HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM CHILE
FIRST: We
just finished 3 weeks of intense summer-sports programs in Las Companias with
help from the same Brazilian missions-team that helped us last summer. The group of about 15 people helped Pepe organize and run the whole thing. They did an amazing job serving
and impacting the young people of Las Companias by allowing us to once again
offer free summer-sports-programs for almost an entire month. Pepe continues to
run the programs for all the older kids with soccer every Tuesday night and basketball
on Fridays.
SECOND: We
have just started having our Fuego Urbano gatherings in the event-room of one
of the hotels right in front of the beach. After 2 years of being severely limited in
our outreach and ministry because of the size and nature of the places we have
been forced to meet in, we have finally found a centralized location that is
big enough for us to literally invite everyone we come across; so this is just
the beginning of lots of potential and possibility for growth that we are super
excited about. We have already had two meetings there which went really well.
In fact I would like to share with you the words that Gustavo, a guy I met at
the skate-park who recently started surfing and who has been absolutely transformed
by Jesus in the past 6-months, posted on his Facebook status immediately after
our first meeting. Here are his (translated) words: “It is exciting for me to know that I am in a beautiful process of
drawing near to God. I felt so much like crying, like letting go all these
tears from the bottom of my heart and soul…It is a very different happiness and
I invite everyone I know to integrate yourselves, if you like, to Fuego
Urbano…to reflect and educate yourselves about God and faith in Him. It has
been incredibly helpful for me. I was so lost all my life. Have you ever felt
empty after getting wasted, high, or having sex without love or purpose? Filled
with money but still empty in your heart? I have. Where do you think I now get
my motivation, passion, and strength to surf, skate, and work with so much
motivation? From faith in God, but I didn’t know it until I got involved in
Fuego Urbano.” Gustavo’s words are powerful, and so is his testimony. He
was a national-champ in-line aggressive skater who also started his own in-line
skate company, and now manages that while taking up his new passion: surfing.
We met in the skate-park one day after he had seen me surfing in the morning,
and told me how he was learning to surf and was really motivated but also a
little frustrated due to his lack of progress. After talking we met up to surf
the next day and I gave him some pointers and invited him to Fuego Urbano. He
was super excited about coming and as of now, there is no one in La Serena (who
I know) more on fire to surf and to draw near to Jesus. He is advancing in both
at breakneck speed. Thanks so much to all of you who support us and help so
many personal transformations like Gustavo’s take place. Thanks to all your
giving, we are able to continue to reach out to more and more people like
Gustavo. Also: we are renting the event-room where we now meet, and have
about half the yearly cost covered by donation; however we still need to come
up with the remaining $7,000-$8,000 this year, so if you would like to help
towards that cause there are giving instructions in my final paragraph below.
Please pray for us!! Below are a couple pictures from our first 2 weeks in the
hotel event-room:
FINALLY: As always there are 3 ways you may give financially to Fuego Urbano. For Automatic Monthly Online Donations you
may sign up for amounts of $25, $50, $100, or $200 per month. Just go to the
right side of my Blog (http://greghaugh.blogspot.com)
where it says ‘Recurring Donation’ and adjust drop-down menu to
the amount you’d like to give each month; then click ‘Subscribe’ and it will
take you through the process. One-Time
Online Donations are available as well: click the ‘Donate’ button on my
Blog just below where it says ‘1-Time Donation’ and it will take you through
the process. Or if you prefer Personal
Checks you can make them out to ‘Fishers of Men Fellowship’ and mail them
to: Fishers of Men Fellowship, PO Box 9284 , Newport Beach , CA 92658
Thanks so much for all
your prayers and support, and Happy New Year in 2013!
Greg
Haugh & Jose, Gislaine, Gabriel, and Gean-Felipe Eyzaguirre
