July 22, 2007 by jstern.

It is Sunday morning - 6:15 down here and 7:15 up there (Nica and Houston are in the same time zone but they do not have daylight savings time).  We are praying for your worship this morning.  We pray the presence of Jesus Christ will be very, very strong in each of you. 

The Lord is at work here reaching His children with the simple message - God loves you.  We are reaping a wonderful harvest in the Lord.  Thank you for your prayers.  We need them.  The warfare is very strong down here.  There is a lot of legalism and false teaching that we are being confronted with.  Praise God the name of Jesus is stronger than any other name.  Praise God that truth overcomes darkness.

You should be very, very proud of your fellow church members.  Steve Lyford, Barry Yeats, and Nolan Bell have all preached in front of crowds well over 100 people!  Their first time was tough and timid.  But the next time is strong and powerful and confident.  And the Lord is moving.  Laura Morgan is sharing her testimony for the first time and is doing great work.  The first time she was in tears.  Now she is sharing in boldness.  And people are coming to know Jesus.  God is raising up Pecan Grove Baptist Church to be lions in the Kingdom of God.  And it is exciting to be a part of it and to witness it.

Continue praying for us.  We are going to Hebron Baptist Church this morning to worship with them.  Pastor Oscar Perez has been with us all week.  He and his wife are way alive in Jesus.  They are a joy to be around.

Our Lord reigns! 

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July 20, 2007 by jstern.

I forgot to get us a ride home!  We have one car coming to get us but we need four more seats.  We get in Wednesday, July 25th at 4:00.  Please respond to my email at jstern@pecangrovebaptist.org. 

Gracias. 

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July 20, 2007 by jstern.

We are here and getting after it.  But, when we got here on Wednesday Continental left 9 of our bags in Houston.  So Nolan and I had to wait in Managua until 9:00.  Which means we made it to Jinotega at 12:30 in the morning.  Ug.  Stories already.  But, praise the Lord, we made the left at the Esso and got here in good time!

Thursday was a great day in the field.  Steve and Laura shared their testimonies for the first time.  Nolan and Barry preached!  The Lord moved.  Many, many salvations.  Two of our busses did not show up - they found a better deal.  The Lord provided two more.  We are working with over 200 Nicaraguans. 

Please keep praying for us.  Pray for strength in serving. 

We are praying for you and your worship this Sunday. 

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April 27, 2007 by jstern.

Just back from our nightly evangelistic service.  Brothers Barry and Bao testified.  Brother Scott preached.  There were three people who gave their lives to Jesus!  One woman came forward in tears…hallelujah.  The church was full tonight and God blessed us. 

Earlier today we met with Hebron Baptist Church and Shalom Baptist Church.  I met with the Pastors to work with them on building strong leadership teams.  While I was with them, the rest of our team worked with the church members on how to spend personal time with Jesus.  They taught the congregations John 15:5!  They talked about the importance of abiding by studying the word of God.  The people were very hungry to hear what we were sharing.  They participated and asked alot of questions.  It was a good day of work in the Lord. 

Tomorrow we are meeting with Hebron Baptist Church to worship together and share a word of encouragement with them.  Then we are going back to Managua, Nicaragua.  Pray that I don’t make a wrong turn and get us lost!!!  Everyone is afraid I will take us to the real Vietnam! 

We miss you and look forward to being back with you.  We fly home on Sunday morning.  While you are worshiping we will fly over you!  We should be back at the church by 12:30.  We pray for the presence of Jesus in your worship on Sunday and a powerful experience of the Holy Spirit. 

For His Glory

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April 26, 2007 by jstern.

Greetings from Jinotega, Nicaragua.  I made a slight navigational error today getting here that cost us two hours.  We saw parts of Nicaragua that Nigaraguans don’t even know exist!  And in the middle of nowhere, complelely lost…we see a sign nailed to a tree in a very random place.  And on the top of the sign it reads - Vietnam.  (More than ironic and crazy because brother Bao is with us. He loved it.) 

Blessed the church with a sound system.  Had a worship service tonight…everyone participated in worship, testimonies, and preaching.  There were 150+ in attendance - a few salvations for the Lord!  The Pastor and church leadership fed us lunch and dinner.  They are very appreciative of us and make us feel very loved.  I look forward to all of you coming down here and experiencing the love of these brothers and sisters.

Tomorrow is discipleship training on spending time with the Lord.  Literacy is a problem we are running into.  Then evangelism again tomorrow night.  Pray for the Lord’s strength and many salvations. 

Praise Jesus for a church like Pecan Grove with a heart to reach the world with the Gospel.  Thank you for your continued support! 

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April 23, 2007 by jstern.

What a great new tool Jim Gandy has created for us.  This is a great way for us to keep you up to date with the Lord’s progress in Nicaragua!  Here are our team members:  Scott Lease, Barry Yeats, Bao Nguyen, Oliver Nguyen, and Mike Sellars.  (Mike is a brother in the Lord from Pearland.)  Please keep us in your prayers.  May the Spirit of God empower us mightily to accomplish His work! 

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April 22, 2007 by jgandy.

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