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April 2006
Dear Praying Family,
Thank you for praying for the “lost sheep” of Queretaro. I have
several updates and requests to share with you this month.
In the house church in Aquiles Serdan we continue to see the Lord
doing great things there. Last week there were 41 present in one small,
small, small living room on Sunday night. I am thankful for a group of
partners from Indiana who spent a week with us and helped us in this
house church. We had another hair cutting clinic there this month and we
were able to present the gospel to a lot of new people who have not been
part of the work there. Please pray that the house church will
multiply rapidly. There are seven main streets in this community and
we would like to see a house church on all seven of them. Also please
pray that the believers there would see a vision to carry the message
they have heard to their families in other communities.
In the house church that meets in Antonio’s house. We are
seeing the first multiplication off of the original group into a new
group that will meet on Monday nights. Please pray for Juanalillia
and Elena as they form their group and minister on their street. Please
continue to pray for the original house church as it has proved to be
more of a training center for new works.
Please pray for Brother Aurelio Corona. Aurelio may go to the
north part of Queretaro and work under our strategy. There are still
several obstacles to overcome but I am encouraged by Aurelio’s heart to
consider this undertaking. The counties that would be touched by Aurelio
are San Joaquin, Peñamillar, Landa de Matamores, Arroyo Seco and some
others. If this does not work out we will use Aurelio in our local
church planting team.
Please begin praying for a new community named Valle Dorado.
We have entered this community twice and have been received real well.
We are developing a plan to start a new work in Valle Dorado and we ask
that you pray for two things.
- Pray that man of peace be identified rapidly
- Please pray that the people who live in Valle Dorado would
accept ownership rapidly of the work so we can proceed to the next
community.
In closing I want to share a special praise with you. Last month I
asked you to pray for my father who was facing a very serious surgery on
an aneurysm. I was able to take a few days and visit with my dad and
also be with him in the hospital on the day of his surgery. The Lord
honored your petitions and after about 10 days in the hospital my father
is at home and recovering. Thank you for praying for him and my mom
during this difficult time. Please continue to pray for his recovery.
And also thank you for your faithful giving to International
Missions. Because of what you do in your churches, we can do what we do
in Queretaro. Your prayers do make a difference and we thank you for
your faithful praying. Let me share this story with you.
Flor is a young lady, twenty-something, and very confused. About
two months ago I saw Flor enter into the doorway of our house church
in Aquiles Serdan. One of the new believers from this group went to
her and showed her that the bible we were using was the same as the
bible that they had used in the Catholic Church. Also Ismael shared
with Flor that we were teaching the truth directly from the bible,
and not as they had been taught in Catechism class. Flor began to
accept some of our teachings and you could see a transformation in
her life. Three weeks ago team member Antonia shared with Flor how
to be saved but Flor did not accept the Lord this night. There was a
lot of confusion in her life and she was preparing to leave on a
visit to one of the Catholic pilgrimages to San Juan de Los Lagos to
ask for a miracle and pay her dues to the virgin of San Juan de Los
Lagos. Antonia shared that it is Jesus who grants miracles and not
the virgin, it was Jesus who died for her and not the virgin, yet
Flor did not accept the Lord. The following week as we met for house
church the Holy Spirit had prepared Flor’s heart and she accepted
the Lord as her only Savior. What was the difference between the two
weeks? Well a group of volunteers was here with us and they saw
Antonia witnessing to Flor and when Flor did not accept they
committed to pray for her until she became a Christian. Their
prayers were answered in one week! Praise the Lord!
PLEASE PRAY!
God bless, we’ll write again in one month.
Rich & Jody
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