Thursday, November 02, 2006

Happenings in Jerez

Diana and Betsy
Here’s a first for all of you who have been praying for the little girls from my last update, Diana and Betsy. As Kid’s Club began to start a couple weeks ago, Diana, the younger of the two, popped her head in the garage and proceeded to come in and play the opening games with all the kids . . . then she scampered off home. None-the-less, that has never happened before. Let’s keep praying that these little Jehovah’s Witness girls will be able to come to the Club.

Ingrid Giles - Short Term Mission Assistant
Would you also please pray for our Short Term Assistant, Ingrid Giles? Ingrid has been with us here in Jerez for a little over a year now and has been a huge blessing to the ministry. In the attached picture she just finished teaching our two oldest girls, Rachel and Megan, their Spanish class.

Ingrid’s main ministry here is the translation of the Ambassador Sunday School curriculum and she has been a great help to her mom and dad. Since Ingrid has been here the translation has advanced to the last year. If you’d like to see her work (along with her folks) you can check it out on the web at www.iglesialuteranalibre.org and click on “Material.” The last time I checked with Dan there had been about 1,200 lessons downloaded in one month! No, that is not a misprint . . . one thousand-two hundred. Check with Dan as he travels up in the USA on furlough. Among other things, Ingrid is also filling in for her mom teaching the Women’s Bible study as well as teaching one of the Sunday School classes at church.

If you’d like to support Ingrid financially I know she would greatly appreciate it and it would be a big encouragement to her. Financial support for her can be sent to AFLC World Missions with a note that it is for Ingrid Giles.

Dan and Debbie Giles on Furlough
Thanks so much for your prayers for the ministry in Jerez. Please keep Dan and Debbie in your prayers as well while they are traveling and sharing these next months in the States.

In Christ,

Todd Schierkolk