The first week in September we had our annual Missions Conference. It was a tremendous blessing to have Bro. Sylvester Matthews with us.  For many years he was the pastor of the Open Door Baptist Church in Mesquite, TX.  My father was sponsored by this church during those years that Bro. Sylvester was their pastor.
Again this year, the Lord blessed in ways that only He can. We had to build a fellowship hall to be able to house and feed everyone. We started building in March at the cost of almost $12,000. It took 2 months for the concrete roof to cure.  Before we could put the floor down, we had to bury a 2,800 liter holding tank. Water is pumped from there up to a new 1200 liter tank on the roof. We purchased 15 bunk beds and mattresses and arranged to make long tables.  On Wednesday night, September 4th, we were putting the beds together and worked past midnight!
Bro. Sylvester landed in Lima on Tuesday, the 3rd. The next night he preached at the Berea Baptist Church in Lima where Bro. Wilfredo Flores ministers. On the 5th we headed up the hill for what is usually a 6 hour trip. It turned out to be an 8½ hour trip because of a road block that took forever to clear up. The conference started on Thursday night with a good crowd. All the missions came in for the week. Our highest attendance was 173 on Sunday. We praise the Lord for all the blessings bestowed on us that week.

I praise the Lord for the decisions that were made during the conference. Seven professions of faith were made. These folks that came forward have been attending for some time. I believe it was time for the harvest. We will counsel with the three that requested baptism. If the Lord is willing we will baptize on the 1st of November. We have no facilities for baptism yet, but we are working on it. Pray for us!

The services were packed with people and the power of the Holy Spirit!