Update July 26

Greetings of Grace and Peace.

Linda and I just returned from a funeral. Sister Gregoria was one of our earliest members at the Angulo Center. 81 years old, and now she is with Jesus. Its such a blessing to KNOW the one we bury is with Jesus. I tell the people all the time, "You owe it to your loved ones to believe on Jesus and live in such a way that they know you are in Heaven."

Last Sunday 4 new people prayed for salvation at the Angulo church. Two more at the Tepic mission church, and two across town at the Tonala church.

Sunday night a lady received healing in hearing at the Angulo service, and 2 people baptized in the Holy Spirit at the Tonala church.

Last night at the Los Fresnos cell meeting a couple received the Lord, as well. Praise be to God!

Monday we have a quarterly pastors' meeting here in Guadalajara. These times of fellowship and inspirational teaching are always a blessing. Please pray for safe travel for all the pastors and their wives.

The picture is of associate pastor Octavio and his wife, Rosalba. They visited the village of one of our men and 5 people prayed for salvation.

Thank you for your prayers. Have a wonderful Lord's Day celebration with some of God's kids in your area.

In Him,

Roger and Linda

Update July 19

Greetings and abundant blessings of Grace and Peace.

We had a busy and unusual week...unusual because for one thing I had a small surgery. In my 75 years I have spent on night in a hospital and previously had not undergone any surgeries at all (oh, well, I did have a small boil removed from my arm a few years ago.) I praise the Lord for the good health He has given me.

The cataract surgery was successful, and I am fine. Better than my resident nurse (Linda) thinks I am. Anyhow...

We had 2 people receive the Lord last week here in the Angulo service, and Sister Josephine had 3 ladies pray for salvation in her cell. And 2 more people in the Tepic mission church. Praise the Lord

Our children's leaders have a group of kids on an encounter this weekend. We are expecting good reports from that event tomorrow.

Your prayers are such a powerful part of the blessings we experience here...we appreciate them more than we can say.

May the Lord grant you a glorious time in His House and in His Presence.

In His Name,

Roger & Linda

Update July 10

Greetings and Many Blessings!

Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah. Ps 68.19

We celebrated the Angulo church's 35th annivesary last Sunday. Seven people prayed for salvation. And we had "dinner on the grounds" inside the church afterward. Many kinds of delicious Mexican food!

I am sending this on Friday because we want you to pray for Linda as she ministers tomorrow morning to a ladies' meeting here in the Guadalajara area. Then on Sunday I am ministering in the church of one of my "sheep" - a pastor in the city. It is the 17th anniversary of their church. We appreciate your prayers for us as we minister His Word.

Linda and I took my sister, Ann, to Lake Chapala one day last week. We were eating in a lakeside restaurant when a sparrow decided that Linda wanted to share her rice! I thought, "God feeds the sparrows, and sometines He lets us help Him!" I hope you can see the little sparrow.

Also I would appreciate your prayers as I am to undergo cataract surgery next Tuesday (July 14.)

Your prayers are so important to us. Thank you for praying.

God bless - and have a wonderful Lord's Day on the 12th.

In Him,

Roger & Linda

Update July 5

Greetings and Rich Blessings,

Here we are, already beginning the second half of 2009!

We are in the Angulo church’s anniversary celebration. 35 years ago Linda and initiated this local church, the first of 8 Centros de Fe (Faith Centers) here in Guadalajara.

Since moving to Guadalajara we have also helped start churches in Tepic, Salamanca, Colima, El Grullo, Autlan, Union de Tula, Zamora, Sahuayo and Ocotlan.

Last week one person received the Lord here at the Angulo church, and one lady was filled with the Holy Spirit. Three people received the Lord at the Tepic mission, too,

I am attaching a little testimony story this week. I hope it blesses somebody.

Thanks for your prayers for us – the churches, the radio ministry and the Bible correspondence courses.

Have a blessed forth of July weekend (God bless America) and a great time worshipping Father in His House tomorrow.

In Him,

Roger & Linda
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The Shawl

The notary public lawyer was a man who heard our radio broadcast and began to come by regularly at the end of our midweek meeting to chat. We became good friends, and he eventually prayed for salvation.

He was a man who placed great importance on material things. He drove a fancy car, had a diamond tie clasp, an expensive money clip and was friends with the governor and other important people.

Hermana (Sister) Lupita was a thin, emaciated lady who had a big mountain of problems when she first heard our radio program. She was sickly, her husband an alcoholic, and she owed tons of money.

On top of all that, her only source of income was a small stand where she sold cold cuts – and business was bad!

Hermana Lupita got saved, healed, filled with the Holy Spirit and began to tithe. Her husband also came to the lord and was delivered of alcoholism.

We were in a fund-raising campaign and at the end of a midweek service, as the lawyer and I were chatting, she came up to me and said because se got there late she had missed the offering time. She reached her hand inside the shawl she was wearing, drew out an envelope and handed it to me.

She turned to leave…but then turned back, stuck her hand inside the shawl and bought out another envelope. Her missions offering.

Again, she started to leave, but stopped. Turning once more to us she thrust her hand again inside the shawl and drew out a fat envelope – her contribution to the fund-raiser.

I saw the lawyer eyeing that shawl! I could almost hear him thinking, “How much would she take for it? That’s better than the goose that laid the golden eggs!” And I thought, “Friend, it’s not the shawl. It’s her obedience in tithing and generosity in giving, and God is prospering her just as He promised.

Update June 28

Dear Friend,

Greetings and blessings in Jesus.

We had no one pray for salvation last Sunday And Tepic didn't either. We did have two people pray in the Los Fresnos cell/mission, and I reported the 5 baptized in water and 10 filled with the Holy Spirit at the Encounter Retreat last weekend.

We are gearing up for the Angulo church's 35th anniversary NEXT sunday (July 5.) And that is also mid-term national election day here in Mexico. So please pray for the anniversary campaign as well as the elections. Several of the candidates are Christians, including a good friend of ours, running for the senate.

Thanks so much for your prayers for us and the work here. God bless you, and may you be blessed in a special way as you worship Him with His people tomorrow.

In Him,
Roger & Linda