Pastors Efren & Gaby Garcia arrived from Chihuahua, Mexico to pastor Iglesia Vida Nueva (IVN).  The church is in it’s beginning stages — our goal for our first service is January 1, 2012. We are so excited for this new tool to minister to even more people!  Please keep the Garcia family & IVN in your prayers.

Galilea, 9, Emmanuel, 5, & Nahomi, 1, are a family dear to our hearts. Four years ago, Galilea used to be one of our worst behaved kids, but with lots of love, consistency & prayer, God has completely transformed her. She is now one of our most obedient and helpful children.  Emmanuel has had a difficult time adjusting to his mother’s new marriage and and a new sibling. Please pray that God would touch his life and transform him forever as well! Nahomi is the newest member of their family. She was born with a deformity in her leg and doctors feared she may never walk. But since infancy, OA prayed for her, and praise the Lord, Nahomi now walks! Please pray for these children and their parents — we are confident that God can and will continue to work in their lives.

We have a new volunteer! Ashley Creech just graduated from high school and has decided to dedicate her time and talents to OA. Her creative abilities and sweet heart have been such a blessing to the kids and staff. She has committed to volunteer for a minimum of three months an potentially longer. Ashley’s story on living with cerebral palsy and her example has already impacted the children to go out of their way to befriend others they normally wouldn’t play with. What a beautiful testament to God’s greatness!

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