April Update

Dear Praying Friends and Family,

What better weekend to write an update to you all than the weekend in which we celebrate the death, burial, and resurrection of our Savior?! This afternoon I was meditating on some verses from the great "Resurrection Chapter", 1 Corinthians 15. Paul states in verses 14-19 that if Christ did not raise from the dead our preaching and our faith are totally meaningless, we are misrepresenting God, our faith is useless, and we are dead in our sins. If faith in Christ is only a crutch we use to help us make it through life, we are the most miserable, hopeless creatures on earth. (My paraphrase). What a depressing picture he paints. However, verse 20 changes everything...I can almost imagine the excitement and fervor in Paul's voice as he states, "But in fact Christ HAS been raised from the dead.." What joy and what incredible hope are contained in these words!

I pray you all spend some time this weekend pondering the truth of the resurrection of Christ and rejoicing in the fact that we serve a risen Savior!

At Iglesia Bautista Manantial we have several special things going on this weekend as we celebrate Easter. This evening we have an evangelistic Good Friday service. Pray that there will be many unsaved neighbors and relatives of our families who come and are able to hear the gospel presented clearly. Also, Sunday morning we have an early service at 8:00 am followed by breakfast and our regular time of Sunday School. I am looking forward to studying Christ's death and resurrection more in depth with my Sunday School class as well.

Things continue to stay busy on the school side of things. This past month at Fetzer we had a week of achievement tests, and a Middle School bowling activity on top of the other routine school days. One of the other teachers and I have enjoyed working with the school choir as they prepare for our all-school program/musical in May. The title of the program is "In Christ Alone" and it will be a celebration of the life of Christ and a remembrance of His death and resurrection! I am looking forward very much to seeing the children present the program.

For the past seven weeks I have also greatly enjoyed having a good friend from college, Lindsay Yankee, here to do the second half of her student teaching. She worked in our 1st and 2nd grade classroom and we have all enjoyed her presence at the school. Tomorrow she leaves to head back to the States and graduate.

As you think of our school, please remember our director, Alan Frey and his wife Diane in your prayers. Diane has been in the States for about the past month helping to take care of her mother, who is soon expected to go home to be with her Savior. Pray for strength and peace for the Frey's as they face this difficult time.

God is faithful. Although life often brings challenges and trials, God always brings encouragement when we need it, and in His perfect wisdom and sovereignty reminds us that He is remains in control. We rejoice in the fact that last Monday, one of our kindergarten students talked to her teacher, and received Jesus as her personal Savior from sin. What a joy to see God bring a child to Himself!

Thank you for your faithful prayers for what God is doing here in Peru. Pray that I will be faithful to do what He has called me to do and humbly seek His guidance for each new day.

Serving the Savior,
Heidi Robbins


Praises

1. Jesus is ALIVE!

2. Salvation of Calista, one of our kindergarten students.

3. Lindsay's completion of her student teaching.

Prayer Requests

1. Special Easter services at El Manantial.

2. Alan and Diane Frey, and family as they face the failing health of her mother.

3. God's future guidance for our current teachers and the teachers who He will bring here next year.

4. My personal walk with the Lord.

5. Financial needs for the coming year