉武揚傳道 (2008年11月加入，寶華堂/橄欖堂提供部分生活費，其餘由外來支助)

外來短宣隊: 平均每個月均有短宣隊從北美前來支援。

寶華堂建堂進度/所需:

寶華堂於2005年底領受異像，盼望效法主耶穌基督的全人關懷，計畫籌建一個多元化的華人中心，以利於接觸、服務僑社，教會寶華堂就設於其中。此中心也將成為秘魯華人宣道會的行政及培訓中心，更有效地推動得人如魚、領羊歸圈的使命。

社區服務項目乃是教會與社區之間的橋梁：

•學童課後補習班 After school tutoring program
•醫務診斷推薦服務 Medical screening referral service
•乒乓娛樂時間 Ping-pong recreation hour
•聊天茶室 Tea-chat room
•暑期兒童天地 Summer program for children
•中文班 Chinese class
•西文班 Spanish class
•生活專題講座 Life related seminars
•電腦班 Computing class
•文件翻譯 Translation service
•法律顧問 Legal advise
•興趣手工班 Manual crafting

目前第一期的建築工程已完成，第二期工程已開始。工程進展順利; 會眾均同心。都是主的恩典! 相信信實的主會繼續保守及供應祂的工作。

2007年9月
購置San Borja區Av. Aviación 第2657-2661之產業

現金交易$260,000
2007年12月至2009年7月
建築設計4層中心大樓; 申請市政建築執照

7/8/2009 San Borja 市政批准建築執照申請
2009年8月
與Roca Fuerte建築公司簽合同
承包商為華裔及主內弟兄
2009年8月至2010年3月

第一期: “拆”與“建”

9月11日拆除舊房完成

9月13日破土並於14日已開始興建四層大樓鋼筋水泥外殼
第一期建築費用: $300,000

2010年4月
第二期: 開始裝修內部, 設備及器材

第二期裝修, 設備, 器材, 等經費總共預計: $250,000
(請繼續代禱及奉獻)

奉獻郵寄地址:

CCA of C&MA in USA
P.O. Box 560116
College Point, NY 11356-0116
U.S.A.
(請注明: Peru Building Fund)

屬靈營壘 (張牧師, 於2009年2月3日)

同工，弟兄姐妹們，
神既然帶領我們來到秘魯使我們有機會蒙恩信主，又要我們在本地廣大的華僑同胞之中爲祂做見證，傳福音，使人人也都有機會認識真神並認罪悔改接受耶穌基督得到永生；我們就得好好地追求成長, 並遵行主的“大使命”去完成祂在我們個人身上和教會中的託付。但是傳福音領人歸主實在是一場屬靈的爭戰。神的仇敵撒旦魔鬼在我們僑居的國家和在我們華人的文化傳統之中長期佔領了許多“營壘”。難怪我們傳福音時受到極大的阻攔，人心受到捆綁不得釋放。要是我們不認識事情的真相並聯合起來認真的禱告，針對性的，爲了要破除各類屬靈營壘的，禱告，我們繼續下去僅會是空忙一場，白做虛工。所以, 我們呼籲同工弟兄姐妹們好不好讓我們在主的面前痛下決心, 以信心的禱告抵擋撒旦趕逐污鬼, 命令它們不得再繼續捆綁人心, 使人們得以被釋放並歸向基督得到永生！

聖經的根據
“因為我們雖然在血氣中行事，卻不憑著血氣爭戰。我們爭戰的兵器本不是屬血氣的，乃是在　神面前有能力，可以攻破堅固的營壘，將各樣的計謀，各樣攔阻人認識　神的那些自高之事，一概攻破了，又將人所有的心意奪回，使他都順服基督。”（林後10:3-5）

屬靈營壘:
秘魯本土印加宗教；拜太陽神。。。
秘魯人崇尚的巫術，巫師/巫婆作法。。。
秘魯民間宗教；變形的，偶像崇拜的“天主教”
秘魯立國前西班牙“征服者”（Conquistadores）佔領和剝削弱者的精神及手段延伸至今
拉丁民族的“男子漢大丈夫主義” （Machismo）

華人的各類多型的民間宗教（“佛”；“道”。。。）和迷信（拜觀音，拜關公，祭拜祖先，占卜算命，交鬼，觀兆。。。）

華人的各類多型的惡習（拜金; 吃喝享樂; 大男人主義; 賭; 嫖; 過度節省/小氣;。。。）
華人的思想偏見（盲目民族優越感：秘魯人的素質太差；將兒女送回國留在家鄉叫老人家撫養，不負起養育自己兒女的責任的理由：能全力專心賺錢，在中國受教育較秘魯好。。。）
邪說 (無神論，不信主, 不信人, 只信自己。。。)
異端（耶和華見證會。。。）
謊言（做生意定得早晚不休地幹；長期辛苦工作又不休息壞不到健康；人生無盡/來日方長。。。）
生活/心理包袱（債務，工作壓力，治安問題，婚姻問題，心理壓力，挫折感，憂慮，無安全感，兒女教育及前途，疾病，年紀老邁，養老問題；驕傲；自卑；孤單；無被愛的經歷/感受。。。）

一些抵擋和趕逐撒旦和污鬼的建議：
1. 自己要聖潔
2. 用信心和信靠的禱告，並邀請更多的基督徒一同禱告。
3. 禁食禱告
4. 靠呼求救主耶穌基督的全名抵擋撒旦。“拿撒勒人耶穌基督”（徒3:6）
5. 針對性和個別性地以禱告攻擊，趕逐撒旦和污鬼離開所佔據的營壘。
6. 多講和多唱有關耶穌的寶血的事和詩歌。 “弟兄勝過他是因羔羊的寶血。。。”（啓12:11）
7. 朗誦聖經有關基督已勝過一切邪惡的勢力的經節。“。。。他用權柄吩咐污鬼，連污鬼也聽從了他。”（可1:27）“耶穌。。
。對他們說，天上地下所有的權柄，都賜給我了。”（太28:18）
8. 宣告

代禱事項：
1. 打破屬靈空氣壓抑的權勢
2. 教牧同工靈力充沛
3. 本地信徒早日作門徒當領袖
4. 建堂第二期工程順利完成
5. 第二代的事工得以良善發展
6. “號角月報-秘魯版”能發揮良好功效
7. 攔阻耶和華見證人在僑界中猖獗的活動
8. 在Iquitos能早日成立固定的聚會
9. 求主供應中心行政管理同工，社區服務項目負責同工及義工們

San Borja CCA 6th Anniversary 宝华堂--六周年堂庆

2009-11-03T20:22:00.000-08:00

太阳山（Morro Solar）上的教皇十字架（Cruz del Papa）

2009-10-19T09:17:00.000-07:00

在秘魯首都利馬市的南端有一個區叫Chorrillos。它緊靠著太平洋。在它細長半島形的尾端有個“太陽山”（Morro Solar）。在此山上豎立著“教皇十字架”（La Cruz del Papa）。晚間呈十字架形的水銀燈光芒四射，打老遠就可見。

“教皇十字架”建於1988年，是為紀念教皇約翰保羅二世第二次訪問秘魯。其結構爲一座45米高的鐵塔。十字架鐵塔的建材取自於早些時被恐怖分子擊倒的輸電塔所殘留下來的鋼條鐵架。當時恐怖分子的目的是置人們於黑暗之中以至造成社會的混亂及動盪。但如今這個龐大的十字鐵架卻俯瞰著利馬海灣，給人們帶來了一個信心和盼望交織的象徵。它也可作為一座航海燈塔。

晚上在整個利馬沿海的地區都能看見此明亮的十字架。此情景常讓我想到一首詩歌：

十字架上的光芒溫柔又慈祥，帶著主愛的力量向著我照亮，

我的心不再隱藏完全的擺上，願主愛來澆灌我，在愛中得自由釋放，

我願意降服，我願意降服，在你愛的懷抱中我願意降服，

你是我的主，你是我的主，永遠在你懷抱中，你是我，你是我的主。

2009-07-18T18:07:00.000-07:00

祕魯宣道會-華人差會事工簡介

張牧師, 2009-7-1

福音對象: 200,000人第一代移民及其家庭 (今年紀念華人抵秘第160週年)
信徒人數: 估計300人
華人教會/福音團體:
1.) 利馬華僑宣道會 (1979無操華語傳道人)
2.) 華人福音普傳會 (2003, 粵語/餐福)
3.) 秘魯宣道會-華人差會 (2003)

祕魯宣道會-華人差會 (張牧師負責)

2009 主題: “建人---建堂”
“主乃活石．．．你們來到主面前，也就像活石，被建造成為靈宮．．．奉獻神所悅納的靈祭．＂ (彼前2: 4-5)

“基地點”-寶華堂 (2003年10月成立) 定期聚會:
星期日上午 9:00主日崇拜; 成人主日學; 青年崇拜（西文）; 兒童主日學
星期二下午 4:00-6:00 查經/禱告會(Lince)
星期三晚上 6:45-9:00 禱告會/查經班 (寶華堂)
星期六下午 2:00-4:00 青少年團契(西文)
星期六下午 2:00-4:00查經/禱告會(唐人街)
每月最末週六,下午4:00-6:00 姐妹會(寶華堂)
每月最末主日,下午4:00-6:00 弟兄會(Miraflores麥當勞)
每月第一週六, 晚上7:00 同工會

首都利馬“衛星點”:
· 橄欖區 (北區6/2004): 每週六上午9:00; 每月第三週二, 午夜12:00 餐福
· 唐人街 (市區3/2004): 每週二, 四, 六福音中心開放; 每月第三週一, 晚上8:00 餐福
· 聖華區 (南區4/2006): 每月第二及第四個週四, 午夜12:00 餐福

秘魯外省10個城市(3/2009走訪) 及Iquitos 市(2006始—每年固定訪宣)

文字刊物: 每個月3,000份“號角-秘魯版”月刊; 數百份“中信月刊”; 福音單張

同工團隊: 五個事工小组/負責小组长 (需要: 領袖訓練)
教牧同工團隊: 兩對夫婦 + 一位單身, 共五人
· 宣教士張獻珉牧師夫婦 (2003至今, 由美國宣道會總部差派Great Commission Fund支付生活費)
· 本地同工麥嗣勇夫婦 (2003至今, 生活費由華聯會/寶華堂支持)
· 本地同工劉武揚傳道 (從2008年11月, 開始憑信心仰望神的供應; 至今寶華堂按月提供部分生活費; 每月尚缺$600; 有待外來經費支持)

寶華堂建堂進度/所需:

2007年9月
購置寶華區Av. Aviación 第26街產業

現金交易$260,000
2007年12月至2009年7月
建築設計4層中心大樓; 申請市政建築執照

7/8/2009 San Borja 市政批准建築執照申請
2009年7月
與Roca Fuerte建築公司簽約

2009年8月至2010年1月
第一期: 拆除舊房; 興蓋4層大樓鋼筋水泥外殼

第一期建築經費: 建築公司合同定價: $300,000 (已有現金$170,000; 在2009年10月前需籌款 $130,000)
(請代禱及奉獻)
2009年11月至xxxx年xx月
第二期: 內部裝修

第二期裝修經費: 總共預計: $300,000
(請代禱及奉獻)

奉獻郵寄地址:

CCA of C&MA in USA
P.O. Box 560116
College Point, NY 11356-0116
U.S.A.
(請注明: Peru Building Fund)

屬靈營壘 (張獻珉牧師, 於2009年2月3日)

同工，弟兄姐妹們，
神既然帶領我們來到秘魯使我們有機會蒙恩信主，又要我們在本地廣大的華僑同胞之中爲祂做見證，傳福音，使人人也都有機會認識真神並認罪悔改接受耶穌基督得到永生；我們就得好好地追求成長, 並遵行主的“大使命”去完成祂在我們個人身上和教會中的託付。但是傳福音領人歸主實在是一場屬靈的爭戰。神的仇敵撒旦魔鬼在我們僑居的國家和在我們華人的文化傳統之中長期佔領了許多“營壘”。難怪我們傳福音時受到極大的阻攔，人心受到捆綁不得釋放。要是我們不認識事情的真相並聯合起來認真的禱告，針對性的，爲了要破除各類屬靈營壘的，禱告，我們繼續下去僅會是空忙一場，白做虛工。所以, 我們呼籲同工弟兄姐妹們好不好讓我們在主的面前痛下決心, 以信心的禱告抵擋撒旦趕逐汙鬼, 命令它們不得再繼續捆綁人心, 使人們得以被釋放並歸向基督得到永生！

聖經的根據
“因為我們雖然在血氣中行事，卻不憑著血氣爭戰。我們爭戰的兵器本不是屬血氣的，乃是在　神面前有能力，可以攻破堅固的營壘，將各樣的計謀，各樣攔阻人認識　神的那些自高之事，一概攻破了，又將人所有的心意奪回，使他都順服基督。”（林後10:3-5）

屬靈營壘
秘魯本土印加宗教；拜太陽神。。。
秘魯人崇尚的巫術，巫師/巫婆作法。。。
秘魯民間宗教；變形的，偶像崇拜的“天主教”
秘魯立國前西班牙“征服者”（Conquistadores）佔領和剝削弱者的精神及手段延伸至今
拉丁民族的“男子漢大丈夫主義” （Machismo）
華人的各類多型的民間宗教（“佛”；“道”。。。）和迷信（拜觀音，拜關公，祭拜祖先，占卜算命，交鬼，觀兆。。。）
華人的各類多型的惡習（拜金; 吃喝享樂; 大男人主義; 賭; 嫖; 過度節省/小氣;。。。）
華人的思想偏見（盲目民族優越感：秘魯人的素質太差；將兒女送回國留在家鄉叫老人家撫養，不負起養育自己兒女的責任的理由：能全力專心賺錢，在中國受教育較秘魯好。。。）
邪說 (無神論，不信主, 不信人, 只信自己。。。)
異端（耶和華見證會。。。）
謊言（做生意定得早晚不休地幹；長期辛苦工作又不休息壞不到健康；人生無盡/來日方長。。。）
生活/心理包袱（債務，工作壓力，治安問題，婚姻問題，心理壓力，挫折感，憂慮，無安全感，兒女教育及前途，疾病，年紀老邁，養老問題；驕傲；自卑；孤單；無被愛的經歷/感受。。。）

一些抵擋和趕逐撒旦和汙鬼的建議：
1. 自己要聖潔
2. 用信心和信靠的禱告，並邀請更多的基督徒一同禱告。
3. 禁食禱告
4. 靠呼求救主耶穌基督的全名抵擋撒旦。“拿撒勒人耶穌基督”（徒3:6）
5. 針對性和個別性地以禱告攻擊，趕逐撒旦和汙鬼離開所佔據的營壘。
6. 多講和多唱有關耶穌的寶血的事和詩歌。 “弟兄勝過他是因羔羊的寶血。。。”（啓12:11）
7. 朗誦聖經有關基督已勝過一切邪惡的勢力的經節。“。。。他用權柄吩咐汙鬼，連汙鬼也聽從了他。”（可1:27）“耶穌。。。對他們說，天上地下所有的權柄，都賜給我了。”（太28:18）
8. 宣告

2009-07-18T17:54:00.000-07:00

C&MA Peru Chinese Mission---宣道会秘鲁华人差会

Team: Miguel/Kumiko; Christina/Michael; Julio---教牧团队：麦嗣勇夫妇；张献珉夫妇；刘武扬

2009-07-18T17:53:00.001-07:00

C&MA Peru Chinese Mission
Sharing at the 2009 CCA Annual Conference, 7/14-17

By: Michael Chang

C&MA missionaries have served in Peru for over 80 years. The C&MA National Church became independent in 2004.

Chinese Christian Evangelism & Church Planting ministries:

Target: 200,000 1st generation Chinese immigrants and their families
Estimated Christian believers: 300

Chinese Alliance Church of Lima (1979, Manuel/Elena Campos, no Chinese speaking pastor)

GO International Gospel Center (2002, Cathy Chan & Jamie Mo, Cantonese speaking, targeting Chifas)

C&MA Peru Chinese Mission (2003, Michael/Christina Chang; Miguel/Kumiko MacChiu; Julio Lau)

C&MA Peru Chinese Mission:

In the capital city of Lima:
Base: San Borja Chinese Alliance Church
Satellites: Districts of Los Olivos, Chinatown, & San Juan de Miraflores

In the provinces:
10 coastal cities to the north
Iquitos

The air in Lima Peru is polluted while the spiritual atmosphere in the entire country is also very much oppressed.

“3For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. ” (II Corinthians 10:3-5)

Spiritual strongholds:

The Peruvian native religions:
Inca sun worship
Witchcraft practices
Idol worshiping folkloric “Catholicism”

Chinese traditional & folkloric religions/believes:
Nominal Buddhism
Ancestor worship,
Idol worship (Guanyin, Guangong, “Jesus”)
Atheism

Addictions:
Gambling
Workaholics

Immorality, corruption and adultery are rampant

Prayer requests:

1. Pray for raising of local believers to be disciples & future church leaders.
2. For the building project of the Multi-purpose Chinese-Alliance Community Center in
San Borja.
3. For pastoral leaders in ministry are filled with Holy Spirit and to be faithful in God’s
service.
4. For the second generation ministry and its leaders
5. Pray against dark binding forces (gambling, adultery, idolatry, materialism).
6. For sharing of the Gospel through the monthly distribution of the Herald-Peru Edition
& the Zhong Xin Magazine
7. Pray against the Jehovah Witnesses’ activities

The following table presents the blessings to date and the challenge that lies ahead for the completion of this multi-purpose Chinese Community Center in Lima Peru.

September 2007
Purchase of property on Av. Aviación 26th block (a very strategic location for the Chinese ministries in Lima Peru)
$260,000 cash deal
December 2007 to July 2009
Architectural design of 4-story Chinese Community Center;
application for demolition & construction permit
7/8/2009 Municipal of San Borja approved all of our application; construction permit is soon at hand when applicable tax is paid
July 2009
Signing contract with construction company “Roca Fuerte”
The owner/architect Jorge Young has much experience in building churches and is a trust worthy believer of the Peruvian C&MA Church
August 2009 to January 2010 (demolition-20 days; construction-4.5 months)
Phase I:
Demolition of the existing old building;
Construction of the 4-story concrete structure of the new center
Phase I funding need: $300,000 (with $170,000 cash in hand; by 10/2009 need to raise $130,000)
November 2009 to xxxx
Phase II:
Interior work (design & construction)
Phase II funding need: total estimate: $300,000 (similar to the exterior structure cost )

Challenge before move-in:

$130,000 for the 4-story concrete structure (by 10/2009)
$100,000 for the interior work of the main hall and electrical and sanitary
systems before move-in condition (by 1/2010)
$230,000 total needed for move-in by 1/2010
$200,000 additional need for completion in the years to come

Prayer support is very much needed and appreciated.

Mailing address for financial support:

CCA of C&MA in USA
P.O. Box 560116
College Point, NY 11356-0116
U.S.A.
(Pls designate: Peru Building Fund)

San Borja Building Project Progress and Challenge

2009-07-18T17:40:00.000-07:00

Lima Peru

Michael Chang, 7/9/2009

To further the growth and expansion of the Chinese evangelism & Church Planting efforts, we are in need to build a Multi-Purpose Community Center that would facilitate outreaching into the Chinese community and ministering to their needs. The center would also provide space for the Chinese Alliance Church of San Borja, thus bridging the community and the church.

The following table presents what God has blessed the project and the challenge that lies ahead for the completion of this multi-purposed Chinese Community Center in Lima Peru.

September 2007
Purchase of property on Av. Aviación 26th block (a very strategic location for the Chinese ministries in Lima Peru)
$260,000 cash deal
December 2007 to July 2009
Architectural design of 4-story Chinese Community Center;
application for demolition & construction permit
7/8/2009 Municipal of San Borja approved all of our application; construction permit is soon at hand when applicable tax is paid
July 2009
Signing contract with construction company “Roca Fuerte”
The owner/architect Jorge Young has much experience in building churches and is a trust worthy believer of the Peruvian C&MA Church
August 2009 to January 2010 (demolition-20 days; construction-4.5 months)
Phase I:
Demolition of the existing old building;
Construction of the 4-story concrete structure of the new center
Phase I funding need: $300,000 (with $170,000 cash in hand; by 10/2009 need to raise $130,000)
November 2009 to xxxx
Phase II:
Interior work (design & construction)
Phase II funding need: total estimate: $300,000 (similar to the exterior structure cost )

Challenge before move-in condition:

$130,000 for the 4-story concrete structure
$100,000 for the interior work of the main hall and electrical and sanitary
systems before move-in condition
Total: $230,000

It is desired to take occupancy of the partially completed facility as soon as possible. After entering the new building, over time as the ministry grows it is required to complete the interior work step by step, an additional need to complete the total project will be $200,000

We trust that the Lord is going to provide for the needs, because in late 2005 the vision for the Chinese Community center was first initiated by Him.

Prayer support is greatly needed and appreciated.

Mailing address for financial support:

CCA of C&MA in USA
P.O. Box 560116
College Point, NY 11356-0116
U.S.A.
(Pls designate: Peru Building Fund)

2009-04-01T07:58:00.001-07:00

秘鲁华人教会第一届联合培灵会
宗旨：灵命进深。
参加对象：秘鲁华人教会已受洗或决志的基督徒、慕道友及其眷属。
聚会日期：2009年4月9日至10日。
聚会地点：FINCA BAUTISTA（Av. San Martin 610, Santa Eulalia）
组别：分为：1.中文成人组。 2.西文及青少年组。 3.儿童组。
费用：S/35.00（含饍、宿、交通费、讲员费）
（每人预算S/70，为鼓励所有基督徒参加，实收S/35，其余部份自由奉献。）
筹办教会：利马华侨宣道会、宣道会宝华堂。
联系人：张献珉牧师电话：4477746 或手机：99706-0218
报名及收款人：朱先捷弟兄电话：475-3238 或手机：99507-8168
集合地点：宣道会宝华堂（AV.San Borja Norte 813. ）
出发时间：2009年4月9日（星期四）早上9：00。
回程抵达时间及地点：2009年4月10日（星期五）下午6：00宝华堂。
报名截止日期：2009年3月31日（为预订饍、宿、交通，请报名从速。）
携带物品：圣经、笔记本、睡袋/床单、棉被、枕头、盥洗用具、手电筒、防蚊液。

收据
兹收取----------------先生（女士）等--------人参加秘鲁华人教会第一届联合培灵会费用共计----------索尔。

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Lima Peru Building Project

2008-05-16T07:24:00.000-07:00

Steps before ground breaking:

1. The preliminary design of the project is complete.

2. Application for municipal approval is underway.

3. Detailed architectural design is pending the above approval.

4. Contracting the right construction firm for the project.

2008-05-15T10:27:00.001-07:00

宣道會-秘魯-華人事工
2008-3-31

戒賭關顧

本月中旬, 香港工福“問題賭徒複康中心”的潘仁智/余妙雲夫婦在利馬帶領各型聚會及講座。在五天的緊湊節目安排之中，還針對性地作了幾宗個人輔導的服侍，有賭徒也有賭徒的家人。一位姓鄭的“病態賭徒”已經賭到欠債累累，家庭已碎。周五被探訪時受聖靈感動，承認自己已跌到谷底願意接受輔助，隔兩天主日，見到他坐在禮堂中，參加主日崇拜。可惜，因他的餐館離教會遠，要趕回去開門，崇拜當中就早退了。

“賭”是秘魯的一大問題。從利馬國際機場一路進入市區沿途就有十多間炫耀觸目的賭場。旅客還沒看到的, 全市的大街小巷裏還有多得數不清的賭場呢! 利馬最大的賭場是華人開的。一位被探訪的華人賭徒親口告訴我們：“在利馬每天有“一萬個”中國人上賭場。”面臨這麽嚴重的社會問題，目前利馬卻沒有一個讓賭徒或受害的家人可去尋求輔助的機構。此次由潘仁智傳道和師母帶領的“戒賭關顧”講座系列喚醒了秘魯的華人教會。神開啓了我們的眼睛，讓我們看見這個廣大被遺失的群衆也是祂所愛的。教會不能再袖手旁觀了。本地教會尚在起步階段，又沒有專業訓練的工作人員，只求主憐憫我們並帶領我們開始從小做起。一般我們所接觸到的賭徒都不承認自己有問題需要幫助。潘傳道告訴我們，不要放棄，先去關顧其受害的家人，向他們傳福音，在基督裏建立他們。藉著幫助家人去幫助賭徒。我們希望香港工福繼續派人來協助我們。

首宗喜事

教會是神的家。本月25日，寶華堂的朱弟兄和梁姐妹結爲姻緣。出乎原先預料，觀禮者坐滿了禮堂，加上“站位”的，估計超過150人參加此次婚禮。心想：要是主日崇拜有這麽多人聚會，那有多好啊。。。在主裏有信心，僑居秘魯的華人信耶穌的人數必不斷的增加！等我們的新堂蓋好後，兩百多人的座位很快就要坐滿了！

基督教結婚儀式在華人圈子裏是稀有的。不少來觀禮的親人好友此次是他們生平第一次踏入教堂，也是第一次見證了基督教結婚儀式。婚禮程式中的聖潔祥和的氣氛給每一個人留下了深刻的印象。新娘子有一位摯友直到婚禮之前還不放心，深怕自己的好友嫁錯對象，上當。所以要求將對方帶來給她看看。但看歸看，心中還是無底，沒有把握。這也難怪她，秘魯華僑界中的男女關係普遍地著實是太亂太隨便了！婚禮之後，這位有心人對新娘子說，現在她心裏的擔憂已經一掃而空了。

有一位當母親的慕道友興高采烈地祝賀這一對新人，說他們是第一對在教會裏行宗教式的婚禮的，她很喜歡，以後教會裏的青少年都要步他們的後塵。原來她所考慮的是自己現已二十的寶貝兒子。

張獻珉牧師

Moving

2008-02-23T10:27:00.000-08:00

Hi, Brother/Sister,

We'll be moving to another apartment on Monday 2/25. Our new address and phone number will be:

Av. Jose Pardo 537, Dpto 801
Miraflores, Lima
Peru
Tel. 51-1-447-7746

The new apartment is indeed an upgrade in every sense, but for much much less in cost, thus saving thousands of $$ per year for the Great Commission Fund budget! We accepted it as an offering out of a pair of grateful hearts towards God for our Mission. Thank you, Lord!

Michael/Christina

寶華堂三週年慶典(10/22/2006)San Borja Church 3rd Anniversary

2007-10-23T12:30:00.000-07:00

How can you help?

2007-10-04T11:43:00.000-07:00

During our past 6-month H/A tour of the churches, many have expressed wanting to partner with us in order to make a significant impact to the Chinese community in Peru for the Kingdom of God. Here are the ways one can take part in to supporting our efforts:

You can pray

We need you to consistently remember us with your prayers. “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood…but against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” Pray that during our second term, the LORD will continue to cover us and everything we do with His presence and mercy.

This time returning to Peru for our second term, our primary focus/burden will be:

1. Growth & equipping of believers
God has prepared a number of believers who are dedicated to His service. However they are relatively “new” in their walk with Christ. I’m eager to go back to spend time and train these “potential leaders” then unleash them for God’s service.

2. Full-time worker for Chinese Restaurant ministries
There are several thousands of Chinese restaurants (“chifas”) in Lima. We cannot ignore such a large population who is desperately in need of the Lord’s salvation. We have started the “Chifa Ministry” for over a year now (conducting meetings after midnight in two separate locations). In order to make an effective impact, we need a full-time worker who is focused solely in reaching and serving the restaurant owners and workers.

3. San Borja Chinese Church/Community Center
In Peru, the Chinese people have many needs. The church must address their physical, emotional, social needs in addition to their spiritual needs. Recently the Lord has blessed us with a piece of property which is strategically located in the District of San Borja. Our vision is that this location will be the “new home” for the San Borja Chinese Church; but also it will be a Chinese Center where services will be provided to meet some of the prevalent needs of the Chinese community. Praise the LORD for this property and pray that He will use it to His glory.

You can give

1. San Borja Church/Community Center Construction/Remodeling ($150K USD)
For the purchase of the San Borja property (a 2-story office building on 3,600 sq ft land), we paid $260K USD cash (of which $85K were raised locally). The construction of up to two additional stories and remodeling of the existing structure will provide necessary space for the ministries/services of the Church/Community Center.

2. Car Replacement ($15K USD)
Our 1997 Nissan has broken down twice during the final months prior to our H/A. Upon returning to Lima, we’d start looking for a reliable replacement.

3. Peru Field Operation ($5.6K USD)
For the 2007/2008 fiscal year, all C&MA mission fields around the world will have to raise part of their support for Field Operation. Peru is no exception.

Should you feel burdened to support in any of the above areas, please contact us for further instructions (PastorMChang@GMAIL.COM).

You can go

1. Short-term
We continue to welcome STM teams to come and serve alongside of us. See attached Peru STM sign up schedule for 2008. Please note “possible activities for STM Teams.”

2. Mid-term
We welcome seminarian interns to come to Peru and serve with us.

We will eventually need Chinese speaking Christian medical doctors to staff the Medical Clinic. A team of doctors with each offering two to three months of their time and scheduling them back to back, we should be able to have a clinic open for business full-time serving the Chinese community.

3. Long-term
Lima Chinatown is in need of a full-time worker reaching and ministering to both the old and new immigrants.

Lima has several thousands of Chinese restaurants. This is an un-reached population too large to ignore. A full-time worker is a must to effectively serve this group.

Outside of Lima, Iquitos has the largest concentration of Chinese. It needs a full-time Christian worker.

To effectively administrate and operate the Church/Community Center, a gifted administrator will be needed.

Sorry!!!

2007-09-13T11:20:00.000-07:00

Dear Brother/Sister,

In our last e-mail correspondence, I forgot to thank all of you who have contributed prayerfully and financially towards the purchase of the building. It was an oversight on my part, my apologies! We want you to know that you are truely partners with us in the effort of Chinese Evangelism & Church Planting in Peru. Thanks a million!

In Him,

Michael

PTL!!!

2007-09-13T11:17:00.000-07:00

Dear Brother/Sister,

On 9/10, the final signing of all the documents by all involved parties was completed. The deal on the building has been closed.

The title of the deed is being registered at the Registros Publicos under the ownership of the Peruvian Alliance Church. After all, we are planting Chinese Alliance churches in Peru.

Our next step is to clarify our vision for a multi-purpose center. Then we need to work with a competent architect to come up with a comprehensive architectural design for the remodeling and construction efforts. We need additional funds for the design and remodeling/construction efforts. We'd like to set a six-month goal to move in. Please continue to pray with us along these lines!

We are touring the churches in California until 10/5 when we fly back to the East Coast for the Joint Eastern Mission Conference (10/6 to 8). On 10/9, we are heading back to Lima.

Sincerely,

Michael & Christina

Union Oyster House-America Oldest Restaurant-Est. 1826

2007-09-06T06:11:00.000-07:00

We had a wonderful lobster dinner on Labor Day at the Union Oyster House in downtown Boston (41 Union Street, 617-227-2750). It supposed to be the oldest restaurant in America that has remained in business since its founding.

We were able to get the booth where John F. Kennedy used to sit and read his newspaper when he frequented the store.

Car Fund

2007-09-04T10:54:00.001-07:00

Our 1997 Nissan Laurel has given us faithful service since January of 2004. Before we came back for Home Assignment this past April, the car had broken down twice within a couple of months. Next month when we return to Lima, we'd like to find a replacement.

Any offering towards our car fund should be made payable to "C&MA" then sent to:

The Christian & Missionary Alliance
Donor Accounting
P.O. Box 35000
Colorado Springs, CO 80935-3500
(Designate: Car Fund-Michael Chang)

Prayer Requests:

2007-09-04T09:25:00.000-07:00

1. Leadership Training
During our 2nd term, we need to focus on systematic training of the believers. We need to raise up Chinese Christian leaders in Peru.

2. Full-time worker for "Chifa Ministry"
To have a more effective ministries among the Chinese restaurant owners and cooks, we need to ask God to send a full-time coworker to be devoted solely for that ministry. With such a coworker, we could focus on the "Church Ministries."

3. Holistic Ministry at the Community Center
The center will have the following functions:

Headquarter for Administration & Training of the C&MA Chinese Mission in Peru
Site for the San Borja Chinese Church
After-school program for the children of immigrants
Medical Clinic for the Chinese immigrants
Language classes in Spanish, Chinese & English
Social/edicational activities/games
Dormitory for STM teams

Church Visitation

2007-09-04T09:03:00.000-07:00

In addition to the originally scheduled churches (see June 11 blog), the LORD has added additional churches to our list:

8/17 Chinese Evangel Church, Southborough, MA
8/19 Bethany Presbyterian Church, Brookline, MA
8/29 Greater Hartford Chinese Baptist Church, West Hartford, CT
8/31 Rutgus Community Christian Church, Somerset, NJ

9/9 Mission Prayer Group in LA
9/11 Meeting with Group of Pastors in the LA Area
9/11-12 Home Meetings, Tustin, CA
9/12 to 16 Agape CAC, San Diego, CA
9/21 to 23 Silicon Valley Alliance Church, Milpita, CA
9/24 Chritian Witness Theological Seminary, Concord, CA
9/27 Meeting with Group of Pastors in the Bay Area

10/1 "Chifa" Fellowship Meeting, Walnut Creek, CA

On 9/8 we'll be leaving Boston for Los Angeles. Please keep us in your prayers as we travel and visit the churches in California.

Building Project Update

2007-09-04T08:53:00.000-07:00

On 8/8, I received a phone call from my coworkers in San Borja Church that they saw another prospective property for our building project in Lima. All of the coworkers in Lima who have seen it, and we on the States side, have casted an unanimous vote to go ahead with the purchase.

It's a two-story building located on Av. Aviacion (known as the "2nd Chinatown in Lima") between Av. San Borja Norte (1/2 block) and Av. Javier Prado (4 blocks). Its an ideal location and has commercial zoning. It is a bank foreclosed office building held by the Banco de Comercio.

On the first floor, there is a wall-to-wall open space. The land on which the building is on has 3,600 in total square footage. There are several big office spaces on the second floor. The foundation has been designed to withstand the weight of a four-story building.

The final negotiated sale price is $260,000USD. Everything is in place for signing the deal. It could happen any day this week.

About our current meeting location, there has been a change of situation. We didn't need to move on 8/31. The landlord had changed her mind and was selling it to our Peruvian host church. We could stay until we have our own place ready to move in.

Please pray with us for God's leading and protection in the transaction process until the very end.

H/A Church Visitation

2007-06-11T12:18:00.000-07:00

April
22 Detroit CAC Detroit, MI
29 Wheaton CAC Wheaton, IL

May
15 West Houston Chinese Church Houston, TX

June
1 - 5 Danbury Chinese Alliance Church Danbury CT
9 - 10 Christian Life Fellowship Swanzey, NH
16 - 17 Community Alliance Church Hinesburg, VT
23 - 24 The Christian Alliance Church Barre, VT

July
15 Lord's Love Church Vancouver, Canada
28 - 29 Green Mountain Community CMA Waterbury, VT

Aug.
4 - 5 Missionary Alliance Church Bennington, VT
11 - 12 Orange Alliance Church Orange, VT
19 Greater Boston CAC Boston, MA
24 - 26 Greater Laffayette CAC Indianapolis, IN

Sept.
1 - 2 Church of Living Grace of NJ NJ
9 Chinese Christian Alliance Church Northridge, CA
16 Agape CAC San Diego, CA
23
27 - 30 San Francisco CAC San Francisco, CA

Virginia Tech Shooting

2007-04-18T08:58:00.000-07:00

My heart goes out to the parents of Cho Sheung-Hui. They must be feeling and dealing with a lot of PAIN...SORROW...LOSS...SHAME...and REGRET...

May the LORD also comfort the victims and their immediate family members who are suffering the tragic loss.

May GOD grant me the wisdom and spiritual insight to see this and other tragedies around the world in which we live in!

First Term Completed

2007-04-12T09:13:00.000-07:00

We got back on 4/10. Our first stop is our son David's place inWheaton IL. We've had our 6-month Home Assignment pretty much scheduled to its fullest. We are praying that the LORD would use us for His glory as wetravel and meet people.

2007-03-16T08:54:00.000-07:00

復活節 (Semana Santa) 聖樂晚會

由美國加州聖地牙哥「主恩之聲」音樂佈道使團演出

朋友，你夢想過永恆嗎？你渴望著被愛嗎？

盛情邀請您參加
此次特備的音樂晚會 ......

免費入場，點心款待，歡迎攜友參加！

時間：4月3日(周二), 晚上11:30 pm
地點：富臨門酒家（Chifa Royal）
Av. Prescott #231, San Isidro

主辦: 秘魯餐飲福音事工團契及
美國聖地牙哥「主恩之聲」音樂佈道使團

聯絡電話：陳麗珠師母 436-5890; 9796-0865
張獻珉牧師 475-3449; 9706-0218

2007-02-28T13:46:00.000-08:00

Chinese Mission of the C&MA in Peru

(Updated 2/27/2007)

Church in Development

Chinese immigration to Peru started 158 years ago. Not until the late 1950’s, the gospel ministry began among the Chinese immigrants here.

In 2003, the Christian & Missionary Alliance in the US sent a missionary couple (Rev. & Mrs. Michael Chang); while the Chinese Churches Association of the C&MA of US as well as Taiwan Alliance Church Union started supporting another couple (Pastor & Mrs. Miguel MacChiu) to serve in Peru. At the time, there was only one Chinese church in the entire Peru. By God’s grace, the new Chinese Mission has started ministries in four key locations in Lima.

1. San Borja
Location: The District of San Borja is located in a more upscale area of the City of Lima, where many mid to upper middle class business owners reside.

Congregation: In 10/2003, the Chinese Alliance Church (CAC) in San Borja came to being. Currently, the CAC in San Borja is consisted of 50 adults, 12 youths & 10 children.

2. Los Olivos
Location: The District of Los Olivos is located in the north of the City. Many new immigrants find it attractive to start businesses there due to the lower cost.

Congregation: The CAC in Los Olivos was established in 6/2004. Currently the congregation is consisted of 15 adults & 5 children. The great majority of them are restaurant owners.

Midnight Chifa Fellowship Service: In April of 2006, we started the Chifa Fellowship Service. Since then the meeting has become a monthly event held in the Chifas. The average attendance is 25 people.

3. Lima Chinatown
Location: Chinatown is located in the City Center of Lima. It’s within walking distance to the Congress and the Presidential Palace. Within the surrounding of a few city blocks, quite many Chinese businesses, restaurants and Chinese fraternal/cultural associations can be found.

Gospel Center: In 3/2004, the Lima Chinatown Alliance Gospel Center began in the heart of Chinatown.

Services offered: Gospel literature, audio/visual material, free medical clinic, special topic seminars, counseling, introductory class to Spanish, and Bible study.

4. San Juan de Miraflores
Location: The District of SJM is located in the south of the City. It is an under-developing area of Lima. Together with the adjacent Districts of Villa Maria del Triunfo and Villa El Salvador, SJM is very attractive to the new Chinese immigrants due to its developing nature with more business opportunities.

Mid-night Bible Study: In March 2006, during the Lima Chinese Restaurant Campaign and STM effort, we discovered that there were many chifas run by people from the Province of Fujian. Some of them had prior contact with Christianity back in China. In April we started a bi-weekly Mid-night Bible Study in a cabina de Internet where is frequented by many Chinese expatriates in the surrounding area to get on-line and make long distance phone calls back to China.

On average there are 23 people attending the Bible study.

Mission Point--Iquitos

Location: Iquitos is a port city in the north of Peru in the Amazon jungle where the River Amazon initiates. It takes an hour and half by plane from Lima. There are close to 100 Chinese owned tiendas (shops) and chifas combined. Most of them are Cantonese. There are a sizeable Hakanese originated from Guang-dong.
STM Campaign: Starting in 2006 the San Borja CAC has adopted Iquitos as its missionary target. Two STM teams were sent in 2006 (May and November).

Vision & Challenges

Evangelism
It’s been estimated that the Chinese population in Peru is about 150,000 persons and the Christian to population ratio is at 1:1000. To reach 5% goal, each present Chinese Christian believer would need to convert 50 people for Christ.

Church Planting
The great majority of Chinese immigrants reside in the Capital City of Lima. Enumerating the pockets of current Chinese population within the City, there are at least five more Chinese church plants are necessary: Lima downtown, Callao, Comas, Surco, Miraflores, and San Juan de Miraflores.
Co-Laborers and ministry opportunities
The work is plentiful, but the laborers are few! We currently are in need of two more Chinese Christian worker-couples to conduct pastoral/discipleship and evangelism/church-planting ministries. And there are more work to do: worship leading, preaching, discipleship training, follow-up visitation, Vacation Bible School, Youth Camp, special topic seminars, medical clinic, music concert, evangelistic events, personal evangelism, prayer walk, etc.

“Chinese-Alliance Center”
To further the growth and expansion of the new ministries, we are in need to build a Multi-Purpose Community Center that would facilitate outreaching into the Chinese community and ministering to their needs. The center would also provide space for the CAC of San Borja, thus bridging the community and the church. The budget for the project is $350,000. To date we have raised $150,000.

Any gift towards this purpose may be mailed to:
The Christian & Missionary Alliance
Donor Accounting
P.O. Box 35000
Colorado Springs, CO 80935-3500
(Please put in the memo space: for Peru Chinese Evang/Ch Planting)

Prayer Requests
1. Rising of local believers to be disciples & church leaders
2. Building of the Chinese-Alliance Center in San Borja
3. Co-workers in ministry to be filled with His Spirit and be faithful in His Service
4. The Second generation ministry and its co-workers
5. Against dark binding forces (gambling, idolatry, ancestor worship, long hours of work and worries)
6. Joint efforts with STM teams
7. Sharing of the Gospel through the monthly distribution of the Herald-Peru Edition (3,000 copies) & the Zhong Xin Magazine (200 copies)
8. Additional full time co-laborer couples

9. Pray against the Jehovah Witnesses’activities targeting the Chinese in Peru. Their work is conducted by Mandarin speaking Japanese and Korean couples.

Peru Chifa Fellowship Ministry

2007-01-24T14:27:00.000-08:00

Dear Chifa Fellowship Coworkers,

Last Thursday during our Los Olivos Coworkers' Meeting, the subject of the need to start new Chifa Fellowship Meetings in Lima was brought up. There are other areas in Lima that have concentrations of Chifas and are not being cared for at this moment.

The discussion caused us to see the need to write a summary of the chifa ministries in Peru.

Los Olivos Distric (橄欖區)
Since April 2006, the Los Olivos Church started a monthly Chifa Fellowship Meeting (from midnight to about 3:00 am in the morning). It usually falls on the 3rd Tuesday night of every month. The regular attendance is from 20 to 25 people. Occasionally we have special outreach program which could draw up to 40+ people. We have met nine times to date. The program around a midnight meal (宵夜) has proven attractive to the attendees. Various chifa owners, who are members of the Los Olivos Church, are taking turns to host the meeting. A "friendly competition" has been established.

San Juan de Miraflores (聖華區)
Also in April of 2006, the San Borja Church started a bi-weekly Bible Study Meeting for the Da-Pai-Dang (大排檔) chifa owners in the southern region of Lima which comprises three developing Districts (San Juan de Miraflores, Villa Maria de Triunfo, and Villa El Salvador). The Bible study is held on every 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month. Unlike Los Olivos: first, the SJM Bible Study Meeting is held in an Internet cafe that is frequented by many Chinese immigrants to make overseas phone calls. Second, the immigrants here are most from Fu-Jian Province where those in Los Olivos are from Guang-Dong. The average attendance at SJM is 25 people including those who are leaders from San Borja Church.

Royal Special Outreach
After the 2006 Lima Chifa Evangelistic Campaign (March 2006), we returned to the famous Chifa Royal (富臨門酒家), not once but twice, to hold larger scale campaigns:
Cantonese Opera (粵曲新唱) in May 2006
The Story of 3-Sons (三個兒子的故事) in January 2007
Since the Chifa Royal is attractive and centrally located, over 110 people attended each time.
On the week before Easter Sunday, we have schduled another big event at the Royal, it will be on Tuesday 4/3/2007.

Please pray for the existing work among the chifas!

As mentioned at the beginning of this e-mail, there are other areas with many chifas that aren't being cared for, please continue to uphold them in your prayers!

Pray for more workers to start new chifa fellowship meetings accross Lima! And pray for someone who will dedicate themselves to full-time chifa ministry in Lima!

Praise & Prayer items:

2006-12-12T15:01:00.000-08:00

1. Praise God for protecting us not to go through with the purchase of the house on Beethoven Street. We just discovered that the owner's wife's name in the deed did not match with her current ID card. This would create a big legal hastle when we would go and register the property under the Mission's name. It would certainly complicate the issue with the current owners living in the States. This is probably the reason that they insisted to get the full payment before we could have a chance to register the property with the proper government agency.

2. Continue to pray for our building search for the San Borja Church.

3. Praise God for the significant increase of Sunday attendance at the San Borja Church.

4. Praise God for Derrick Chan from Westside Calgary Chinese Alliance Church who has started to serve the Lord with us until 3/27/2007.

5. Next year both Christina and I will have completed our 4-year term and we will be returning to the States for six months, from 4/9 to 10/9/2007. We are seeking the right pastor(s) to come to Lima to fill the vacancy left behind by us to continue our church ministries. My assistant, Pastor Miguel, and his wife Kumiko would need your prayer suport while they are here holding on to the fort during our long absence.

6. During our Home/Assignment in the States, we will be visiting churches and families. Pray that the Lord would guide us as how we schedule the time and make the plans in accordance to His will.

7. Continue to pray for the members of Los Olivos Church for the transformation of their spiritual lives.

8. Pray for the owners and workers in the "chifas" (Chinese restaurants). There are 4,000 to 6,000 chifas in Peru, 90% of them are in Lima. This is a vast mission field. Pray that the Lord would send and raise His choicest servants to minister to this special needed people group.

Thanks for praying for the Chinese in Peru!

Herald Monthly-Peru Edition 號角月刊-秘魯版

2006-11-12T06:22:00.000-08:00

Lima Coworkers:
Jose Su, Angel Yu, Michael Chang, Felipe Zhou, Mateo Loo (Miguel MacChiu was absent)

12/13/2006 Deal on house fell through...Praise the LORD!!

2006-11-10T14:38:00.000-08:00

Front View from Calle Beethoven

Side view from Calle Cuatro (black door at the end is the garage entrance)

2006-11-10T14:20:00.000-08:00

House sitting on corner lot (over 400 sqr meters)

Calle Beethoven view -- 1 block to Av. San Luis

Calle Cuatro view -- 1 block to a park
(Private High School Molinari next to house)

Hi!!

2006-11-08T10:08:00.000-08:00

From San Borja CAC. Right after our 3rd Anniversary Celebration Service.

The 3rd Anniversary of the San Borja CAC 10/22/2006

2006-11-02T13:24:00.000-08:00

Group picture after the service

Celebration!!

Children story time

Youths skit

「耶和華見證會」是“異端”（張牧師與你談心）

2006-10-23T09:04:00.000-07:00

自我們來到秘魯，走訪本地華僑界時，總會聽見人說：“和你們一夥的教徒已經來過了……並給我們留下了刊物”。最初，我們還感到有些納悶， “我們從沒來過啊！到底還有誰那麼熱心，那麼關心我們的同胞？”很快便發現那所謂的與我們一夥的“教徒”是一對日本夫婦和一對韓國夫婦。他們都學了中文，可以用華語溝通並專門向僑居利馬的華人傳道、分發宣傳刊物。可惜的是，他們所傳的卻是一種「似是而非的基督教」。我們根本就不認識他們，也不認同他們所傳的。他們是「耶和華見證會」的人，表面上看，也都是傳上帝、傳耶穌的。難怪不知情的外人，還以爲基督教與耶和華見證會都是一樣的呢。

今年是公元2006年。這個年份是根據耶穌降生於世之時（巴勒斯坦地的伯利恆城）開始計算的。耶穌在世三十三年，最後三年在巴勒斯坦地傳道授徒。祂的三年傳道生涯，以為世人的罪被釘死十字架告終。耶穌死後三天從墳墓中復活，向祂的眾門徒（最多一次有五百人）顯現，四十天之後升天。一般聖經學者均認爲，基督的教會是在耶穌基督升天之後第十天，猶太人的五旬節，聖靈降臨時誕生的。按此推算，基督教會的歷史至今已近兩千年了。

據考證，第一代的基督徒還在世時，初期的教會已有“異端”出現。異端就是所謂的“別的福音”，與純正的“基督的福音”不同，有人為的掺雜。

“我希奇你們這麼快離開那藉著基督之恩召你們的，去從別的福音。那並不是福音，不過有些人攪擾你們，要把基督的福音更改了。”（新約聖經加拉太書1章6-7節）

以上這段文字，是使徒保羅於公元一世紀50年代寫給當時教會書信中，針對異端所敲響的一個警鐘。

教會的歷史已近兩千年，在這漫長的年月中，異端曾以各形各色的包裝出現過；雖然名稱可以不一樣，但魔鬼的計量卻是換湯不換藥，各種異端之中走了樣的教義卻可歸納出幾個主要的類別。耶和華見證會是其中的一類，並是魔鬼在現今世上最有代表性的一種“異端”。

爲了讓廣大旅秘僑胞得到可循的指路標，我們將歷代主流基督教的基要信仰宗旨刊載出來，使大家容易分辨，請參閲本月刊的頭版及末版上的“我們信仰的基要宗旨”。盼望大家清楚知道我們與耶和華見證人不是同夥的，並了解我們所傳的福音基要信息是什麼。

(我们信仰的基要宗旨：
1。我们信三位一体的独一真神：圣父，圣子和圣灵
2。我们信圣子耶稣基督是完全的神及完全的人
3。我们信人类犯罪，个人维有靠信耶稣为救主，他的罪才能得赦免)

2006-10-22T06:49:00.000-07:00

(下文為“秘華商報”記者孟可心先生採訪教會余弟兄，朱弟兄和本人後於寶華堂成立三周年前夕2006年10月21日刊登出來的全文。我們向孟先生作見證要將一切榮耀都歸給我們的主。但他避諱提“神”專顧報導社福消息。我們還是感謝主。我們過去爲主而作的一切已成爲本地僑社的福音預工----張牧師)

“讓所有僑胞感受到我們的愛”——秘魯基督教“寶華堂”張獻珉牧師談感受

從義診、青少年夏令營、168廚藝交流等一系列活動，僑胞漸漸地對秘魯基督教“寶華堂”有了一些瞭解，也熟識了寶華堂的張獻珉牧師夫婦。
張獻珉牧師和師母2003年8月從美國來到秘魯，10月就在SANBORJA區成立了寶華堂。夫婦倆憑藉著熱情和愛心，使得寶華堂從開始的寥寥數人，發展到現在的八十多位華人教友。
22日是寶華堂成立三周年生日。三年來，寶華堂在秘魯僑界組織了多次活動，豐富了秘魯僑胞的業餘生活。無論是從美、加和其他國家來的短宣隊、還是各科義診、兒童歡樂日、青少年夏令營、廚藝交流、粵曲新唱等活動、還到外埠探訪僑胞……
張牧師說，我們關懷僑胞的生活，幫助僑胞解決實際困難，教友們的努力工作是寶華堂速迅成長的因素。
一位僑胞産婦因醫療事故，大腦缺氧變成植物人，寶華堂的教友兩年來不間斷地去醫院探望病人，慰問家屬。
在距離利馬較偏遠的SAN JUAN DE MIRAFLORES區和LOS OLIVOS區，有許多經營街邊小檔的福建新移民，他們平日工作辛苦。寶華堂就每周兩次探訪，關心他們的疾苦，利用晚上十二點到淩晨兩點餐館的空閒時間，與他們聊天，關懷他們的生活，了卻他們平日的寂寞。
應秘魯外僑局的請求，幫助從哥斯大黎加遣返回利馬的74名中國非法移民,承擔翻譯工作，還爲忍受饑餓的同胞送去盒飯。看到許多僑胞由於語言障礙，看病成問題。現在寶華堂正在著手解決僑胞看病問題，並正在付諸實施。
寶華堂貼近僑胞，關心僑胞，與僑胞直接交流，受到了廣大僑胞的歡迎，也使許多僑胞從中受益。
張牧師說，11月底將有兩名美國著名華裔牙醫來秘，爲僑胞義診。目前，看到許多僑胞由於語言障礙，看病成問題。目前寶華堂正在與一家秘魯的韓國教會醫院洽談合作事宜，希望透過這家醫院的醫療設備，和利馬各大醫院的醫生資源爲華人同胞提供服務。爲方便有語言障礙的僑胞看病，寶華堂教友擔當中、西文翻譯，不日將在本報刊登廣告，公佈各科固定的檢查時間。
在本周22日星期天，寶華堂將在Av. San Borja Norte 813, 下午4點至7點舉行慶祝活動，張牧師歡迎僑胞參加：“希望所有華人感受到我們的這份愛。”

讚美主的恩典!!!!!

2006-10-19T06:36:00.000-07:00

基督教華人宣道會----寶華堂成立三周年
（張牧師2006年10月22日）

靠著主耶穌的恩典，寶華堂已滿三歲了！回顧過去的年月，教會在屬靈方面有穩定的成長，人數方面也有少許增加。最令人高興鼓舞的是，周三晚上和周六下午的查經班及禱告會，參加者的追求心志很健康。比較令人擔心的是，有一些軟弱的肢體，一點屬靈的胃口都沒有，甚至不聚會，就像一個嬰孩生下後，卻不要吃奶，令作父母的何等擔心哪！

本堂的事工可分爲以下項目：財務；本地福音；外地宣教；教會建堂；兒童；青少年；姐妹會；弟兄會；各類定期聚會和特別聚會。

財務---按照聖經的教導，一切的財富都是從神而來。教會眾肢體不斷在學習盡上十一奉獻的本分，好讓神的家沒有缺糧。於建堂和宣教的需要上，肢體們也都在學習信心的奉獻，和犧牲的奉獻。

本地福音/外地宣教---除了寶華區(San Borja)，由今年四月起，我們到聖華區(San Juan de Miraflores)去開闢了一個新的福音工場。五月底，差派出本堂第一對短宣隊到伊奇多市(Iquitos)去探望那裏的僑胞們。

教會建堂---經過一年多的尋找及物色，我們仍繼續等待主的引領，讓本堂能儘早擁有一個自己的堂會，更有效的服事祂。

兒童事工---兩位師母們，每週默默的在一群孩子們的生命中耕耘著，為要幫助他們將來一生行在主的真道中，永不偏離。

青少年事工---教會肢體的下一代、華人社區裡的初中及高中生們，均有其特殊的需要和成長中所面臨的問題。每週五及主日，自身為秘魯土生的麥牧師任勞任怨地帶領一群青少年聚會，用生命去影響生命。

姐妹會---身兼數職的姐妹們在生活中免不了遇上困難，心裡苦悶。一個月一次，她們有一個特別的機會參加姐妹團契，大家聚一聚，談一談，彼此分享，彼此分擔。

弟兄會---平日工作無處抒發心懷，一群弟兄們於本年初開始喜歡利用主日上午，比較悠閒時，大夥聚聚，一起用餐，好個機會天南地北無所不談，有助於個人身心，彼此了解，並更能同心事奉。

定期聚會---聖經教導我們，信徒不可停止聚會。每週固定的聚會都是爲了讓教會全體得到屬靈的餵養。除了星期天之外，我們現在每週星期二上午九點有一堂崇拜聚會，歡迎凡因各種情況於星期天缺席或不能參加聚會的人。

特別聚會---除了平時固定的聚會，教會還舉行非固定的特殊聚會，如：退修會，郊遊，特會……正像平日吃家常小菜，久不久來個打牙祭，屬靈生命也是如此，幫助弟兄姐妹們靈性長進。特別聚會一般都選在國定假日舉行。

教會聖禮---按主耶穌在世時的囑咐，基督的教會將舉行兩項聖禮：聖餐及洗禮。本堂每個月藉著聖餐，讓信徒們有一次特殊的機會，紀念主基督和祂所賜給我們的恩典；一年兩次為已經決志信耶穌的人施洗，使他們歸入基督和祂的教會。

短宣隊---三年來，本堂不斷有短宣隊從美國、加拿大及其他國家來訪。短宣隊的成員都是各個差派教會的精英，他們不是來旅遊，而都抱著一個共同的態度：不惜代價，不論早晚地關心本地的僑胞。根據每個短宣隊員的恩賜與專業，我們已與他們合辦了多次創新多元化的活動 (如：各科義診，兒童歡樂日，青少年營，廚藝交流，粵曲新唱……) 總的來說，這些節目都受到廣大僑界的歡迎，令許多人獲益。

在這三周年的慶典上，我要特別謝謝每一位同工及弟兄姐妹，求主親自報答你們在過去幾年中所付出的寶貴時間和心力。現在讓我們同心仰望天上的主，求祂在未來的一年中，更加倍賜福祂的教會。讓我們全體弟兄姐妹，靠著主的恩典和能力，同心地見證祂，興旺祂的福音！

Us & Our Coworkers

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Lima-4

張獻珉牧師
李妙玲師母
Michael &
Christina
Chang

片桐久美子師母
麥嗣勇牧師
Kumiko &
Miguel
MacChiu

East Bay Alliance Church STM team

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VBS & English Class

San Borja, Lima, Peru

July 24 thru 28, 2006

More from the VBS July 2006, San Borja, Lima, Peru

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More from the VBS led by East Bay Alliance Church STM team at San Borja, Lima, Peru (July 2006)

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East Bay Alliance Church STM team

VBS-English Class

San Borja, Lima, Peru

July 24 thru 28, 2006

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Chinese Mission of the C&MA in Peru

(Updated 9/27/2006)

Church in Development

Chinese immigration to Peru started 157 years ago. Not until the late 1950’s, the gospel ministry began among the Chinese immigrants here.

In 2003, the Christian & Missionary Alliance in the US sent a missionary couple; while the Chinese Churches Association of the C&MA of US as well as Taiwan Alliance Church Union started supporting another couple to serve in Peru. At the time, there was only one Chinese church in the entire Peru. By God’s grace, the new Chinese Mission has started ministries in four key locations in Lima.

1. San Borja
Location: The District of San Borja is located in a more upscale area of the City of Lima, where many mid to upper middle class business owners reside.

Congregation: In 10/2003, the Chinese Alliance Church (CAC) in San Borja came to being. Currently, the CAC in San Borja is consisted of 35 adults, 12 youths & 10 children.

2. Los Olivos

Location: The District of Los Olivos is located in the north of the City. Many new immigrants find it attractive to start businesses there due to the lower cost.

Congregation: The CAC in Los Olivos was established in 6/2004. Currently the congregation is consisted of 15 adults & 9 children. The great majority of them are restaurant owners.

3. Lima Chinatown
Location: Chinatown is located in the City Center of Lima. It’s within walking distance to the Congress and the Presidential Palace. Within the surrounding of a few city blocks, quite many Chinese businesses, restaurants and Chinese fraternal/cultural associations can be found.

Gospel Center: In 3/2004, the Lima Chinatown Alliance Gospel Center began in the heart of Chinatown.

Services offered: Gospel literature, audio/visual material, free medical clinic, special topic seminars, counseling, introductory class to Spanish, and Bible study.

4. San Juan de Miraflores

Location: The District of SJM is located in the south of the City. It is an under-developing area of Lima. Together with the adjacent Districts of Villa Maria del Triunfo and Villa El Salvador, SJM is very attractive to the new Chinese immigrants due to its developing nature with more business opportunities.

Mid-night Bible Study: In March 2006, during the Lima Chinese Restaurant Campaign and STM effort, we discovered that there were many chifas run by people from the Province of Fujian. Some of them had prior contact with Christianity back in China. In April we started a bi-weekly Mid-night Bible Study in an Internet Café where is frequented by many Chinese expatriates in the surrounding area to get on-line and make long distance phone calls back to China.
On average there are 14 people attending the Bible study.

5. Iquitos

Location: Iquitos is a port city in the north of Peru in the Amazon jungle where the River Amazon initiates. It takes an hour and half by plane from Lima. There are close to 100 Chinese owned tiendas (shops) and chifas combined. Most of them are Cantonese. There are a sizeable Hakanese originated from Guang-dong.
STM Campaign: Starting in 2006 the San Borja CAC has adopted Iquitos as its missions target. In May, a team of five members went and ministered to the Chinese immigrants there for a week. The second STM trip is scheduled for the end of November.

Vision & Challenges

Evangelism
It’s been estimated that the Chinese population in Peru is about 150,000 persons and the Christian to population ratio is at 1:1000. To reach 5% goal, each present Chinese Christian believer would need to convert 50 people for Christ.

Church Planting
The great majority of Chinese immigrants reside in the Capital City of Lima. Enumerating the pockets of current Chinese population within the City, there are at least five more Chinese church plants are necessary: Lima downtown, Callao, Comas, Surco, Miraflores, and San Juan de Miraflores.

Co-Laborers and ministry opportunities
The work is plentiful, but the laborers are few! We currently are in need of two more Chinese Christian worker-couples to conduct pastoral/discipleship and evangelism/church-planting ministries. And there are more work to do: worship leading, preaching, discipleship training, follow-up visitation, Vacation Bible School, Youth Camp, special topic seminars, free medical clinic, music concert, evangelistic events, personal evangelism, prayer walk, etc.

“Chinese-Alliance Center”
To further the growth and expansion of the new ministries, we are in need to build a Multi-Purpose Community Center that would facilitate outreaching into the Chinese community and ministering to their needs. The center would also provide space for the CAC of San Borja, thus bridging the community and the church. The budget for the first phase of the project is $250,000. To date we have raised $150,000.

Any gift towards this purpose may be mailed to:

The Christian & Missionary Alliance
Donor Accounting
P.O. Box 35000
Colorado Springs, CO 80935-3500
(Please put in the memo space: for Peru Chinese Evang/Ch Planting)

Prayer Requests
1. Rising of local believers to be disciples & church leaders
2. Building of the Chinese-Alliance Center in San Borja
3. Co-workers in ministry to be filled with His Spirit and be faithful in His Service
4. The Second generation ministry and its co-workers
5. Against dark binding forces (gambling, idolatry, ancestor worship, long hours of work and
worries)
6. Joint efforts with STM teams
7. Sharing of the Gospel through the monthly distribution of the Herald-Peru Edition (3,000
copies) & the Zhong Xin Magazine (200 copies)
8. Additional full time co-laborer couples
9. Pray against the Jehovah Witnesses’ activities targeting the Chinese in Peru. Their work is
conducted by Mandarin speaking Japanese and Korean couples.

C&MA Chinese Mission in Peru

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宣道會秘魯華人差會

（2006年9月27日修正）

開拓中的教會

華人僑居秘魯始於一八四九年，而華人福音事工從一九五十年代末才正式開始。

於二○○三年美國宣道會總部差派一對宣教士，美國華人宣道會聯會以及宣道會台灣省聯會也開始支援另一對宣教士至秘魯，當時這裡只有一所華人教會，位於Pueblo Libre 區。蒙主恩導，我們目前已設立了兩所 ”正在開拓中” 的教會及三個福音工作聚點。

(一) 寶華堂

成立於2003 年10月

地點: 利馬市東部 San Borja 區 (中上層華僑密度高)

會眾: 三十五位成人，十二位青少年及10位兒童。多數為初信、從事非餐飲業 (國語/粵語)

各項聚會:
主日崇拜, 主日學, 兒童主日學, 查經班, 青少年（第二代）崇拜/團契。

(二) 橄欖堂

成立於2004 年6月
地點: 利馬市北部Los Olivos 區 (新移民居多)

會眾: 十五位成人，三位青少年，及六位兒童。多數為初信、從事餐飲業 (粵語/國語/客語)

各項聚會: 主日崇拜, 主日學, 青少年/兒童主日學

(三) 利馬唐人街福音中心

成立於2004 年3月

地點: 利馬市中心唐人街 (老華僑及新移民均等)

各項服務：閱覽室、影音室、個人協談、義診、專題講座、專人輔導、小組聚會

（四）聖華區午夜查經班

成立於 2006年4月

地點：利馬市南部San Juan de Miraflores區（福建來的新移民居多）

聚會：每個月兩次午夜聚會，平均十多人參加

（五）Iquitos 短宣

2006年開始每年兩次短宣（五月及十一月）

地點：Iquitos位於秘魯北部雅馬遜雨林區

對象：100間華人雜貨店及餐館業主（以粵語爲主）

由寶華堂差派短宣隊

異象及挑戰

佈道
秘魯共約有十五萬華僑，其中僅一百五十人為基督徒(1000:1)。
若以5%基督徒比率為目標，平均每一個信徒必須帶領五十人歸主。

植堂
秘魯大多數華僑散居於首都利馬市，目前另有五個區尚待開發植堂: Lima 市中心區, Callao區, Comas區, Miraflores區, Surco區, San Juan de Miraflores區

同工及事奉機會
我們極需要同工。目前就需要兩對全時間的全職同工加入我們的行列，發揮在門徒訓練、開荒植堂方面的恩賜。

事奉機會：
主日崇拜帶領、主日崇拜講道、主日門徒訓練、分組跟進探訪、兒童聖經學校、青少年營會、義診、音樂會、佈道會、個人佈道、走禱、等等。

建堂
寶華堂目前所租用的聚會場地已經面臨諸多局限，無法進一步發展。從長之計，建造自己的堂址乃為上策。
我們盼望籌建一個多元化的華人中心，以利於接觸、服務僑社，教會寶華堂就設於其中。此中心也將成為秘魯華人宣道會的行政及培訓中心，更有效地推動得人如魚、領羊歸圈的使命。
我們第一期的建堂預算為二十五萬美元。目前我們已籌到十五萬。請為主的工作禱告。
主若感動你要支援我們，請將奉獻寄到美國宣道會總部:

The Christian & Missionary Alliance
Donor Accounting
P.O. Box 35000
Colorado Springs, CO 80935-3500

請在支票上註明:
Peru Chinese Evang/Ch Planting

代禱事項 :
1. 眾信徒: 忠心追求, 靈命長進, 熱心事奉, 興起領袖, 宣揚真道
2. 緊迫建堂需要
3. 教牧同工: 忠於主命, 靈力充沛
4. 第二代福音事工/同工
5. 黑暗勢力: 賭, 色, 偶像, 憂慮
6. 短宣配搭
7. 福音佈道，包括每月發行號角月報秘魯版(三千份)、中信月刊(兩百份)
8. 全時間傳道同工
9. 耶和華見證人活動猖獗。專派懂華語的日本人及韓國人探訪華僑。

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Peru FD Report on Chinese Ministries
August 2006

The VI Congress of Latin America for Pastors and Leaders
The VI Congress was held from 8/23 to 8/27. Over 400 church delegates from many Latin American countries attended the conference filling the Miraflores Alliance Church to its full capacity. Many Alliance missionaries serving in the Latin America Fields were also in attendance. Rev. Bob Fetherlin, representing IM, was also present.

One-Day Church Retreat
Taking advantage of the national holiday, on 8/30 we planned a one-day retreat for the members of the San Borja CAC. The site was about an hour outside of the City of Lima: Club Las Leñas, Carretera Central Km 40.5, Ricardo Palma. The purpose of the retreat was for the believers to spend extended quality time in small groups to meditate and share from a pre-determined and question-guided Bible passage (Ch7 of First Corinthians); and to pray in groups for each other and for the church family. Those who attended benefited spiritually and got to know each other better.

Shot-Term-Mission Team/SJM Bible Study
From 8/26 to 9/3, the team from the San Francisco CAC was serving with us. Their primary focus was to conduct visitation and follow-up in the Districts of San Juan de Miraflores (SJM), Villa El Salvador and Villa Maria del Triunfo.

The SJM bi-monthly midnight Bible study meeting is attended by a consistent number of people (10 to 14). Currently we are studying the Gospel of Mark.

On the Personal Front
At the end of July, Michael’s mother came to visit and stayed with us for three weeks. Our daughter, Jenny, also visited us from the States for the first time since we came to Peru. Jenny arrived a week before her grandmother went back to the States. Then our son-in-law, Paul, came and joined his wife during the last week of August. We were able to get away; together with Jenny and Paul we took a three-day trip to Cusco and Machiu Picchiu. We had a wonderful time with our family members.

Praise:
1. Wonderful time spent with family members in Peru. From now on, they’ll understand the situation of our life and work in Peru.
2. After the VI Congress, having the opportunity to meet and share with Bob Fetherlin and Bill Mangham our ministry among the Chinese immigrants in Peru.
3. Constant presence of the LORD, a sign of His faithfulness.

Prayer:
1. Pray for Kai-Ling Liang (梁凱琳), the owner of the Internet Café where our SJM midnight meetings are held. After our last meeting, Liang commented effectively that she was “half way” to believing in Jesus Christ. Pray that, through studying the Word of God, soon she will be “all the way” to believing in the LORD Jesus.
2. Pray for pastor(s) or lay leader(s) with sound church ministry experience to come and take our place while we are on H/A (March –September 2007). If no one person could fill the six month gap, then two or more could come thus together would be able to complete our six months absence from the Field.
3. Pray for the fast advancement of the True Gospel among the Chinese community in Peru. The Jehovah Witnesses are very active in targeting the Chinese here. These JW “missionaries” are of Japanese and Korean nationalities. They have recently started to hold “bible study” in San Juan de Miraflores. Like us, they receive STM teams from the U.S. and Canada.

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Machiu Picchiu....was lost but now found....!!!
After three years of being in the country, we finally went and visited the world reknown Lost City of the Incas---Machiu Picchiu--- in the south of Peru. Our daughter Jenny and son-in-law Paul came to visit us from Framingham MA in August 2006. If not because of them, we would probably be still putting the trip off for another who knows... We are glad that Paul & Jenny came and we were able to go together to Cusco then Machiu Picchiu.

2007年9月	購置San Borja區Av. Aviación 第2657-2661之產業	現金交易$260,000
2007年12月至2009年7月	建築設計4層中心大樓; 申請市政建築執照	7/8/2009 San Borja 市政批准建築執照申請
2009年8月	與Roca Fuerte建築公司簽合同	承包商為華裔及主內弟兄
2009年8月至2010年3月	第一期: “拆”與“建” 9月11日拆除舊房完成 9月13日破土並於14日已開始興建四層大樓鋼筋水泥外殼	第一期建築費用: $300,000
2010年4月	第二期: 開始裝修內部, 設備及器材	第二期裝修, 設備, 器材, 等經費總共預計: $250,000 (請繼續代禱及奉獻)