News from Missionary Jason Holt in Chile

In Chile rarely do people talk about Easter.  It’s all about “holy week“.  I suppose this is due to the heavy and historical Catholic influence over the country and culture.  We decided to use this week to reach many with the gospel! Our young people, with the help of a few adults, hosted a play [...]

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Our church has been preparing an Easter play for several months.  Tonight and tomorrow night we’ll be presenting the play.  Pray that God will use this event to bring many people to a personal relationship with Him! I’ll post an update soon to let you know how God blessed… Pray with us about this important event! [...]

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Just a first few days after the earthquake, we took a group of eight men from our church into the hardest hit regions of Chile to deliver food and medicine.  We made contact with two pastors who helped distribute the supplies to neediest in the area. While in the city of Concepción, we also handed [...]

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Last night a massive 8.8 earthquake hit Chile.  Although we are several hours from the epicenter, we still felt 8.0 level shaking for nearly 2 minutes.  Three large buildings and several bridges near are church have collapsed.  Many are injured and more than 120 have died so far. Thankfully no one in our family was [...]

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Yesterday we 9 people baptized in Chile! It’s wonderful to see new converts take this important step!  Here are a few pictures of the event…

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This is a picture of our first date 9 years ago today!! It was the annual Valentines Day banquet at Crown College.  I knew when Lori accepted my timid invitation, I was was in over my head… I felt like the street kid with the radiant princess! I definitely married way out of my league!!! [...]

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Tonight is our kickoff service for Vacation Bible School!  We’re hoping that God will do great things today for His glory!  It would be wonderful to see dozens of kids accept Christ as their personal Savior this week!  Pray with us about the great opportunity to minister to the children and their families! Also, I [...]

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Let’s be honest, traveling around the world is expensive. Airfare alone with all its hidden costs can easily break anyone’s budget. But what if you could see the world, without leaving the United States? The world itself has gotten smaller. It was once normal that in order to taste authentic Indian food, you would need [...]

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Last night about 40 people from our church hosted a play in a local park to share the gospel with neighbors of the new church plant.  We were praying for 50 people to attend the event… God, once again, surpassed our expectations.  More than 100 peopled gathered to watch the play and hear the gospel, [...]

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Join dozens of other youth pastors from around the nation in this innovative online missions conversation.  We’re getting missionaries together to discuss how we can better reach the world with the gospel.  Here is some of the basic info… What is it? Missionaries from around the world will be addressing the youth pastors of America [...]

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