Big Day on Easter Sunday
Praise the Lord for His blessings! Easter Sunday the Lord blessed as we had a record attendance of 98! We were going to set our goal for anniversary in October for 100. I guess we’ll have to set it higher. We had a great day as both classes of kids sang specials as well as the young people.
After church we all loaded up and drove by Bro. Oscar’s church as it was their first Sunday in their new building. It was good for our people to see as we trust one day to have our own building as well. Then we headed out to the institute to have a dinner on the ground and to baptize 9 precious people. Pray for their continued growth in the Lord.


A Big Open Door
“Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,” 2 Cor. 2:12. In Aguascalientes, there is a huge annual fair. It lasts four weeks. People come from all over Mexico and other parts of the world. We were given 5,000 cd’s of Bible Stories for kids. Our people made 1,000 felt wordless books and then packaged them in a bag with an explanation of what the colors mean. They also made 2,000 bracelets with beads in the same colors. We bought 3000 tracts for kids that explain the colors of the beads on the bracelet. A pastor friend of ours had his church make almost another thousand bracelets.

A booth at the fair is very expensive, more than we could even pay for one week. However, through a contact we got a booth for 10 days free! Our people got busy making a puppet stand, practicing puppet shows, putting packets together and above all praying. Our young people dressed up like clowns and passed out hundreds of tracts and wordless books while one would be explaining the wordless book. We probably won’t know the fruit from this endeavor till we get to heaven but we trust that God’s Word will not return void.

Church Building Under Construction
Thank you much for your prayers concerning this building. The pastor, Oscar Contreras, has really gone through some trials. He got the concrete poured for the roof but came up about $6,300.00 US dollars short. He gave his truck to the bricklayers as partial payment.

The bricklayer was in an accident and because the truck was previously owned by Bro. Oscar the law almost put him in jail. They wanted to fine him $3,000.00 US but he was able to get it reduced to $600.00 US. On top of that his mother is about to die with kidney failure. She was left a small house by her husband but because she has five different names they are in legal battles to get the right name before she dies or he will lose the house.

Apart from that, the landlord needed the building they were renting. So this Sunday, March 23rd, they had their first service in their own building. Pray for them, however, as they will be meeting on a dirt floor as there was not enough money left to pour the concrete. They also need a bathroom.

We are confident that the Lord will complete this building but we must continue to pray!


Training Soul-winners
We are continuing to train soul-winners. Of the fourteen, six have completed the course. They are required to know how to give the plan of salvation, and have to know the six studies we have on “Eternal Life.” They also must know the lesson on eternal security and baptism. Apart from all that they must be faithful to go soul-winning. Almost every week they are winning someone to Christ. Praise His Name!