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<span style="font-size: large;">We worked in Santa Teresa for three days and gave more than 700 consults bringing health to the sick, relief to the hurting, and comfort to the distraught. Each of these people heard a gospel presentation, bringing hope to the hopeless. More than 170 received Christ as savior. I thank the Lord for faithful men and women who will sacrifice time and money to save the lost souls of Mexico.</span></div>Bro. Gradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197916377631445623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018929572468836523.post-26645551567108884752010-02-26T11:52:00.000-08:002010-02-26T11:52:21.291-08:0050 SAVED IN COSTA RICA EE CLINIC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">On February 15 Eric and I traveled to San Jose, Costa Rica to support Dr. Ricky Williams in the training of local pastors in Evangelism Explosion witnessing. This EE Clinic is done through the <a href="http://www.bmats.edu/index.html">BMA Theological Seminary</a> so Dr. Charley Holms, Seminary President, and Dr Phillip Attebery, Seminary Dean. What a privilege to work with these men.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We began our trip with an 8 hour bus ride to Mexico City where we spent the night at the airport waiting till 4:00 AM to check in for the flight to Costa Rica. Once there we met with the professors as well as Will Rodriguez the Vice-President of EE International in Latin America. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We immediately began class with the 14 Costa Rican pastors along with at least two On The Job (OJT) outings per day. OJT is the key for success in evangelism. We will go to the streets in groups of three (one trainer and two students) to practice street evangelism. The trainees learn to approach strangers and share the Gospel with them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In four days we led more than 50 people to receive Christ. Our Costa Rican Brethren will continue to train others. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Last Saturday 120 members of First Baptist Huejutla boarded two busses and along with sound equipment, sack lunches, bibles, coats and enough Dramamine to sail to China. They were the delegation being sent to Monterrey as the delegates to organize our mission here into a church. This is an endeavor that had began many years ago in in 1988 when Northside Baptist Church sent Pastor Sixto Herrera and his new bride to Monterrey to begin a work. In 1998 because of changes in Mexican law Northside asked First Baptist Huejutla to “adopt” the Monterrey mission project. </span><br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Finally, a delegation of members, including our choir, was traveling ten hours by bus, to Monterrey, prepared to hold the organization services. The service was great! God blessed each of our hearts as we were privileged to participate in a new Church being organized. It is wonderful to be a witness to God’s sovereign will working through different churches, in time, to execute His promise, the perpetuation of His church. What a privilege to be a part of God’s plan!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once a year our National Mexican Brotherhood gathers to spend time in worship and Bible study. This usually implies a considerable effort by our laymen as they seek for the lord to lead us collectively as a National Association. This year it was in Chiapas, just a few miles from the Mexico Guatemala boarder. That is a very long way for most of us to travel. I was honored once again to be one of the speakers. I was asked to speak about community penetration, the influence that men can have on their communities through social organizations, their own occupations and volunteer service. I spoke of the importance of going to where the people live and take our Christian influence with them. The ability we have to take the witness of our church to our community.</span><br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are many things that we take for granted. Some of them are as simple as running water or constant electrical service. In Mexico, especially in the mountains, easy is rare and almost nothing comes easy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On the appointed day 29 pastors arrived to study the Dynamic Church Planting International (DCPI)module taught by Bro Buddy and Bro. Phil during this three day retreat. As the Lord blessed and touched hearts we were all refreshed and encouraged by the teachings that God’s plan is unchanged. We are to evangelize the world by churches planting churches. The DCPI teachings will help us continue to do so in a more efficient and organized way. Our Mexican Pastors are grateful to Bro Buddy and Bro Phil for investing their time in our work here in Mexico. May great things come from this time spent together.</span><br /></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYVDdBvGAv_1OWCC5inuhg0Ajq6dLU7_3jBAW_HdMmnLrduAjrMqoq00Vu8I_xdA9rXNwU1bear78gGo-76ERVB6_gHNoEPg8zVbphlUUDX8OeNA6bQbn9dIvDUh77cTiiAbacxQbZ1V-5/s1600-h/Blog4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><img $r="true" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYVDdBvGAv_1OWCC5inuhg0Ajq6dLU7_3jBAW_HdMmnLrduAjrMqoq00Vu8I_xdA9rXNwU1bear78gGo-76ERVB6_gHNoEPg8zVbphlUUDX8OeNA6bQbn9dIvDUh77cTiiAbacxQbZ1V-5/s200/Blog4.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As we arrived in Embocadero about dark it began to rain. Bummer. The mountain people don’t move around when it is raining. We rested for a few minutes and presented the message anyway in the town center. About 20 people came out and a couple accepted Christ as Savior. After the service we began a 50 minute forced march back up the mountain. We had to get back through the “flash flood gully” before the water began to flow. Our guide set a killer pace to the top. For the next 50 minutes all I could see was the back of his head. After about 20 minutes there was I was only aware of two things, the falling rain and the horrible burning in my legs. The guide simply would not let up on the pace. It did help my ego to see our guide gagging from the exertion when we finally did reach the top.</span><br /></div>
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<img height="72" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXu-80ztgBKtyXsN2gCPYdPCDqjrFE4Xd9S3tTQWcpTbP2n1p9lGzBoVSIuGg1_ylyO90wFRN0KoJ2dOwlRFdzekbnHh8dFvNSAuOMMr1SW3ylHafbAxlUOWMfA8xZllXPw2BdQYv53fZ0/s200/Blog5.jpg" style="filter: alpha(opacity=30); left: 609px; mozopacity: 0.3; opacity: 0.3; position: absolute; top: 1480px; visibility: hidden;" width="96" />Bro. Gradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197916377631445623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018929572468836523.post-57027948269100405862009-09-26T20:13:00.000-07:002009-09-26T20:53:00.500-07:00MEDICAL CARAVAN A GREAT SUCCESS!<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">We just completed a great medical caravan. After negotiating with the government at three different levels we began operating. Hundreds of people showed up for consult and 80 of them received cataract surgery.</span></span>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVm02US-4dYFjhSH37PEzyREtlSBvRKJTOkYUTGVkXl15doYTLmTFGPzw3mw6ARxYIVhJOvYzDiSPEJrLZrSE1kI8jX7ftuCUZC86r0hwO3vCInejJx5gR1CS18S-yzfBp0nK4JlXjZjUS/s1600-h/Blog+2.jpg"></a></span></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">We were working in the operating room of a government hospital and were concerned about being able to freely evangelize. Our local pastors took turns preaching and our brethren worked with personal evangelism. More than 25 people received Christ including several nurses! What a blessing!. </span></span></p>
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<div align="justify"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 184px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385985690721983634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL4e8tylxwGnh71kXf0WjRDOJJ6DmSc7JHP_JzsuhbCbgO5ev129gmr6iZmHObhtIZGllVeTWQEie2iMpEcTABWGxQM13mJdU7o2KRq60wT0UHDTggVHZDY8WpWoBW2j0zC4jgJ_3wa23s/s320/Blog+6.jpg" /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"><span style="font-family:verdana;">There were other obstacles as well. On the second night the hospital flooded and we had to stop working for half a day but overall the caravan was a success. Everyone worked very hard. Denise in the kitchen, Amanda translating, Eric evangelizing and Alan, Alison and I worked the operating room logistics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Dr. Robinson and his entire team went the “extra mile” to serve the Aztec People. I thank God for such a hard working family and great friends that love the Lord! Friends and family that show God's love through the work of their hands and their support! We built strong relationships with the hospital and state officials, people received Christ and God was glorified<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>in His Church</span>!<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span>
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<p align="right"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOCWfXuRsQwPWeHVQKO4rSAengYWJ7uV1tCc7-EqNscymfPAV5R69po3TwJ3lso9IBcXxZzAMq20pfg7rVcnzaJc33bbjJ9TlHu3WjSOunYnagffRTky_itbijV9S9jgz76GgFWvz8j-1_/s1600-h/Blog+5.jpg"></a></p>Bro. Gradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197916377631445623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018929572468836523.post-62755849594760249842009-06-27T10:03:00.000-07:002009-06-27T10:07:03.926-07:00MEETING AT LONG TABLE<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1wHenzdxfDd3z7kFxFFTPIrZr3GzmShuyCp6H8B_5GfxQOLgERIWXUrHF1zJaco2imeP4eNC1KFX89YC4qxiWgpCAgk_JA6Osd7CXQP2MNDJX1OTaLn7eSU9-o-geJ_gED5Hzdkjv6Sh/s1600-h/MESA+LARGA.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352054425513203938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1wHenzdxfDd3z7kFxFFTPIrZr3GzmShuyCp6H8B_5GfxQOLgERIWXUrHF1zJaco2imeP4eNC1KFX89YC4qxiWgpCAgk_JA6Osd7CXQP2MNDJX1OTaLn7eSU9-o-geJ_gED5Hzdkjv6Sh/s320/MESA+LARGA.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Mesa Larga, This means long table in Spanish and justly represents the name of the village. It sits on top of a mesa high in the mountains. Years ago we had begun a work there that was suspended because of conflict between two indigenous groups. It was a bitter land conflict between the sponsoring church’s village and the missions’ village. Although Christians were not involved it was unsafe to visit the mission. As things changed and the conflict was resolved we began to visit again.
Last Monday we drove up the mountain to have church at Mesa Larga. During the invitation a man stands up and in a loud voice said “I want you to pray with me, I need forgiveness” . This is rare because the Aztec people are usually shy and quiet in public situations. I asked him his name and said if he would repent and accept the gift of eternal life. The weeping man replied yes!
We have high expectations of what God is doing and will continue to do among the Aztec people as faithful men continue to carry the saving message of Jesus to those who most desperately need it.</span>
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</div>Bro. Gradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197916377631445623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018929572468836523.post-88646000365086179832009-06-24T15:54:00.001-07:002009-06-24T16:00:31.838-07:0050 saved in Evangelism Explosion Clinic<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_B6JrIRdy1RpFPiP-vDI7M40oyKFiWx-BQuIsVsxi4Kwt30UjYtPnBNE71UHDXUkUW-G66nBIa3dWf7gyRH86AdhJElsWaEHjDrhQQR2bLBxZLtusrTTa1M3T45wjdq0xmfD8I3ZFpqad/s1600-h/BLOG+EE+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351032107833381314" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_B6JrIRdy1RpFPiP-vDI7M40oyKFiWx-BQuIsVsxi4Kwt30UjYtPnBNE71UHDXUkUW-G66nBIa3dWf7gyRH86AdhJElsWaEHjDrhQQR2bLBxZLtusrTTa1M3T45wjdq0xmfD8I3ZFpqad/s320/BLOG+EE+1.jpg" border="0" /></a>
<div>Eric, Josué (pastor of FBC Huejutla), Jose Manuel (missionary in Huautla new mission) and I just returned from a week long Evangelism Explosion Clinic in Coayuca, Puebla. Eric and I went as teacher traineres and our pastors were trainees. The clinic was hosted by two churches The Church in Coayuca and the Church in Axochiapan. When we arrived to teach the first class we were surprised to see almost 50 people present. The good news is that all but 16 were not there for certification training but wanted to learn to evangelize the EE way. The bad news was there were only four trainers Ricky Williams, Jorge Mesa, Eric and I. We were going to be really busy all week long. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0XVmB-y5q0fftUWT_WbVCtHRaZ5zys6Rrk4K4CT1fUUkON65Lthx_ePOAGz3aVjgfAqG37etRR_KhOcsZtCDKnB_bCOdSWHgi77Z4htxexCk0vQWC4MwFtU1D3inoU1r1tiiiKliBtsZ/s1600-h/BLOG+EE+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351032120817013778" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0XVmB-y5q0fftUWT_WbVCtHRaZ5zys6Rrk4K4CT1fUUkON65Lthx_ePOAGz3aVjgfAqG37etRR_KhOcsZtCDKnB_bCOdSWHgi77Z4htxexCk0vQWC4MwFtU1D3inoU1r1tiiiKliBtsZ/s320/BLOG+EE+4.jpg" border="0" /></a>
The clinic is part of the ongoing education program that Bro. Ricky manages in conjunction with the Jacksonville Theological Seminary. As a part of the training we go out and look for the lost all over. We find them at hospitals, bus stations, business and their homes. The churches in both towns had arrainged visits in the homes of church contacts in about. So, we had one class a day and “ground pounded” visiting people and sharing the Gospel with them. The idea is that the trainees can observe the Gospel presentation for a week and be able to participate by the end of the week.
God blessed in a great way with 50 solid <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPDtBbfnWgFrX2j7MdKM5oHfSx2o_Bb1NmjU6CZ6KhhyphenhyphennErvuN-b5kz3rNfBTJyBTk9TT5BaeYBoO-PU5Q43p9D4Oyn0WmVH41xekqnRXIIek2NGVxilAx5-VYI3oDE58vlCz6Fiukp269/s1600-h/BLOG+EE+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351032108582324738" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPDtBbfnWgFrX2j7MdKM5oHfSx2o_Bb1NmjU6CZ6KhhyphenhyphennErvuN-b5kz3rNfBTJyBTk9TT5BaeYBoO-PU5Q43p9D4Oyn0WmVH41xekqnRXIIek2NGVxilAx5-VYI3oDE58vlCz6Fiukp269/s320/BLOG+EE+2.jpg" border="0" /></a>professions of faith. The remarkable thing is that we only presented the gospel about 36 times. In many homes we led both the husband and wife to the Lord. We are tired but glad to be home. In the end we had trained 16 people for certification and about 20 more in an informal manner.
Help us pray for these two churches, the 50 converts and the new soul winners that are continuing to work in these towns.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYRtTHAul9ID4t4FhDAsJkOMiemdaOtQzNVzhrS2Le3qg9OdT58ZGXPTCqwibfwIe3NwxJq3xw7nyHUver9yTRL_SegDci2qJHi5eorQVOM_FkS-WBvKNim0chmS7HAzubg_ZGU0LJt57/s1600-h/BLOG+EE+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351032111752624178" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYRtTHAul9ID4t4FhDAsJkOMiemdaOtQzNVzhrS2Le3qg9OdT58ZGXPTCqwibfwIe3NwxJq3xw7nyHUver9yTRL_SegDci2qJHi5eorQVOM_FkS-WBvKNim0chmS7HAzubg_ZGU0LJt57/s320/BLOG+EE+3.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>Bro. Gradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197916377631445623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018929572468836523.post-56899685283121671642009-05-25T10:24:00.000-07:002009-05-25T10:37:02.418-07:00MISSION RECON<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hMy-4vpGS6jzwbijlNc15SbR45GuiZbPOZaczLzy0mkih4JRILz37gWPdN9mKKlhm5T5JU54V1C60OuK55fc87B-GccqPkxKGtXQKmhRvj2o9aO4BQJLf7GUMaAPRkW8cm71XTFP4CZj/s1600-h/Aguascalientes+map+4.JPG.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339816625959754754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 166px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hMy-4vpGS6jzwbijlNc15SbR45GuiZbPOZaczLzy0mkih4JRILz37gWPdN9mKKlhm5T5JU54V1C60OuK55fc87B-GccqPkxKGtXQKmhRvj2o9aO4BQJLf7GUMaAPRkW8cm71XTFP4CZj/s320/Aguascalientes+map+4.JPG.png" border="0" /></a>
<div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">Our association has elected a new missionary to start a mission in the city of Aguascalientes. Thursday Denise and I left Huejutla and traveled 9 and1/2 hours to the city of Leon, Guanajuato where we met with pastors from the Missions Board to plan our trip to Aguascalientes. The next morning, equiped with bibles and maps, we rose early and traveled the last hour and a half to reach Aguascalientes. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339814990407121378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 167px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizeudz4oJDCeSVPFUQlRSvl5d7LZtmclVISABkZgpaWnC1wmbCjo8i-1KzJV5BDO003otNNOFAl7G2Fo31UlzSzAK1vWwxWZNZEWg_bLGBvEOnxsqfDlwQ3t2eOt4gSXQs9ufnY2GFjFcS/s320/Aguascalientes+map+2.JPG.png" border="0" />Excited and apprehensive we contacted Miguel (BMAA member that lives in the city) so he could tell us the location of other Baptist works in the city. To our surprise we found almost the entire southern half of the city of over 450,000 people didn’t have a Baptist church. We scouted the south eastern quadrant and 8 neighborhoods of middle class people with no significant Christian work much less Baptist. We chose the center of this quadrant as our starting point and after praying for the souls of Aguas calientes we departed for home. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339814996765446162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 175px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRsgaqNtYwui7VADqyjC8e-SsnVQ8C7CuVopZb1GnqILzlFDbhelyuDQ5FM_t3B3gS-P366aZaygS1mieVmPG7U7CmaAh1P7pbJvCbfRto-6SwyZ1JoQVtIs3D3iiMMJhcjIqWE0c-T4gA/s320/Aguascalientes+map+1.JPG" border="0" />I am excited about the prospect of this new work. There are thousands of un-churched with vacant urban properties nearby and virtually no Christian influence. We couldn’t ask for a better location. May God bless our efforts in this new place that soon there may be a BMAA Baptist Church. A permanent witness fo salvation in Jesus to the people of Aguascalientes.</span></div>Bro. Gradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197916377631445623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018929572468836523.post-13370255704559370802009-05-18T12:26:00.000-07:002009-05-18T12:34:38.110-07:00LIFE BEHIND THE MASK<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337248593740342610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQJ0bDvG_gsQN249_UG5leocen9Xp-w8Bst70d-PwGVCBw18cpRW9GqxVoIVJWROzE-LxyCOQ7nJkOf31qZ7JrhTddhNKtqhvs9Jf-TxG22S37KcBR1PrYzN3Cr2q60DC4ZCRx98xB70U/s200/BLOG+3.jpg" border="0" />
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</div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">We returned to class at the Martha Johnson School today. The was a sense of happiness among the children as they began to see their classmates and fiends. Classes have been suspended since April 26 because of the swine flu pandemic. The children were also apprehensive as they saw a line of determined teachers with thermometers, facemask and triage questionnaires waiting for them behind a line of tables.
These teachers are the first tier of our screening process to make sure that children are asymptomatic and afebrile before they can enter the school population. We also provide all with facemask to wear during class. Any child with the sniffles gets to wait for mom or dad to come take them to the doctor so they can be cleared for class activity. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTtIcFKYeLT7B1HxnqVL35TVm2PNSm1xwKFmM6HwPRs_T_e5P1All5fk7CqJEw71DrltfAH825xK2argzHiGw839N8v8eXMBI3RxmSbSOj4ZbNjy0ykMhXhMEi1fh2q2wR4fNRHd3KXAmx/s1600-h/BLOG+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337248942480476578" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 108px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTtIcFKYeLT7B1HxnqVL35TVm2PNSm1xwKFmM6HwPRs_T_e5P1All5fk7CqJEw71DrltfAH825xK2argzHiGw839N8v8eXMBI3RxmSbSOj4ZbNjy0ykMhXhMEi1fh2q2wR4fNRHd3KXAmx/s200/BLOG+4.jpg" border="0" /></a>
Life behind a facemask is a little weird and will take some getting used to but we trust the Lord that we may do all we can to keep our students well in a world with a new bug, a bug we are just going to learn to live with.</span></div></div>Bro. Gradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197916377631445623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018929572468836523.post-41780645627007866582009-05-17T10:43:00.001-07:002009-05-17T10:50:13.662-07:00BACK TO CHURCH<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbc68a-oCSWb7KiTne5RxxTIY_1PPizp6p4Dmf9d13JIlSNgZEXj-rbsN_uWk7wZKwn2-EDDHO0y7nCZyyV0kcoqo-H6hz1Myj3FurB4YKt34MSSuzrshm8EbJ1F17CpkZuWdsdWT3XCbu/s1600-h/Bolg+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336850521312813442" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbc68a-oCSWb7KiTne5RxxTIY_1PPizp6p4Dmf9d13JIlSNgZEXj-rbsN_uWk7wZKwn2-EDDHO0y7nCZyyV0kcoqo-H6hz1Myj3FurB4YKt34MSSuzrshm8EbJ1F17CpkZuWdsdWT3XCbu/s200/Bolg+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">
After two weeks without having corporate worship at FBC Huejutla we were able to return to services. To do this we have gone to three services because the health department will not let us put that many people in the same room. Also we have had to establish a screening process to make sure that none of our Church members are symptomatic when they arrive to church. We also sanitize everyone’s hands and sanitize the building between services. Facemask for everyone as well.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"></span>
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This is a blessing because we have needed to go to two services <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw08GkcKskc9gyYlRRJ1bS2fUvet0ZvxKiQCbNPkttgR5xuzBECPPIYQScO73x7DOKAg33MTfCEuYoKdWSLE0FA2D78sjHG6BHY7ohuhxVXUv1_klCI5PzDG-YNJ12PMgWymQBDlEoOG8Z/s1600-h/Blog+4.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336850518803599442" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 149px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 155px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw08GkcKskc9gyYlRRJ1bS2fUvet0ZvxKiQCbNPkttgR5xuzBECPPIYQScO73x7DOKAg33MTfCEuYoKdWSLE0FA2D78sjHG6BHY7ohuhxVXUv1_klCI5PzDG-YNJ12PMgWymQBDlEoOG8Z/s200/Blog+4.jpg" border="0" /></span></a>for a long time but church leadership didn’t think two services were logistically possible. Now we have had to have swo services and have seen that it works! There is room for everyone to sit and plenty of room for growth. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">Thank The Lord for forcing us into a situation that will continue to grow His church, even if he used a pandemic to do it!!!
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<div>After working all day to establish a protocol to screen our students returning to school next Monday we have developed a process where we have six lines of kids coming into the school. Every student will be checked for fever and triaged for symptoms, we then will disinfect their hands by spraying alcohol on them and usher them to class where they will make their own mask for the day. (Pharmacies are out of facemask and hand sanitizer). We ordered banners to post outside the school so parents can become familiar with the process. We also drafted a letter stating that we believed the return to school is premature and hold health officials responsible for any outbreaks that originate in our school. WE ARE READY!!</div><div>
Tonight the governor announces on the <a href="http://notes.e-hidalgo.gob.mx:8080/Publicaciones/flash.nsf/FONDO">official web page</a> that our state of Hidalgo 122 cases of flu, 99 of the cases are A-H1N1 with an increase of 45 new confirmed cases of Type A in the last 24 hours. New cases are alarmingly in the 6- 24 year old age group. State wide there are 23 people in the hospital of which 3 are critical. Two people have died from Type A flu and two others died today of viral pneumonia but not confirmed to be the bad bug yet. We will return to school no sooner than May 18th. Whew!! All that work and no payday. This disease is killing us because if we can’t have classes we can’t get paid. Things are begining to look a little dismal here. PLEASE help us pray for the different aspects of this health crisis.</div><div> </div><div>We will continue to have church services over the radio and being light in a time of insecurity among our unchuched friends.</div>Bro. Gradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197916377631445623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018929572468836523.post-13323160505986280762009-05-04T19:29:00.002-07:002009-05-04T19:33:29.859-07:00A DOG'S LIFE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdcwdOw7I_DVe0ay7S0bhfaMNjgIZHyZnQPV0jTGADq18FZx3sm08pRGaK28D2Gx3qUBblN5qs5iSf7nwOnbNgcaqYh1vxbqceRcXFmUkZzJMdZ3DJDV2rjoy3vBLZxzPSZug1dvWmiU_r/s1600-h/FB+DOGS+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332161687592529170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 317px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdcwdOw7I_DVe0ay7S0bhfaMNjgIZHyZnQPV0jTGADq18FZx3sm08pRGaK28D2Gx3qUBblN5qs5iSf7nwOnbNgcaqYh1vxbqceRcXFmUkZzJMdZ3DJDV2rjoy3vBLZxzPSZug1dvWmiU_r/s320/FB+DOGS+1.jpg" border="0" /></a>
<span style="font-size:130%;">As we live through swine flu, global warming, failing economies, narco-wars, kidnappings and earthquakes I looked at my dogs and desired to have a DOG’S LIFE.
See, dogs have no worries, no payroll to meet, no bills to pay or accounts to review. Dogs don’t have to work, don’t have a boss, and could care less if the other dogs in the yard like them or not. They have no deadlines to meet, they prefer to let the day, or their nose, take them where they may.
This carefree life makes them generous and friendly always ready to treat themselves to a quick lick, and us too, for that matter. The sun could fall, the dollar could collapse, disease could rule, and the dog’s life would go on unchanged. If the food ran out they would be content to sleep until the very end, always friendly enough to share a lick and tail wag with a friend or passerby.
The only problem is that if I had a Dog’s Life I would not have the chance to know Jesus as my Savior. So give me swine flu, global warming, failing economies, narco-wars, kidnappings and earthquakes so long as I can have Jesus too!
You see having Jesus makes all of these other things light, making life carefree, allowing us to live friendly and generous lives. Jesus is and always will be the answer.</span>Bro. Gradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197916377631445623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018929572468836523.post-30024359781274229182009-05-01T11:22:00.000-07:002009-05-01T11:57:37.713-07:00LAST SERVICE BEFORE SWINE FLU<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3xt9HYCPd4HOH5EQ6ctJeIENlVSNRpaQWN0t0uCNKjkCBRFqBi4fWRzDpGGCWWc1aLtQwe8sNYEV2su9YnQLKskX52K-eHkp0zre_JyToyq7B7Gqzznl7D26UBvn5pWSf2-kLHtIyw7O/s1600-h/BLOG+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330930552741735314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 310px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3xt9HYCPd4HOH5EQ6ctJeIENlVSNRpaQWN0t0uCNKjkCBRFqBi4fWRzDpGGCWWc1aLtQwe8sNYEV2su9YnQLKskX52K-eHkp0zre_JyToyq7B7Gqzznl7D26UBvn5pWSf2-kLHtIyw7O/s320/BLOG+4.jpg" border="0" /></a>
<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Nestled in the mountains of Hidalgo is the village of Mecatlan with a population of about 2000 people. This is where the brethren of the Mecatlan church had prepared to host our quarterly local association of the Aztec churches. The church in Mecatlan had worked for days to prepare. One of the local community pavilions had been secured for the service, chairs had been rented and one of our project pigs that dressed out at 180 lbs had been converted into tamales for all of the attending brethren to eat. They had prepared to receive 600 to 800 people that are the usual attendees at this service.</span></div>
<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxAu9sd7mqx14FlUOu5OG1smNS2y3_QnGktaBhNMRbUdfGTBDkljsuv-HVmamFmGfEaul-FMuVBa8kKyacoS2049vMaSQAXq8kuncFUdc9tqVA6ql2sSkSOou3xHNPYYx0h7-qTB9MHL5/s1600-h/BLOG+1.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330929661062643906" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxAu9sd7mqx14FlUOu5OG1smNS2y3_QnGktaBhNMRbUdfGTBDkljsuv-HVmamFmGfEaul-FMuVBa8kKyacoS2049vMaSQAXq8kuncFUdc9tqVA6ql2sSkSOou3xHNPYYx0h7-qTB9MHL5/s320/BLOG+1.jpg" border="0" /></span></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33JCJVoVpq4BBxrP3IpLb08PAGjKYAgbz699rInQ_-uaMgCe1kM1Dfzl1ja6xQPz-HOyZpVNo3jj_ihRRNMNHp7TjPhz0HlHk4LiWrpO2MpZGgfAYv1WWyyIiN7LnkiLWZVPtoG_b5g1t/s1600-h/BLOG+1.jpg"></a><span style="font-size:130%;">On this occasion the was a rumor was beginning to circulate that there was a new deadly disease that we killing people in</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> Mexico City and people were beginning to be afraid. Our expectations began to drop as to how attendance would be.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:130%;">Saturday morning we were blessed to see brethren begin to arrive by truck and foot. When the time to </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ox-7REuGMDeU1ejVgOPSE1PZEbpaFwr1Mobdo-wkxXQMl4Rp7lPHWFPEaaa12nIJNeK-6r6HaCAjg_6rr8YCWiGKcJNvaizeHGhMyhSN5UQjeD2soovc3LvvoohLlZcWZF_anSEOBC6j/s1600-h/Blog+2.jpg"></a><span style="font-size:130%;">begin the service, more than 450 brethren arrived. We worshiped <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAdGg-nI2tIx1vuJ5GpAKRhmFE1n-Q6ORTzU6_-xe95VAOt21BplK7eg6iWvfjHFP_4lLj829ahS0xws-47JPaLkuo2ipp5cC0kmbH6mN-S7VjNgaYzhQ1u8pn94hl4i0mdZTjV_f_vlI/s1600-h/Blog+2.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330929185352548594" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAdGg-nI2tIx1vuJ5GpAKRhmFE1n-Q6ORTzU6_-xe95VAOt21BplK7eg6iWvfjHFP_4lLj829ahS0xws-47JPaLkuo2ipp5cC0kmbH6mN-S7VjNgaYzhQ1u8pn94hl4i0mdZTjV_f_vlI/s200/Blog+2.jpg" border="0" /></span></a>together in</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> song and preaching of the word. After the service we fellowshipped while everybody ate pork tamales and had plenty left over for everyone to take some home with them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:130%;">After the service the local church workers </span><span style="font-size:130%;">and pastors gathered for prayer and to eat a “tapataxtle”. A tapataxtle is <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pZuG3R6DhrdCbhjWfY6gL9EqqQoenOaudVPbJSBWOtWVQBlLskWH5ySWMWo9tuPB8FyG1zO7jw1nZvo4HOzgvJCK2BYN84asYhdoQ-ajRQSZZiHz_HEbraGHgSAhYS-5R9ABtPeta_OZ/s1600-h/bLOG+3.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330929191044957586" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pZuG3R6DhrdCbhjWfY6gL9EqqQoenOaudVPbJSBWOtWVQBlLskWH5ySWMWo9tuPB8FyG1zO7jw1nZvo4HOzgvJCK2BYN84asYhdoQ-ajRQSZZiHz_HEbraGHgSAhYS-5R9ABtPeta_OZ/s200/bLOG+3.jpg" border="0" /></span></a>giant tamale made from the pig’s head. The ladies had packed the entire head in corn doe and wrap the entire thing in banana leaves. It is all steamed over an open fire. It is considered a real delicacy because the head has the most tender meat cuts.
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<div><span style="font-size:130%;"> The news of the Swine Flu outbreak was public that next Monday. We don't leave the house unless we wear a face mask. Our town is almost a ghost town as people are staying off the street. More than 40 people died last week in Mexico city from the flu. There are 8 confirmed cases here in our area <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQd3MO7fVZ_4aLB_x2wxt0xpdZOlKo1m61O9exvvSw0X56qksmUVhG0M4ZBQPHiF5IKArfiNQ7aZWjQ91992d5rSBdhNRl0JSucl1idZGLcun7BTE_eo5GOoogericrzaPITh3cfKUYk9/s1600-h/BLOG+1.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330927598374936722" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 247px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQd3MO7fVZ_4aLB_x2wxt0xpdZOlKo1m61O9exvvSw0X56qksmUVhG0M4ZBQPHiF5IKArfiNQ7aZWjQ91992d5rSBdhNRl0JSucl1idZGLcun7BTE_eo5GOoogericrzaPITh3cfKUYk9/s320/BLOG+1.jpg" border="0" /></span></a>and we expect more as hundreds of unemployed workers flock home to the Huasteca from Mexico City. School has been canceled at least until May 6. I think it will be much longer before we go back to school because the pandemic hasn't peaked yet. The health organizations will have to get a handle on this before they let people congregate at school again. The whole town is sold out of facemask. I had a box in storage so we are OK. </span></div>
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After meeting with the men of our church we decided to follow the health recommendations and suspend church services until they give the green light. We are going to broadcast our Sunday sermons over the radio so folks can listen at home.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfTr1qeKnAVrIuBVWKxhX83utl-xOPbJOJicpPfVbrlEaE2R2wLDzgY6fo1FJeGOrTZ_WIo7Rusw0hdmAmkEwvLNfW9F7iLQHHWys9zFjn0HE7HmE0d1Z8Wh_RThD7QMGEs31psLPVVo9W/s1600-h/BLOG+2.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330929193052785266" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 136px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfTr1qeKnAVrIuBVWKxhX83utl-xOPbJOJicpPfVbrlEaE2R2wLDzgY6fo1FJeGOrTZ_WIo7Rusw0hdmAmkEwvLNfW9F7iLQHHWys9zFjn0HE7HmE0d1Z8Wh_RThD7QMGEs31psLPVVo9W/s200/BLOG+2.jpg" border="0" /></span></a>
<div><span style="font-size:130%;">This is a great opportunity to let people see the witness of security and hope God has given us that believe in Jesus.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
</div>Bro. Gradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197916377631445623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018929572468836523.post-56914271954399467062009-04-20T12:28:00.001-07:002009-04-20T12:50:05.214-07:00NATIONAL ASSOCIATION CELEBRATED IN HUEJUTLA<div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-h9NthmOzy5Gtbr29Ah6HtV5ac21J60WsAI5nLKvIS2TeAJLE3MAFA3pLOs0us7cXGbTMpV-0BUGO9EHzekxatS5UFRKkVNWClxaxDBh_gNQavXKhB5LqE-pj4BXHuFU1olotnIXE6fk/s1600-h/BLOG+eat.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326858115024393858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-h9NthmOzy5Gtbr29Ah6HtV5ac21J60WsAI5nLKvIS2TeAJLE3MAFA3pLOs0us7cXGbTMpV-0BUGO9EHzekxatS5UFRKkVNWClxaxDBh_gNQavXKhB5LqE-pj4BXHuFU1olotnIXE6fk/s200/BLOG+eat.jpg" border="0" /></a>Last week we had the privilege of hosting our National Association of Churches in Huejutla. The BMA of Mexico has 46 churches and more than 80 missions that attended to look after associational business for the next year.
In order to prepare for this meeting FBC Huejutla worked for months. Here in Mexico the hosting Church provides meals for all of the messengers and provides housing for all who can’t afford hotel accommodations. This year we provided for about 800 visitors not including providing meals for our several hundred church workers as well. </span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYYXYdIYVymx7jK2pPNd0kLzW6HMIqoMBmDogyCUnVFIuzyqOmF0jjpfr8gAEv4-F10tVfp9OiScfFsQ8L_onQR5S8KGoXAGe1Nu6TFQwc0L0lHB-1-CAtYoIpBsWqgyDmkaNeXwwN8F7K/s1600-h/pigs+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326862875204174722" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYYXYdIYVymx7jK2pPNd0kLzW6HMIqoMBmDogyCUnVFIuzyqOmF0jjpfr8gAEv4-F10tVfp9OiScfFsQ8L_onQR5S8KGoXAGe1Nu6TFQwc0L0lHB-1-CAtYoIpBsWqgyDmkaNeXwwN8F7K/s200/pigs+2.jpg" border="0" /></a>
On Monday we slaughtered three pigs from our <a href="http://www.trailsofmexico.com/faithfamilyfarms.html">Faith Family Farms</a> project. They dressed out at close to 1000 lbs of pork. It was enough to feed everyone for all three days. I like the cracklins the most! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326860267562298338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHQDXrlbX8TnhTRobACWYvZ3O_DIqrIdeTerlArktj5GHbsg8bJ-8lDEB6M-85G791pY4ZIBc3f4iaJhDJcyf-fJr8-55JRLqHEJoYyVtuxR4iAlWhZag3bpQX516YH1paN2YEh3mXlxt/s200/pigs+3.jpg" border="0" />
There was a lot of business that was cared for. We accepted two churches to the Association fellowship and withdrew fellowship from one. We also elected an interstate missionary to plant a new church in the city of Aguascalientes.
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLg2x9e4arHqUlpjshNW-NjCNW82tN3-XImtAuh_1eJoJRCKSpTE-7o7UnvkFi6AB8UOoHFiTDF2nFFO-2sKcXBkBIGMXOWVORGQbnphWwvshYnOE_PlpddDOnQi51jC5BFru86p-LmMkt/s1600-h/Blog+Choir.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326859610501308658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLg2x9e4arHqUlpjshNW-NjCNW82tN3-XImtAuh_1eJoJRCKSpTE-7o7UnvkFi6AB8UOoHFiTDF2nFFO-2sKcXBkBIGMXOWVORGQbnphWwvshYnOE_PlpddDOnQi51jC5BFru86p-LmMkt/s200/Blog+Choir.jpg" border="0" /></a>The nightly services were great! Great preaching, great music and great fellowship creates an environment where God was glorified and our spirits were lifted.
It is a blessing to see how through the y<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKrZqyqIF9SgvehmqYRDL_SB09wECbt0mIGWozS3eDM_O0NvopUngBo6NDUUFRRm07pupD7s_I5bOfGH4C8suglrxblHDliv52_kMXJkH-YqzVouuRMg_7DjERR2ECdovjKenAEX5_jLb/s1600-h/BLOG+prayer.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326861716449077186" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKrZqyqIF9SgvehmqYRDL_SB09wECbt0mIGWozS3eDM_O0NvopUngBo6NDUUFRRm07pupD7s_I5bOfGH4C8suglrxblHDliv52_kMXJkH-YqzVouuRMg_7DjERR2ECdovjKenAEX5_jLb/s200/BLOG+prayer.jpg" border="0" /></a>ears God has used BMAA missionaries to organize a sister Association of Churches in a different country. This is an association that grows through organizing new churches and fights for doctrinal correctness even if it means losing fellowship with others. This association also carries out the Great Commission sending missionaries of their own. It is a privilege to work in the ABMM (BMAA of Mexico).</span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Bro. Gradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197916377631445623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018929572468836523.post-60617142511535576722009-04-10T09:19:00.002-07:002009-04-10T09:25:41.775-07:00ANNIVERSARY FBC HUEJUTLA<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_R8sNmlFyOBliWZlT0KLlMzJzOBmACbUcK3ffktfXdIVTLOLapXcKMClRdxpLA5mvRW1dYQdgvacUepTf6zpYKLTKtScCYJRWIvxqvhkO_prNzDz3pa9fPg2DENWrSRjegpQiMHKmb50/s1600-h/BLOG.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323099321727935218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_R8sNmlFyOBliWZlT0KLlMzJzOBmACbUcK3ffktfXdIVTLOLapXcKMClRdxpLA5mvRW1dYQdgvacUepTf6zpYKLTKtScCYJRWIvxqvhkO_prNzDz3pa9fPg2DENWrSRjegpQiMHKmb50/s200/BLOG.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">We just finished an Evangelistic Campaign to celebrate the anniversary of the</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZ3KoJPKd_qkBWipx_d0x4AT3Rxq3H8G61RRa-0M9Vj9LtQwEoWBjV8EBRpUQFCOtnDW2PiMsgTUyNVLWyzRU9bcDT-g6cO7h7v4agJeaIirwFZyAj8_dfb1V7ffl799_XFqbphGTaH30/s1600-h/Blog+2.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323098793346147362" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZ3KoJPKd_qkBWipx_d0x4AT3Rxq3H8G61RRa-0M9Vj9LtQwEoWBjV8EBRpUQFCOtnDW2PiMsgTUyNVLWyzRU9bcDT-g6cO7h7v4agJeaIirwFZyAj8_dfb1V7ffl799_XFqbphGTaH30/s200/Blog+2.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> organization of First Baptist Church in Huejutla. Our congregation prepared by printing formal invitations to give to friends and family. Bro. Eric Johnson was the evangelist. We held the first couple of services in our church and the last in the Cattleman Association Conference Hall. We did this because our church has been too small for all of our members for some time now. When we have a lot of special guest we have to ask about half of our members to sit outside. The Conference Hall has enough room to seat us all…barely.God blessed all of our efforts with more than 30 saved and as many </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAsgHotpLgSZLFjY_bEFuEIXUElhTGTUoPJ9o9BQQP2pwKikJrcgoSUfdGsnsHig-adzt8Yc0mvdrtA9fXSsxG16l1zP_12VT-TrXSmR5IPhz9GiUr88yngN7xNcJ4oo7o5EGJ1GlDGU1v/s1600-h/BLOG+3.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323098800119380914" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAsgHotpLgSZLFjY_bEFuEIXUElhTGTUoPJ9o9BQQP2pwKikJrcgoSUfdGsnsHig-adzt8Yc0mvdrtA9fXSsxG16l1zP_12VT-TrXSmR5IPhz9GiUr88yngN7xNcJ4oo7o5EGJ1GlDGU1v/s200/BLOG+3.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">more re-commitments to a life of Christian service. First Baptist Huejutla is 28 years old and averages 800 in attendance every time we rent a place big enough for everyone to sit. Normal services have less attendance because of the inadequate size of our building. We are actively looking for a place to relocate and build facilities to seat 1500 – 2000 people.Please pray for our church and our ability to continue to impact our community, region and nation.</span>Bro. Gradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197916377631445623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018929572468836523.post-24654448965391626042009-04-10T08:20:00.000-07:002009-04-10T08:27:58.611-07:00REVIVAL IN LEON, GUANAJUATO<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCp7WXmXRqTd7xXiwAYQYIixFvirMVghgaF37ZKXARzoMGwrhMtL_g0lKGzrJ644V_QjtN_14xXJprYx2y__AeW0Q1mSLhWUjXN6qF_wWw_8vZutmV3F8lEFPUlP4K5Ije6aS8i6PpeG1m/s1600-h/Blog+Anv+Leon.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323083638854950450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCp7WXmXRqTd7xXiwAYQYIixFvirMVghgaF37ZKXARzoMGwrhMtL_g0lKGzrJ644V_QjtN_14xXJprYx2y__AeW0Q1mSLhWUjXN6qF_wWw_8vZutmV3F8lEFPUlP4K5Ije6aS8i6PpeG1m/s200/Blog+Anv+Leon.jpg" border="0" /></a>March 2009. Right after the medical caravan Denise and I traveled to Leon Guanajuato to visit the “Casa del Alfarero” Church. We went to celebrate the fourth anniversary of this young congregation.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizSqGYwH8CXdHVrzKhrHOc-xMCZOwTHc90I5OL9jpBfyJZ-20flkv7sOutpkVW1sgHQcZJZ9Vkvdd7PfKBbfxTRavWcokIz9gKWpWxqaCt_qgP4d5XryOvLcA1nJsXsOS3rJkeLl0-zFwv/s1600-h/Blog+Anv+Leon+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323084103121661634" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizSqGYwH8CXdHVrzKhrHOc-xMCZOwTHc90I5OL9jpBfyJZ-20flkv7sOutpkVW1sgHQcZJZ9Vkvdd7PfKBbfxTRavWcokIz9gKWpWxqaCt_qgP4d5XryOvLcA1nJsXsOS3rJkeLl0-zFwv/s200/Blog+Anv+Leon+1.jpg" border="0" /></a> During the three days of services our hearts were blessed and uplifted by the work God has done there. The music during the services was permeated with specials and God blessed the services with 5 people receiving Christ as their personal savior.
The “Casa del Alfarero” is a church plant of the Mexican BMA (ABMM). They average 85 people in Sunday school and are actively working in other parts of their city to win souls and establish a new mission in this city of 1.5 million people.Bro. Gradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197916377631445623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018929572468836523.post-87561785906136623132009-04-10T07:59:00.000-07:002009-04-10T08:08:30.254-07:00HUNDREDS SAVED DURING MEDICAL CARAVAN<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51taapuEEYifDZWoE5Vk-kBR1ug6R4PO7DxLm486JupAJVSgNFngH0USNo5rBOshDh7agBZ4_ZjkeCu1oAIscRsaGSXet3Fr8tm2CINTtyu7I4K3J0hbkvT139QnYFDQLCUue8T8IGCxd/s1600-h/BMMI+Evangelism+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323077892309359746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51taapuEEYifDZWoE5Vk-kBR1ug6R4PO7DxLm486JupAJVSgNFngH0USNo5rBOshDh7agBZ4_ZjkeCu1oAIscRsaGSXet3Fr8tm2CINTtyu7I4K3J0hbkvT139QnYFDQLCUue8T8IGCxd/s200/BMMI+Evangelism+4.jpg" border="0" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2r_TtSdx9si6BUYsG0bWJ0sndIIEmFsqo88GtdG9fWztMfcTJp10LhnCGkAkyGagoJV440AVbnk2goCx5IuFMXNCIzJ8djt0kkYxAPbymltYaNYfMW07hc5Ch036DXZnXu1ZGbKWovCIb/s1600-h/BMMI+Evangelism+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323078166379973266" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2r_TtSdx9si6BUYsG0bWJ0sndIIEmFsqo88GtdG9fWztMfcTJp10LhnCGkAkyGagoJV440AVbnk2goCx5IuFMXNCIzJ8djt0kkYxAPbymltYaNYfMW07hc5Ch036DXZnXu1ZGbKWovCIb/s200/BMMI+Evangelism+1.jpg" border="0" /></a> MARCH 2009. We have been privileged to host Dr. Ralph Izzard and his BMMI Team here in Huejutla. They were a tremendous blessing and help to our regional work. We have been seeking the opportunity to begin missions in some of the outlaying county seats for some time. This is part of an overall strategy to reach every village with the gospel starting with county seats.
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwvR1pT9kE3WJX8H2j00oLdVhGZn38qGHF0mS9No_m4zgeACrcwjxCP6s1H2REPlrn3ZIDOWomzeAdPttBfizNpIspocspDEUxUk2GLykaTgAHZEJxBNYpilJCECS2DXRDA7-Y7smT7rK/s1600-h/Alan+BP.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323078489451703442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwvR1pT9kE3WJX8H2j00oLdVhGZn38qGHF0mS9No_m4zgeACrcwjxCP6s1H2REPlrn3ZIDOWomzeAdPttBfizNpIspocspDEUxUk2GLykaTgAHZEJxBNYpilJCECS2DXRDA7-Y7smT7rK/s200/Alan+BP.jpg" border="0" /></a>To prepare for BMMI we contacted and convened with the Health Department as well as mayors of two of these counties. They provided the location for the medical caravan, BMMI the medical service, we evangelized and Sis. Denise fed us all.
We began the Evangelistic Campaign by holding a Evangelistic service in the Town Center of Huejutla at the base of the historic clock and in front of the ancient Catholic Cathedral. There were hundreds of people in attendance, (close to, or more than one thousand). <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLds46RN7ZASiRAd-CktD1XqRrRpZ5vgnHUsjTAn5a9A7PiCwCuwCqkkRP7KvwXmpS9wCl1L07Ayzp-GVp7-lbxmbPq5GKzZbUgefd-t_mrkO6FMqBNjc3w8rQI3cS77kLNGg-3ghmh-r/s1600-h/BMMI+Evangelism+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323078936241906578" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLds46RN7ZASiRAd-CktD1XqRrRpZ5vgnHUsjTAn5a9A7PiCwCuwCqkkRP7KvwXmpS9wCl1L07Ayzp-GVp7-lbxmbPq5GKzZbUgefd-t_mrkO6FMqBNjc3w8rQI3cS77kLNGg-3ghmh-r/s200/BMMI+Evangelism+2.jpg" border="0" /></a>
The following day we traveled into the mountains to provide medical care and The Gospel to the Aztec people who live there.God blessed each of our efforts as we were able to care for more than 850 people, witness to them all and lead more than 350 of them to Christ. We are now working with these new Christians to begin missions in these two towns.
We pray that we will be able to reach many and see churches planted In these new places. We believe these new churches will be launching platforms to reach many surrounding villages with the gospel.Bro. Gradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197916377631445623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018929572468836523.post-91242629555749275832009-04-06T13:56:00.000-07:002009-04-06T14:11:54.347-07:0050 plus saved in Evangelism Explosion<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8lq5KSfZpfSnUYFbxSc5muBHqak_t8_JWuSINBo1P9hIsIVA9nVXBb4UuHVUzncMm4cZ5Kgy1ddm1bIoG1zcAZtilGohlNr69wEp69xpsniooERcBVwBbZe1aDzQz8waZpfog7ZrjnHf/s1600-h/Blog+EE+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321688854910939874" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8lq5KSfZpfSnUYFbxSc5muBHqak_t8_JWuSINBo1P9hIsIVA9nVXBb4UuHVUzncMm4cZ5Kgy1ddm1bIoG1zcAZtilGohlNr69wEp69xpsniooERcBVwBbZe1aDzQz8waZpfog7ZrjnHf/s320/Blog+EE+2.jpg" border="0" /></a>
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURgVFPQekp1O3S19oxNZrJFLtgPsfXqGnva5lA35i_6rnRCK8S9MDLwk3u7jm5SRS2NwikorOegPbXGwSIoxEWD6Ruw4PVxgo56jXBsz7Q8OSZddcXEegTiiJzoeLsNgtWIfjgt9q3a7a/s1600-h/Blog+EE+1.jpg"></a> </div>
<div>FEBRUARY 2009</div>
<div>We held an EE clinic with where we trained 11 soul winners and Evangelism Explosion trainers from different churches in Mexico. Eric and I were there to help and support Bro. Ricky Williams at “El Rinconcito”. Bro. Philip Attaberry from <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAVI0462TTjXBvnVfXXzwn7NSG5W5GYsJCC1MBQ_02sJodAXYBTDdxCRIz-IQPhCDikH2r3CYDjDLmQrGFtuOWhPzS9eOrCwo_eYbbcknscQuDzlBliJb4g561cYGN5wwsmizbVzhNU_Yu/s1600-h/Blog+EE+1.jpg"></a>Jacksonville Theological Seminary was the primary teacher and trainer. As part of the training we divided into teams of three. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURgVFPQekp1O3S19oxNZrJFLtgPsfXqGnva5lA35i_6rnRCK8S9MDLwk3u7jm5SRS2NwikorOegPbXGwSIoxEWD6Ruw4PVxgo56jXBsz7Q8OSZddcXEegTiiJzoeLsNgtWIfjgt9q3a7a/s1600-h/Blog+EE+1.jpg"></a> </div>Each Evangelism team has one trainer and <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURgVFPQekp1O3S19oxNZrJFLtgPsfXqGnva5lA35i_6rnRCK8S9MDLwk3u7jm5SRS2NwikorOegPbXGwSIoxEWD6Ruw4PVxgo56jXBsz7Q8OSZddcXEegTiiJzoeLsNgtWIfjgt9q3a7a/s1600-h/Blog+EE+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321687949548940274" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 231px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 140px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURgVFPQekp1O3S19oxNZrJFLtgPsfXqGnva5lA35i_6rnRCK8S9MDLwk3u7jm5SRS2NwikorOegPbXGwSIoxEWD6Ruw4PVxgo56jXBsz7Q8OSZddcXEegTiiJzoeLsNgtWIfjgt9q3a7a/s320/Blog+EE+1.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>two students. We would go out twice <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNtKx5nqLmuH0HEn9kfOZrIOgQDRAzZMtJuQzKItS_9XBMyRySRWGSlcO9GjBTcL_R3mDDXeDqvyc9TXmymNbRrX2xeVvuF0Zqv3budSP1CVhhMx7VARYzCOZoj845SJOf3ExPEAKxtR_/s1600-h/Blog+EE.jpg"></a>a day for about two hours each time to share the gospel with total strangers. This is the most difficult way to share the gospel as we approach people at bus stops, hospitals or wherever they are. The blessings were great! More than 50 people came to trust Jesus as their personal savior during this week.</div>Bro. Gradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197916377631445623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018929572468836523.post-37280739908697751242009-04-06T13:42:00.001-07:002009-04-06T13:56:11.518-07:00BIBLE INSTITUTE<div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOf_USeQKPNmYEiWuFQWFlivgqR_11j0i4oPEjh6EGga9u63Y9meEvSnipd8fzn1ebm9r0h-ic5AdZPhdXZTsUpQwjOzn3t_JmSvrxG5feHmFm5vph06ZE9M4IOfFYyJ7JFVdJtBooN2Bv/s1600-h/Blog+Institute.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321684461897374626" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 124px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 165px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOf_USeQKPNmYEiWuFQWFlivgqR_11j0i4oPEjh6EGga9u63Y9meEvSnipd8fzn1ebm9r0h-ic5AdZPhdXZTsUpQwjOzn3t_JmSvrxG5feHmFm5vph06ZE9M4IOfFYyJ7JFVdJtBooN2Bv/s320/Blog+Institute.jpg" border="0" /></a>
<div>FEB 2009
We have begun our Bible Institute for the semester with 24 people enrolled. There is excitement in the air as we once again begin to prepare the next wave of church workers and missionaries for the field. Most of our students are young men with a sprinkling of four young ladies. Of the men 8 are already involved in some level of ministry and the rest are preparing and seeking God’s direction for their life. We pray that God will lead them to ministry for His Honor and G<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-JPywhh6s4HH-AEWQSD4vzBPrwOwLASkoMdpPSzE9QOL_YP3PR3QPd5mFr3FGQR5bJIS5_xLQu1v7gT9l2k3Nu79ylrkLHi6zEG3JhLJRkMUgnzAPBKBdwHKcogHerxMiQ22F9sTXp-9/s1600-h/Blog+Institute+1.jpg"></a>lory. </div></div>Bro. Gradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197916377631445623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018929572468836523.post-90999085469210694312008-07-01T17:31:00.000-07:002008-12-09T18:53:24.206-08:00GMA CORONATION SERVICE<div align="justify">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqV6BWFkCYNnGhKQghRXg9v0dRABNDIkx7FqEj7diODazcB7T9zjnLBf5HJ9esZznYXeTCa-toIohZY7qIgVdCT79db7bdxYszFrTAeLo8T2VvO5novVk_yeK7jhRL2H647K_Tq6zGpH1/s1600-h/GMA+CORONATION+093+10.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218209447143186946" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 165px" height="202" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqV6BWFkCYNnGhKQghRXg9v0dRABNDIkx7FqEj7diODazcB7T9zjnLBf5HJ9esZznYXeTCa-toIohZY7qIgVdCT79db7bdxYszFrTAeLo8T2VvO5novVk_yeK7jhRL2H647K_Tq6zGpH1/s320/GMA+CORONATION+093+10.JPG" width="261" border="0" /></span></a>
<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Since its conception, the </span><a href="http://www.nationalgma.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Girls Missionary Auxiliary </span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">has been a vital part of mission support. Young girls from BMA Baptist churches learn about missions and missionaries, but participate in missions as well. As God has taken missionaries to far lands, He has taken auxiliary ministries with them. GMA’s is one of those ministries. </span></span></div>
<div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Last Sun<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBIgCVbkV9oVpiOMu4SDnCIbAIll-Ky2rm0v2iDu50vSQp0l2mnEi6-2nfre9Az5l_FzdAKaiSlyfmdJ7f5t7CwF2Qh20qffLErCTQ8L6UQYBCxbImRZjPCd0L9XbTlKdnZ6RegVD_rZuT/s1600-h/GMA+CORONATION+052+5.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218209023883993618" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBIgCVbkV9oVpiOMu4SDnCIbAIll-Ky2rm0v2iDu50vSQp0l2mnEi6-2nfre9Az5l_FzdAKaiSlyfmdJ7f5t7CwF2Qh20qffLErCTQ8L6UQYBCxbImRZjPCd0L9XbTlKdnZ6RegVD_rZuT/s320/GMA+CORONATION+052+5.JPG" border="0" /></span></a>day First Baptist Huejutla celebrated the promoti</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">on of 33 young ladies to different levels in the GMA organization. Each one of them has to read missionary biographies, learn Bible verses, and work with the church visiting one of its 14 missions. </span></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">At the end of the year each girl is tested on their knowledge. The girls that pass get to participate in the coronation service. We pray that each one of these girls will continue to be mighty warriors for the Lord. </span></div>Bro. Gradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197916377631445623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018929572468836523.post-7994761356100656002008-06-29T20:50:00.000-07:002008-12-09T18:53:24.435-08:00Special Service at Town Square<span style="font-family:verdana;">
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<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217521432267507026" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKawsjtXMUBcNfKDzXQO-HAY2eWHCtqn0U-kgKJtj7Xs4cLLaPrrQbnzjcD7p5DGrDILLEo-bsMF-tPk8wFvk5aAspCICIzOi9aQIwfNWYtqcI7pZJjPNuIrzAMYsyE0JYAjhQ2KRJDqw/s320/Reloj+Preaching+018+10.JPG" border="0" /><span style="font-size:130%;">We are blessed that our county has once again allowed us to hold an evangelistic service in the town square. The square is right in the middle of the Historical center. The highlights of the historical center are the clock, built in 1908, and the Catholic Church, built in 1548. Just a short distance away is the county courthouse and the gazebo where two alleged kidnappers were beaten, lynched, </span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;">and killed in 1998.</span> </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">
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<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">We are blessed because just a few years ago preaching openly downtown would have been prohibited. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">
<span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaZTtZQlixy0kfIqSsbELU8jtA9F4dK0tbBSMNYI9iEniBbfg3ytMWRMZCuFiBkNKmAxJnCEVkhIg4pSaKEiW5NlClBrLcha5Y8husrFBfIKVV3RdFQZgqI2AupRpBQl72R2_tDzW_MfM/s1600-h/Reloj+Preaching+026+10.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217521842662169058" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaZTtZQlixy0kfIqSsbELU8jtA9F4dK0tbBSMNYI9iEniBbfg3ytMWRMZCuFiBkNKmAxJnCEVkhIg4pSaKEiW5NlClBrLcha5Y8husrFBfIKVV3RdFQZgqI2AupRpBQl72R2_tDzW_MfM/s320/Reloj+Preaching+026+10.JPG" border="0" /></span></a>
</div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Actually two relevant events occurred today. First Baptist Church in Huejutla broadcast our Sunday morning service over the radio. This radio message is the first of it's kind in our region and reaches thousands of people. Many people have been saved and joined the ministry of First Baptist because of the radio program. Second, we held an open air evangelistic service. The weather was bad and we had to interrupt the service for about 20 minutes because of torrential rain. No one left. After the rain I preached about the Sacrificial Blood of Jesus and many moved. We can praise the Lord for the open doors he has places before us. May we continue to have the courage to walk through each door God opens.</span></div>Bro. Gradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197916377631445623noreply@blogger.com3