Dear Family and Friends,
Praise the LORD in all your circumstances. He is always working in our lives for our good. We hope you continue to follow and trust Him in the good times and bad times. We have many reasons to praise the Lord as we look back on the month of March. . .
Teaching Bible at the Bilingüe
We will be starting the 3rd and final trimester at the Bilingüe next week. The last trimester is very short with approximately four weeks of regular classes due to extra activities. Darwin will be teaching Bible to two grades during this last trimester. He has always wanted to teach Bible, but the timing seems to be more frustrating than exciting. Darwin has a full plate of activities and these classes have simply been added to his schedule with no change to his other responsibilities. Pray for strength for him as he prepares classes and that he would be an example and encouragement to his new students.
Paz de Dios Church
We had a wonderful night of praise and worship at church on Friday, March 26th. The worship coordinator put together people from each worship team to lead worship for this service. We had four singers, one guitar player, one bass player, two people doing percussion, a pianist (Darwin), and a flautist (Kirsten). Praise the Lord that many people
came to the service. We pray that hearts were drawn closer to our Savior. There will be pictures on the blog later. A friend took pictures for us, so we do not have them yet. We are going on a family retreat with the church April 1st-3rd for Easter. The title of the retreat is “Listening to God’s Voice.” Darwin is teaching two times. Pray that the Spirit would speak through him and the other speakers on this retreat. Also pray for safety, a great time of fellowship, and open hearts to God’s Word and His Voice.
Miss Ecuador!
It is finally official! Kirsten is Ecuadorian! Darwin said that now she can run for Miss Ecuador, but of course that is not possible since she is married. Maybe Mrs. Ecuador? I (Kirsten) don’t think so. ☺ Darwin dropped off Kirsten’s papers on a Friday with a girl who was working while the regular man was on vacation. This girl had been to the states
and was a little ‘full of herself.’ She told Darwin how this process of naturalization is supposed to take 15 days, but she could do the process in a week. Darwin just thanked her for her work and left the papers in her hands. The man who normally did this job had told Darwin he needed another type of seal on some of the papers, but this girl and other workers said that was unnecessary. This little detail is important because this man would not process the papers because of these couple seals. Everything was in God’s hands and His timing. The substitute girl called Darwin back in 4 DAYS! She said the papers were ready. When, we went to get the paperwork, the regular worker was back, but because the substitute had done the work, she finished the process with us. Praise God for using prideful people, including us, in order to finish His work. Now, Kirsten just has to get her Ecuadorian ID card and passport. Pray that
we don’t encounter any more problems in trying to get these two documents. Praise God for His help in finishing the naturalization.
Thanks for your e-mails and prayers!
God’s Blessings!
In Christ,
Darwin and Kirsten Paccha
Praises
*Kirsten is Ecuadorian!
*Safety and Health- healed mosquito bites
*Celebrating Darwin’s 28th Birthday
*Water for the Paccha’s in Santa Isabel
*Marriages being reconciled in our church
*Growing relationship between Gloria and Kirsten
*Great night of Praising God at church
*Easter family retreat April 1st-3rd
Prayers
*No problems getting Kirsten’s ID documents
*Summer camp for senior high students
*Revival among students at the Bilingüe
*Close friends who are seeking God’s direction to
know where to serve
*The 2 young people we are each mentoring
*Pastor of our church: strength and wisdom as he
serves the congregation
