September 6, 2009

Queridos hermanos en Cristo.
Este es elreporte del servicio del domingo seis de Septiembre
Fuimos 20 personas y les damos las gracias por sus oraciones.
Mi pc tiene un virus que no me permite escribir ni mandar nada por correo (No puedo abrir ninguna pagina web desde mi pc) asi que estoy usando la pc portatil de Ilse, esta pc si funciona bien y estare enviandoles mis reportes desde aqui pero de momento No enviare fotos, ya estan arreglando mi pc y espero que pronto todo vuelva a la normalidad.
Mi pequeño Samuelito esta enfermo tuvo 2 dias de vomito y necesito mucho suero y gracias a Dios ya se detuvo, pero ahora tiene diarrea y ya lleva casi una semana asi, hoy estaremos buscando a la pediatra y les pedimos de sus oraciones por el.
Muchas gracias por todo.
Dios los bendiga.
Raciel

Dear Christian brethren, this is the report of the service of September 6th. We were 20 people (in attendance) and we give you thanks for your prayers.

My PC has a virus that doesn't let me write or send emails (I cannot open any web page from my PC) so that I am using Ilse's laptop right now and I will be sending my reports from here for the moment. I won't be sending photos, and they are already fixing my PC and I hope it will soon return to normal.

My little Samuel is sick. He had 2 days of vomiting and he needed a lot of serum (? Pedialyte?) and thanks to God that passed, but now he has diarrhea and he's already been almost a week like this. Today were looking for a pediatrician and we ask you for your prayers for him.

Thanks for everything. God bless you.

July 21, 2009

Queridos hermanos en Cristo.
Que la paz, Misericordia y Gracia de nuestro Señor Jesucristo sea con todos ustedes.
El reporte de esta semana fue de 19 personas congregadas el dia domingo (fuimos en verdad pocos) sin embargo debo decirles que tengo muy buenas noticias.

Dear brothers in Christ. That the peace, mercy, and grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. The report of of this week was that there were 19 people mmeting Sunday (truly, we were few), nevertheless I should tell you that I have lots of good news.

Hay una joven mujer llamada Sandy (hija de Sandra) que desea ser bautizada (les mando su foto)
Ayer estuvimos estudiando nuevamente y ella me pidio que la bautizara para el ,perdón de sus pecados (aun no hay fecha) porque ella desea que su mama la acompañe en esa fecha tan especial. (su mama esta pasando por momentos muy dificiles).

There is a young woman named Sandy (the daughter of Sandra) who wants to be baptized (I am sending you her photo). Yesterday we were studying again and she asked that I would baptize her for the forgiveness of her sins (even though there is not a date for this yet because she wants her mother to accompany her for this special day). Her mother is having very difficult times now.

Por otra lado tambien los papas de Tere (Jose y Maria) estan considerando seriamente bautizarse, pues desde que Tere lo hizo han podido ver cambios en su hija y ellos ya estan hablando de este tema tan importante para todos (el bautizo, no tengo foto de ellos)
Tambien gracias a Dios y como resultado de la campaña de ojos ya tengo 2 nuevos estudios con Juanita (ella usa silla de ruedas porque esta enferma de los pies) y Maria (amiga de Juanita)
Pido de sus oraciones por todos ellos y en especial por nosotros y al mismo tiempo les damos las gracias por su amistad y su ayuda en la obra misionera en Gto.

Also the parents of Tere (Jose and Maria) are seriously considering being baptized, because since Tere did it they have been able to see changes in their daughter and they are talking of this theme that is so important for everyone (baptism) (I don't have a picture of them.) Also, thanks be to God and as a result of the eye campaign I already have 2 new studies with Juanita (she uses the wheelchair because of disease in her feet) and Maria (a friend of Juanita) I ask for your prayers for all of them and especially for us. At the same time we give you thanks for your friendship and your help in the missionary work in Gto.
Dios los bendiga
Raciel Ilse Annie and Samuelito

Queridos hermanos en Cristo.Gracias a Dios el dia de ayer fueron bautizados para el perdón de sus pecados Tere y Cesar.Tere esta trabajando en la escuela dominical como maestra y Cesar me ayuda a evangelizar a personas que ellos conocen de tiempo atras.Gracias a Dios a la campaña de ojos vinieron muchas gentes 170 personas que fueron contactadas y de las cuales ya tengo 2 nuevos estudios.Las cosas parecen estar bien y mejorando y estamos muy contentos de poder trabajar para el Señor en su iglesia.Dios los bendiga hermanosEsperamos verlos prontoRaciel

Dear brother in Christ. Thanks to God that yesterday Tere and Cesar were baptized for the forgiveness of their sins yesterday. Tere is working in the Bible school as a teacher and Cesar helps me evangelize people that they knew from times past.

Thanks be to God that 170 people came to the eye campaign, and I already have 2 new studies from those contacts (with more to come we hope!) Things seem to be good and improving and we are content to be able to work for the Lord in His church. God bless your brothers. We hope to see you soon.

Trip July 2009

Familia Ramirez

Guanajuato early in the morning

Somewhere between GTO and DH

In Dolores Hidalgo

Teatro Juarez en el centro

Rick and I just returned from a great (but short) trip to Guanajuato. We arrived Saturday, July 4th and spent some time with the Ramirez family. Sunday worship was nice, with a good attendance and an excellent sermon by brother Raciel. Sunday after worship we had a mini-clinic for vision needs and saw about 40-50 people.

Monday, we had a clinic in Dolores Hidalgo and saw just over 200 people. Some of the church members there made us an excellent lunch,too. Please pray for the work there in DH.

Tuesday, we went to San Luis de la Paz - a new stop for the rolling vision clinic. That congregation is only about 11 months old, but Martin and Rut are doing an excellent job there. We saw about 110 people- not bad for a first clinic. Lunch and fellowship were great.

Wednesday we saw about 170 people in Guanajuato city. We stopped a few minutes for pizza and finished around 4:30pm.

All-in-all we had a great trip. The Rameriz family seems to be in good spirits and the church seems to be doing well (some people come and go, but I think that is to be expected in any church - it is very difficult to convince people to change life-long ways of doing things.)

Stay tuned for the next trip (time TBD) and think about going!!

Queridos hermanos en Cristo:
Reciban un saludo todos ustedes aligual qe sus familias.
Este es el reporte del domingo 14 de Junio.
Fuimos 25 personas en el servicio y pido de sus oracoens por el matrimonio de César y Tere, ellos estan pensando en Bautizarse y parece ser que sera pronto.

Dear Brother in Christ:
Recieve a greeting all of you and also your families. This is the report of June 14th. We were 25 people in the service y I ask your prayers for the marriage of Cesar and Tere, they are thinking of being baptized and it seems that it will be soon.

Por otro lado el dia 22 de Junio, varios de los miembros de la iglesia estarán en ayuno, (junto con nosotros), Esta idea nacio despues de estudiar sobre el Ayuno y la Oración, creo fuertemente que Dios desea que su iglesia este creciendo y madurando espiritualemente y que sus seguidores tengamos un tiempo de ayuno y oracion permanente; (Mateo 6.16-18, 9:14-15; 1ra Tesalonicenses 5:16-17)
Siendo nuestra meta ser una iglesia Santa.
Pido de sus oraciones por nosotros y por la iglesia
Dios los bendiga ricamente en sus vidas.
Raciel

Also, on June 22, various members of the church will be fasting (along with us). This idea was born after a study about prayer and fasting. I strongly believe that God wants his church to be growing and maturing spiritually and that as His followers we have a time of fasting and prayer premanently. (see versus mentioned above). It's our goal to be a holy church. I ask your prayers for us and for the church.

That God richly blesses you in your lives.

July Trip Update

We still have 2 optometrists traveling to Guanajuato state in July. We had hoped to take a larger group, but the poor economy, the unyielding airfares, summer plans, and the swine flu scare kept many people away.

If anyone would like to go along or if anyone will be in the area, please email Keith at tkbeyedoc@aol.com.

The tentative plans are as follows:
July 4 - arrive
July 5 - worship in Guanajuato city and mini-clinic in the afternoon
July 6 - clinic in Dolores Hidalgo (9-4)
July 7 - clinic in San Franciso del Rincon (9-4)
July 8 - clinic in Guanajuato capital (9-4)
July 9 - depart

We ask for your prayers for safety in travel, better luck with aduana (customs), and success in helping people see better, but more importantly in introducing them to the word of God and to a local fellowship of believers.

June 9, 2009 report

Hola queridos hermanos en Cristo:
Este es el reporte de lo que paso esta semana.
El lunes 1 gracias a Dios nuevamente tuve un estudio con una mujer que se llama Sandra, ella esta casada con Jose y tienen un pequeño de 5 meses.
Sandra viene a los servicios, pero su esposo todavia no (El trabaja como guardia policia en la carcel)
Estamos estudiando sobre el bautizo y mañana tendremos otro encuentro.
pido de sus oraciones por ella.

Dear brothers in Christ: This is the report of what is happening this week. Monday, June 1st, thanks be to God, we again had a study with a woman named Sandra (she is married to Jose and they have a 5 month old boy) Sandra comes to the services, but her husband still has not (he works as a prison guard) We are studying about baptism, and we have another meeting tomorrow. I ask for your prayers for Sandra.

Hoy tendre una cita con un grupo de mujeres que quieren saber de la palabra y esto sera a las 10:00 a.m. Son 5 mujeres amigas de Cesar y Tere.
Lamentablemente ayer un vecino que vivia enfrente de nuestra casa murio de un ataque al corazón y hoy pude hablar con ellos y darles animo a los dolientes (espero haber sembrado la palabra)
les mando la foto del servicio en donde fuimos 17 personas (varios no vinieron) y aunque
en la semana nos reunimos para estudiar y orar juntos y me dijeron que nos veriamos en los servicios, la verdad es que no vinieron y todavia no se porque. (espero saberlo este dia)
Los hermanos de la iglesia en Toluca me invitaron el dia sabado 27 a las 12:00 a.m. a darles el sermon Bacalario a los estudiantes que se graduan del ILEB. (Instituto Latinoamericano de Estudios Biblicos) una sucursal de Sunset International Bible Institute.

Today we will have an appointment with a group of women who want to know about the Word, and this will be at 10am. They are 5 friends of Cesar and Teri.

Sadly, yesterday our neighbor, the man who lives in front of our house, dies of a heart attack and today I was able to speak with the family and to give them comfort in their pain (I hope to have sown the Word).

I am sending you a photo of the service (we were 17 present, and variuos people did not come) and even though we meet during the week to pray together and they told me thay will come to the services, they didn't come and I don't yet know why (I hope to know today).

The brothers in the Toluca church asked me to come on Saturday the 27th at 12 (noon?) to give the baccalaureate sermon to the stuents graduating from ILEB ( LatinAmerican Institute of Bible Studies), a branch of the Sunset International bible Insitute.

Espero que Dios nos permita estar juntos nuevamente para glorificar su Santo Nombre.
Dios los bendiga

I hope that God permits us to be together again to praise His Holy Name.
Raciel