Therefore Go…

Testimonies from March 2013

Hello there

There are just 29 days to go (or a little more or a little less)

until our boy arrives!!!! I really praise God that my pregnancy has continued to go amazingly well, with very

little discomfort or worry. Our boy is now weighing around

2.68kg and the doctor is very happy with his growth.

This month has been full of baby showers and final preparations for our son’s arrival.

Both Jaime and I have been overwhelmed by how generous people have been and

how God has continued to provide for us. He has been so good to us!

It has also been a month full of farewells as I step into a new season of family life and

ministry . It has been difficult to say goodbye to many people that I have come to

care about deeply, but I am also trusting that God will soon open a way for me to

return to ministry once our son is born.

For the coming month I will be focusing on building my ministry partnership team. With

a new baby on the way and a few other changes in our family life (please see the last

page), we are trusting God that we can increase our monthly partnership by R4000 a

month. At the moment I am half way! Praise God! Please keep trusting with me for God’s provision for us.

Jaime and I are so thankful for you and for the part you play in making our ministry

possible. I have put together a short youtube video with more details of our ministry

here in Peru. Please take a moment to have a

look—I made it for you

www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-kMiPn5w3w

I hope to be able to write once more before our

baby arrives, but if not, I promise to send some

photos as soon as I can. Until then, may God’s

love and grace be with you!

Much love,

Kim

On the 14th March we had a “farewell for now” celebration with the ladies in Santa

Monica prison. We were really blessed to be able to take in a cake and some

goodies as well as a camera. We had a very special time in which I shared how above all that Jesus asks of us, the most important is to love God with all our hearts

and to love one another. I pray that they have taken the message to heart.

As part of her missions training Mary will be away in Arequipa until October and so at

the moment only Bea and Anita will be visiting the ladies. Dalila, who visits the ladies

in Piedras Gordas, is still struggling with her health and so is not able to visit that

regularly. Please trust with us that God will add to our team and that He will provide

the resources, wisdom and strength needed for Anita and Bea to minister effectively. I

am really trusting that once our baby is a few months old, I will be able to return to

see them.

Next Tuesday, Dalila and I will be meeting with some of the ladies who are now on

the outside. Some have already started attending a local church. Please pray that

they will find a spiritual family and continue to grow in their faith.

Saints in Cells...

Thank you so much for your prayers! The

Vision Fest was a great success!!!

After many weeks of long hours and hard

work, the day of Vision Fest finally arrived. It

was incredible to see hundreds of young

people queuing from even an hour before

the event started. It was also wonderful to

see all the students from Fe en Accion ready to serve and having such ownership of the event.

The concert started at 7pm and over the course of the evening more than 7 different

local Christian bands played, interspersed with messages encouraging those in

attendance to commit to being a part of transforming their communities. Jaime has

the opportunity to address the crowd and share the purpose of the Vision Fest (I was

so proud of him!). At the end of the evening those who wanted to were given the

opportunity to sign up to volunteer in one of World Vision’s many community

development projects.

Overall almost 2000 young people attended the concert. Thank you so much for

praying and for being a part of this event that touched so many people’s lives. Thank

you also for praying for Jaime and his team.

Vision Fest...

Over the last few weeks I have also had to say goodbye to

the children at the various children’s libraries where I have

been serving. For the last two years I have been going weekly to the Simon Bolivar and 19A libraries and I have

come to care deeply for the children there. It has been

incredible to see them grow so fast.

Thankfully the team from Fe en Accion will continue to visit

the library in Simon Bolivar. This is perhaps where there is

most need at the moment and so I am incredibly thankful

that God has provided a group of committed young

people to continue to work there.

Please pray for the Fe en Accion team. May God keep them safe and provide them

with the resources and time needed to be able to continue ministering effectively to

the children each week. Please also trust with me that the children will come to know

God’s love and care for them in a really tangible way.

Children’s Libraries...Farewell (for now)

Jaime and I would love to hear from you: please write to us at kimmysol@gmail.com or you could

call on +51 990 50 1552. My skype name is kimmysol.

More New Things….

It truly is a time of new things for our family… From the end of May, Jaime will be leaving World Vision in order to focus

on completing the thesis required for him to obtain his

University “title”. He will be continuing his research on the

impact of the growth of the Evangelical church in the rural

province of Cajamarca.

With the work hours as long as they are in Peru, we thought it best for Jaime to stop

work and focus on his studies. If not, he would have almost no time to spend with his

son (or wife!). In a culture where family often takes the back seat, we feel that part of what God has called us to do is to set an example of a godly Christ-centred family

here in Peru and to make family a priority. It is a step of faith, but we believe it is how

God is leading us.

Consequently from June onwards we will be entirely dependant on the financial

provision that comes from my ministry partnership team. I wanted to let you know this, because both Jaime and I are so incredibly thankful for you and for the way in which

your generosity enables us to follow God’s leading. Thank you for sowing into our lives,

our family and our ministry! We so appreciate you!!!!!!!!!!!

Jaime is hoping to finish his thesis by the end of October, after which we will be

coming to South Africa for two months (yay!). We are still seeking God’s will for exactly

what we will be involved in next year, but whatever it is we know it will be connected

with community transformation and the advancement of God’s Kingdom.

Please continue to pray that we will be sensitive to God’s leading and that He will

make His will supernaturally clear to us. May God honour and bless your generosity

and the great difference you make in our family!