. . .Home. . To all my Sponsors.

This is a note to all who have been sending money and supporting my time in Venezuela: And everyone else who has supported me with prayers and notes as well..

First of all, Thank you so much, I am very grateful for all of you and what you have made possible this past year. It has been a year of struggles and trials but a year of growth and of seeing the Glory of the Lord, thanks to all of you I had this wonderful opportunity!! I'm saddened to let all of you know that I will not be returning to Venezuela in 2009 for my second year. God is now blessing all of you with the money you have planned to send me, please do not send more money to the mission for my visa term, or send money to me, because I will not be returning or completing my second year of service. More details are available if you contact me personally at hooverhm@yahoo.com

My year in Venezuela ended amazing. God sent so many blessings my way and encouraged me in so many ways. I was able to attend a young lady's 15th birthday party, (which is a huge party with a growing up ceremony), I was able to attend a youth event going to a national park and spend my last saturday with all the youth and enjoy a fabulous time in God's creation, enjoying God's creation. I had the opportunity to preach in one of the church plants my last sunday. . I had all my good-bye services at all the church plants and the best gift of all was that the Youth from the main church threw me a Surprise Good-bye, Going away party!!! It was incredible, about 50 of the youth were there to share, in fellowship and also in blessings - we had a time where each one of the youth made a statement or talked about how I had made an impact on their lives and I also had a chance to encourage them and let them all know how much of a blessing they had been to me. It was a great way to end my year in Venezuela, because many times I felt like I was just running from here to there and never really having time or making a difference in anything and God was able to show me and remind me that even our example can make an impact.. Just a friendly smile, a hug, a Hello, how are you? Makes all the difference to some people. I'm grateful that God used me and that God was glorified. I'm going to miss all the new friends I had made in Venezuela but excited to see what the next step for me is.
I will try to keep everyone posted on where I am and what I am doing. As soon as I know, I will let you all know!! :o) Thank you all again. May God continue pouring out His blessings over your lives and over you generosity!! Spread His love to all!!

Home again. .

Dear All. . . Or All who read this blog. Ha. ha. I'm just writing quickly to inform everyone that I will be home some time in december tenatively, and I will not be returning to Venezuela, next year. I will be home, working in my church, and being with my family. And whatever God has next for my life. I'm excited for this change, and excited to see what God has in store. Thank you to everyone who has been faithful to support me, faithful in prayers.... I apprecited it greatly and I will be in contact with more specific information when I have it available!! I Love you.. Take Care. God Bless.

Love and Prayer.

~Un Milagro para tu Familia~

Greetings to all! This week has been an amazing week of evangelism and revival type services here in Venezuela. We received a team of 5 Pastors from Puerto Rico, for a week of evangelism in the different churches here in Maturin, and concluded the weekend with a conference. Espectacular! On Tuesday we had the priviledge of choffering Pastor Franklin and accompaning him in Sabana Grande a church plant in a poor section of Maturin. Very powerful message, and a very real presence of the Lord. On Thursday we returned to Sabana Grande with the Pastor Leticia, another great message and outreach to the community. The idea is to bring people to the church. Starting Friday - Sunday all the events took place in the main church, A Dios Sea la Gloria with the pastoral team working together to deliver the message and to minister, pray, intercede! Incredible testimonies. During the week the pastors also ministered here at the school, having a special message for the students and the faculty and staff of the school, a great time of reconciliation, and committment to God and to the school. This weekend more then 200 accepted Christ as their savior, and more then 600 people had a real encounter with the Almighty living God, who still heals people, who still casts out demons, who still frees people from sin!! This weekend people have been healed, people have been set free, people have been visited in a real way by the One and Only God. A God who seeks and saves the lost, and a God who calls us to do the same. To offer hope to the hopeless! God has called us to step it up, go deeper into His heart, to really Feel what he feels, compassion for the lost, to see with His eyes, the spiritual need in the hearts of all, touch with His hands to heal the sick, to preach with His authority - which He gives FREELY to us through His Holy Spirit. We just need to seek to be filled day by day, moment by moment!!!! Step out in faith God has given us all the tools we need to face all our giants, we just need to TRUST and Believe in Him. . He who promised is faithful to complete all that he has promised.

. . . Moving. . Moved.

Hey, all. Things have been pretty hectic here the past couple weeks - with 2 more incidents with the car, "breaking-in", demolishing the back window, and then tearing apart the door to break into the car - and me waking up, frightening off the robber and then 2 nights later is back trying to steal the battery from the car. Needless to say - after a week of meetings and discussing the situation, Keila and I, moved to an apartment in a more secure part of town. The apartment of a family from the church. After a week of cleaning the house, and moving somethings to the apartment, and cleaning the apartment, moving more things, cleaning the house again, helping Pastor Dan, move into the house. I am finally finding some time to relax.
I am able to sleep well at night and am able to relax and have a little break - while still teaching, and working the in church plants. In the apartment - I have been able to find time to spend more time reading, praying, reading, it's been a great change. Through all of this God remains faithful, and constantly teaching me new things, more things He wants to change in me. Walking everyday in the fruit of the spirit - (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control) Galatians 5:22-23 and covered, protected with the Armor of God - Belt of truth, breastplate of righteousness, shoes of the gospel of peace, shield of faith, sword of the spirit, and the helmet of salvation. Ephesians 6:10 - . Teaching me the importance of putting on the armor of God - and remaing in prayer at all times. Learning a lot about spiritual warfare - something that a lot of times we blow off as nothing - but learning about the reality and the intensity of the battle, and war that we are in as Christians!! Praise the Lord that we know the ending - We have the Victory in Jesus Christ and the enemy is defeated!!!! May we live each day in victory! May God continue to bless all of you! "Pray without ceasing. . . "

. . . 10 hours of class. . .

After the first week of me teaching classes, I don't have a voice!!! I finally got my schedule for classes late tuesday morning, and I have 5 classes to teach on tuesday and 5 classes to teach on thrusdays... Thursday went well, just about all of my classes cooperated with me, listened and were good students, however, I was left without a voice!!!! My schedule now constists of teachign 10 hours, and working translating 5 hours on wednesdays, plus, working in 3 church plants, being in charge of 3 children's ministries!! I'm sure keeping busy, and God is giving me the strength and understanding each day that I need to do His work!!
Let's see, work in the church plants is taking some shape and form. . . Seeing restults as we devote more time to prayer and fasting for the children and for the churches, communitites. This coming week, Wednesday we are going to have a special service in Punta de Mata for the children where we are going to annoint the children with oil, because the environment there has been very rough. Keep these children in your prayers. They come from poor, broken homes with tough living and family conditions!!
Other news, a last minute decision from my part, this Sunday, tomorrow, I am going to be baptized here in the A Dios Sea La Gloria, church. I talked with Pastor Casto about some doubts I had about baptism and if I needed to be baptized. . I felt an un-easiness so to speak because I hadn't been baptized with my personal decision and conscience. Pastor Casto encouraged me to take advantage of this opportunity!
God is taking me to a new level, higher level spiritually, and it's been a tough process to learn but It's been good, to be able to grow and learn, change. Still learning, stilll growing, still changing. . Learning to spend quality time, real quality time with God daily, to listen clearly to His voice, and follow his calling. Go deeper, into who God really is and fall in love with God. Go deeper in prayer, learn how to pray, how to interecede, be a woman of prayer. (Things may seem very simple, or normal thats what the Christian life is all about, but making each of these REAL in everyday life, wow, what a difference.)

What am I up to now??

Well, and now. . . . Tuesday the 16th, I start classes again, teaching in the school. Unfortunetly I don't know what classes I will be teaching - well what grades. I know I have 1 class of Christian education 2nd grade. . . English classes but I don't know what grades.. Planning is tricky - I feel un-prepared to start classes again. God knows what he is doing. That is the most important. I am finally updating, as well as cleaning the house and all the other maintence that needs done and I just haven't had time to do it. I'm learning and enjoying the importance and intimate time with God, reading his word and praying. How things get done, and how things, people change, is through prayer and fasting. I am learning, slowly but surely to implement these important spiritual disciplines in my daily life. . . How refreshing it is just to be in God's presence, and enjoy His presence.

. . . Caracas . . .

I forgot to mention that our team consisted of Jose, Jhonmar (Jose's brother), and Luis Guillermo. 3 guys and myself, the only girl. We arrived at the church and were greeted by youth and families from the church. They already had our night planned because it was the birthday of one of the girls from the youth group!! We ate an arepa and headed off to the house. I was kinda tired from the bus ride. For the most part felt okay. We had a time of worship and sharing the word in this house and the only thing I could do was cry. Through out the entire week, everytime I was in the presence of God, the only thing I could do was cry. God changing my heart, working in my character, and my love for Him. The week was filled with prayer, fasting, evangelism, house visits, evangelism, arepas, pasta, arepas, pasta, arepas and more pasta. It was a time were God called me farther out of my comfort zone,to pray with people, to bring a word of encouragement to people. The leaders in Caracas asked me to pray, to give a word. God glorified himself. Most of all changed my heart toward Caracas, and Venezuela. . . gave me more of a passion, more desire to pray, and to be in communion with God. To end the trip we had a little connection to attend a Jesus Adrian Romero Concert - an amazing worship leader!!
WEEK FOUR: Arriving back from Caracas monday morning, resting a little, wednesday work with childrens ministries, thrusday I'm asked to help with a children's camp, helping with planning and preparations for childrens camp. Friday same, and seminar to attend about finances and leadership and childrens ministry to lead. . . Began problems with electricity here in the entire country, where the electricity will go out randomly for minutes, to hours. .
WEEK FIVE: Monday first day of children's camp - my job to be incharge of the 5 year olds. Lead the class, the crafts, and stay with the 5 year olds. No one shows up for the welcome, songs, to start - kids are running in the sanctuary, being kids. I lead games and songs as intro, divided into the classes, gave the class, in the afternoon they asked me to lead games and recreation, . . . . following day. . . . all over again I became 'in charge' of everything. . . . At the end of 2 full days working with kids I was exhausted!!! Wednesday work with childrens ministry, thrusday arrived a Pastor and his son from the United states, and Friday began Missions conference. Thrusday - Monday, spent just about all day every day translating!!!!!!!!!!!! Through all of this God is showing me how he wants to use me, He wants me to step up and allow Himself to work through me. The gentle reminder that I am just a tool that God wants to use, I am just clay in the potters hands. If I allow God to use me, if I forget about myself, my gifts and talents, my fears, and weaknesses and just let God use me how He wants to, He receives the Glory and the Honor. . . That's how our lives should be.