Hello from
Paraguay…where we are freezing in these average winter temperatures of 80
degrees! We are doing very well and hope
this finds each and every one of you doing just as wonderful. It has been a very busy and crazy few months
and we are very excited about all that the Lord is doing!!
Our family
is doing well. Alex and Alyssa are
adjusting better these days. Alyssa is
still praying for a good friend but has found a new passion…reading. Every few days she is on to a new book. Alex keeps trying to get her to read his
books that he has to read for school but she’s not THAT in to reading.
Alex would much rather put on a show than
read a book. He is getting ready to
start participating in a new drama club at the Asuncion Christian Academy. He is 17 now…YIKES. The kids from the church had a great surprise
party for him. 
Andrew is following the Lord’s call on his heart and is
attending Hillsong College in Sydney, Australia. It has been a great experience
for him. He is enjoying all that he is learning
and has made a lot of new friends. Praise
the Lord he got a job last week so he will be able to eat the rest of the time
he is there!!
Over the
last few months we have had several exciting things happen. We had a wonderful
turn out at our national youth camp. A
number of kids made new commitments to the Lord as well as others that made commitments
to ministry. It was blessed, fun, crazy,
sleepless, and amazing! It has created a new energy in a lot of our youth and
created a unity within the youth from all over Paraguay.
We are also
moving along on the parsonage and church property in San Lorenzo. We are extremely appreciative to all of you
who have contributed towards the project!!
We have been running between 65 and 70 every Sunday, have a talented
worship team, a ladies Bible study that runs between 11 and 15 on Wednesday
nights, and a youth and children’s program every Saturday. It is incredible to see the church full of
life and full of the Spirit!! Last
weekend we celebrated Children’s Day and had 130 children. With parents, there were over 200!!
There are several things that still need to
be done in order for us to be able to move into the parsonage so we could still
use your help. It is listed under the
10% giving projects on www.nazarene.org or you can donate through our
deputation account online at web.nazarene.org/goto/carney.missions.
God
continues to be faithful in every area of our lives and we continue to feel
abundantly blessed to be serving Him and walking in the center of His
will. Thank you again to each and every
one of you for your prayers, your notes of encouragement and your support! We
love you!
Barry,
Charlie, Andrew, Alex, and Alyssa
