Back in PA

Our last meeting "down south" was in Conover, NC on Sunday evening, May 4. We had a good time visiting and sharing our ministry and then headed up the road a few hours before spending the night in a Comfort Inn that offered us a friendly rate for two rooms. The breakfast was incredible -- waffles, French toast, cereal, hard-boiled eggs, muffins, bagels, fruit, etc. That would have cost about $30 or so for our family if it had not been included in the price of the room. Praise the Lord for such blessings.

We arrived in Hershey, PA around 3 PM and began to plan for a few visits that needed to be made. Back in September, Bill led Thelma to the Lord. She speaks Spanish so the church is having difficulty in discipling her. She has also been approached and confused by Jehovah's Witnesses. Her husband still needs to be saved, so we had several reasons to visit.

On Tuesday, we were able to see Thelma and help her see Biblical truth regarding the person of Christ and the nature of salvation, but her husband was not home. On Wednesday, we returned and found Sergio. We had a very good visit which we hope will open the door for further ministry. Keep praying for this family.

On Wednesday evening we were able to visit Mountain View Bible Church and encourage them with the prospect of reaching out to Hispanic people in their area by starting an English class for adults. We hope to help them find suitable material which will help them meet a need in the Hispanic community while also evangelizing and discipling these folks.

Perhaps you need to start such a ministry in your area. You do not need to know Spanish (or any other foreign language) to teach someone to speak English. Many foreign language speakers would love to speak English since their new culture is dominated by this language. "If our Gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost" (2 Cor. 4:3). How much more is it hidden from those with whom we cannot clearly communicate!

Ministry philosophy in foreign lands demands that missionaries learn the foreign language to communicate the Gospel clearly, but here in the States, the philosophy changes so as to teach them a social skill they desperately need (English) while giving them spiritual truth without which they cannot face eternity. If you would like additional information on starting such a course, please drop us a note. If you have some good suggestions or materials currently available, let us know that also.