"Hermana Francisca has desired to have an evangelical church in her neighborhood for years. Many of her relatives live in the same neighborhood, but they remain staunchly Catholic. Francisca desires for her regular Thursday afternoon Children's Club to grow into a new house church where there are no evangelical churches."
"Assisting in this evangelistic project were members of a church on the far south side of town. They joined our field personnel for the week along with a team from Carlinville Southern Baptist Church,Carlinville, Illinois.""This was the first mission trip for part of the team. They will be responsible for planning their home church's missions program when they return. They have expressed a desire to learn Spanish and come on more mission trips."
The week's events…as told by a team member:"It rained with hail some of the days, but we would drive the streets praying until the inclement weather let up. One day we got the opportunity to pray for a woman whose 42-year-old brother-in-law died in a traffic accident a few days before. Francisca was able to tell her about Jesus, and she will return to visit for follow-up."
"Another day Francisca talked with a woman whose husband had recently become a Christian. Consequently, he has left his drug addiction, but the wife has not become a believer."
"Still another day, a woman came up and asked us what we were doing, and when we explained, she joyfully said, 'I have been praying and looking for a place for my children to study the Bible and learn about Jesus. I will bring them!"
"David Haynes and I met an indigenous man of the Huichol tribe from northern Jalisco. He brought his son to Bible school for two evenings, and the little boy, although shy at first, warmed up. By the end of the second evening, he said 'Thank you,' to his teacher."
"The children were very welcoming. Some wanted to learn English, and we tried all week to learn Spanish. By the end of the week, our communication with them was fantastic. I could tell that God had bridged the communication gap, and it blessed us greatly."
"We had 38 children the first night, 52 the second night, with 48 the rest of the evenings. This time with our brothers and sisters in Christ showed that God is so good. This week of missions really touched hearts. Francisca's family, and our five-team members, stood each night holding hands and praying. It was amazing to hear prayers in both English and Spanish.""One evening during VBS, a child said, 'Mi casa mi Mama, invitation.' She thanked me and hugged me, which really touched my heart, because she remembered us coming to her house to invite her to VBS."
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