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The Lopez Family Newsletter

As we are already in the fall season, we are at a very important step in our preparation to return
to Argentina. We had a great summer because the Lord did great things in the lives of people of all ages
and we were able to be used by Him. We want you to know that we are very grateful for your prayers and
friendship. We are reminded of you in our prayers for you .

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In Christ,
Stephen & Debby Lopez
The Lopez Family Ministry News Website
Summer In Review
This summer we have been serving at the Word of
Debora and me
Life Inn as we have been raising support to go to Argentina as
sharing at our
missionaries. We have been blessed with the opportunity to
missionary
meet many new friends as we have been at this important
share night a
step of preparing to go to the mission field.
the Inn.
Debora and I have been serving tables in the dinning
hall for the summer. After my knee injury I was asked to help
out with promoting the fall conferences.
Towards the end of the summer we had a meeting
with all of our staff to reflect what the Lord did in the lives of
all of our guests/campers this season. Our Director, Don
Jonathan, a
Lough, shared that combining all the salvation decisions of
summer volun-
all our camping ministries here in New York (Inn, Ranch,
teer from our
Island, Campground) there were a total of 1,200 people who
home church
received Christ as their personal Savior! Praise the Lord!
gets a visit from
We thank the Lord that we could have been a part of his family.
this and we thank you for your prayers! It is a very exciting
thing to serve the Lord and to know that what you are doing
is making the difference in the lives of people for eternity.
Also while we were able to share with the summer
volunteers and encourage them in their walk with the Lord.
Debora and I thank the Lord for the opportunities we were The summer
given to pour out into other peoples lives. It was a busy and dinning
awesome summer. We miss everybody already! room staff
gets a group
He is no fool who gives what he cannot shot! Can
you find us?
keep to gain what he cannot lose.
 Walk In The Word Surgery Update
Wimp or Warrior? We thank you all for praying for
my knee surgery. It all went better than we
could imagine! The day before the surgery
“What do you have, a water pistol?” my mom drove up to stay with Debora and
me during the operation. Also the Lord
provided in great ways for us financially.
This was the response of a captain to a soldier who
was scared in battle. The soldier screamed in battle “I cant do The surgery went by very quick. Once I was in the
it, they have guns”, while being surrounded by enemy gunfire. operating room, it took about 20 minutes. After that I had to
Sound familiar? It was the dramatic scene of Nicolas Cage in wait for the anesthesia to wear off and I was free to go.
“The Rock”, while trying to take out enemy terrorists in Cali-
My mom drove us back and Debby took care of me. I
fornia. Let me ask you a question:
was in bed and couldn’t move for about 3 days! I praise the
Do you feel unable to impact the people around you? Lord for my wife and all of her help! I literally could not do any-
This is a common feeling among some Christians but thing without her!
the reality is that the Lord has given us all we need to impact.
I know many of you have been praying for me and I
It is not a question of how we feel but what God’s Word says.
greatly thank you for your prayers. I was very encouraged by
2 Peter 1:3 says “ ! as His divine power has given all of the phone calls and emails! It was hard to respond to
to us all things that pertain to life and godliness!that you everybody while I was recovering the first few days because I
may be partakers of the divine nature!”
could hardly move! But thank you all so much. I still will be
We have not been bought with Euros, Stocks, EBay recovering this month. Please pray for my complete recovery.
or Credit, but with the precious blood of Jesus Christ (1 Peter
1:19)! It is God’s divine plan to use...you! It’s not your choice Psalm 141:7 “O God the Lord, the strength of my
either. It is His will. But some may ask how we can make this salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.”
a reality in our lives?
The answer is simple. It is found in Colossians 1:9-10
and it is to “be filled with the knowledge of His will!that you
may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him, being fruit-
ful in every good work; strengthened with all might, according
Their Perspective
to His glorious power!” This month our ministry in Argentina with
Simply to be filled with His divine power starts with the PBB started September 4th. We met
being filled with His Word. Strangely enough we have time for many teenagers this summer that desired to
everything. But do we have time for Him to speak to us? go to Argentina to study at our program.
Will you be a wimp or a warrior for God? Start today Many of them made decisions to go and are
with His strength and not yours own! now in Buenos Aires.
One student, Nicky, who is from our home church just
had a going away party at the church. Our youth ministry came
and everybody shared to him about the impact he left in their
lives and how they will miss him.
I could not help but to praise the Lord for the time we
were able to serve in Jacksonville Chapel and for the lives that
have been changed as a result. We were blessed to see all the
love and support the teens showed in support of Nicky leaving
in effort to follow the Lord with his life.
Nicky and many other teenagers that go to study God’s
Our Financial Standpoint Word in Argentina in our program don’t have the perspective
We are excited to share with you that we have that it is a year of college. For them it is a year of surrendering
reached 82% of our monthly support range! Once we reach their lives to be used by God in missions.
full support we will return to Argentina immediately. Many of them take a time out of their plans to study at
Also we are raising funds for a vehicle before we re- college or work to dedicate one whole year to study completely
turn to Argentina. Approximately we are looking to raise the Word of God and to serve in ministry opportunities. Let’s
$10,000 for the vehicle. If you want to help please visit our remember them in prayer as they are on the mission field!
web site or contact us for more information how to help. Pray for these students as they take this important step
Pray for us as we look to fulfill this goal! to follow the Lord with their lives. Pray that they will grow in this
step of faith.