“TRULY FREE”
Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” “So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free.” –John 8:31-32,36 (NLT)
July 4th is upon us with freedom at its center. We join you in thanking God for the United States, for even with its many challenges and faults, it continues to strive for freedom for all. At the same time, freedom can be so elusive of a goal for so many in the USA and for so many around the world, and the bigger spiritual truth is that freedom has everything to do with Jesus Christ as the ONLY SOURCE OF TRUE FREEDOM AND HOPE that ALL people of the world have.
Extending this same Jesus and his love is what gives us meaning and purpose and what gives our mission in all the world life and breath. We and Chile Mission VERY MUCH need and appreciate your prayer and financial support as we strive to do just that. THANK YOU!!
—We have been blessed that another “ULTRA” mission team of four young women is with us for the last two weeks of June, helping in both Santiago and on the camp property in rural Chile. This same mission based in Columbia sent us three different teams last year and we are very grateful! Some of their teams are just women or men and some are mixed, but they ALL come with youthful energy and serving hearts.
—We had wanted to send you an attachment containing a short “drone” video taken of the camp property by one of their teams this past October, but we received back a message that the attachment made the email too large for sending, so we will continue looking for a way to send it.
—Speaking of the camp property and of Chile in general, much rain fell this past month already and we have just entered winter. As a result, the one public road into the camp’s rural surroundings has at times been totally flooded and impassable, making the government’s impending and promised repair and rerouting of the road even more important. Abraham continues to be in contact with those officials and we appreciate your continuing prayers for action. Other nearby neighbors are equally affected by the impassable road conditions. Two vehicles recently got stuck in the mud and had to be towed out.
—Abraham also ordered a needed hose for the engine of the excavator and one end of the hose that came wasn’t the right size according to the specifications given by him, so they re-ordered, and the new hose just arrived. Makes us think of all the times we’ve had to send back Amazon-ordered items! 🙂 🙂
—We are so grateful for Eduardo’s joining our Chile Mission team, as he has already been effective in his work on the camp property and in Santiago as well. Thank you for your prayers in our search for new Chilean teammates Eduardo and family. Eduardo’s help is a great blessing in the moving forward of the camp project. Winter is very unpredictable for the camp work due to the weather and ongoing projects thus need a lot of planning to have materials ready to work around the heavy regular rains.
—We have an update on Catalina’s mother Julia and her brain surgery to remove the tumor from the pituitary gland. The procedure was successfully performed on June 3rd, but did not fully eliminate the ill effects of her Cushings Syndrome. She continues to lack energy and is frequently nauseous and sometimes dizzy. Her doctor/surgeon explained the she has a very aggressive form of the condition and more treatment may be needed. In the meantime, her situation will be sent back to the public system, which could be detrimental in her situation. Please keep her and her family in your prayers as she waits for blood tests in mid-July.
—In Santiago, Bruno, who has leukemia and received a bone marrow transplant from his sister in October, returned to Santiago in June for a scheduled exam and he contracted pneumonia and is again in intensive care. His immune system is quite low and we ask for prayers for him and his sister, who has accompanied him to Santiago.
If you find our prayer letter updates helpful in “connecting” to the work of Chile Mission and are interested in further supporting the Mission’s work, please don’t hesitate to contact us to arrange for us to visit. Perhaps someone reading this or someone you know would consider a large one-time donation as well. Our email is chilemission1@gmail.com and our phone number is 949-394-8282. Thanks, and thanks for your prayers!!
Lastly, we know the summer just got here but it may not be too early to consider a trip to ICOM in mid November. You won’t be sorry and you’ll even be able to come by a certain CHILE BOOTH run by certain “Chilean Gringos”! 🙂
Praising, praying, and fasting to Our One & Only Source of “TRUE FREEDOM” Jesus,
Chile Mission 