Missionary Prayer Letter- June 2010

OUR FAMILY
We are enjoying the grace and care of our Lord. Our daughters are finishing their classes this month. Anita is okay, but continues to pray for her mother without ceasing as she is still very ill. Joselito is very busy with ministry. Praise to the Lord for His love for us!

OUR MINISTRY

• Joselito continue preaching in the Sunday morning service at our home church and teaching the couples Sunday School class with Anita.
• He also has been teaching and preaching in our missions churches in Pifo & Calderon. You can see a short video of one of Joselito preaching at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k31L4lGNSaA
• Additionally, we have had many work meetings because we are leading many changes in our home church and in the High School associated with the church.
• Joselito taught an intensive course on pastoral training in Cañar for the ministry training program.
  
• At the end of the month, Joselito taught a special conference on the pastoral call to our High School students.

MISCELLANEOUS
Joselito taught a few intensive courses on Biblical Ethics to Vision International University in Machala & Quito.

OUR PRAYER REQUESTS & NEEDS

• For our visas to the USA, so that we can participate in missionary orientation and training for Global Outreach.
• Please continue praying for our family budget.
• For property for our new mission church in Calderon. Please help us!
• We are praising the Lord for Joselito's most recent book, Toward Baptist Identity, which will soon be published in Ecuador.
• Finally, please pray for the big project we have been working on for a long time, the establishment of Pacific Baptist University, which we are working with others to establish in Ecuador.
  

With love in Christ, Joselito & Anita Orellana (Galatians 2:20)

If you want to support us financially, please contact Global Outreach International P. O. Box 1 Tupelo, MS 38802 74 Kings Hwy Pontotoc, MS 38863 662-842-4615 • 662-842-4620 fax go@globaloutreach.org My GO account number is 3118. GO is receiving donations for us right now. Or, you can to send directly in USA to my personal account in ECCU Bank, www.eccu.org Number: 953862; or in Ecuador: Pichincha Bank, 33987541-04

Missionary Prayer Letter- May 2010

OUR FAMILY
Our daughters, Genesis & Galilee, sang at special concert with the Franz Liszt Conservatory. They are members of the children's choir and we are very proud of them. Anita is doing well, even though her mother's health continues to be very poor. Joselito is happy, but very busy. We are all enjoying the grace of our Lord Jesus.

OUR MINISTRY
Joselito continues preaching for the main Sunday morning service in our church. Additionally, both Joselito and Anita continue to teach the couples Sunday School class. Additionally we have had many meetings as we continue to lead through many changes in our church and the school associated with the church.

MISCELLANEOUS
• Joselito preached a special service for Candelaria Baptist Church.
• Joselito received a special Baptist group from the USA. The Phoenix Community of Atlanta, who has an idea to reach university students through a coffee program. You can see more information about them at: www.phoenixatl.org, www.phoenixcommunitycoffee.com. Our church has a similar vision as we are directly across the street from the Central University.
• Joselito participated in the graduation ceremony of Vision International University, as he functions as a teacher for them.

OUR PRAYER REQUESTS & NEEDS
• For our visas to the USA, so that we are able to participate in missionary orientation and training with Global Outreach.
• Please continue praying for our family budget.
• For property for our new mission church in Calderon. This is a great need.

With love in Christ, Joselito & Anita Orellana (Galatians 2:20)

Missionary Prayer Letter- April 2010

OUR FAMILY

Pray for Anita as she continues to suffer since her mother continues to be very sick. Also, I celebrated my birthday this month and am thankful to be serving the Lord (even if I am very old!) We had special service for our new mission in Calderon. Our daughters are doing well as well.

OUR MINISTRY

• We had special service for Holy Week in our home church (University Baptist Church) and Joselito preached on The Seven Words on the Cross. Also, we continue serving through various ministries within the church.
• We received a short-term mission team from the USA and Joselito went with them to Shell to work for a week. The group served with a poor orphanage with over 60 children in very dire circumstances.
• Joselito taught a marriage conference for couples at our church.
• Joselito went to Bolivia for ten days for academic purposes. The primary goal was to attempt to forge academic partnerships. He visited the Bolivian Evangelical University in Santa Cruz, the Baptist Theological Seminary in Cochabamba, and others. He also preached at the Baptist Church in Santa Cruz. He will return to Cochabamba in November to teach an intensive course for pastors. The situation it’s very difficult as 90% of the Baptist churches in Bolivia don’t have trained pastors.

MISCELLANEOUS

Please visit here for a special testimony about us

OUR PRAYER REQUESTS & NEEDS

• Pray for our visas to the USA, as we need to go for missionary training.
• Please continue praying for our family budget and help us to get new donors.
• Please pray for property for our new mission in Calderon. We need to buy now because the rental expenses have gotten very expensive. Please pray about helping with this need.
  

With love in Christ, Joselito & Anita Orellana (Galatians 2:20)

Missionary Prayer Letter- March 2010

OUR FAMILY

• Our oldest biological daughter, Genesis turned twelve on March 21. It was a wonderful time. She is growing in the grace and commitment to the Lord.
• Genesis & Galilee received special scholarships to study music and participate in the choir of the Franz Liszt Conservatory. They attend the class every Monday and Wednesday, and now they are singing in special concerts around Quito. We are very proud of them and praise our Lord Jesus for our daughters.
• Bethlehem graduated to the Rays of Sun teaching program and is also shining for Christ!
• Additionally, Anita went to Guayaquil to visit her mother who is terminally ill.

OUR MINISTRY

• Joselito taught an intensive course in Quito on Introduction to the Theology.
• Joselito has been preaching in our home church on the topic of healthy Christian families for the whole month.
• We received two different mission teams from the USA this month for the purpose of trying to discern the possibility of working together on a future Baptist University in Ecuador.
• We participated and led a special pastoral training program with David Rogers (the Adrian Rogers Team), in our home church with fifty pastors attending.

MISCELLANEOUS

• Please read this special testimony about us from our dear friend and ministry partner, Dr. David Sills, at: http://davidsills.blogspot.com/2010/02/missionaries-are-my-heroes.html
• Joselito participated in special interview at HCJB World Radio on pastoral ethics.
• Joselito preached for two days in Cuenca city to the Baptist Indigenous Congress of the local Baptist Association.

OUR PRAYER REQUESTS & NEEDS

• For visas to visit the United States, because Anita and Joselito need to go to Tupelo, MS for special missionary training with Global Outreach International
• Please continue praying for our economic support, and help us to get urgently needed new donors.

With love in Christ, Joselito & Anita Orellana (Galatians 2:20)

Missionary Prayer Letter- February 2010

OUR FAMILY

Anita went to Guayaquil for a few days to visit her family and spend time with her mother, who is very sick.

OUR MINISTRY

• Joselito preached for a 50th anniversary renewal of marriage vows for a couple in our home church.
• Joselito also taught his monthly couples conference at University Baptist Church.
• We also appointed three new chaplains for our High School in Pifo.
• Joselito went to Cañar province to teach the an intensive course on ethics using one of his own books.
• You can find additional information and pictures about our ministry at: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=528154050

MISCELLANEOUS

• You can see a special testimony honoring our ministry at http://davidsills.blogspot.com/2010/02/missionaries-are-my-heroes.html
• We are providing pastoral counseling for a few Christians couples from various churches.
• Joselito is helping the local Baptist association with administrative tasks related to their new structure and legal requirements.

OUR PRAYER REQUESTS & NEEDS

• Please pray for Joselito's potential book Toward Personal Biblical Ethics. He sent the inquiry and information to the Spanish Baptist Publishing House. Please pray they will be willing to publish this book.
• Please continue praying for our budget and help us to get new donors.

With love in Christ, Joselito & Anita Orellana (Galatians 2:20)

Please send financial gifts for us to at Global Outreach P. O Box 1 Tupelo MS 38802. Please indicate the offering is for GO account number 3118. GO is receiving donations for us right now. In the name of our family, thank so much for your love, care and special gifts for us, and our ministry.

Photos-January 2010

Missionary Prayer Letter- January 2010

OUR FAMILY

• We have posted pictures of Michelle and Genesis’ baptism in our home church on Sunday, December 27. It was an amazing experience.
• My father Joaquin (1917-2010), died on January 12th and 5:30PM in Quito, three days after his surgery. He went to the glory of God in peace. Now he is resting in the grace and presence of my Lord Jesus. We are enjoying the peace of our Lord. We had wonderful burial service and Joselito preached.
  

OUR MINISTRY

• Joselito led the New Year’s retreat for our home church.
• Joselito continues preaching for our home church on Baptist doctrine. We continue working in the little mission Baptist church in Calderon.
  

DONATION CHANGE

• You can send your special gifts for us to: Global Outreach P. O Box 1 Tupelo MS 38802. You need to put our personal account number with GO in the memo line on the check, 3118. If you want include our name a separate piece of paper it is okay, but not necessary if you include our account number on the check.

MISCELLANEOUS

• Two days after his father’s burial, Joselito led two conferences in Guayaquil for the National Congress of Christian Education as a representative of the Spanish Baptist Publishing House. There were one thousand people in attendance.
• Joselito sent his final project to the SBPH (notes, articles, etc. on the Gospel of Luke) for the New Hispanic World Study Bible.
• Joselito spoke on a special document to the government representative at a conference on freedom of religion in our home church.
  

OUR PRAYER REQUESTS & NEEDS

• Pray for the beginning of our work with our new missions agency, Global Outreach International
• Pray for our family and ministry during 2010
• For the Baptist university project (Joselito is committee member )
• Please continue praying for our budget and help us find new donors.
  

With love in Christ, Joselito & Anita Orellana (Galatians 2:20)

Photos- December 2009

Missionary Prayer Letter- December 2010

OUR FAMILY

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2010! We are doing well. Anita turned 39 on December 30. She was a little sick with the flu, but is much better now. Michelle & Genesis were baptized in our home church. It was marvelous for us to see our daughters testifying about their faith in Jesus as their Lord and Savior. We made a very important decision about our missionary partnership this month. We resigned from Palm Missionary Ministries, to be missionaries with Global Outreach International. Pray for us as we make this transition. You can to send your special gifts for us to PMM Inc. until we have the support channels set up through Global Outreach. You can see the information below.

OUR MINISTRY

• Joselito continues preaching & teaching in our home church on Baptist doctrine.
• We had an intensive course in Tambo-Cañar province on Baptist doctrine. Joselito was able to use his new book for that.
• We helped host a group from SBTS in the USA.

MISCELLANEOUS

• Joselito led a special marriage ceremony in an indigenous community, Tolte, in Chimborazo province. It was a nice experience and he was able to preach to almost 300 people at the service.
• Joselito helped with pastoral counseling at one of our Baptist churches in Quito as they were having many problems. We have also continued counseling several couples.

OUR PRAYER REQUESTS & NEEDS

• Pray for our family and ministry during 2010
• Pray for Joselito's Father, Joaquin, who is 92 years old. He is very sick. He has a lot of leg pain and needs continual medical attention.
• Please continue praying for our budget and help us to get new donors.
• Pray for Joselito's work with the Spanish Baptist Publishing House (SBPH).

We are missionaries with Palm Missionary Ministries. If you want to support us financially, please contact our Financial Manager with Palm for details on how to contribute to our ministry: Bill Quesenberry, at bquesenb@earthlink.net Phone, 305-6650903 Fax, 305- 6650859. Postal address: 1315 Campo Sano Avenue Coral Gables, FL 33146-1165

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