Update September 28

Greetings in Jesus,

What a busy week! What a blessed week!

Plans are in the making for a giant city wide Jesus celebration on December 20 in the Guadalajara soccer stadium! That's a miracle, but we all are expecting many, many more miracles on the evening. Would you be praying with us for it?

Good service all week - 5 people came to the Lord last week here in the downtown Angulo Street Center. And we had our first decision at the new Tepic work. Sara Ramirez heard our radio program there and came to the meeting where she prayed for salvation. PTL.

Reports of professions of faith came last week from Kimbila mission in Yucatan, from the Center in Puerto Vallarta and from 2 other Centers here in Guadalajara.

I preach tomorrow at three of our Centers - Tapatio, downtown (Angulo) and Tabachines. Your prayers will be a strength and encouragement to us. Monday (Sept 29) we have our quarterly regional pastors' meeting, coming from 5 nearby states. Please pray for the meeting and for safe travel for everyone.

On the new mission at Los Fresnos - we have $10,000 in hand to pay on the house and lot. $30,000 more to go...please pray!

The pics are of tonight's youth meeting.Thanks once again for your prayers! We couldn't do without them!!

Have a glorious day with the Family in Father's House!

In Him,
Roger and Linda

Update September 21

Greetings and blessings!

We are looking for a great day tomorrow in the services at church. We had a very good September 16 Independence day celebration service. It looked like it was going to fall through...terrible rain storm just before service time; terrible traffic delays, what with the parade and bicycle race...I was a little pessimistic!

But we had a full house and 23 people prayed for salvation! PTL!

Have a wonderful Lord's Day.

Thanks for your prayers.

In Jesus,
Roger and Linda

Update September 14

Greetings and Choice Blessings

TEPIC
We were in Tepic Tuesday to start getting things set up for first service there tomorrow.
We are excited about this new congregation. For the time being we are renting a hall right in the middle of the busy market are of Tepic. Please pray with us for this city of 350,000 people. We want to be an effective part of Christ’s Body in that population.

LAST SUNDAY
We had a good service and 7 people prayed for salvation. I was blessed by the reports of three of our other pastors here reporting decisions, as well. Though I will be in Tepic, we are praying for souls to come to Jesus here as well as Tepic.

INDEPENDENCE DAY
Tuesday is our Mexican Independence Day. We are celebrating a special service that evening. Please pray that new people will come to know the Lord.

LOS FRESNOS OUTREACH
We praise God that the Los Fresnos property down payment has been covered. We have $400 USD a month payments now to make on the property for that new work. Should we just pay it out in payments, it will cost $98,000 USD. If we can pay cash for it, it only costs $36,000 USD. Would you pray with us to be able to go the cash route?

Once again, your prayers are so important to us and the ministry here. God bless you and many thanks for your prayers for us and the work.

Have a great day with God’s people tomorrow.

In Him,
Roger & Linda

Update September 7

Greetings and blessings.

Busy week...good week. Hey...we have lights this Saturday!

Linda's team graduates over 60 women from the recent Titus 2 course.

I had a great time preaching to a group of area pastors this noon.

We rented a hall in Tepic - great location. Will begin services next week.

I am looking for some good testimonies tomorrow - we anointed many of the members last Sunday to minister God's Power to people around them this past week.

Your prayers are a strong source of energy and power as we minister down here...thanks so much. Please don't stop!

Have a great day in Father's House tomorrow.

In Him,
Roger & Linda

Update August 31

Greetings and rich blessings to you!

Lights out again....getting to be a regular Saturday event. PLease pray we can get it remedied.

Three people came to the altar for salvation last week. Our pastor, Michael Massa preached an anointed message and the Presence of the Lord was quite strong.

We have a full week ahead and ask your prayers for anointing and direction in it all. Tomorrow we go to Tepic to sign the rent contract for the new congregation there. Please pray for that work and the radio program we have there to help reach hungry and desperate persons.

Tuesday we have the monthly Intercessors for Mexico pastors' prayer meeting and an afternoon conference with a local leader.

Wednesday Linda and I will be visiting in the home of a new family - moved here from Mexico City, and strong leaders. Thursday is our regular counseling and mid-week service day and Friday is the Titus 2 graduation service.

60+ women will be graduating from this recent course and we will get a shot at the husbands in this service, too! Please pray for God to cement the work He has been doing in these marriages.

We finish the Children's Workers Training Encounter today. 55 people took part in it - we know it is going to impact the way (and fruitfulness) we minister to the children of our areas.

Have a wonderful day in our Father's House where you are. Thanks so much for your prayers.

In Him,
Roger & Linda

Update August 28

Greetings in the Name of the Lord Jesus.

I am doing this a little late, from the church computer - since we have no electricity yesterday or today at the house.

We only had 4 people pray for salvation last week here at the Angulo Center church. Lord give us a bigger harvest today.

Oh. Today our pastor, Michael Massa is preaching. He and Nancy are visiting here a few days. And we are expecting good things in the services today.

We had a tremendous general meeting on Wednesday - with pastors from across the city meeting together in preparation for a giant meeting in the biggest soccer stadium on September 20. Pastora Elia and her congregation are the initiators of the whole thing. This event is going to SHAKE Guadalajara - and a great ingathering of souls for Jesus! Please pray for it.

At that meeting a couple came up to Linda and commented, "You saved our marriage."The wife had attended a Titus 2 course several years ago! The husband said - Yes! I was about ready to run her off!

We have a very important Training Encounter Retreat this next weekend - for children's workers. August 29-31. Please pray for this encounter and the "encounterees" and leaders.

Also, please keep praying for the Tepic and Los Fresnos (new) works.

I can't express to you how important, and how beneficial your prayers for us are! Please continue...and have a great day in His House today!

In Him,
Roger and Linda

Update August 17

Greetings in the exalted Name of Jesus, Our Lord.

Praise God for a busy, blessed week. We had 6 people pray for salvation last Sunday. "Lord, grant us more tomorrow, please."

Tuesday we had our regular Faith, Love and Hope pastors' meeting at "Linda's House." We had "carne asada" and good fellowship.

Wednesday Pastor Juan Acosta and I had to make a trip to Tepic. We went to see the brothers and check on a house that was for rent. The house was not adequate, so we still need a place to start meeting in Tepic. (We have a good prospect in view - but won't be available for 2 more weeks.) Please pray with us for that need.

Meanwhile, Friday we stuck our necks out, by faith, and made a deal to buy the Los Fresnos house with the adjoining lot. Do we have the money? No. But we believe God for it. He has always been faithful to honor our faith all these 41 years in Mexico!

The down payment is $4000 dollars ($40,000 Pesos) and the monthly payments are $400 Dollars (for 20 years.) But we believe the Lord will help us pay it off in a few months. Then we will need money to put up a small, simple auditorium on the adjoning lot.

So, will you pray and believe with us for this supply? The group there is already growing. It is an area of 3500 new houses built and 1500 more under construction.

Linda and I met with the Angulo church missions committee this morning. It was a good meeting - discussing the recent short term missions trip for the young people, and the Missions Week program early December.

Once again I need to tell you how much your prayers mean to us.

Thank you, thank you for praying.

Have a victorious day in Father's House tomorrow.
Roger & Linda