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Dear Christian family,
I hope this letter finds each of you
growing in the grace, joy and peace that are in Christ Jesus. We are truly
thankful for the bond we share in Christ with all of you.
Each time I sit to write a
newsletter I always struggle on what to include and what to leave out.
Unfortunately I don’t include personal stories of individuals that inspire and
encourage as often as I could. So, I wanted to share a couple of recent stories
that have influenced me in hopes that you too will benefit from the
perseverance and dedication of those here in
It often amazes me just how much
individuals are willing to do and endure to hear God’s word (and I’m not just
referring to my bad pronunciation in Spanish!). I’ve been studying with a
couple for a few of months now. Due to some difficult circumstances, they found
themselves without electricity for several days. It was during one of those
nights that we had planned our weekly Bible study together. Considering the
darkness and the cold it would have made sense to most folks to skip a week and
then start up again. This couple, however, thought differently. We bundled up
in our thick coats and gathered around the kitchen table with a candle and a
mini-mag flashlight. It was at that point that it
dawned on me their intense desire to know God. I couldn’t help but think that
the Father of lights was smiling in the glow of our small candle as he beheld a
couple of very humble means refusing to be deterred from listen to the word.
May God give us all a passion for his word such as I saw in that couple that evening.
I’ve also been greatly encouraged by
Alfredo, with whom I’ve been studying for about a year now. He grew up in a family that believed in God,
but he had never really cracked open a Bible. He wanted to know what the Bible
was about, so I simply said, “Well, let’s read it together then.” We decided
that we would read a book over a week or two and then discuss it and answer any
questions he might have. The end result has been that over the course of 8
months he read the entire New Testament. This is particularly impressive
because he was only able to finish the 3rd grade before he had to
begin working. Consequently, as you can imagine reading is quite a challenge
for him! Just like the other couple above, he too is determined to know who God
is and what God wants for his life regardless of the obstacles! To date,
neither Alfredo nor the lovely couple above have committed themselves fully to
the Lord, but I believe they are “not far from the Kingdom of God” as Jesus
once described another individual (Mk. 12:34).
We continue to ask for your prayers
for the work that God is doing here. Specifically we ask you to pray for
Alfredo and other studies that are currently ongoing. We also ask that you pray
to the Lord of the Harvest to raise up laborers from
Grace and peace,
Kevin, Alicia and
Bethany Montgomery