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Guatemala
Byron E. Benitez & Hawatthia "Hi" Jones
Guatemala Mission Work
Kingsley Terrace Church of Christ
2031 E. 30th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46218
Sunday, February 15, 2004
Greetings once again from the Land Of Eternal Spring!
It never gets boring no matter how many times it happens. It never gets too
old to write about. Every time it happens it helps us to realize even more
the power of God and His Word for the lives of people wanting to serve Him.
This morning it happened again. Marisol Zuņiga came forward after the sermon
and made her desire known to be baptized into Christ. Marisol once studied
with the Mormons and was baptized by them. She began studying God's word
with Anibal and Fanny Ramirez around September of last year. After studying
the Bible she saw the need to obey her Lord as He commended her. Marisol is
the sister of Glenda, who was baptized almost three years ago, the daughter
of Erlinda, who was baptized a little over a year ago, and the sister of
Ilsia, who was baptized about a week ago.
We are rejoicing and know that you are too that Marisol has made the
decision to come out of darkness and walk in the marvelous light of our
Lord. We are very glad to have her as our new sister in Christ. It was good
to see her in the new Christian's class this morning.
That's what happened in the morning. Now, for the evening. Two people
responded to the Lord's invitation. The first was Alida Martinez, one of our
new babes in Christ. She came forward asking her church family to pray for
her spiritual life and for some struggles she is going through right now.
It's great to know that, even though she is a new Christian, she knows the
power of prayer and also that she knows she has a family here that cares for
her.
The second person that responded was Catalina Judith Salazar. Catalina first
responded to be restored back to her Lord. After a brief discussion with
Byron she realized that she had not been baptized biblically. After further
study she made the decision to do what she knew God wanted her to do and be
immersed into Christ for the remission of her sins. Some of her family, who
are members at Linda Vista, had also previously shared the Gospel with her.
However, tonight her heart was open to obey God Almighty
So as you can see our Sunday was a great one. Please keep Marisol, Alida,
Catalina, the other new converts, those restored and the rest of the Linda
Vista family in your prayers. Everyone, but the devil and his angels, are
happy. Pray that God will protect us from the enemy as he raises his UGLY
head to slow down or stop the work here.
That's all for this writing. Lord willing, we will write again soon,
hopefully, with some more good news. We have sent pictures. Please let us
know if you have any difficulty viewing them.
Con amor,
Hawatthia
Byron
Catalina's Baptism |
Catalina |
Marisol's Baptism |
Marisol's Baptism |
Teaching the CENTRAL MESSAGE in CENTRAL AMERICA!
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