Roses

It was awesome to see all of the people accepting red, long-stemmed roses yesterday after the service at Flamingo Road Church, as a symbol of God's healing in the midst of our screwed up lives and broken relationships.

God can heal your broken relationship, and God can lift you up again after you screw up and fall, if you just let Him do it.

Marriage

What do you do if you've screwed up your marriage? Is it possible to fix things when you've screwed up the relationship? This Sunday morning at 10:00 AM at Cineplanet Alcazar in Ovalo Gutierrez, Pastor Troy will be teaching on this very important subject.

We also will be giving away beautiful red roses on Sunday to everyone who is seeking healing in a screwed-up relationship. Be sure to come and listen to this very important teaching by Pastor Troy on Sunday morning at the cinema, and be sure to invite all of your friends and family, too!

Happy Birthday, Dorcas!

Today (April 24) is Dorcas' birthday! Be sure to wish her a "Happy Birthday" on her big day!

New-And-Improved FRC Lima Campus Webpage!

Make sure you go to www.flamingoroadchurch.com, and check out our new-and-improved Lima Campus webpage there!

We've added a ton of new things for you. More information. More news. Great photos. Info for first-time guests. Info about our pre-school and children's ministries. The top 5 things you need to know. You can even watch our Playa Santa Maria beach baptism video right there!

We'll be updating our Lima Campus webpage regularly, with even more news, info, video, and photos, so be sure visit it often, and also be sure to show it to all of your friends!

More Videos On YouTube!

A lot of people have watched our beach baptism video on YouTube. In fact, at last count 282 people had viewed it in just 2 weeks! Well, we are now happy to announce that we have added 2 new videos to YouTube! You now can view the videos of our mission trips to Pachacutec and La Victoria from last December. Just go to www.youtube.com, search for "flamingo road church", and you will see the videos from Pachacutec and La Victoria, as well as the beach baptism video.

YouTube is an awesome way to introduce your family and friends to the cool things that God is doing here in Peru - using you and Flamingo Road Church!

Ambassadors

Last night Dorcas and I attended a concert at the mansion in Lima where the US Ambassador lives. The Ambassador's mansion is an enormous place, with lots of fences and security, and beautiful grounds and fountains all around it. It's a very impressive place to see and to visit.

It reminded me of the verse in 2 Corinthians 5:20, where Paul says, "We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us."

The US Ambassador represents the United States in Peru. As Christians, we represent Jesus Christ on this earth. By the lives we live and our testimonies to others, we must show ourselves to be worthy representatives of Jesus Christ in this world. We are his ambassadors. God is speaking to this world through you and through me. We must be up to the job!

IveScrewedUp.Com

This Sunday morning at 10:00 AM at Flamingo Road Church at Cineplanet Alcazar in Ovalo Gutierrez, we begin an exciting new video teaching series with Pastor Troy called IveScrewedUp.com. We've already previewed the first teaching, and it's fantastic.

We've all screwed up in our lives. We've all made monumental mistakes. We've all committed egregious errors. We've all committed serious sins. No one is exempt from it. This past Monday at Virginia Tech, a very troubled and evil young man screwed up in a horrifying way, and 32 people were killed as a result. Screwing up sometimes can have life-altering and/or life-ending consequences, for you and for others. Just ask Samson.

This weekend Pastor Troy will teach on what we need to do to avoid screwing up. How do we avoid screwing up? The answer lies in our ears, our skin, our legs, and our mouth. Be sure to come to the cinema this Sunday at 10:00 AM to learn more about what we need to do to avoid screwing up.

Virginia Tech Tragedy

Please pray for the families of the victims of the terrible tragedy at Virginia Tech, that they will receive the peace of God in the midst of such a horrible event. Please pray for the family of Daniel Perez Cueva, the Peruvian student who was killed. Please also pray for Christian Rosas, my brother-in-law and the brother of Dorcas, who is studying at Liberty University, just an hour away from Virginia Tech, and very close to where the tragedy occurred.

Psalm 18:6 - "In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears."

Psalm 62:8 - "Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge."

Servanthood

This Sunday at 10:00 AM at Flamingo Road Church at Cineplanet Alcazar in Ovalo Gutierrez, we will be featuring a very special live teaching on the topic of servanthood and serving others.

We will discuss how to serve; how NOT to serve; your service record; different types and kinds of service; how to be like Christ in serving others; and the example of Christ as a servant. At the end of the service, we will be serving YOU in a very special way!

Be sure to come to the cinema on Sunday at 10:00 AM for this very special live teaching! You don't want to miss it!

222!

God truly blessed us on Easter weekend! We had great turnouts on Friday night at Hotel Las Palmeras, and on Saturday night at Hotel Las Palmeras, and especially on Sunday morning at the cinema, plus we had a whole lot of pre-schoolers and children on Sunday morning, too, and our total combined attendance in Lima for all three services was 222! That is the biggest crowd we've ever had, and we praise God for it!

We all know that most people leave Lima during Holy Week to go to the beach or to go camping, since it's the last weekend of the summer. We all saw how empty the city was - like a ghost town! Only about 10% of the combis were even running. All of this easily could have led to an extremely low turnout on Easter weekend, but our God is a great God, and He convinced a whole lot of people to attend Flamingo Road Church instead of going to the beach or going camping.

I want to say a special thanks to all of the volunteers who made Easter weekend a huge success. Rocio, Ofelia, Flavio, and Luis are always faithful as ushers and greeters. Mariana is great with the children and pre-schoolers. Emerson is great - everywhere! Alfredo and Eva are the tech experts that make it all look great. Ivan does a fantastic job with the audio. The singers - Dorcas, Norma, Sylvia, Gianina, and David - were all awesome in getting the crowd energized and in a great worship mood. And Josue and the musicians - Angel, Caleb, Gerald, and Kevin - were 5 stars! Flamingo Road Church would not be growing the way that it is in Lima without our fantastic team of volunteers every week. We couldn't do it without you!

Beach Baptism Video on YouTube

You can now see the video of our beach baptism at Playa Santa Maria on the Internet!

We have posted the beach baptism video on YouTube. Go to www.youtube.com, and as a search use the words "beach baptism" or "flamingo road church." You'll find the video at either location. The video looks great, and it's a great way to show your friends and family some of the cool things that God is doing - using you and me! - here in Peru. Be sure to check it out!

Don't forget to keep inviting more friends, family, relatives and neighbors to Hotel Las Palmeras on Friday night and Saturday night at 7:00 PM, and also to Cineplanet Alcazar on Easter Sunday morning at 10:00 AM! We know that they - and you! - are going to have an unforgettable Easter weekend!

Communion on Easter Sunday

As part of our special service on Easter Sunday at 10:00 AM at Cineplanet Alcazar in Ovalo Gutierrez, we will be serving Communion. The partaking of the Communion elements, and reflecting on Christ's sacrifice for us on the cross, will make Easter Sunday even more meaningful and special to all of us. Be sure to invite your friends and family to be a part of this very special Easter Sunday service!

It's Holy Week!

It's Holy Week, and you have an awesome opportunity to make a huge difference in the lives of your family, relatives, friends, and neighbors! Just invite them to one (or all!) of our special Holy Week services this week. Here is the schedule:

Friday, April 6 at 7:00 PM - Hotel Las Palmeras de San Isidro
Saturday, April 7 at 7:00 PM - Hotel Las Palmeras de San Isidro
Sunday, April 8 at 10:00 AM - Cineplanet Alcazar in Ovalo Gutierrez

God wants you to be a testimony and a witness to everyone who you do life with, and you have an awesome opportunity to do so this week by inviting them to one (or all!) of our 3 Flamingo Road Church services. Be obedient to God, and invite as many folks as you can! We'll see you there!

What A Beach Baptism!

What a beach baptism we had on Saturday!

If you were there, then you know how awesome it was. 11 people were baptized, and about 60 folks from FRC Lima were there to cheer them on. It was a beautiful day - blue skies, bright sun, hot sand, great waves - and we truly had a God-blessed environment for the beach baptism.

We'll probably do another beach baptism sometime toward the end of the year, so if you missed this one, make sure to be there for the next one! A beach baptism is an unforgettable experience, and it's a day you will never forget!