Guatemala

In 1970 Brentwood Oaks sent 4 families to preach the Good News to the Mayan people of the Mid-western Highlands. Currently we provide support to Baldimar Ruiz as he manages the evangelistic outreach of Health Talents International in Southwestern Coastal Region of Guatemala. Ten new congregations have been established in recent years. We provide support for leadership training seminars which improve the Biblical understanding of preachers from Central America. The ABC program supports children in Christian families, helping to ensure that they remain in school and active in church. This ministry seeks to provide a physically healthy and biblically literate population for the next generation of the church in Guatemala. Linda King can tell you more.

January 2, 2007

News from Guatemala

Chicacao Suchitepéquez.

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, it is a pleasure to greet you in the love of the Lord. In my work here in Guatemala, the number of patients is increasing in the communities where the flow of patients was very low. Also, the participation of the local brethrens is improving. In San Basilio, a church that has always been involved, the participation of the church is even better these days. The activities that we do are home visits to sick people. Many of these result in bible study with those people. We pray with all the patients as well as with members in their home congregations who are sick and need spiritual strength, etc.

I also meet with all the church leaders of the congregations we are serving. I do this as part of the efforts to get better results in ministering the people we serve. I am beginning to see the difference and I thank God for allowing me to do this.

We are putting thoughts together on how to proceed to start the church in La Ceiba. Mixpilla and Las Margaritas are two places where the church is very unstable. I am working on a plan to strength the church members I there. Please, pray about this so we can get great results for the glory of God. James 5:7 Sincerely, Baldemar Ruiz Alvarado

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