Dear Pastors, Churches and Friends,
August 1, 2017 (Jun. 2017 – Jul. 2017)

Things are going well since the last printable June prayer letter.  We still often have first-time visitors weekly and people are getting saved & baptized.  One such lady is Margarita.  She had a bad past but I led her to the Lord not long ago.  She told me, “that was the best decision I ever made to get saved.  What else should I do?”  I said, get baptized and she did the next Sunday.  I filled up the baptistry (furnished by the children of our home church during their recent mission conference) early before Sunday school but near the end of the service, just before the baptism, I glanced in and much water was gone.  Why? Because I left the fill hose in but disconnected it from the spigot and it backflowed and siphoned the water out.  I quickly turned the water back on, but as I baptized folks, I had to bump their heads a little on the bottom to get their faces under the water.  Lesson learned – remove the fill hose or leave it connected.

I mentioned before about the extreme poverty here.  Recently we have given … Read More »

Dear Pastors, Churches and Friends,
June 1, 2017 (Apr. – May ’17)

I reported in our printable prayer letter two months ago on what I believe was a miracle that the Lord did for Mary contrary to so many doctors’ opiniones, tests, exams, reports, etc.  She is still cancer-free!  I am also glad to report since two months ago that Joseph’s neurosurgeon told him after reviewing the last CT scan that the cadaver bones have started to grow in his neck and no more reconstructive surgery is necessary.  Another answer to prayer is Joseph’s insurance agreed to cover most of his almost ½ million dollars in medical bills.  Joseph graduated from Bible college in May and plans to return to begin his Master’s Degree next Spring.  He was recently engaged to Joanna Carr and they plan to get married in October.  Joseph is now working as a pastoral assistant at Faith Baptist Church in Gulfport, Mississippi.

Not to be outdone by Mary & Joseph, I recently spent 4 days in a mexican hospital due to a very large kidney stone.  God sent a Jewish lady named Ana to help us find a good surgeon and Mary has now become friends with her.  Pray … Read More »