Ministry Annual Report -- 2003
ABWE
Name: David Stone
Field:Coastal Peru
A. Give a one or two sentence summary of your ministry assignment.
Church-planting missionary/pastor at “The Chapel
on the Rock”: New Life Baptist Church in La Capilla
(Las Viñas); Professor and Academic Dean at the
Theological Baptist Seminary in Lima; Coastal Peru Field
Treasurer
B. What special blessings/highlights did you experience
in ministry during the past year?
In March we experienced the joy of sending out a missionary
couple from our church to begin a church-planting ministry
in the coastal town of Cartavio, north of Trujillo. We
have been grateful for the partnership of a Baptist church
in Trujillo that is sharing in the financial support of
this couple and overseeing their ministry from a closer
perspective geographically. We continue to hear encouraging
reports of the good ministry of Jonathan and Wendy Dancourt.
It has also been a joy to witness God´s blessing
upon the new work in Manchay under the leadership of Pepe
Zapata, one of our deacons. Teams from our church have
continually visited this new work and helped in various
areas of the ministry. A highlight for our church was on
December 14, when we baptized 14 people, 7 of them adults
from the Manchay mission work.
In July-August I was privileged to participate, along
with some of our church young people, in the Mobile medical
clinic. The ABWE team of medical personnel from the USA
treated 878 patients, 77 of whom received Christ as Savior.
We were also encouraged
by our church’s decision in November to increase their
missionary commitment by supporting Beto and Gina Mayta
(Spain) and C____ (India).
Two members of our church graduated in December from the
Baptist Theological Seminary: Jessica Matute with a 3-yr.
Diploma in Biblical Counseling and Omar Alvarado with a
Bachelor of Biblical Studies.
C. What difficulties did you encounter in ministry during
the past year?
The most difficult adjustment was due to the loss of a
key church family. Juan Polo, an officer in the Peruvian
Navy, was unexpectedly transferred to the USA at about
the same time that our co-workers, Steve and Kelley Frerichs,
left for their regular furlough ministry. Although we had
planned for the Frerichs’ absence, we had not anticipated
having to fill the voids created by the absence of a faithful
deacon, choir director and director of music. Both Juan
and Milagros were active in teaching and leadership ministries
and have been greatly missed. We thank God for the willingness
of Carlos Panduro to serve as song leader and to help in
the area of music. However, I have had to serve as choir
director, although I am not gifted nor trained for that
ministry. I also play the keyboard frequently to accompany
congregational singing. We continue to ask God to provide
qualified personnel to enhance our music ministry, including
an accomplished musician to play the keyboard.
| D. List up to 5 of your major ministry
goals for the past year and rate your progress for each:
(A = accomplished, S = some progress, N = no progress,
D = dropped) |
E. Describe activities that contributed
to your progress for each item listed in D. If there
was no progress or you dropped the goal, list the reasons
for that. |
1. Commission a missionary couple from our church for
an evangelistic and church-
planting ministry. A |
1. In March we commissioned Jonathan and Wendy Dancourt
as our missionaries who began their church-planting ministry
in
Cartavio. |
| 2. Increase our missionary family by supporting a least
two new missionaries in addition to the couple sent out
by our church. A |
2. In November the church voted to support Beto and
Gina Mayta (Spain) and C___ (India). |
| 3. Complete all paperwork necessary for legal function
as a church and the acquisition of an attractive sign.
S |
3. Although I am working continually with the church
secretary and deacon to accomplish this goal, my frustration
continues because of all the red tape involved. |
| 4. Send out at least one team from our church for a
hands-on, missionary experience of visiting and helping
a missions work. A |
4. We have continually sent teams from our church to
our mission work in Manchay, where they have been actively
involved in the work. We also sent a team of young people
to accompany two medical mission clinics and translate
for the US medical personnel. They were able to lead
many to Christ and even visited our mission work in Cartavio! |
5. Develop and teach courses in Greek and Homiletics
at the Baptist Theological
Seminary of Lima. S |
5. I was able to progress well in the
development of the Introductory to Greek
course, which I taught the first semester. I
completed the translation of A System of
Homiletics, by John Benson, and taught
homiletics both semesters, advancing well
beyond previous years in the area of
expository preaching (both instruction and
practice). |
6. Set up and organize a church office for
secretarial work, filing of important
documents and counseling ministries. A |
6. The office is well equipped, organized and functioning
well. Two days per week we have a secretary working there
and have it open for counseling. |
7. Long-term: To begin a daughter work of the New Life
Baptist Church of Las Viñas,
forming a church-planting team with members of the church. A |
7. This has been accomplished in Manchay through the
leadership and outreach of Pepe Zapata and family. The
first contact was through a mother who received Christ
at the New Life Prenatal Center. Seven adults have been
baptized in this mission work, and our church members
continue to help in the ministry there. |
F. List at least 5 major goals for the coming year and 2
long-term goals.
1. Assist the mission work in Manchay in organization,
purchase of their own property and constructing a church
building.
2. Continue pastoring the New Life Baptist Church of
Las Viñas, working with Steve and Kelley Frerichs
when they return from furlough to begin a university outreach.
3. Produce quality, attractive literature to introduce
people to the ministry of the church. This should include
a church tract with a clear presentation of the gospel.
4. Develop a Bible study/training program with the men,
who are now meeting at 6 AM each Saturday instead of in
the middle of the night on Friday!
5. Implement a fuller schedule for use of the church
office so that it is open at least four days per week for
secretarial work and counseling ministries.
6. Commission Zarela Funegra, a young lady from our church
whom God is leading to a ministry among children with the
Bible Club Movement.
7. Serve as rector of the Lima Baptist Theological Seminary
during Neil Heim’s furlough.
Long term goals.
1. Guide the New Life Baptist Church of Las Viñas
in calling a Peruvian pastor or co-pastor.
2. Complete the construction of the Christian education
building of the New Life Baptist Church of Las Viñas.
Signature: David E. Stone
Date: 01/23/0
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