December 13, 2011 Dear
brothers and friends in Christ, Blessings! Hoping you and your families are well. Thanks to God, we were able to have the official opening of El Portico on November 6, with a little over 100 in attendance. Among them were friends, brothers of CFEC, and the representatives of other Ministries. We had a very enjoyable time. It was a celebration in Christ! Thank you to all who were able to be with us! It was a joy to be able to share this moment, the opening of our new church in Reading, with you. As of today we have approximately 20 to 25 adults and approximately 10 to 12 children attending our Sunday services! They are a blessing to us! And we are going for more! Having in mind the development and growth of the Church, we are working along with our collaborators to create a strategy and program for next year. I entrust you to pray for every project that needs to be accomplished, and for all the work that needs to be done in the building. In these past days, God allowed us to have a bible study at Marlene's house, a young member of the Church. It had been 8 years since her parents followed the Lord. God put it in my heart to exhort them to look for Him with all their heart, and to declare, yet again, that He was Lord of their lives and of their home. God's presence was evident in this house, their faces full of tears, looking for repentance! It was something beautiful! A big victory in Christ! After so much time of not attending church, they were present at the service this Sunday! It was a huge joy for me to see them in God's house! I request your prayers for this beautiful family and their children, who must still come to the Savior! The Glory is to God our Savior! We would also like to thank our English professors and their assistants, who have faithfully given classes every Monday and Wednesday. They are a huge blessing! Thanks to your love, over 30 people receive classes at different levels. Please pray that God renews their strength and that continues to bless their families. Teachers, we thank you! You have managed to create an atmosphere of friendship, confidence, and perseverance for every one of your students! May God fill you with blessings. We pray for all the Saints! Carlos & Claudia Belza We are excited to see El Portico starting up! Below are some pictures from the Fall Evangelistic Campaign. Join us on Sunday, November 6th at 10:30 for El Portico's Inaugural Service! 9/25/2011 I tell you that on Saturday we were excellent! and thanks to the collaboration of a sibling group of CEFC and The Portico had a large contact with the people of Reading! We were giving everything we had! Hope also collaborated by donating a few things. we focus on the Latino market, laundry and parking of Hope, God's waiting on a response to this work! handed out about 500 flyers for the campaign and all we had for English classes!, also the community members took to their homes, clothing, furniture, appliances, some non-perishable food, and even some New Testaments Bibles was a great blessing! And I would like members of the church CEFC, to know about this! to keep them informed of work in The Portico. In Christ Jesus, Carlos 9/14/2011 Dear friends in Christ, Blessings!
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