Hello From Chile!

I do hope that this update finds you all doing well and going forward with the Lord! We have been quite busy here, as is normal for the month of February. First, I want to take this time to thank you for all the little notes, cards, gifts and especially the prayers that have been sent our way. We know that with out your prayers, we could not be here in the first place. So, THANK YOU!

The first week of Feb. found our men building a make-shift kitchen and bathrooms. Yes, ladies, the old-fashioned kind! Outhouses. . . Then we all packed up our families and headed out for Family Camp. Our theme for the week was Victory in Christ.

There were many blessings from the preaching, many decisions made, and many lessons learned. During our family camp we were able to have a time of focusing on the Scriptures, then family games, meals of course, and also a great time of fellowship. One of the biggest blessings was the salvation of Romina, a young married lady. She and her husband have been attending since their marriage in Jan. of this year. What an extra blessing that was! She had grown up in a Southern Baptist church, but was trusting in her baptism for salvation. One of our ladies, now her sister-in-law, had also been doing our five week salvation study with her up to that point as well. We are very thankful for the tender heart that Romina and Sergio both have towards the things of God. Keep them in your prayers!

The week following, we had a visit from our Pastor and his wife. We appreciate Pastor Hammett and Beverly so much and had a good time of fellowship and "brain storming" so to speak. I'm thankful for the perspective, advice and opinions of other godly men and women that are willing to give of their time and themselves into others in their ministry. Both we and the Castners found their visit a blessing, valuable and just a little too short.

The following week, we geared up for Vacation Bible School! Our teens were "in charge" of the program, and proved to do a good job. They also learned a lot about all that goes in to a program geared for kids, and are willing to do it again next year, Lord willing. It was a blessing to see some of them involve themselves in ways that they had not done before and it was evident that the Lord was truly helping each one to do a good job. Our highest attendance was thirty. There was singing, puppets, class time, and an appearance of 'Nachito'. He is one of our men who dresses the part of a child and speaks like one, too. He helps the kids to "apply" what they learned in their class each evening. They all loved him and looked forward to seeing him each night. We hope to see more folks from the neighborhood come out to services because of the contacts made from this week.

The last week of Feb. found us taking a needed vacation back to our family camp site and camping there as a family and did we enjoy it! Just being together, talking, hiking, watching the shooting stars ( we saw three that night!), and watching the satelites move across the sky was well worth it. Ah! family time . . . there's nothing like it! How I praise the Lord for my family, and what He's doing in each one.

Now there's today. The last day of Feb., and we spent the day at the church for a "teen charge" hoping to encourage our teens just before they enter into a new year of school and studies. It's kind of a day full of preaching and devotionals, given by some of the teens themselves, encourage and remember to pray for one another for the year ahead. There are battles that will be fought in the hearts of many of our teens in their individual schools and homes and they need our support and our prayers. They also need to know that they have friends in their church and sister churches that are praying for them as well.

Well, I guess it's more like a Feb. update, but as you can see, February is one of our busiest months of the summer here in Chile, so I thought I'd let you in on our schedule during this busy time of our year. My hope and prayer is that we can each in one area of our lives, have more Victory in Christ than last year, Amen?

Thank you ladies for each and every note, card, gift and prayer that you have sent our way. We do appreciate them and we appreciate you all as well.

Love and prayers,

Amy Heinz