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The BIG day has arrived!

Tonight is the dedication service for the new church sanctuary!  We have worked extremely hard the past 17 days and we today we are wrapping up the last minute details and cleaning up and packing up the tools for our departure tomorrow around 7 a.m.

The service starts at 7:30 p.m. and already many pastors and leaders from around the country are arriving for the huge celebration, which will include all kinds of special music and fanfare. Please pray that God be glorified in the service this evening.

Again, we apologize for the lack of photos, since the internet connection is so bad here.   We will hope to post some pics of the dedication service and the group when we arrive home on Thursday afternoon.
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  1. ChristieFebruary 8, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    I have to say that I wondered if you'd be able to finish this big project in that short of a time, but it seems y'all have gotten a whole lot of work done!! Congrats and blessings from Carapegua....

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  2. little madracitaFebruary 8, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    Greetings and May God be praised and glorified in all the Churches and Schools! Have prayed constantly for the materials and workers and good attitudes for the work camp knowing you have all worked harder than the energizer bunny and pray multiplied blessings on all efforts. Thoughts from 2 Tim. 1 May God guard what he has entrusted you with, the light of the gospel message and sound teaching, guarded with the help of the Holy Sprit living in you. May the love of God abound and flow like a mighty river. May faith forever flow and hope never die. Because Jesus lives in you. God came from Heaven to Earth not just to get us to heaven but to get heaven into earth through us! God is bringing Paraguay gifts...His grace and sustaining power. The TRUE CHURCH is composed of all who, through faith in Jesus Christ, have been regenerated (born again) by the Holy Spirit of God. May those that God adds to his Church in Paraguay and all over the world for that matter be a "Church Distributed" meaning a people being the Church everyday and everywhere --responding to God for who he is and what he has done. and may the differences among us be used as contrasts to accomplish Kingdom purposes. These thoughts from Pastor Joel Hunter 1 Corinthians 12:20 Many parts,yet one body! Parts all over Paraguay becoming one body one in spirit, with one purpose. Believe in and love God and your fellow man to the glory of God. Congratulations and we rejoice with you this night. Little Madracita (aka)dgb

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  3. The PottersFebruary 10, 2011 at 11:46 AM

    That is so awesome guys! Emily and I love you and are praying for you and Caleb keeps asking us when we are taking him to Paraguay! I wish we could've been there to celebrate this milestone in the life of the church in Paraguay.

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