13 February 2010
|Our Home Base Church
We cooperate with six churches in the city of Arequipa (population about 900,000). I consider myself an elder in the church on Melgar street. My responsibilities there include prayer, preaching and teaching, counseling, evangelism, and visitation. When I am not traveling, I have a weekly discipleship session with various believers.
Sunday Morning Service
On Sunday mornings we break bread remembering Jesus’ death in our place. This is a precious service in which several of our youth and men pray or share their meditations on Jesus. We encourage all of our people to come prepared to this service, having previously been in God’s presence. The Sunday morning preaching is recorded for radio or for personal instruction. Click here to hear some examples.
Sunday Afternoon Service at the Church of Enace
Sunday afternoons finds me at the little church in Enace where I generally repeat my Sunday morning message. Brother Hermogenes Gutierrez leads the meetings there.
Sunday Evening Service
On Sunday evenings we have a time of Bible teaching. This is also recorded for radio. Photocopies of these Bible studies are prepared and given out each week. These study sheets are later collected in notebooks to be used for study and discipleship classes. I have studies available (both recorded and in notebook form) on almost all of the books of the New Testament, plus other necessary doctrinal and Christian life themes.
Sunday Schools
Noél organizes the Sunday Schools and also helps with a weekly ladies’ meeting. Below is a photo of one of the Sunday schools.
Youth Group
We have a good group of dedicated young people who meet on Saturday afternoons. We believe that many of them will be truly used of the Lord in His service.
The Church of Ciudad Blanca: Wednesday Evening Meeting
Wednesday evenings I have a Bible study for the leaders of the Ciudad Blanca church. Below is a photo with only the leaders of this church, which regularly meets on Sunday.
The Church of Cono Norte: Saturday Evening Meeting
Saturday evenings the leaders of the Cono Norte and Avelino Caceres churches meet with me in Cono Norte for a time of Bible study as we try to help them to serve the Lord faithfully.
These are the churches and meetings in the city of Arequipa. Many other churches have been established in the surrounding towns and villages spread throughout southern Peru.
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