Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

 

It is a pleasure to be able to write to you and tell you about what has occurred this past month. I was about to write this letter last week, but decided to wait until after THE WEDDING! That's right! One of the families that you have been praying for has finally decided to "make it official" and get married! Vero and Pedro tied the knot February 27 after morning services. Previous to this they had lived together for about 14 years.

 

Vero has been worshipping with us for over two years, but Pedro never really wanted to have anything to do with the church, even occasionally "tempting" the kids to stay home Sunday mornings by making breakfasts and other things. But he was recently sent to jail on drug charges, and that's where the transformation began. After being released from jail pending court, Pedro realized how important his family was to him, and how meaningless his previous addictions were. Vero has been wanting to get baptized for these past two years, but knew that if she did so she would be unable to continue living with Pedro. So now they are happily married and he tapped me on the shoulder during the reception and said he would like to get together with Kevin and I and talk about baptism. Wow! Can't you just see God working through all of this! I know that these things have also been a direct result of your fervent prayers for us. Please keep praying!

 

We are also on the verge of studying with two other families. Sylvia has been coming with us for quite a while as well, but still can't make the full commitment. Her husband has never come to visit us. Now, get this: Because of the wedding, her husband finally came to visit! Although our study times have repeatedly been changed due to "other things," we are confident that soon we will get to preach the gospel to her one-on-one and she will respond to the gospel. Please pray for Sylvia and Raul, Susy and Lalo, and members of Vero and Pedro's family who were witnesses to the wedding. (Speaking of which, Vero's sister now also wants to get married to her live-in boyfriend. They currently live in Midland, but are looking to move back here and want to do the ceremony at Montana Vista!)

 

Now to some news that is not so joyous. We want to ask a double-portion of prayer for Alicia. Her health has deteriorated the past two months, and she has been unable to do many of the things she needs and wants to do. We ask that you pray that God totally heal her and remove all traces of her illness. We especially petition the elders to pray for her. God is all-powerful, and he is compassionate. He is also all-wise, so we trust in his judgments in these matters.

 

We continue to be concerned for Maggie (Mage) and her lack of zeal for serving the Lord. Also, Oscar, who was recently baptized, began dating a Mormon and seems to be willing to sacrifice his own beliefs in order to get married. Please pray that we will be able to reach out to him and keep him from forfeiting his soul for temporary enjoyment. Another brother, Carlos, needs prayers that God will humble him to be willing to love the brothers and patiently receive instruction from the Lord. He is an encouraging man whom we feel God could use mightily for his kingdom.

 

Changes are coming! The owner of the house where we worship is back in town and wants her house back, so we have until the end of March to find a place to worship! Please pray for this effort also. We firmly believe that this is a blessing of God to get us into a location to reach more souls.

 

One more bit of news to pray about: We will have another big day of giving out clothes March 11. I plan on taking that day off to go help, sharing the gospel message with those who come. Please pray that the material blessings we are sharing are far outweighed by the spiritual blessings that we will share and there will be a harvest of souls for the Lord.

 

May God keep all of us strong as we strive to serve him and spread his love throughout all of creation!

 

In Christ,

Lonnie, Romie, Vivianna, Sonia, & Talon