September & October 2008
Dear Friends in Christ,
“That the trial of your faith, being much more
precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire,
might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of
Jesus Christ:” 1 Peter 1:7
Anáhuac:
The Iglesia Bautista “Semilla Preciosa” has been somewhat
discouraged and not unlike other churches in these end days, quite
apathetic. Many of our men are working 12-14 hours a day and put in
a half a day on Saturday, due to the strained economy. Most of the
teens are in school until 8 o’clock as well, so our midweek services
and visitation have really taken a hit.
The spirit in the Sunday
services has been improving, we are having some visitors, the
attendance is picking up, and we have had people saved. AMEN!
We have restructured our
Sunday School and are training some new people for teachers. They
seem to be excited at the challenge.
We are just finishing a
study of the book of Revelation and it is exciting to see that
surely it will not be long before the Lord comes for us, but
sobering to see the souls that still need to be won!
Construction: The construction has been slow due to
the men working so many hours. We have the windows in, and are
getting the building closed up. The church has been saving up to
hire some of the work done so we should see better progress soon.
The peso lost about 25% of its buying power this last month, so that
will hurt us as well.
Survey Trip:
We have been praying for the pastor that the Lord has for the
church. Although we can’t leave until the church here has a pastor,
we feel that we need to “get out of the boat”, and trust the Lord to
provide, as well as show us where He would have us start another
church.
In November, we are going
to a few places in México where we have heard of a need for Bible
preaching churches. Please pray for our safety as we travel, and for
the Lord’s direction.
After planning the survey
trip, we heard of a young couple that has been in the ministry for
several years, who are now between ministries. We contacted them and
they will be coming to fill the pulpit in our absence. Please pray
for Gonzalo and his wife Adela, to know the Lord’s will for their
lives and for the church in our absence.
FM-2's:
Our work visas have to be started over from scratch, but it appears
that our ten years living in México will count in our favor. Please
pray we get them soon.
Prayer:
Unity of the church; Pastor for the church; Construction –
provision; Our survey trip; FM-2 visas
Praise:
Privilege to serve the Lord; Gonzalo and his family coming to fill
the pulpit
In His Service,
Ron & Connie Winter
