Submitted by Sunset Alumni on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 06:00
Hello everyone!! Here is our October/November newsletter. After some "technical difficulties" with the file size due to so many pictures in the newsletter, we had some help from the wonderful people at the Sunset Extension School across the street from SIBI. They, of course, made it look so easy after they showed me how to change it!
Please feel free to forward this on to others to let them know of the deaf work here at Sunset International Bible Institute.
Submitted by Sunset Alumni on Thu, 09/04/2008 - 14:19
In Acts 16 the lives of the Philippian jailor and his family were drastically changed in a moment. A powerful earthquake destroys both his house and his livelihood. In desperation he draws his sword to end his life. Waking up to find everything you thought was secure and permanent lying in ruins at your feet is something that the people in Chincha understand. On the 15th of August 2007 a mighty earthquake destroyed the homes and claimed the lives of the peruvian people in the towns of Chincha, Ica, and Pisco. This year on the anniversary of the earthquake hundreds of people made their way to Chincha to mourn the destruction and lost lives of their friends and family. The Church of Christ also gathered in Chincha on the 17th of August, but we did not mourn, we celebrated.
Submitted by Sunset Alumni on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 16:06
“…we proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ…”,(Colossians 1:28).
Multiplication in leadership; is essential for church growth. 2 Timothy 2:2 clearly speaks of generations of leadership training, Paul to Timothy, Timothy to other faithful men, and those faithful men to other faithful men and on and on…When we arrived in Lima, Peru a little more than five years ago we began praying to God for truth seekers and a strong Godly leadership for the church that was to be planted. With this prayerful focus the Lima Team has been working to develop leadership from the very beginning. The great blessing that we are now experiencing is that the first generation of leadership is now developing the next generation of leadership… multiplication is taking place…
Read more in the attached PDF.
Submitted by Sunset Alumni on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 15:36
Since I wrote to you concerning the harvest of the grape crop in February, the Lord has has blessed us with a great harvest of souls. As you read last month 7 people were baptized from the Comas church family. This month the harvest continues with 6 more baptisms in the family in Chincha.
Victor is teaching the truth in Chincha and the people are being set free from the chains of superstition, false visions, dreams, and many other religious traditions. One of the men baptized above was involved in witch-craft. He came to Victor tormented by guilt and sick with worry.
Submitted by Sunset Alumni on Wed, 04/09/2008 - 15:39
I have a story to tell you. It begins in a small group in the house of Ezequiel. Ezequiel is a faithful brother that has a dream of seeing his entire family come to Christ. He is both wise and patient and ever ready to share his faith. He is a man of character and prayer who shares the counsel and love of Christ and enjoys the respect of his family.
We have a group that has met for two years in Comas on the mountain named, "Dios es amor"/”God is Love”. Several members of this group recently gave their lives to the Lord. It was a long journey that required consistent teaching, forgiving, correcting, but more than anything great patience coupled with unconditional love. The unconditional love of the group gave evidence to the existence of a God who also exercises unconditional love toward his creation.
Submitted by Sunset Alumni on Fri, 03/14/2008 - 14:03
In Chincha the harvest is ready, in more ways than one. Six months after the earth quake and right on time the grape harvest has come in abundance. My last trip down to Chincha I returned with many gifts including two baskets full of ripe grapes. For those of you who do organic these grapes were raised without any pesticides, etc. and they are very super sweet. Amy and I along with the girls and my in-laws spent the entire evening the next day squeezing and pressing the grapes. We now have fresh grape juice to last for several weeks.
Our brother Victor continues preaching and teaching the word in Chincha. There are three groups receiving his weekly lessons. In total the number of students are about 60. Victor has served the folks in Chincha during some very dificult times. To show their appreciation they decided to host a huge celebration for his birthday. They asked me to do the cooking!!!!!!!!
