8/30/08
Hello Pastors and Fellow Christians,
God has been good to us, and some of that goodness has been demonstrated through the giving of His people. Our support for last month was tripled more then what we normally receive. That enabled us to handle some financial issues. Thank you again for being faithful and going above and beyond your financial commitment.
As many of you know, we live in a tourist town. God has allowed us to have many visitors come through our service, but we ask that you pray in particular for people from Taos to visit our church. We have had several people from Taos come to our service, but we are having a hard time getting them to become faithful. Most of them do not see the importance of attendance and the local church. Please pray for families to become faithful to the things of God. Our goal is to add one family every month. This would give us an average of 50 people by our first year anniversary.
BIG NEWS! We are in the process of finding a new location for our church. We have found a storefront location on the main strip in Taos. They are asking $1/square foot. They currently have two of these spaces available of a total of 1,200 square feet. One space is perfect for preaching, and the other has two small rooms. The second space with two small rooms would be good for a nursery and Sunday school. This would also allow us to have J.R. church when the need arises. This means we need $1,200/mo. Our current offerings are able to meet the needs of one space. We are praying for the other space. With God all things are possible! The lease given includes two months of free rent. We are asking for our supporting churches to consider taking an offering for the other room to be leased to us for one year. That is $6,000 dollars needed, and the children’s room would be ours for one year. If we are not able to receive this offering, then I will give our total monthly support to this need, and find a job here in Taos, NM. I believe we need our own location. We have already been kicked out of our room once, and there are a few events where we meet that take place during the times of our scheduled service. My pastor and I will be meeting the agent on 9/2/08. If this goes forward, then I will be sending a specific letter with an outline of our plans, stating what we need and when we need it. Please pray, and ask God if He would allow you to be a blessing to us. We will give a weekly report of what comes in, and we will let you know when enough has been raised. I thank you again. Our supporting churches have gone above and beyond, and it makes me glad to know that God has allowed you to help us.
The Montoya family would appreciate your prayers in the following requests:
God's Powe r in our family
Attendance of 30 people
NEW LOCATION!!!! $6,000
Salvation of souls in Taos, NM
Baptism of those saved
Raise our financial support
God's Power in the county of Taos
Sound system/CD player that can play audio Cd's with connections for a microphone
Song Leader and Pianist (I think the people are tired of hearing my voice, as I make a joyful Noise unto the Lord)
Thank You and God Bless,
The Montoya Family
Acts 8:40
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