Soncco's UpDate

The Job is Done!!!

jsoncco — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:25:47 +0000

Half Way Done…

jsoncco — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:15:17 +0000

The Job is Being Done

jsoncco — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:47:57 +0000

Oakwood Baptist Church Visiting Arequipa

jsoncco — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:24:22 +0000

Pastor Brent Armstrong and 11 other men from his church are here visiting Arequipa. They have come to build a roof on a church. They arrived Friday morning and by Friday afternoon they already where on the site working and getting things going.

This morning they were able to visit Faith Baptist Church and tonight Bro. Armstrong preached at Lighthouse Baptist Church. Tomorrow morning they will again be off to work at the church where Pastor Daniel Bustinza is pastoring.

We are so thankful to have these men here, they are dfinitely a blessing and are VERY hard workers.

Please pray that everything will continue to go well and that the job can be done by friday when they leave.

Urgent Prayer Request…

jsoncco — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:20:47 +0000

We want to ask you to pray for Faith Baptist Church. Last night after the service part of the roof from the church fell, thank God nobody got hurt. At the moment, we can not use the building because of the condition it is in. Tonight, we had a meeting with the men and we all agreed that we are going to be looking for another place to have services in until the roof can be fixed.

Please pray that the Lord will provide the needs to get it fixed quickly and also that He will help us find a place quickly to use until then.

Julio Soncco

The Stover Family

jsoncco — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:46:37 +0000

Saturday, we had the privilege of being with the Stover Family on their son Josiah´s birthday. We had a great time of fellowship along with The Masters Family and The Smith Family.

The Stovers are doing a wonderful job. They are studying Spanish at the time in the language school here. It is encouraging to see people have such a good attitude towards the country, language, culture, etc. Please pray for them as they try to finish language school as soon as possible to get started in the different ministries here in Arequipa.

Julio Soncco

This Past Month

jsoncco — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:56:50 +0000

This past month things have been a little crazy but like always the Lord keeps blessing us and watching over us.

The second group we had come down was from Dalton, GA. from Whitfield Baptist Church. It was a blessing to have them here. We were able to see some friends that we had not seen in a long time and spend a good time with them.

Our children are getting bigger and bigger. Benjamin is in first grade and is doing great. He has learned how to read and write in Spanish. Everywhere we go he has to read every sign we pass to show everyone he can read. It is amazing how time flies.

I will be returning to the States tomorrow for 2 weeks. I have to return because of my paperwork. Please keep me in your prayers as I travel and while I am away from my family.

Thanks for keeping up with us and for all you prayers and support.

Julio Soncco

First Group Here

jsoncco — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:56:27 +0000

Last Tuesday, Missionary David Gardner and a group from Gantt Street Baptist Church in Cayce, South Carolina arrived here in Arequipa.

We have had a great time with them. They are a great group and have been a blessing to have here with us. Not only have they been a blessing to us, but they have been a blessing to the Pastors. They ad some extra money with them and so they wanted to help out in some way. They asked my wife to help out and get 10 baskets ready. Each basket had $100 worth of groceries in them.

All day Monday, we spent going around to 10 different pastors houses to hand out the baskets. It was amazing to see how happy they were when they received them.

Julio Soncco

The Stover Family

jsoncco — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:07:22 +0000

We just wanted to take a moment to WELCOME the Stover Family to Arequipa. Robert, his wife Sarah and their son Josiah are missionaries to Arequipa, Peru. They arrived on Wednesday and are more than ready to get started helping out with the ministry here.

Today, we were out looking for a house for them to rent. It seems like we found one they like and Monday morning hopefully we will get it all settled to were they can move in. As soon as they get settled in and ready they will be starting language school.

Pray for the Stover Family please, that the Lord will open doors to find the right house and things they need. We are so happy to have them here with us and being a part of the ministry here.

Julio Soncco

One Down Last One To Go

jsoncco — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:17:26 +0000

Lelia now has chicken pox. I feel so sorry for her, she definitely has gotten a worse case than Benjamin did. She has it everywhere and tons of it. She is definitely not herself, acting all down and out. Pray for her that she will recover quickly and for my wife that will not go crazy while trying to take care of her and the group that is here at the same time.

Julio Soncco