This month, Pastor Vicente and the church in La Trejo have
experienced some extreme highs and lows.
As the church has established itself in the community, it
continues to grow. Several people have
come to faith in Jesus in the past few weeks.
A special baptism service was held one Sunday for these new
believers. The church rented a bus for
the day, drove to a beautiful river outside of the city and conducted 8
baptisms in the river and had a relaxing time of fellowship the rest of the
day. The bus driver was so touched by
the event that he came to church that evening.
Pastor Vicente and the people of his church are encouraged by how the
Lord is working in people’s hearts in La Trejo.
Unfortunately, just four days after this wonderful baptism
service, Pastor Vicente’s landlord notified us of his plans to evict the family
and church from the property. Vicente
and his family just moved to the community a little over two months ago. His children had to change schools
mid-year. The new home does not have a
yard or running water. They had to say
goodbye to friends. All of these changes
have taken a toll on their family. And
yet, they accepted the changes joyfully because they could see how the Lord was
using them to grow His church.
Now, the stress and anxiety has increased as Pastor
Vicente’s family of six could soon be homeless and his church could soon be
without a meeting place. We are pursuing
all possible options: reconciliation with the landlord, renting another
home/meeting place in the community, purchasing the current home from the
owner. To add to the fun, we are just 3 weeks from leaving for furlough and will soon be unable to do much to help Pastor Vicente.
Please pray:
- That the landlord would have a change of heart
- For wisdom as we seek a solution
- For peace and comfort for Vicente’s family
- For my teammates as they take over this difficult situation
- That God would be glorified even in trials!
