Update April 29

Greetings and blessings from Mexico on a warm Spring day!

"See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil." Ephesians 5:16-17

We had a nice surprise visit from a young lady last Sunday. She lives with her family in California, now, but the whole tribe of them got saved here at the Angulo Center church many years ago. Here's a little of their testimony.

Eloisa was an older daughter in a very religious (but unsaved) family. She began to listen to our radio program, and when we started coming over from León, Guanajuato on Saturdays for all day service, she started to attend.

 I learned that she was actually teaching catechism lessons to the children in her neighborhood. She told me, "I like what you all teach better than the lessons they assign me, so I have been teaching your lessons to the children."

Of course, she was discovered and relieved of her volunteer duties. But in the meantime she got saved and filled with the Holy Spirit. Her parents were not happy that she was attending our services and tried to make her stop. However, Eloisa was in her thirties and they really couldn't make her stop. They finally resorted to sprinkling her with holy water when she got home from our services! (Decontamination, I guess.) Her mother was epileptic and had seizures. Her father and two grown brothers were alcoholics. Eloisa began to fervently pray for them to get saved. And God answered her prayers! Her brothers got saved and delivered and married two of our beautiful young ladies from the Center. Her father got saved and delivered from alcohol, too, and her mother got saved and healed.

Linda and I are getting things ready for the trip to Pensacola for the annual missions conferences there. Linda's strength is up a little; we need it to be good for the long walk in the DFW airport from landing gate to immigration. Her weight is slightly improved, too. Would you pray for added strength and weight-gain for her?

I was so blessed this week when I received an email from a high school classmate telling me that he prays for us on a daily basis! What an encouragement! You don't really know how much your prayers mean to us and the difference they do make! Thank you for your prayers! Have a blessed day in Father's House tomorrow and a joyful week ahead.

In Him,
Roger & Linda

Update April 22

Greetings and Heaven-sent blessings in Jesus.

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ"  Eph 1.3

As we praise the Lord for all His benefits, or as the hymn says, "Count your blessings" we can find no stopping place. I can't keep count of all the past blessings, and meantime He continues to pour out more and more. Glory!

We had a good week and seven people came to the Lord in the services. One of the areas where the Lord is blessing strongly is the Buenos Aires neighborhood. Buenos Aires is a poor area of the city, and there is much vandalism along with drug dealing and use. And yet, the Lord is invading the area with His love and power!

Pictures are of Angel, a man who was totally immobile when Pastor Octavioa nd his team first visited their home. As Ocatvio witnessed to him,he received the Lord, indicating it with a blink of the eye. That was all he could move in his whole body. With Angel are my cousin Steve and Pastor Octavio (and Abel - one of our young people.)

Octavio told his a Bible story that led to his salvation. Then Octavio told him healing stories from the Bible. On each visit Angel has shown definite improvement. His wife and several others have come to be followers of Jesus as a result of Angel's healing.

The other photo is of one of the youth of the neighborhood. The Lord is breaking through the drug culture they are prisoners of as Octavio and his team just share Bible stories with them. Some of these young kids have killed for the drug cartel people. Their fee? $500 pesos (almost $50 USD!) There are hundreds of such youth all over the city. How glorious to see the power of God's Word bring deep changes in their hearts, and lives.

God bless you this Lord's Day in His House with His people! And thank you, always, for your prayers for us and the ministry here. Linda is slowly but surely gaining strength...she has a long way to go, but progress is being made! Praise God. 

In Him,

Roger & Linda

Update April 15

Greetings and Blessings from Mexico.

“The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.” Proverbs 10.22

“Count your blessings, name them one by one” – easier said than done, because they are so many!

We are doing Bible story telling in all of our Word ministry these days. What a powerful thing it is proving to be!

Pastor Octavio and wife Rosalba are raising up a mission in a section of Guadalajara called Buenos Aires. They found Angel Hernandez totally bedfast and absolutely unable to talk. He was absolutely helpless.

Octavio told him stories from the Bible. That started about a month ago. This past week he is sitting up and able to talk.

He has prayed for salvation and his family tells everyone, “When these brothers started coming, Angel was not able to move or talk. Now look at him.”

The story that brought him to faith in the Savior was about the thief on the Cross, and how he cried out to Jesus to save him.

Linda is still slowly improving. Little by little. We are so thankful for her progress. Thanks so much for praying.

We had a strong quake here last week and numerous aftershocks. Signs of His soon coming!

While you are praying, please remember Brenda. She lives in Ahualulco, a small town not far from Guadalajara. Doctor Paty Rivera from our church met her while doing her internship in that town. Brenda was a total non believer. She is coming along in her faith. But it is such a violent and dangerous drug infested place. Twenty seven people have been killed in the last seven days there. She fears for her life.

What a powerful thing prayer is! Yours are so important and so effective. We appreciate them more than we can say!

Have a blessed time in Father’s House with some of His other kids.

In Him,

Roger & Linda

Update April 8

Resurrection Greetings from Mexico!

“…the glorious fact is that Christ was raised from the dead: he has become the very first to rise of all who sleep the sleep of death.” 1 Cor. 15.20 (Philips)

What a powerful, wonderful message we have to proclaim to a hurting, suffering, dying world!

In Mexico it’s not “Easter” – it’s “Holy Week” and “Resurrection Day.” I like that better than Easter.

And the Living Lord continues to manifest His Love, Power, and Grace as we tell His Story.

The children’s church did the drama last week before the message. It was about the four friends who brought a paralyzed friend to Jesus. They couldn’t get close enough, so they went up on the roof, tore a big hole in it and let him down in front of Jesus…and Jesus forgave him and healed, when He saw their faith!

I included some photos of the children’s drama. And also some baptism pictures. 22 people were baptized last Sunday.

I was in Dallas/Arlington for a missions conference week before last. And I also had some good visits with 3 generations of family. Best kids, smartest grandkids and sweetest great grandkids you ever saw! (Forgive my pride.) You can see pics of them on Facebook.

No episode this week. Maybe next week. Anyhow, thanks for your prayers and love. Linda is better…still has quite a way to go to healthiness, but getting there. Up four pounds last week! Praise God!

Have a blessed and victory day in His House celebrating the Living Savior.

In Him,
Roger & Linda

Men and boys for baptism

Drama - Jesus heals the paralytic

Drama - Bringing their friend to Jesus

Drama - Jesus teaching the peopel

Some of the ladies for baptism

Update April 1

Greetings and Blessings from Guadalajara.

Today is the 31st of the month. Linda and I read Psalm 119 on the 31st. I suggest it is GOOD reading!

Look at verses 9-11, 105, 126, 130, 165, and so many more! Might as well go ahead and read the whole Psalm.

"Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them." v. 165

I was in Arlington at David Kerr's church for their annual missions conference...their 22nd conference!

It was good, encouraging - the folks at The Vine Fellowship are a gracious, loving bunch of people. Their pastors set the example!

Saw some of my kids, grandkids and great grandkids. Then, last might I saw my wife! Wonderful. No place like home! Really the week WAS great, but is so good to be home!

We had a really blessed week here (while I was away!) Excellent attendance, 5 people prayed for salvation, 23 baptized in water and the children's church did an excellent job with the pre-sermon drama of the story of the week. (In this case, the paralytic and his 4 friends.)

Can you believe it is April already? Resurrection Sunday is almost upon us! Of course every day is resurrection day for the believer! He's alive! Forevermore!

Just a reminder of how much your prayers and love and encouragement mean to Linda and me. BTW, she is better...not well, but better. Better enough she's planning on going to church tomorrow.

Have a wonderful time in worship and fellowship in His House tomorrow.

In Him,
Roger

Update March 24

Greetings and blessings from Dallas, Texas!

"Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest." Jn 4.34

Just a short note this week - I am in Dallas area for the missions conference at David and Debi Kerr's church in Arlington, Texas.
Will be back in Guadalajara on Friday.

We had a wonderful week last week in Guadalajara. And Linda is a LITTLE improved in her health. A good couple from the Angulo church is staying with her while I am up here.

Thanks so much for your prayers for both of us and the ministry, too.

Have a great time in His House today!

In Him,
Roger

Update March 18

Greetings and blessings from Mexico.

“You make the path of life known to me. Complete joy is in your presence. Pleasures are by your side forever.” Psalm 16.11 (GWV)

After the explosion of turmoil last weekend things have been calm on that front all week. Praise the Lord.

That is good because it’s been a busy week with services, meetings, counseling and getting a new set of Agua Viva programs out to the stations.

I told you last week that we turned the Estadio mission loose to carry on the ministry in that part of the city on their own. Well, the Lord blessed them with five new souls on their first Sunday.

Each year the Lord gives us a theme for the year. This year the theme is “Tell HIS story, Live your story.” Our emphasis all year is on Bible story telling; in the cells, different church school classes and Sunday messages. Several wonderful testimonies are being reported as the people in the congregation share Bible stories with others during the week.

A group of young guys involved in drug trafficking; a woman who was not just uninterested in the Gospel but actively opposing our work in her neighborhood; a young lady in preparatory school; a fellow passenger on a city bus, and a taxi driver’s passenger – all gave their hearts to the Lord after hearing the stories!

So, once again Linda and I say, Thank you for praying for us and the ministry here.” Your prayers are so vital and so effective!

Have a wonderful time in His House tomorrow.

In Him,
Roger and Linda