Forest and Sarah Schell

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Prayer Letter/Ministry Update

This past Día del Niño, Children’s day, we at Mi Esperanza had a chance to work alongside two communities to bless the children. The children had a great time, as well, the parents and adults were able to see that we really do care about the children in our community. Over 200 children came out to enjoy a “bounce house”, clowns, food and gift bags that had been prepared for them.

We would like to thank the churches of; Journey Church in Richmond, KY, Largo Alliance, FL, and Washington Alliance, NJ. These churches prepared gift bags for each of these children as part of this special day. Also, the Southside Church of God of Alliance, OH provided the bounce houses for the events. At the end of the day, many kids and their families were blessed, our church had a great opportunity to bless the community in a practical way, and we as leaders were able to make some great new contacts.

The price of freedom is often costly. Nations often call upon its young men to fight for their homeland. As the bloodiest war in Latin American history prolonged, Paraguay found itself against the wall. In a last ditch attempt, Paraguay called upon its children to fight. They were dressed in beards made from horse hair to disguise their true age. In less than eight hours the children and what was left of the Paraguayan army was defeated. It is said that some 3,000 children, aged 6-15, died in the battle of Acosta Ñu. Each year Paraguay celebrates the valor that those children showed for their country.

We cannot say it enough…thank you, thank you, and thank you!! Thank you for giving to the Great Commission. We are able to live and minister here in Paraguay because of YOUR gifts. Thank you for being a part of the Lord’s work here in Paraguay.
If you would like to donate to our work in Paraguay you may do so by:
Sending a check to Christian and Missionary Alliance Box 35000 Colorado Spring, CO 80935.
Ways to give:
Great Commission Fund: This fund supports us and hundreds of missionaries around the world
Work Special: This fund is used to help fund outreach events, the soccer ministry, and English classes
Vehicle Fund: The fund pays for the purchase and up keep of our vehicle. We still need to raise $2000.
Please make the check out to CMA . On the memo line write where you would like your gift to go (Great Commission fund, work or vehicle fund). This is very important! Again, thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
forest, sarah, caleb, josiah, kate and lauren schell

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