First update of the year

Hello brethren 

I just came back to Puerto 10 days ago and things have been crazy but now are more settled. The time with my family was great, I could spend a lot of time with them and get closer to them. I was glad of having a celebration with my family together. Now I'm not gonna lie, it also was draining because I didn't had a lot of time for quiet times but also it helped me to develop praying in random places. While I was in the bus or doing something just thinking and praying which was great.

Also had a good talks with my pastor about ministry and character, I, so glad I can just call him anytime. Also was a good time with my church and being part of the worship because apparently I play piano so I had to lol. To be honest I enjoyed more than this words can express even if I mess up sometimes but well.

Now let's go to business, first few services were almost empty because the people don't like to come to time or don't go at all so we are struggling in that sense. Also is vacation for the kids so sometimes the families like to go somewhere where they can relax for a while so that's why I had not too much assistance. They way I'm plugging with people is great, how the kids always receive me with a hug saying: hermano, hermano. And the older people always with an smile in the face, now pray that I can develop more relationships and look for ways to connect with the men. I just moved yesterday to my new room but this is just transitional so pray that I can find something else. I believe the Lord is able to do great things but I need to not depend on myself but Him and you may say we all know that, but really we need Him. 

One great step that the Lord is hammering into my mind is sufficiency in Him, and I need to be satisfied in Him because is easy get anxious. I normally think I'm an eloquent good preacher but the Lord has told me: no, you are not. And is true because the great Preacher is Him, because if something powerful or edifying comes out of our mouths is because of His Spirit within us. I don't have a lot of things or stories to tell you to entertain you but I plea you keep praying with me and for me and for the work in Puerto, this is war. Real war with eternal consequences so thank you. There is something God has also been working in me and I have just wrote a blog about it, check it out here http://edhermanuellecavero.blogspot.com/2016/01/spiritual-reality-check.html

Pray Requests:

1. Character: pray for faithfulness to the Lord through my obedience and preaching. Also for wisdom, prudence and patience. I really need more of Him, and find my satisfaction only in Him.

2. pueblo viejo: this is the area I'm working in, pray that the people can come to time to services and that God open the doors of the hearts of people to listen to His word. Also for wisdom as I treat the ladies of the church so most of them are older than me. 

3. Helpers: I need volunteers who want to come and help me for a while, whether you want to do it soon or in the future, let me know so I can work logistics for you. Also I may not be able to help you to come but I can resend your letters to people so who knows, but please pray And consider it.

4. activities: I'm planing things to do with them and I will start with very basic things and also adding little by little things that can help me to reach them. I need wisdom for that, because I want to call their attention to lead them to Christ. Also that I can be more involved in their lives.

5. Pray for the missionaries here: Buddy and Loren, Daniel and Becky, Dan and Ruthie, Scott and Tracy, Bud and Laura. They also work in Puerto and pray that we all can grow in fellowship so we can be stronger and powerful as a people serving one God. I may have different views  but I love them.

6. Finances: pray as the Lord gives me wisdom and prudence on how and in what spend His money. 

Feel free to ask any question you have or if you want to partner with me let me know

Have a great day

love you 

Edher

The cinnamon Peruvian, you add the rest ;)

ps: bellow there is pictures of the Christmas activity done in the church.

Spiritual Reality Check

Hello brothers and sisters

The purpose of this post is to awake your mind to things that you may not knew they are happening in your life. We all read books, listen to sermons and even read the scriptures. We even have preachers that we admire and that's ok. There is nothing wrong with what I've just mention but sometimes we think what we heard or read is our spiritual condition.

Let me tell you, I like Paul washer sermons and I strongly think that he is one of the best preachers alive and I think there is nothing wrong with that. What I've noted is that listening to his sermons and reading his books has made me go into think I'm him. Now of course I can't be him, he is taller. But I mean in his spiritual walk, unconsciously I don't thought because I heard him I was in the same spiritual condition as him and that is not true. 

Now why is this a problem? Because if we think that we are Spurgeon, Washer, MacArthur, sproul and more, we may start judging and seeing people from a wrong point view. And even I don't think they see people as we do when we inflate ourselves when we think something we are not. And being in the mission field has help me to see this within myself, of course the field humbles you because most people don't know who those preachers are and neither want to hear you unless the Spirit of God moves them to it. 

I had a tendency because they didn't like the things I did and they didn't view theology like me, and even worst because they weren't washerists. Now I'm not saying that listening to Paul washer or any preacher is bad, I'm just saying that after you read or listen to some great preaching ask God to make it real in your life and preserve your humility at the same time. They are great men of God and they had awesome experiences that they can support from the scriptures but we are not them, to listen or read them won't make us have the same experience. Yes, we must imitate their godliness that lead us to be like Christ but not just wannabe pseudo spiritual almost preachers. 

The scriptures never said: and this is eternal life that they quote washer or MacArthur or that they read all the puritans and reformed books and they be satisfied with that, no. But it says: “And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.”

John 17:3 NKJV........again, I don't want to discourage you to keep reading Christian books or listening to sermons but my desire is that we do it as a channel to get to know God more through the scriptures and prayer.

My brethren, those who use to call me washer or MacArthur, now I can see why and I'm sorry if I ever looked down on you by pretending being them. Pray with me and for me as we are exposed to those preacher whom the Lord has raised, we can examine the scriptures and grow closer to the Him. We can't be this or that preacher but we can be like Christ and the Holy Spirit assures us of that, let's keep pursuing knowledge but also wisdom so we can be discrete. 

I hope this has been helpful to you. 

I will talk more about this in my book #discernmentmodeon 

Thanks for your prayers

Edher