March Newsletter

MARCH

T H E

C O O K ’ S M O N T H LY

N E W S L E T T E R

2009

THE CUSCO CHRONICLES

CHARLA AND JENNIFER TEACHING THE CHILDREN AT THE SIEMPRE FAMILIA CHURCH OF CHRIST.

Halfway Finished! We cannot believe that we are halfway through the internship! This month has been full of exciting things for the Cusco team. We were able to spend a weekend at the beginning of the month with the Siempre Familia church in Ft. Worth, helping them prepare for their upcoming inaugural service in April. We

RE-UPH OLSTE SKIING IN RING WHISTLER CHAIRS

cleaned in the building, re-upholstered chairs, went door-knocking, and had a great time with the people there. Charla and Jennifer also taught the children that Sunday morning, and Matt and Gary each had a part in the worship service. It has been so good for us to see this mission team working

CLEANING THE SUPPLY ROOM

together for the Lord, and we have really enjoyed our time with them! Please continue to pray for their efforts. Our classes this month have been outstanding! (Continued on page 2)

CLASS WITH MARK HOOPER & PHIL

Halfway Finished (continued) We have had seminars entitled: “So you want to be a Missionary?”, “Theology of Missions,” “One Another Scriptures,” and a very motivating week-long “Personal Evangelism” seminar. A couple of days have been set aside to work on the Policies and Procedures section of our strategy document. Every class has been extremely valuable! In addition to dynamic classes, we had two special culture nights this month. First, we ate at a Peruvian restaurant called Inca’s Cafe. It was delicious! The picture below is our group at Inca’s Cafe. For the second special culture night, Georgia invited a Peruvian friend of hers named Megumi to come and cook for us. They fixed a Peruvian feast!

“GREAT IS THE LORD, AND GREATLY TO BE PRAISED, AND HIS GREATNESS IS UNSEARCHABLE.”-PSALM 145:3

After we ate, Megumi talked with us about the culture of Peru, and it was very insightful. The Bible studies on Monday nights continue to be very encouraging. Two of the ladies from the transition home have been baptized! We were also blessed with two special groups of visitors this month. Mark and Megan Jones, good friends of ours who now live in West Virginia, came to spend a few days with the team. They were able to attend class and the culture night with Megumi, and it was a great encouragement to have them here! Tom Weems and Dwain and Golden Meek spent the past weekend with us. They are dear friends from Stantonville, TN, and we were so glad they came. We enjoyed spending time with them and showing them the city. Thanks to both sets of visitors for taking the time to come and encourage us!

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MA RK & ME GAN JON ES

TO M W EE MS & DWAIN & GO LDEN M EE K

MA KIN G ALFA JO R ES WITH ME GUMI

INC A KO LA!

PRAY ER REQUESTS PLEASE PRAY FOR: T 1. THE LOST OF CUSCO AND THA GOD WILL ALREADY BEGIN TO OPEN HEARTS TO THE GOOD NEWS! 2. THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR VISION AND STRATEGY DOCUMENT. 3. OUR SPANISH LANGUAGE PREPARATION. 4. THE ESTES CHURCH, AS THEY OVERSEE OUR WORK. 5. OUR TEAMMATES: THE KIZER’S AND THE REAVES. PARE 6. OUR FAMILIES, AS THEY PRE US. TH FOR THIS TRANSITION WI

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Matt and Charla Cook

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