A new beginning: Liberty University

Many wonder what has happened in the last two weeks since I sent my last report, well, here's the story.

Four days before classes started I decided to go to college without knowing what would happen, and yet did not have a place to live and was not sure that everything was going to work out.

I arrived for orientation and that same day began the search for a room where I would spend the next year of my adventure, an adventure that was uncertain until that moment.
I had allowed so much doubt and discouragement from people to come into my life. God had been guiding and supplying for every need but at times the future looked like a giant. A huge university, a course with a lot of dedication and intensity and little time for studies, each semester payments and a place to live.


That day I was meditating on a word I received from a pastor, "Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart". But how was that possible to delight in the Lord having many things unclear? I had tried everything possible and spent time and effort to get to this point and still could not understand.
After asking God how to do it, He gave me the peace and I was able to thank Him for all that he had done for me in the past. I was able to focus on God and delighted on Him only, without thinking about every need. I was able to worry about my relationship with God and at that moment He made me know that he was going to take care of the desires of my heart.

Early in the morning I saw an advertisement on the internet, a spare room. I made the contact and at noon I was visiting this place. Why had I spent a month looking for a place to live and had not found anything? Because this was the place GOD had found for me. Now you will be surprised of all the advantages. That same day I started a new adventure in my new room, even though I did not have all the comfort, this was the place God had prepared for me.


It is a good place, a little more than a mile from the airport where I take classes every day, with a bus route from the college at the apartment's door and everything for a good price.
What more could I ask God for? After eight hours of classes each day I just want to get home as soon as possible. Today I can enjoy that privilege and give all the glory to God.

Finally in college!
Although for many this can be normal
to enter this university,
for me it was a great challenge, a great dream and
a big step of faith.

Natasha took this picture
at one corner of the university
It reminds me of every word I received,
encouraging me to "never give up" at least
not before trying.

                                               

Classes began and although it requires some time to study it is nice to know that God has been opening doors every day and will continue.
 
All of this has taught me great things over all to grow in faith, I do not know what will happen tomorrow but I want to trust God because as God supplied also to every great man in the Bible, He will do with each of us who delight in Him. It is not easy but I want to learn more and get closer to God every day,  not by necessity but by delight also because my future is in Him.

For now everything is in the classroom,
after a couple of months we will be
here, it gives me encouragement to get
to this point.

It has been a great blessing to find
the denomination in which I grew up
and was formed spiritually.
I hope to support and serve here.   

Many thanks to all who have been supporting me, calling, writing, even praying on the phone with me. Everyone has been a great blessing and God will bless you even more greatly.

I also want to thank my girlfriend's family. Duane and Rachel Brown who gave me support and encouragement during my transition to get to college. You can not imagine how big this was for me, I appreciate you as my own family :) and I pray that all your plans may be according to God's will.

I ask for prayer for these first weeks of studies, for strength and wisdom for each of the classes and tests.
For God's provision to pay off this semester of study.
And for boldness to continue sharing the gospel wherever there is an open door.

Amazonas June-July 2012

It is of great happiness to be able to share news about the work that has been going on in the Amazon..
It was impossible for me to travel to the Amazon this summer, but thank God we had my brother's help, Jhonny Anderson. And even though we did not cover much time in the area, the team was able to visit Pastors and leaders in some villages. They encouraged them to move forward.
In the middle of June we had a team from TLC (Touching Lives for Christ) they have been supporting this ministry for over 8 years, it has been a tremendous blessing.

These anxious college students were willing to have an experience in the Amazon, for two of them this was the second visit in the last three years.
Jhonny was the guide of the team and they were able to do an excellent work.

For me it was very sad no to be able to accompany the team and rejoice of every missionary experience, but it was very encouraging to know that everything was working under God's control and that everyone had a good time.
The conditions in the Amazon as always are difficult, above all when it is the first experience. We thank God for His help with the team in getting adjusted with no health problems and for His protection in each one of the trips to the various villages.

   

"Being in the Amazon with the TLC team was a rich time that allowed me to grow in interpersonal relationships and of confidence in what God can work though our lives and how He can use us as long as we are willing.
Helping and serving as a guide was very rewarding to see people willing to help and serve others. It was also very good to be a connection between two completely different cultures. It was nice to see happy people in the villages because the receive a visit, it is a great joy and this gives them encouragement and new energies to not give up in the beautiful work of the gospel and discipleship".
                    Jhonny Anderson Nieto

One more time I thank you greatly for all your help and support in prayer. God has been so good with everyone and we know he will be good in the future.
There are many things happening in the ministry and it makes me happy to know that soon in the future we will began to see the results of the past 11 years of work

Please let us continue in prayer so that God may guide us in making good decisions and that we could see God's dreams been accomplished in this region of the Amazon

Remember the doors are always opened so that you can come to share with us while we deliver a message of hope to every village.