This day is a special day to honor those precious ladies that God gave us! I have had the privilege of have two wonderful, loving mothers and two godly and sweet grandmothers. All four of these mothers have left their indelible impression on my life. I, like Timothy of the Bible, am blessed with a such a godly heritage.
Also this day I want to honor my terrific wife. She has been a splendid mother to our three children. She motivates me continually by her love, patience, dedication, creativity, and devotion. She inspires our children to reach towards excellence in all that they do. Without a doubt God gave me a spectacular wife and an unimaginable mother for our children.
Happy Mother’s Day ladies!!
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If you are thinking about being a church planter in Chile or if you are praying regularly for our ministry, you might want to know more about this incredible country.
16,601,707 (July 2009 est.)
Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while the indigenous Mapuche inhabited central and southern Chile. Although Chile declared its independence in 1810, decisive victory over the Spanish was not achieved until 1818. In the War of the Pacific (1879-83), Chile defeated Peru and Bolivia and won its present northern regions. It was not until the 1880s that the Mapuche Indians were completely subjugated. After a series of elected governments, a three-year-old Marxist government of Salvador ALLENDE was overthrown in 1973 by a military coup led by Augusto PINOCHET, who ruled until a freely elected president was installed in 1990. Sound economic policies, maintained consistently since the 1980s, have contributed to steady growth, reduced poverty rates by over half, and have helped secure the country’s commitment to democratic and representative government. Chile has increasingly assumed regional and international leadership roles befitting its status as a stable, democratic nation.
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There are many countries around the world that have political or religious barriers that inhibit the free spread of the gospel. In many of these “closed” countries, a missionary might see a handful of people saved each year. While we definitely need pioneer missionaries in these difficult areas, there are some huge benefits to working in a wide open country.
Chile enjoys complete religious freedom. During the last 30 years, the country has experienced a shift away from Catholicism. Today many of its people are open to the gospel. Most any Bible preaching church can see people saved each week. Despite all of this, there are still millions who have never had the opportunity to hear a clear presentation of the gospel!
Maybe you should consider coming to Chile to work in a team of church planting missionaries! If you would like to serve the Lord in Chile or if you would like more information, write me at holt@biblicalmissions.com.
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During the last 7 days, several great friends came to visit us in Chile. Trent Cornwell was the invited speaker for our church and Bible college. Trent and I met at college nearly 10 years ago and since then we have maintained a good friendship. Trent, who serves as the youth pastor of my home church, did a fantastic job preaching God’s Word during the four day conference. Also, he taught 16 hours in the Bible College! His dynamic personality and thoughtful insights into practical spiritual growth helped our young leaders grow in their commitment with the Lord and His work.
Jeremy Hall and Chris Waye came along with Trent for the week. Jeremy is a church planting missionary who is serving in Arequipa Peru. Chris and his family are currently in Peru on a 6 month internship. He is praying about where God would have him go as a missionary in the future. Both these guys gave their testimonies and preached throughout the week. They were both a great encouragement to my family and our church family. I would highly recommend both of these men as great candidates for your missions investment!! Contact them to learn how you can partner with them in their ministry.
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My son Joshua will turn five in June. He’s already led us to the Emergency room on several occasions!! I suppose boys will be boys!
This Sunday night after the second presentation of the Easter play, he was playing with some kids in the parking lot… then we heard the screams and saw the blood! Shortly after those initial moments of excitement, we were in the ER getting him stitched up and getting two teeth pulled.
Thankfully he seems to be doing fine now. Hopefully during the next few years we can steer clear of the ER with our 3 kids!!!
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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 about the death of Christ. God totally used the event!! During the two presentation of the play, over 250 people attended, 10 accepted Christ, and dozens of unbelievers heard a clear and concise presentation of the gospel.
It’s thrilling to see God move! Thanks for praying with us about this event!!
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As most of you know, Chile is on the other side of the hemisphere. In South America we’re in fall… as you North Americans enter Spring. Because of the earth’s tilt, you guys enjoy warmer weather and longer days as we enjoy (yes, I enjoy cold weather!!) the cold and shorter days. Because both the USA and Chile use daylight savings time, for half the year we are 2 hours ahead of EST and half the year we have the same time as EST. I know, it’s kinda odd!
This weekend, we “fall back”. So for the next 6 months we’ll be on the same hour as EST!
God’s creation is amazing, isn’t it??
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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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Our church is banding together today for 24 hours of prayer. We are asking God to give us wisdom about two church planting projects…
First, we need to rent a permanent location for the mission church. This would allow us to add an additional weekly service and children’s ministries. Pray that God will lead us to the right location!
Second, we are planning to plant a new church about 2 miles from our main church. Let me explain the reasons for this decision. Within a 10 minute walk of our main church live more than 40,000 people! Over 80% of our congregation walks to church. Very few of those families walks more than a mile! Just two miles from our church lies another unreached, untapped population group that needs a local Bible preaching church!! We are praying that God will lead us to a building to rent, give us the right leaders for these projects, and provide the needed funds to launch into the deep with these two projects simultaneously!
Pray with us! Our 24 prayer chain starts this evening at 7:00 pm and ends tomorrow at the same time!
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We are nearing the end of our first month of classes in the Chile Baptist College! We have 4 full-time students and 8 part-time students that are preparing for the ministry!! Each one is actively involved in a local-church ministries. It’s exciting to see how God is working in and through them.
Continue to pray that God will raise up more national leaders who will change Chile with the Gospel!!
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