Prayer and Praise Update  3/20/08

 My hip surgery went good on Thursday March 13.  I came home on the 16th and I am making normal progress.  Thanks for all prayers and contacts.

 Prayer Request-El Castillo—The board of directors of El Castillo have announced that Mario Lopez has been hired to be the National Director of their ministry.  Silvia Robles Diaz, the interim director, has asked that we remember the ministry as this transition occurs.

Prayer requests from Tita Evertsz– La Limonada

One of the older girls attending her school was resently raped and another incident in the community has been identified.  Please pray for those affected by these acts and for future protection.

Please remember the teachers in Tita’s school as they teach against the topic of violence with the children.  Soceity is trying to convince the kids that “only the strongest survive”.

Life of Hope continues to be thankful for the sustaining financial support from our “kingdom partners” and the prayers that tend to keep us moving in step with God’s will!!

Rick Grove, Director

Prayer and Praise Update

 Early in February a group from Missouri met a lady named Reyna.  She had been diagnosed with a brain tumor and even though she had saw a doctor no surgery was planned because of the cost.  Thanks to Dwayne Owens and friends at Fellowship Bible Church in Rogers Arkansas the funds were sent and surgery was completed on Saturday.  The surgery was a success but it is suspected that the tumor was malignant.  Please pray for Reyna and her family as she recovers.

 We also met a 9 year old named Herbert.  He had recently lost his father to violence and his mother just delivered another baby.  They have no financial support.  The group helped clean the families home and provided adequate furniture.  Even though Herbert is still attending the ministry school he has turned to drugs.  Please pray for Herbert!!

March 9th will be a SPECIAL DAY!  The church “Mission Christiano-Vida Nuevo and Salvacion” will hold its first official service.  Our partners Richard and Chris Rice provide the guidance and resources for this spiritual oasis to exist in the ghetto of Santa Faz.  Mark you calendar to celebrate with them and pray.

I want to mention a young man named Manuel.  He was shot with random gun fire in his neighborhood.  His family has also not been able to rebuild their home since the flood of last fall.  Please pray that no infections come to him and that God continues to provide places for their family to stay.

On March 13 I will be having total hip replacement on my left hip.  I covet your prayers for quick healing.

We ask you to continue to remember the teams that visit the streets each week to minister to the forgotten children.   Pray for safety and direction.

Also, pray for the house parents of our partner El Castillo.  They pour their lives into the kids each day.  They are in the best position to share the love of Jesus with the children.

Serving the Risen Lord!

 Rick Grove, Director-Life of Hope Ministries