On Sunday, April 1st, we had our Palm Sunday celebration. We walked to the Vita Bridge, four blocks from our sanctuary. On Buenos Aires Avenue we had our outdoor Palm Sunday service. Our church members distributed gospel tracts, and seven people accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior. They received the Gospel of John free. Then we returned to our sanctuary in a procession along the Buenos Aires and Republic Avenues. Our kids and church members were holding palms and singing Hosanna. When the church members arrived at the sanctuary, everyone received a test about our doctrinal beliefs.

On Sunday, April 8th, we had our Sunrise service with the Bible-believing churches of La Paz. We had a resurrection sunrise parade at 5:30 AM;  we walked approximately 12 blocks singing resurrection hymns and repeating Bible verses. The sunrise service was held in a gymnasium. Approximately three thousand people attended the service. We prayed for Bolivia. At 8:30 AM we returned to our BPC for breakfast. We had a wonderful service.

PRAYER REQUESTS

1. In May we will emphasize prayer time in our church. We need to involve people in a prayer time.

2. Please pray for our new member’s class and for the training of candidates for the diaconal ministry.

3. Please pray for the distribution of 6,000 gospel tracts in the streets and markets.

4. Please pray for our AWANA meetings and Ladies’ Bible Studies.

5. Please pray for the completion of our church building.

— Rev. David Quisbert

  April, 2012

Dear Church Family:

God has given us the opportunity to share the gospel in different areas of our ministry here. We want to tell you about this good news. We have had exciting times working for Jesus Christ.

AMAZING TIME OF PRAYER AT BASIL MILLER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

We made contact with Victor Quispe, the owner of Basil Miller private Christian School, for the prayer time. This school is located in Alto city and has 750 students. After arriving at the school, we had the joy of greeting the children who arrived early in the morning. The school prepared a devotional time with all the students before the start of classes. It was good to share the gospel to the students, teachers and some parents. I taught the song “Muy Negro era mi Corazon.” It’s about the wordless book. It’s easy to teach the plan of salvation with colors. Then I talked about language; I spoke some words in the Aymara language. (All the students understand this language because they are bilingual). Then I spoke in English. (This school emphasizes English as a third language.) The principal and teacher were happy with the devotional and prayer time. I gave them wall calendars and copies of the Gospel of John. We hope that every student can learn more about our Lord Jesus Christ. We had an amazing time of prayer in the Christian school. Thank you for your prayers.

DAVID AND PRISILA IN HIGH SCHOOL

Our twins, David and Prisila, were raised in our Christian home and know that we are missionaries in every corner of this country. They help us to pick up children for our Awana. In our Sunday services they play piano (David) and violin (Prisila). Now they are in the Junior Class at the American Institute in La Paz. In the school they have testified about Jesus Christ. Daniel Mendoza, their school partner, is taking our church member’s class. In the school they participated in concerts, playing arranged hymns for piano and violin. God has been protecting my twins. They are a light in the school. Gloria and I are grateful to our Lord for them. On April 11th,  they celebrated their sixteenth birthday. We appreciate your prayers for David and Prisila.

VISIT FROM PMU INTERNATIONAL FIELD DIRECTOR, DR. KEVIN BACKUS

Dr. Kevin Backus, International Field Director of PMU, visited our mission field from March 17^th – 20^th.  On Sunday morning, we had a blessed Sunday school and morning service where Dr. Backus gave us the greetings from his church and from PMU. Our brothers from La Paz Church received him by singing “welcome,” and the church members passed in front of the pulpit to hug Dr. Backus and to shake hands with him. After a fellowship time, Pastor Backus preached the Word to us in the afternoon service. Then, on Monday and Tuesday, we had meetings of evaluation about our missionary work in Bolivia and about the plans for the next five years with PMU. We emphasized the work that was accomplished with Team Timothy and the Leadership team who served God in our mission field and how our Lord is prospering our church with new members and leaders. The last day we had a dinner at the Gloria Hotel and a meeting with the elder and deacons of our church. Our leaders expressed their gratefulness for the visit of Dr. Backus. Our missionary family expresses our sincere gratitude to Dr. Kevin Backus for his kind visit and wonderful meetings. We express our gratitude for the efforts to support us. We look forward to developing our future plans to enhance the work of God in Bolivia.

PALM SUNDAY AND EASTER SUNDAY

On Sunday, April 1st, we had our Palm Sunday celebration. We walked to the Vita bridge, four blocks down from our sanctuary. In the Buenos Aires Avenue we had our outdoor Palm Sunday service. Our church members distributed gospel tracts and seven people accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior. They received the Gospel of John free. Then we returned to our sanctuary in a procession along the Buenos Aires and Republic Avenues. Our kids and church members were holding palms and singing Hosanna. When the church members arrived at the sanctuary, everyone received a test about our doctrinal beliefs.

PRAYER REQUESTS

1. On April 11th, my twins, David and Prisila, turned sixteen. Please pray for them.

2. Please pray for opportunities to share the gospel in Christian schools.

3. Please pray for the distribution of 6,000 gospel tracts in the streets and markets.

4. Please pray for our AWANA meetings and Ladies’ Bible Studies.

5. Please pray for our new member’s class and for the training of candidates for the diaconal ministry.

6. Please pray for the completion of our church building.

PRAISES

1. We praise the Lord that on March 6^th, we had the privilege to lead the city in prayer for the 27^th anniversary of El Alto city.

2. We praise the Lord that 31 children accepted Christ as their Savior during our VBS in January.

3. Praise that Dr. Kevin Backus, International field director of PMU, visited our mission field.

4. Praise the Lord that we distributed 1,100 gospel tracts and 65 Gospels of John.

5. We praise the Lord for keeping our family in good health.

6. We praise the Lord for your sacrificial support.

Thank you for giving and for your prayers so that our missionary family can serve the Lord in Bolivia. We will still be praying for you.

“After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;” Rev. 7:9

Yours in Missions,

Rev.  David and Gloria Quisbert, David Jr. and Prisila.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

On January 9th – 14, we had our VBS. This year’s focus was on the plan of salvation of our Lord. We taught the plan of salvation through colors in a book without words. Every day we explained one color, and we had materials for the children.  We printed two evangelistic banners with our logo and church address. We started with 30 children which grew to 60. This year was different because we did our VBS in the small square of the “Uyustus” market.

On Saturday, January 14th, we went to “Pura Pura” park, 30 minutes away from our church. We paid the bus and tickets for all our children. Inside the park we prepared a devotional. We sang and repeated our Bible memory verses. We amplified the activity with our sound system. The people around us listened to the gospel, and we shared many tracts. It was a good experience.  We praise the Lord for 31 children who accepted Jesus Christ as Savior. These kids received a free Gospel of John. Thank you for your prayers for them.

FEEDING THE HOMELESS

We worked for three days with the homeless in the area of the “Bus Terminal.”  We started our work at 7:00 to 8:30 AM. We taught the Word of God to the homeless with the book without words. Many of them accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior. We also  provided them with 150 cups of milk, bread and clothes. We shared 310 tracts. Please continue in prayer for these people; May God change their lifestyle.

PRAYER REQUESTS:

1. Please join us in prayer for our AWANA leaders and volunteers.
2. Please pray for new opportunities to share the gospel in Christian Schools.
3. Pray for our Ladies’ Bible Studies.
4. Please pray for the distribution of 1500 gospel tracts and 1000 Gospels of John.
5. Please pray for the completion of our church building in La Paz.
6. Please pray for the visit of Dr. Kevin Backus to Bolivia in March.

Yours in Missions, Rev. David Quisbert

January, 2012

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:

We want to thank you for your donations and support this past year. We value the work of our PMU. God’s provision for our family has been amazing. Your gifts are helping us to spread the gospel in this country. We are very committed and passionate to win souls for Jesus, and we are appealing to you to share the burden with us.

PROJECT “WINNING THE LOST”

In November our church members were encouraged to invite visitors to our Sunday Services. We worked on our project, “Winning the Lost.” We gave a card to every person asking them to write down seven names of their family members or friends, and we started to pray for them. Then they worked to invite them to our church. I prepared to speak on evangelism. I challenged the church members to invite their friends. All the people who invited a new person to the church on December 25, received a gift. As of December 19, we are happy to say that five new souls were won to Jesus. Octavio Larea, Claudia Gonzales, Jose Cuevas, Enrique Duran, and Daniel Estrada, and two asked to pray for reconciliation with Jesus and forgiveness, Petronila and Yesenia. Please pray that the Holy Spirit will move in the hearts of those who will be saved.

AWANA COMPETITION IN EL ALTO CITY

On December 19, we took 34 of our Awana kids to El Alto city, approximately 45 minutes away from La Paz, to celebrate our annual Awana competition. I had the privilege to begin the competition with prayer. All the kids and their leaders participated. They had great spirit and energy. People were cheering louder and louder. There were no fights, just laughs, cheers, and celebration. It was great to see the leaders and kids from four different churches. Finally the team from “Dios es Amor” won the first place, and our Awana took second place. After the competition we shared 95 bags of popcorn which we had prepared.

WEB SITE AND RADIO STREAM MINISTRY

We continue to broadcast our radio program, “Pastoral Reflection.” In every program we receive at least one phone call requesting prayer. We are helping and counseling people who do not know Jesus. Our audience continues to grow. We are online once a week, Fridays from 8:00 – 10:00 pm (EST Time) through the local radio station 105.7 FM stereo and the Reformed Bible Broadcasting.

Our internet server reported that our program with 24/7 streaming had listeners in 52 different countries in November and December, 2011, including the following: United States, Switzerland , Argentina, Spain, Brazil, Bolivia, Singapore, Mexico, Germany, Finland, Netherlands, Chile, Indonesia, Colombia, Guatemala, United Kingdom, South Korea, Sweden, Italy, Peru, Australia, China, Russian Federation, Japan, Malaysia, Costa Rica, Canada, Ecuador, Poland, Ukraine, Denmark, France, Philippines, Panama, United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Israel, Bulgaria, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Romania, Fiji, Egypt, Turkey, Guadeloupe, Venezuela, Lithuania, Hungary, Dominican Republic, Algeria, Uruguay, and Jordan. Please continue to pray for this project. (www.rbbradio.com)

BPC CHRISTMAS PROGRAM 2011

For this season we prepared a separate hymn book with Christmas hymns and carols (60 copies). On December 16, we had our “Musician’s Christmas Concert.” We had many visitors in our church, and the last 30 minutes, the concert was broadcasted by 105.7 FM for the cities of La Paz and El Alto.

On Sunday, December 18, we had our cantata and children’s program. (Our children were practicing many songs three times a week since the last week of November.) The drama of the Christmas story was represented for our children. I read the story of Joseph and Mary seeking a place for Mary to give birth to our Lord Jesus. The presentation was amazing. We had 124 in attendance, and we gave 120 gifts to the congregation; also toys were distributed to children. We really rejoice in commemorating the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. Two adults and five children accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior. Also we had our Christmas Eve candlelight service with songs, choral selections, and the Christmas message. May God touch the hearts of the visitors who attended. We thank each of you who kept us in prayer.

PRAYER REQUESTS

• Please pray for the distribution of 5,000 gospel tracts in the streets and markets.
• Please pray for us as we plan to preach the gospel in the public squares with small music concerts and drama.
• Please pray for our VBS, January 9 – 14, 2012.
• Please pray for family visitations and Bible studies.
• Please pray for Grover and Alexandra, as their wedding will be held January 21, 2012.
• Pray for our Ladies Bible Studies. (Mondays at 4:00 pm)
• Please pray for our internet ministry, website and stream.
• Please pray for the completion of our church building.

PRAISES

• We praise the Lord for the Christmas program. New souls were won to Jesus.
• The Trinity Bible Society is sending us 200 calendars and 500 Gospels of John. The work of evangelism will continue in 2012.
• We printed 200 copies of the “One year Bible Reading Plan” authored by Dr. John Battle. It was translated into Spanish. Our church is reading, using this plan.
• We praise the Lord for the good health and safety of our family.
• We appreciate your sacrificial support. Please continue to support us in 2012.
• We are excited about 2012, another year in which to serve God. He is definitely worthy of our praise and service.

Thank you for taking time to read our prayer letter. We will still be praying for you.

“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9

Yours in Missions,

Rev.  David and Gloria Quisbert, David Jr. and Prisila.

Greetings in Jesus’ mighty name this Christmas season.   I thank the Lord for my family. Gloria is an excellent teacher for kids and ladies. As a missionary team my family has helped me teach the children in our Awana, VBS, and Sunday school. In our services David, Jr. plays the piano and Prisila the violin, leading the musicians in our church. At a school concert this year, they played hymns testifying about Jesus Christ. I praise the almighty God and thank Him for my wonderful wife and twins.

Christmas is a special time for all of us as we contemplate the love of God who has sent His only begotten Son into our world. We would like to remember all of our BPC Pastors, elders, deacons, brothers and sisters who have prayed and supported us in our mission work. You are in our thoughts and prayers. May God bless you richly during this Christmas season and prosper the year 2012.  — Rev. David Quisbert (Gloria, David Jr, Prisila), PMU Missionaries to Bolivia

Welcoming and loving people is the first step to winning new members for the church.  In church planting efforts adding new believing members is the goal. The membership candidate must complete  a new member’s class. A BPC member must be able to defend his faith and to prove its correctness with the Bible. We praise the Lord because this year we have received ten new members. Four of them were baptized, and we had our spiritual banquet, the Lord’s Supper.

Grober and Alejandra were welcomed into our church membership. They are engaged and are preparing for marriage. Please pray for the wedding arrangements. The wedding date is January 21, 2012. God’s family at La Paz BPC continues to grow.

PROCLAMING THE GOOD NEWS IN CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS

One of the greatest challenges as missionaries is to proclaim the gospel everywhere. We prayed asking God for opportunities to teach the gospel in the schools. God has answered our prayers. This year we had incredible opportunities to teach kids and teenagers. Many of them came to know Jesus Christ as their personal Savior. We ministered in three schools to almost 2,000 students, proclaiming Christ and handing out gospel tracts. Please pray for those who heard the word of God. May God bless the Christian teachers and educators. “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the holy is understanding” Prov. 9:10

 PREACHING AT ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM

On October 20th I had the privilege to preach a sermon at the 463^rd anniversary program celebrating the founding of La Paz.  National officials were present, and the service went very well. Many tracts were also distributed by our church members. We greatly appreciate your prayers for us. — Rev. David Quisbert

 Currently, the Quisberts’ account is very low and unable to sustain their work for the remainder of the year at current giving levels.  Please remember this in your prayers. Monthly donations are needed to supply their on-going shortfall for 2012 as well.  Thank you for remembering these needs in prayer.

 October, 2011

Dear Brothers in Christ:

These last months have been very good. We want to thank you for your sustained support of our mission work in La Paz, Bolivia. We pray that the good Lord continues to reward and bless you. In this letter we are glad to share with you some areas of our ministry.

INDEPENDENCE DAY IN BOLIVIA

On August 6^th we celebrated a new anniversary of Bolivia. While the official celebration was held in Sucre, I had the privilege of participating in the official local program led by the local governor.  We had a public service in the “Murillo square” where I led in song and prayer. We shared gospel tracts with the leadership of La Paz.  I gave thanks to the Lord once again because, in July, we participated in the official service with Bolivian authorities. Now in this opportunity we went with our elders, deacons and my wife Gloria. Thank you for your prayers.

RECEPTION OF NEW BPC MEMBERS

Our Church had the privilege to receive six new church members on Sunday, August 14^th. Our church is growing.  Two new members also received the sacrament of baptism. We had a wonderful service and celebrated the Lord’s Supper with the congregation and the new members. We praise the Lord for the family of God.

MANUALS AND GUIDE BOOKS FOR OUR SUNDAY SCHOOL

One of the greatest needs of our church is manuals and guide books for our Sunday school classes. We wrote and printed 40 books. We know that these materials can help make our Sunday schools more effective and a blessing to our students. We continue writing more manuals and guide books.

AWANA PROGRAM

In September we worked to increase our Awana attendance by visiting some parents of our clubbers. We were sad when we learned that Nicole and Ephaim are going to take their first communion in the Roman Catholic Church in December. Their parents are Roman Catholic and decided for their kids. Please pray for these kids.

On the other hand we thank the Lord because this month we had more kids in our Awana. Most of them are eager to learn the Bible stories and memory verses. We had many competitions and gave prizes and snacks to the kids. Please pray for us. We need adult volunteers, leaders and helpers.

CHRISTIAN LITERATURE, GOSPEL OF JOHN

One of my concerns in the ministry is having available Christian literature and gospel tracts. I have made contact with Bible and tract societies to get Christian literature at a low price.  Two tract societies have sent five thousand gospel tracts, and we are waiting on tracts from the Free Tract Society.

Since last year we started to help in the Bolivian committee of the Trinitarian Bible Society to review the Spanish translation of the Bible (Reina Valera). In Spanish countries there are many committees. We finished reviewing the Gospel of John, and now it is ready. The General Secretary of the TBS of US (William Greendyk) came to Bolivia to meet with the committee. We asked for a printing of the Gospel of John and found out that they have received a donation to print the Gospel of John for free distribution in South America. We presented a project for printing and distribution.  Please pray for us as we seek to share the Gospel of John throughout Bolivia and its neighboring countries.

WEB SITE AND RADIO STREAM MINISTRY

We thank the Lord for our radio program, “Pastoral Reflection.” It brings the gospel of Jesus Christ to the Spanish people. The Bible teaches that there is an eternal hell and an eternal heaven. In order to inherit eternal life in heaven, one must repent and receive Jesus Christ into his or her life.  We share this message.  Listeners call by phone sharing their prayer requests. We praise the Lord for the opportunity to testify about the gospel each week. 24 hours, 7 days a week our English internet broadcasting is also available on: www.rbbradio.com

FEEDING THE HOMELESS IN LA PAZ

On September 23^rd my wife, kids, and I went to help the homeless people who live in the area near our BPC.  Our missionary work in La Paz has an impact by preaching the gospel to these people. We distributed 200 gospel tracts and ten copies of the Gospel of John.

We are now working with the immigrants from “North of Potosi.” The reality is these people are hungry for food and hungry to hear the Word of God. We prepared to explain God’s plan of Salvation because we know about the power of the gospel; it can change people.  A spiritual conversion can break the culture of poverty. It’s sad to see many homeless moms with their kids and older adults living in poverty.

We shared the gospel and urged people to receive Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Many repented and asked for prayer. That morning we shared fresh bread with a cup of milk. Please pray for those people who are living in poverty without Jesus.

PRAYER REQUESTS

1. Please pray for the distribution of 1500 gospel tracts in the streets and markets.
2. Please pray for our church pre-marriage counseling class.
3. Pray for our Ladies Bible Studies. (Mondays 4:00 pm)
4. Pray for our AWANA program. We need adult volunteers, leaders and helpers.
5. We will celebrate our annual Reformation Day. Pray for our Reformation Day lecture.
6. Please pray for our internet ministry, website and stream.
7. Please remember to pray for our monthly support.
8. Please pray for the completion of our church building.

PRAISES

1. We visited the Zuzo’s family and encouraged them. We also visited Mrs. Irma Calderon at the Military Hospital. She is an older senior with heart problems; now she is at home.
2. On September 23, we fed 150 homeless in La Paz city. We distributed 200 gospel tracts and ten copies of the Gospel of John.
3. On September 25^th we commemorated the 442nd anniversary of the publication of the Spanish Bible (Reina Valera). The members of the church memorized and repeated the Books of the Bible. Each one received a sample of the Gospel of John and our BPC bookmarks.
4. On Wednesday evenings we have our Bible Study and Prayer. We thank the Lord for the conclusion of the studies of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Epistles of John.
5. We praise the Lord for the good health and safety of my family.

 Yours in Missions,

Rev.  David and Gloria Quisbert, David Jr. and Prisila.

www.quisbert.org

Please remember the Quisberts and all those working with the outreaches of the church, including AWANA, radio ministry, and feeding the homeless.

Ministering in our AWANA Clubs

Our Awana program for children meets weekly on Saturdays from 3 – 5 PM; our kids enjoy meeting new friends, learning Bible lessons and playing games. Our attendance is approximately forty children each week. In our club we have four different sessions.  Book time is a time of Bible memory work by ages. During counsel time  the kids enjoy the Bible stories together as a large group. We prepare questions and prizes for them. Next, we have the game time. Finally, we serve snacks. Our kids enjoy all these activities.  As missionaries we are developing them spiritually, intellectually, and physically. Please keep us in prayer that the Lord will provide helpers and all our needs.  Every year we need to buy supplies for our children (memory books, vests, t-shirts, and award fees).

Spanish Christian Radio Program

Understanding the need for Spanish speaking people to hear about Jesus, in June we started our Radio programming, “Pastoral Reflections,” once a week, Fridays at 9 – 11 PM (EDT time) through the Reformed Bible Broadcasting and the local Radio Station 105.7 FM. The streaming signal from the internet is broadcast live for the cities of La Paz and El Alto. If you know any Spanish speaking people, please invite them to join us at  www.rbbradio.com.

Praises and Prayer Items

We praise the Lord for our Prophecy Conference, “The End of  the Times,” held at our Bible Presbyterian Church. Thirty-one persons attended this conference, and two women accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior.

We also had a Leadership Training Seminar for the Sunday School at the Redeemer Church of “El Alto” city. Thirty-five persons attended. We are producing manuals and guide books for our  BPC Sunday school.

Please pray for the Zola family. Ivan Zola, a student of law at the University Major of St. Andrews in La Paz, went for his regular exam and never came back.  His body was found on July 4th.  Please pray for the family.

— Rev. David Quisbert

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