Happy New Year

Greetings and blessings on this next to the last day of 2007. (Where did it go?)

It’s been a good year, battles along, but victories as well. God is good – All the time!

We had a pretty quiet Christmas here. A dear pastor friend and his family were with us 3 days. They took their kids different places in the day time, and we had good fellowship in the evenings.

Four people prayed for salvation last week. We had a good Christmas service and suspended some of the other activities to give our team some rest time!

Please pray for us this next week. I will be ministering in a local prophetic conference on Tuesday and preaching at our Tabachines Centro de Fe on Sunday – the 21st anniversary for Juan and Gloria Acosta as pastors there.

(Photo - Juan, Gloria and her brother Luis)

We have a church wide fast from the 4th to the 13th. We want to hear from God and see greater things for His glory (and of His glory) in 2008.

Thank you for your prayers...they are so needed and so appreciated.

Have a wonderful year ahead...and a great Lord’s Day today

Roger and Linda

Maranatha

Update - December 23

Greetings, Blessings in the Name of the Savior, born in Bethlehem

May you and yours enjoy a blessed Christmas time - worshipping the Lord Jesus.

We had a good week...busy with Christmas related activities and such. Last week 6 people prayed for salvation. This week three others prayed. We are believing for a great day today, here nd there where you are.

Thank you for your prayers for us and the ministry in Mexico.

God bless you today, in a very special way.
Roger & Linda
Maranatha

Update - December 16

Greetings and blessings in Jesus.

I am late - usually have this done Saturday evening - but due to the Intenet situation at 'Linda's House', I had to wait until I got to church this morning. Nevertheless...here we are. 'Too blessed to be stressed!'

MISSIONS CONFERENCE
The missions conference was SO blessed by the Lord. We felt a real heart response from the people. A real breakthrough. The people have been responding well but e reached a new level of understanding and commitment this year. Praise God.





AGUA VIVA RADIO
Reports still come from the radio program we have had on the air in Mexico since July 1968. Our Leon, Guanajuato pastor told me last night about an engineer in the church who was born crippled...his body all doubled and drawn up...limbs useless. His mother listened to our broadcast. One day she placed his little body on the radio as we prayed for the sick. The Lord healed him completely. Now he has graduated from the university with an engineering degree! Praise the Lord!

COUPLES BANQUET
Last night Linda and I spoke at a couple's banquet at the Tabachines Faith Hope and Love Center. It as a blessed time. I spoke on 'The Spirit of a Happy Marriage.' Texts, Mal 2.15-16 and 1 Peter 3.4.

Thanks you, always, thank you for your prayers for us. Linda is really doing well, we are so blessed in so many ways. You are an important part of that blessing. GOD BLESS YOU!

In Him,
Roger & Linda
Maranatha

Update - December 9

Greetings to you from Guadalajara, Mexico!

We are in the last 2 days of our annual missions conference here. It has been GOOD!

Missionary Chuy Perales from a misddle east country and missionary Reynaldo Torres from Senegal have been ministering. God is using them to speak to the church here about a deeper commitment to world missions.

Several of our young people have a definite call to missions. Please pray for them to take steps and make progress toward getting to the field where God is calling them.

And we have also had people saved here in the services, as we talk about lost people in other nations! Missions and soul winning, from our Jerusalem to the ends of the earth! Amen.

Have a wonderful Lord's Day - and many thanks for your prayers for us here.

In Him,
Roger and Linda

Maranatha

December Newsletter

Dear Friend,

Greetings in the Name of our Savior, The Lord Jesus. Merry Christmas to you and yours!

ANNUAL MISSIONS CONFERENCE
This weekend we begin celebration of our annual missions conference here at the Angulo downtown Center. We have two Mexican missionaries coming to minister. One spent a decade in Pakistan (he had to come home due to the turmoil there in his area.) The other spent several years in India and the past several years in Senegal. We have a number of young people who have a call to missions – please pray that God will speak a helpful word to them this week – and to the congregation as a whole.

Last year the church gave over $100,000 Pesos. Almost $11,000 Dollars. We are believing for increase of faith and commitments at this conference. Again, your prayers for the conference are appreciated!

SALAMANCA CENTER ANNIVERSARY
Last weekend I too my cousin, Steve Collins, with me to Salamanca where we started the church 27 years ago. We bought an old building downtown and converted it into a church building. Our pastor there is Luis Miranda, a man of passion and faith and years of pastoral experience. It was gratifying to see the enthusiasm of the people as we ministered. Salamanca is about 200 miles from Guadalajara in Guanajuato state. It is a petroleum city of about 200,000 population. One os Mexico’s biggest refineries is there. A good place for a strong church with a strong vision.

AGUA VIVA – OUR RADIO OUTREACH MINISTRY
We are in our 40th year of broadcasts with this daily 15 minute program. I have always been amazed at how the Lord has used it – it is such a simple and short program. But he have testimonies of many, many people saved, many healings and many marriages helped. Many men who are now pastors first heard the Gospel through this little program.

This month (December) we start broadcasting on 2 new FM station in Leon, Guanajuato. Leon is one of Mexico’s important cities – with over a million population. We have a strong Center there with a really good pastor. Please pray for Leon and the surrounding cities and villages to be impacted through the broadcasts. (The cost for these 2 stations is $1000 Dollars a month. Please pray for the finances for this outreach.)

CHRISTMAS – THE SAVIOR’S BIRTH – CALVARY – RESURRECTION – COMMISSION
Its all because of Him...and for Him. I was preaching on “Lord Jesus, Teach us about Your Church.” The message the Lord gave was...1. It is My Church. 2. I am in the midst of My Church. 3. It is an aggressive, conquering and victorious Church. 4. My Church must have My Heart of the lost sheep of the world. That’s why we are here...planting churches. training leaders, and reaching out through radio and literature – to reach this lost generation for Him.

YOU – You are such a vital and essential part of what we are doing. We are here because of His call – we have been able to stay these 40 years because of your prayers and support. Thank you! And God bless you! And a very blessed Christmas season and prosperous New Year.

In His Grace,
Roger and Linda

Newsletters Added

Greetings and blessings on you at this Thanksgiving time of the year. Yes, Thanksgiving...Not Turkey Day, nor do we celebrate Spring Break, Happy Holidays, but Easter and Christmas! Amen.

So, have a happy abd blessed Thanksgiving this year.

Please note we've added a section for our newsletters in the links along the right side of this page. November's newsletter is up and others will be linked here we publish them.

Update - November 18

Greetings and blessings from Acatlan de Juarez, Mexico. I am writing on a borrowed laptop and borrowed Internet tonight. Hopefully we will have our own again some time next week.

We had a kind of ordinary week. Some interesting meetings, one person saved Sunday, and a couple of emergency situations. But basically calm and busy unpacking boxes in Lindas House.

Linda is much better now. She has about recovered from the allergy problems from the Dallas trip.

We are expecting a good day tomorrow in the Lords House. (I havent found the apostrophe key yet on this laptop.)

Your prayers are SUCH a blessing. Thank you! And please dont quit.

God bless you more and more.

Roger and Linda

Maranatha