We have been approved as an organization for matching donations through Microsoft! This has been a huge blessing for our organization this year, & we pray it will continue in 2019. If you are a Microsoft employee, consider giving to Kings & Queens through the company for matching gifts!
We will be at the Giving Campaign at the Charlotte office on October 15. Stop by to see us!
A MINUTE WITH MISSIONARY MAC
-The land is in the middle of its second harvest season, so we are busy selling coconuts and bananas.
-Our chickens will start producing eggs next month so we are preparing their nesting boxes to harvest eggs.
-Our huge mango trees are starting to bear fruit and the boys can't get enough of them- the favorite product of the land so far!
-The fish pond is going to be harvested soon. We figure we have 700-1000 fish. Please be praying for a big harvest!
-The boys are so excited to make the move over to the land! They are helping with farm tasks any chance they can get.
STAFF SPOTLIGHT: Carmen Guerrero
Carmen has been married for 22 years and has two daughters. She came to know the Lord at age 16. She met Julio & Rosa (our Peruvian directors) during a very difficult time in her life where she had wandered from the Lord. They befriended her, offered her a job, and encouraged her to return to the Lord. This ministry is something very special to her, and she loves the stories of how the boys she serves were restored and rescued by God and have learned to forgive all the damage done to them. Carmen serves with her daughters in the Divine Grace Church. Carmen says she is a witness to the grace and mercy of God, and is very happy to work for Kings and Queens.
Carmen is one of our Peruvian staff members that serves Casa de Reyes and Divine Grace Church. We celebrated her birthday this month!
ALL ABOUT THE BOYS
The boys participated in a soccer tournament with all of the churches of Iquitos. They represented our church, Divine Grace, and played well.
The boys helped with construction on the land this month. They also enjoyed perfecting the soccer field on the property and have played many games there.
The boys enjoyed youth nights at church.
YAIR'S TESTIMONY
My name is Yair. My family is from extreme poverty. They did not have the means to support my education or my well being. Where I am from, there is little interest in education. In 2011, when I was eleven years old, I was placed in a home for abandoned boys. It was not easy to be left in that beautiful place. I had many fears, and I was full of mistrust. I am from an ethnic group called Ticuna, and I spoke only my tribal language. I could not speak Spanish, the language that was spoken in the home. I did not understand anyone, not the boys in the home or the adults working there. I missed my mother, my brothers, and my friends. It was a very drastic change in my life. In the home, I was introduced to God’s love. I now understand the purpose of everything. Now, I can say it was worth it. My life has meaning, and I have goals I want to fulfill. It is not easy to be away from the people I love, but now all I want to do is reach my goals. I want to become a nurse and a great servant of Christ. I hope to do this so that I can help my family and contribute to their finances. Above all, I want to share with others the love of God and to teach them that with God everything is possible. I am grateful to God for getting me out of a society that is no good and for the purpose that my life now has. Thank you for the great devotion you give to this ministry; my prayer is that it will never end until Christ comes for his Church.