Bruce and Stephanie Beers

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Prayer Letter/Ministry Update

10 We pray that you'll live well for the Master, making him proud of you as you work hard in his orchard. As you learn more and more how God works, you will learn how to do your work.
11 We pray that you'll have the strength to stick it out over the long haul—not the grim strength of gritting your teeth but the glory-strength God gives. It is strength that endures the unendurable and spills over into joy,
12 thanking the Father who makes us strong enough to take part in everything bright and beautiful that he has for us.

Col 1:10-12 (MSG)

Dear Friends,

I know that God exists! That is what my neighbor, Annie, told me after returning from the US last month. They went to Texas for 6 weeks of radiation treatment after her husband had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Following surgery, chemo and radiation, the body scans and blood tests show that he is "clean." Not only has God touched his body, but his heart as well as he experienced God´s love in a real tangible way, since a pastor friend of ours (and his family) housed them and their 2 children during this whole process. Please continue to pray for complete healing, physically and spiritually. Annie told me that her daughter thinks that they are lying to her and that her father is going to die...she said that she is going to ask me, since I am a "friend of God" she knows that I can´t lie...well, really I can...but I choose not to. The cancer-thing hits close to home for me, and we have been praying lots for this family. I told them that there are no "guarantees", but what I do know is that God is good, and He knows what He is doing. Please keep this family in your prayers.

I had my mammogram last week and then was sent for further tests. When I entered the oncologist´s office she asked if I had come alone, or had brought someone with me. I would love to tell you that I am so spiritual and didn´t bat an eye, but that question sent a shiver down my spine. I told her that my husband would be there momentarily (they wouldn´t accept our credit card, and between the 2 of us we were $.85 short to be able to pay for the exam (we try not to carry much cash for safety purposes)...so, Bruce walked around the block to the office of another doctor friend to borrow $1.00! My dad always said, "it´s not what you know, but who you know!") Anyway, after further testing what they had seen on the mammogram was actually scar tissue from my previous surgeries, and everything is fine. (heavy sigh). Four years and counting!

Our ministerial staff is growing, and so is our attendance. Please pray for this time of transition as our time in Ecuador comes to a close...we will have a congregational meeting in November in order to elect Pastor Nelson as the lead pastor of the church. We also have 2 other trained and talented men who form part of our ministerial team, Andrés and Roberto. We have prayed for Andrés ever since we moved to this area in 2001. God in His timing has led him to join our team. His life verse is Philippians 1:21 "For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain." That is because he is the owner of one of the largest cemeteries in the city...so when somebody dies, it really is "gain" for him! Both Andrés and his wife, and Roberto will graduate from FATELA (the Alliance graduate program) this year. The Samborondón Alliance Church celebrated its sixth anniversary in August and we began 3 services. Our average attendance between the 3 services is around 260. We are still meeting in the steakhouse and still praying and saving for land.

We are gearing up for another marriage retreat at the end of this month (Oct. 23-25). As a result of your prayers, the Lord worked in amazing ways at our last retreat in July. One of the ladies confided in me that she didn´t think she loved her husband anymore, was tired of trying, and really wanted to throw in the towel. During the sessions, God spoke to her heart, and that night around the bonfire on the beach, she told everyone that she chose to forgive and to love her husband and they were making a fresh start. Several couples gave similar testimonies. Please pray for God to continue to heal marriages and families through this retreat.

Following the retreat we will fly to Uruguay to "spy out the land" for future ministry possibilities. Please pray that God will speak to us clearly about where He is at work, and where He wants us to join Him. While we are that far south, we will attend a retreat for missionaries sponsored by the Christian Hospitality Network in Brazil for a few days of R&R. Please pray for us as Paul prayed for the brothers at Colosse...that we would finish well our ministry here, and not just survive, but thrive!

We wouldn´t be here if it weren´t for your prayers and your generous giving to the Great Commission Fund. One by one, lives are being transformed and marriages and bodies are being healed. Your praying and your giving is not in vain.

Your in His Service, Bruce and Stephanie

We are fully supported by your giving to the Great Commission Fund through your local C&MA church or
through this website

To help with our building fund project in Samborondón, send your contribution to the above address marked Samborondón Project Guayaquil, Ecuador.

If you would like to invest in our ministry to help allow us to continue to do creative outreach events, and/or other ministry expenses, please mark your gift: Beers Work Funds

Prayer Requests/Answers to Prayer

Here are some prayer requests that we would like to share with you:
1. For our marriage retreat (Oct. 23-25)
2. For funds to purchase land. Our building committee is working with the owners to come to an agreement. Please pray for wisdom.
3. For our upcoming trip...that we would clearly sense God´s leading for our future.
4. For unity on our pastoral and ministerial teams as we plan and pray for next year.

Ecuador

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