Last Sunday of may my church had a mission's program; it was a very good time of being focused i the mission work. We had some presentations about missions, particularly of two missionaries that I know. One of them is working in India and the other in north Africa. I also gave the presentation of my final report that I had given at Abingdon Bible Church(of course it was translated into Spanish). The children had a special lesson, with puppets, about missions. In the meeting at night we watched a mission-based movie and we prayed for the expantion of the gospel around the world.

I received some very good comments and wishes, from some broathers and sisters in Christ, about how they would like to know more of the mission work in the world. There was also some encouragement for me to continue taking steps toward the calling God has for me to go to India as well as some advice in doing this.

The Americans missionaries from our church did a good job helping in the program by preparing and giving the children's lesson along with the pastor as well as in doing the decorations with flags, pictures, etc.

I want to say thanks so much to people like you who were praying for this program. I want to request that you continue praying for the next program like this that we will have on August 29.

I also want to share with you a small testimony about an answer to prayer that happened this Sunday. I was praying about whether or not I should go to a short (two weeks) missionary training workshop in Paraguay this July. It's very costly, so I prayed and told God, "if you want me to go or not just let me know and I'll be fine. I only want to know your will about it, if you say go, I'll go( and trust in your provision); but if you say don't go, I won't go". This Sunday when we were watching the missionary movie about William Carey going to India, he says " Expect big things from God, but try big things for God". When I listened for two times to this phrase in the movie, God put a conviction in my heart that it was his answer to my specific prayer about this. So, I want to praise God because he always answer our prayers according to His will. This will be another step of faith that I can do for God. I also want to let you to know that in this training I'll have the opportunity to meet the director of a mission's agency who is working in India. Some time ago he invited me to apply to his agency and go with them to India, so I hope to talk to him about this while I'm there.

God bless you all, and thank you so much for your prayers and encouragement.