Greetings and blessings in Jesus.
"Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle." Psalm 24.7-8
What a wonderful privilege to serve the King of Kings. Nehemiah had a special place and privilege serving his king in Persia. Daniel and his friends served the king(s) of Babylon, and Joesph served the mighty Pharoah of Egypt. But none of them compared in the least whit to our King! His power, glory and riches far surpass all of those put together!
His Kingdom IS coming...in all the world, and in Mexico, too! Praise God.
Linda is better! Going with me tomorrow - its a nine hour event; going, coming and ministering. Pray she'll be strong enough to make it through.
We believe she is ready for it. She did well on the special September 16 service. That was just a 4.5 hour thing.
I am sending along another "chapter" of "Our Story."
Your prayers and encouragement are so helpful. We thank you and love you for it.
Have a wonderful day in Father's house wherever you are tomorrow.
In Him,
Roger & Linda
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Update September 18
Greeting and blessings from Mexico!
“Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy. How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!” Psalm 47.1-2
I am going to try to be very brief this time. I have two attachments – our monthly Power Planting International prayer letter and a short chapter of the “Our Story” series.
We had a great time last night, celebrating Mexico’s Independence Day. Linda was up to going. It was her first service at church in three months! She was worn out when we got home, but she made it through! Everyone was glad to see her – and she, them.
As always – your prayers are so important to us and the ministry here. We appreciate them very much!
Have a great day tomorrow worshiping our Heavenly Father.
In Him,
Roger & Linda
“Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy. How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!” Psalm 47.1-2
I am going to try to be very brief this time. I have two attachments – our monthly Power Planting International prayer letter and a short chapter of the “Our Story” series.
We had a great time last night, celebrating Mexico’s Independence Day. Linda was up to going. It was her first service at church in three months! She was worn out when we got home, but she made it through! Everyone was glad to see her – and she, them.
As always – your prayers are so important to us and the ministry here. We appreciate them very much!
Have a great day tomorrow worshiping our Heavenly Father.
In Him,
Roger & Linda
Update September 11
Greetings from the Beautiful land of Mexico!
Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth. Psalm 110:3
Together with the whole country, Linda and I are remembering the horrific attack against our nation a decade ago. That was the day our world and way of life in general was so drastically changed. We experienced on our own soil what others have lived for many years. The world has become a dangerous place, but always we remember that God is on His Throne and in full control.
Haggai speaks a God shaking the nations, and then the Desire of nations will come. In the midst of drug wars in Mexico, threats of terrorism in the United States, slavery, hatred, wars and rumors of war – the Church has a message and finds hearts open to it as never before. In a hopeless age, we have a message of hope to proclaim.
This week we received letters from the Tepic maximum security prison. A former satanist; a former drug cartel member and several others are studying the Bible courses we sent them. They listen to our Agua Viva broadcast in Tepic every morning – through it they have come to the Lord and their live have been transformed. So. We discover we have a prison ministry, and didn’t even know it. PTL.
Six people came to the Lord this past week – our missions and outreaches are bearing fruit. And we are ready for Independence day here in Mexico. September 16. Please pray we can see a large number of new people come to the Lord in that service.
We celebrated with brother José Cruz and his family. José had his 100th birthday last week.
Linda is BETTER. Getting better every day, too! Thank you so much for helping pray her through that crisis and back to health.
God bless you – have a great time in His House tomorrow with His people, worshiping Him.
In Him,
Roger & Linda
Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth. Psalm 110:3
Together with the whole country, Linda and I are remembering the horrific attack against our nation a decade ago. That was the day our world and way of life in general was so drastically changed. We experienced on our own soil what others have lived for many years. The world has become a dangerous place, but always we remember that God is on His Throne and in full control.
Haggai speaks a God shaking the nations, and then the Desire of nations will come. In the midst of drug wars in Mexico, threats of terrorism in the United States, slavery, hatred, wars and rumors of war – the Church has a message and finds hearts open to it as never before. In a hopeless age, we have a message of hope to proclaim.
This week we received letters from the Tepic maximum security prison. A former satanist; a former drug cartel member and several others are studying the Bible courses we sent them. They listen to our Agua Viva broadcast in Tepic every morning – through it they have come to the Lord and their live have been transformed. So. We discover we have a prison ministry, and didn’t even know it. PTL.
Six people came to the Lord this past week – our missions and outreaches are bearing fruit. And we are ready for Independence day here in Mexico. September 16. Please pray we can see a large number of new people come to the Lord in that service.
We celebrated with brother José Cruz and his family. José had his 100th birthday last week.
Linda is BETTER. Getting better every day, too! Thank you so much for helping pray her through that crisis and back to health.
God bless you – have a great time in His House tomorrow with His people, worshiping Him.
In Him,
Roger & Linda
Update September 4
Update for 04 Sept 2011
Greetings and blessings from Mexico,
“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.” Jer 33.3
Praise the Lord for answers to prayer. I refer especially right now to Linda and her condition. She is MUCH better. Thanks to everyone who has been and is praying. She woke up this morning making plans for a nation-wide Titus 2 convention for next year! So – she’s planning on being here at least another year!
We had baptisms last Sunday. Five – mostly children. (Pics attached.) Michelle had to preach a little before she was immersed! And another couple received the Baptism in the Holy Spirit Sunday.
The father-in-law of one of our pastors passed away this past week. The whole family has been very Catholic, and not open to the Gospel. But Manuel, the father-in-law, did receive the Lord a little while before his death. Pastor Octavio preached at the funeral home, and some 20 of the family indicated a desire to receive the Lord. Pastor Martín, the son-in-law, preached at the burial, held in Manuel’s home town.
As I mentioned last week – the whole country is gearing up for the September 16 Independence Day, and so are we. I appreciate your prayers for that service – that we can see a good number of new people come to the Lord.
A young airline hostess and her mother were in the service Sunday. Found out about us through the Agua Viva radio program. I am continually amazed at how the Lord anoints and blesses those little 15 minute daily programs. But He does, and we are glad!
As always, we are acutely aware of the partnership we have with you as we minister the Word here in Mexico. Your prayers, help and love are a vital part of all we do in this land. Thank you! And God bless you!
Enjoy fellowship with Him and His people in His House tomorrow.
In Him,
Roger & Linda
Greetings and blessings from Mexico,
“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.” Jer 33.3
Praise the Lord for answers to prayer. I refer especially right now to Linda and her condition. She is MUCH better. Thanks to everyone who has been and is praying. She woke up this morning making plans for a nation-wide Titus 2 convention for next year! So – she’s planning on being here at least another year!
We had baptisms last Sunday. Five – mostly children. (Pics attached.) Michelle had to preach a little before she was immersed! And another couple received the Baptism in the Holy Spirit Sunday.
The father-in-law of one of our pastors passed away this past week. The whole family has been very Catholic, and not open to the Gospel. But Manuel, the father-in-law, did receive the Lord a little while before his death. Pastor Octavio preached at the funeral home, and some 20 of the family indicated a desire to receive the Lord. Pastor Martín, the son-in-law, preached at the burial, held in Manuel’s home town.
As I mentioned last week – the whole country is gearing up for the September 16 Independence Day, and so are we. I appreciate your prayers for that service – that we can see a good number of new people come to the Lord.
A young airline hostess and her mother were in the service Sunday. Found out about us through the Agua Viva radio program. I am continually amazed at how the Lord anoints and blesses those little 15 minute daily programs. But He does, and we are glad!
As always, we are acutely aware of the partnership we have with you as we minister the Word here in Mexico. Your prayers, help and love are a vital part of all we do in this land. Thank you! And God bless you!
Enjoy fellowship with Him and His people in His House tomorrow.
In Him,
Roger & Linda
Update August 28
Greetings and Blessings from Guadalajara, Mexico.
“I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.”
Psalm 27.13-14
Our pastor in the Tapatio Center informed us of the first service in the Tateposco area of Guadalajara. They have 6 cell groups in the area and are meeting in a loaned building while paying for the land to build another Centro de Fe.
Pastor Octavio reported 8 young men praying for salvation in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Guadalajara. It is a heavily drug infested area. In the follow up visit there this week they saw 16 more people accept the Lord.
The Tepic pastor reported an outstanding banquet and service for the Titus 2 graduation last Friday. Forty-two couples were present...over 100 in total attendance. Many of the husbands had not received the Lord but some of them did Friday night.
We are gearing up for the September 16 Independence Day service here at the Angulo Center. Please pray with us for a good harvest of precious souls at that service.
Linda is getting better day by day. Your prayers are working! Praise the Lord. I have had some very good help taking care of here these past couple of weeks – Joy Ost from Mexico City, grand daughter Heather from Dallas, and right now my sister Kay from Memphis. All have been a real blessing.
As always we are express our gratefulness for your prayers for us and the Lord’s work here. Your prayers are so important, and encourage us greatly.
Have a wonderful day tomorrow in Father’s House...enjoy worshiping Him and fellowship with some of His other kids.
In Him,
Roger & Linda
“I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.”
Psalm 27.13-14
Our pastor in the Tapatio Center informed us of the first service in the Tateposco area of Guadalajara. They have 6 cell groups in the area and are meeting in a loaned building while paying for the land to build another Centro de Fe.
Pastor Octavio reported 8 young men praying for salvation in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Guadalajara. It is a heavily drug infested area. In the follow up visit there this week they saw 16 more people accept the Lord.
The Tepic pastor reported an outstanding banquet and service for the Titus 2 graduation last Friday. Forty-two couples were present...over 100 in total attendance. Many of the husbands had not received the Lord but some of them did Friday night.
We are gearing up for the September 16 Independence Day service here at the Angulo Center. Please pray with us for a good harvest of precious souls at that service.
Linda is getting better day by day. Your prayers are working! Praise the Lord. I have had some very good help taking care of here these past couple of weeks – Joy Ost from Mexico City, grand daughter Heather from Dallas, and right now my sister Kay from Memphis. All have been a real blessing.
As always we are express our gratefulness for your prayers for us and the Lord’s work here. Your prayers are so important, and encourage us greatly.
Have a wonderful day tomorrow in Father’s House...enjoy worshiping Him and fellowship with some of His other kids.
In Him,
Roger & Linda
Update August 21
Greetings in the Wonderful Name of Jesus.
"Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name..." Php 2:9
Our youth pastor, Octavio Nava and his assistant, Beto Nolasco were making a follow up visit this week. A little old lady from Guanajuato state has been listening to our Agua Viva program for a long time. She recently moved to Guadalajara and visited the Angulo Center.
But Octavio and Beto couldn’t locate her house. Nevertheless, in their search they came upon eight young guys hanging out by some boulders in a field. Octavio and Beto began to talk with them, and then to share the Gospel. Before they were through, all eight of them had accepted the Lord. Their photo is attached to this update.
Then a lady called the church this week from the town of Tototlán (about an hour from Guadalajara.) She has been listening t the Agua Viva program for three years. She asked for someone from the Angulo Center to visit her husband in the Civil Hospital nearby. Octavio went.
He found her husband with a terribly gangrenous foot, and the doctors were planning on amputating it the next day. Octavio talked to him about the Lord. He wasn’t ready to receive the Lord yet – he was a Catholic man. Octavio read and explained Mark 16 to him, and then prayed for him.
Three days later the man called Octavio to come see him. The next day after their prayer, the doctors noticed the foot was not as bad. Maybe they would only need to amputate part of the foot. By the third day the foot was healed; no amputation was necessary. And the man was ready to receive the Lord! Praise God.
Thank you for being a praying partner with us in the ministry here. Every testimony we share – you are a part of the answer because you prayed.
Linda is a little bit better today. That, too, is because so many are praying. Joy Ost was here helping last week. Then our grand daughter Heather – who returned home to Dallas today - was here to help. My sister from Memphis arrives Monday to help for a while. We are so blessed, and so grateful for all who stand with us in the work and the trials.
God bless you richly as you worship Him with the saints in His House tomorrow.
In Him,
Roger & Linda
"Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name..." Php 2:9
Our youth pastor, Octavio Nava and his assistant, Beto Nolasco were making a follow up visit this week. A little old lady from Guanajuato state has been listening to our Agua Viva program for a long time. She recently moved to Guadalajara and visited the Angulo Center.
But Octavio and Beto couldn’t locate her house. Nevertheless, in their search they came upon eight young guys hanging out by some boulders in a field. Octavio and Beto began to talk with them, and then to share the Gospel. Before they were through, all eight of them had accepted the Lord. Their photo is attached to this update.
Then a lady called the church this week from the town of Tototlán (about an hour from Guadalajara.) She has been listening t the Agua Viva program for three years. She asked for someone from the Angulo Center to visit her husband in the Civil Hospital nearby. Octavio went.
He found her husband with a terribly gangrenous foot, and the doctors were planning on amputating it the next day. Octavio talked to him about the Lord. He wasn’t ready to receive the Lord yet – he was a Catholic man. Octavio read and explained Mark 16 to him, and then prayed for him.
Three days later the man called Octavio to come see him. The next day after their prayer, the doctors noticed the foot was not as bad. Maybe they would only need to amputate part of the foot. By the third day the foot was healed; no amputation was necessary. And the man was ready to receive the Lord! Praise God.
Thank you for being a praying partner with us in the ministry here. Every testimony we share – you are a part of the answer because you prayed.
Linda is a little bit better today. That, too, is because so many are praying. Joy Ost was here helping last week. Then our grand daughter Heather – who returned home to Dallas today - was here to help. My sister from Memphis arrives Monday to help for a while. We are so blessed, and so grateful for all who stand with us in the work and the trials.
God bless you richly as you worship Him with the saints in His House tomorrow.
In Him,
Roger & Linda
Update August 14
Greetngs and Blessings from Mexico.
"For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich." 2 Cor 8.9
I have been thinking a lot about grace lately. God's unmerited favor to us as well as His divine ability in us to do His will. Sufficient grace, saving grace, giving grace.
2 Corinthians start and ends with Grace. My prayer for you is in that last verse, "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen."
Just a short report (really) this week.
Joy Ost is here for a few days, helping take care of Linda. Joy is a great blessing. I do believe that Linda is a tiny bit better today. Thank so much for your prayers.
Titus 2 graduation was last night in Tepic. God truly blessed those sessions. Such a simple course of teaching that God has mighitly anointed and uses powerfully to bless His women and their marriages. I got call from a lady this week looking to talk to Linda about another round of Titus 2 in their church. She was in Linda's first Titus 2 teachings there, and her life and marriage were transformed.
We have begun the renewed activity at the Ocotlán mission. Ocotlán is a city of some 200,000 people. I have a radio program there that also broadcasts over the Internet. Two new families became a part of the Ocotlán work last week, and some new people received the Lord there.
Your prayers for us and the ministry are SO vital! And for Linda these days, such an encouragement to us both! Thank you!
Have a wonderful time in His House tomorrow.
Pics of the renewed Ocotlán work and setting in the pastor, Jorge Solis and his wife, Fabiola.
In His Grace!
Roger & Linda
"For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich." 2 Cor 8.9
I have been thinking a lot about grace lately. God's unmerited favor to us as well as His divine ability in us to do His will. Sufficient grace, saving grace, giving grace.
2 Corinthians start and ends with Grace. My prayer for you is in that last verse, "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen."
Just a short report (really) this week.
Joy Ost is here for a few days, helping take care of Linda. Joy is a great blessing. I do believe that Linda is a tiny bit better today. Thank so much for your prayers.
Titus 2 graduation was last night in Tepic. God truly blessed those sessions. Such a simple course of teaching that God has mighitly anointed and uses powerfully to bless His women and their marriages. I got call from a lady this week looking to talk to Linda about another round of Titus 2 in their church. She was in Linda's first Titus 2 teachings there, and her life and marriage were transformed.
We have begun the renewed activity at the Ocotlán mission. Ocotlán is a city of some 200,000 people. I have a radio program there that also broadcasts over the Internet. Two new families became a part of the Ocotlán work last week, and some new people received the Lord there.
Your prayers for us and the ministry are SO vital! And for Linda these days, such an encouragement to us both! Thank you!
Have a wonderful time in His House tomorrow.
Pics of the renewed Ocotlán work and setting in the pastor, Jorge Solis and his wife, Fabiola.
In His Grace!
Roger & Linda
Update August 7
Greetings from Mexico,
“How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! ...For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.” Psalm 36
Just a short email this week – and a prayer letter attachment.
Linda is home from the hospital, but still very weak. Please continue to pray for her.
Youth camp was a tremendous event. I don’t know yet how many got saved, how many received the Baptism in the Spirit, as well as other things God did in their lives. But it was a powerful week!
We had 6 baptized in water last Sunday. 2 new people came to Jesus in the Tepic mission and a bunch made decisions with the ministry of a group from New York at our Tapatio and Ocotlán churches.
News just came of the Home going of one of our dearest friends. Bob Bishop, for so many years director and president of Globe Missionary Evangelism received his beckon from the Savior. Our prayers and love are with Beth and her family.
Every week I repeat myself – thanking you for your prayers and support. I do it because we literally could not be here and serve the Lord without your partnership. So, again, thank you!
Have a glorious day celebrating Life in Father’s House tomorrow.
In Him,
Roger & Linda
“How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! ...For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.” Psalm 36
Just a short email this week – and a prayer letter attachment.
Linda is home from the hospital, but still very weak. Please continue to pray for her.
Youth camp was a tremendous event. I don’t know yet how many got saved, how many received the Baptism in the Spirit, as well as other things God did in their lives. But it was a powerful week!
We had 6 baptized in water last Sunday. 2 new people came to Jesus in the Tepic mission and a bunch made decisions with the ministry of a group from New York at our Tapatio and Ocotlán churches.
News just came of the Home going of one of our dearest friends. Bob Bishop, for so many years director and president of Globe Missionary Evangelism received his beckon from the Savior. Our prayers and love are with Beth and her family.
Every week I repeat myself – thanking you for your prayers and support. I do it because we literally could not be here and serve the Lord without your partnership. So, again, thank you!
Have a glorious day celebrating Life in Father’s House tomorrow.
In Him,
Roger & Linda
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