Guatemala Newsletter

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=98 BGCOLOR="#669999" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="05e00660ermwsq.jpg"> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=382 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="815" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 948 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Guatemala"><B>Back to</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Guatemala"><B>Guatemala</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>An Update from Guatemala...</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="742" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 828 WIDTH="736"><div> Dear Brothes and Sisters,</div> <bR> <div> I would like to share with you that God is moving His hand of power upon the church.  Attendance has been good and Jonathan (young man who was recently baptized and who I have been discipling) is preparing to serve in the church.  Recently, he had the opportunity to preach.  He is also beginning to form his own cell group.</div> <bR> <div> Byron and his wife, Roxana, (long-time friends) are regularly congregating with us as well as Antonio (a merchant we met this past Spring).  There are also a couple of other new families who are attending.  Praise the Lord, we have had a couple of baptisms recently.  Attached are some photos...</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="671" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 219 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3d60ed40.jpg" border=0 width="270" height="212" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3d71cd50.jpg" border=0 width="284" height="213" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> The government of Jalapa has launched an anti-pornography program for young people throughout the city.  God has given me the opportunity to represent the churches in Jalapa.  There are many government agencies involved in this campaign including the Department of Education, Municipal Government, National Police and the Department of Human Rights.  There are also other organizations involved including an organization who gives loans for single mothers/women to open up businesses.  I am representing the churches in Jalapa and my part is to speak about what the Bible says regarding sexual imorality and its effects.  This is giving me the opportunity to preach the Word on a larger scale as well as an opportunity with a different crowd of people from the government.</div> <div>  </div> <div> As part of our 2020 Vision, the church will be having a leadership workshop on the 29th of this month (I will send photos).</div> <div>  </div> <div> Construction still continues.  The wall construction is coming along (however, not as fast as when the groups were here this Spring).  This month, we will also begin advertising for the start of the new school which will begin in January.</div> <bR> <div> Please remember to pray for the new believers.  Pray that they remain faithful and not slip back into the world.</div> <div> - Brother Joaquin</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>