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The city of Guautla i s located approximately 7^miles Southeast o f Mexico City , I t i s lo ca t e d i n theState of Morelos and i s a typical Mexican city of 88thousand. Among the r e s i d e n t s of the c i t y you w i l l

find The Eduardo Arriaga family. Eduardo and his wife, Eva, have three children;age 14 , Eduardo Jr . age 11, and Efien age 6. Unless you would o bserve the l i festyle ofamily, it would be impossible to t e l l the Arriaga family from other families in thesince they are Mexicans. In fact , Eduardo and Eva were bom-in the State o f Morelos.

Since the major r e l i g i o n in Mexico i s Catholicism, it i s no surprise to r ea li z

part of Eduardo s ear ly t ra ining was from that background. I t wasn t unt i l 19^3 thuardo s l i f e took on new meaning and he began going i n a d i f f e r e n t d i r e c t i o n . I t was

t o Christmas and Eduardo was working f o r the Ford Motor Company in a town near Guat

Mexico, He had a two week vacation coming, therefore he decided to v i s i t h i s s i s t e r

and h i s hometown g i r l f r i e n d Eva. Maria and Eva had become Chris t ians and were at teColegio Bibl ico in Eagle Pass, Texas. While Eduardo was t h e r e he had t he oppo rtun

hear the Gospel. He n o t only accepted C hr i s t a s h i s persona l Saviour , b u t he surret o Him as the Lord of h is l i f e . He q u i t h i s job and enrol led i n Colegio Biblico f

J an ua ry t er m .

Eduardo not only kept busy with h is s t u d i e s but he a l s o began helping Agustin O

who was then teaching on the college s t a f f and serving with a new work a t Altamira.

Mr. Ortega l e f t the f a c u l t y o f the c o l l e g e Eduardo took over the work a t Altamira .

In May, 1965» Eva graduated from Colegio Biblico. She and Eduardo were married iust of that same year. Eduardo graduated from Colegio in 196? and continued workin

t h e church i n Altamira u n t i l 1970- His n e x t work was i n t h e S t a t e o f J a l i s c o . At C

mas 1971» they went to Baya, Cal i fornia , and Eduardo worked a s a d i r e c t o r with an orp

u n t i l he f e l t God was l e a d i n g them t o Cuautla i n 1978.

Cuau tla h as many small towns and v i l l a ^ s close by.

have t h r e e congregations they a r e m i n i s t e r i n g t o .

At t h e p r e s e n t t i m e t he A r

I t was i n September of 1978 when they beg^-n the work i n Yecapixtla,about 12 mile

Cuautla . I t was a very meager beginning w ith the congregation con si st in g o f one wom

the Arriaga family. Prom the beginning, the congregation met i n the back room o f ta n s house, a room which measures 12 by 12*. Today, there are approximately 50 mplus other a t t e n d e r s in t h i s congregation gathered i n the crowded room each Sunday fos h i p . The a d u l t s use t h i s same room f o r t h e i r B i b l e school while t h e c hi l d re n have

classes in two other homes plus on a patio. There i s a piece of property they would lpurchase for a church building, but the cost i s 2,211.00-in American money. The bui t s e l f would cost around-T 2.500.00 and this would be with the m n doing a l l the workselves. These people have managed to save 120.00 in a building fund. This mon y wused to extend this 12 by 12* room by about 6 feet . A small building fund of 100.0also been started here in America for a future church building.



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In the early summer of 1979, the Arriagas received an invitation from a group iiltepec, which is approximately 12 miles from Yecapixtla and around 25 miles from Cto come and teach them. This is the second congregation they work with.

Just last year, I98O, a group of people from Zahuatlan, a suburb of Yecapixtlameeting with the congregation in Jumiltepec.

At the end of I98O, a third work was started in Tetelcingo, around miles fromla. AChristian brother from Mexico City bou^t a house in Telelcingo and are lettinpeople use it for church services. The main attendance is children plus one family.

In 1979, it became evident,with the expansion of the work that Eduardo needed somof transportation. They had been taking the bus and the fares alone were averaging month. In 1979, two of his main supporting congregations, and some individual suppoaccepted the challenge to purchase a pick-up truck for him. This has aided his mgrea t ly

It has been necessary for the Arriagas to combine their work of evangelism withun rTr. The areas where they are working are remote not uncommon.

do not have sewers nor a public water supply. The proBlerTTe^eclally bad duringseason. Eduardo*s sister-in-law has helped them a great deal in the area of hygienshe is a specialist in that area, and is also a nurse. She has held classes that anot only to the members of the congregation but anyone who woiJld like to attend. Eworks with the women to teach them better nutrition. Eduardo has used some of the knhe gained while in the United States to help the people construct sewers and sometanks. However, i t is very difficult work since the ground is very hard and rocky.

Their efforts have begun to bear ftuit. Eduardo reported that the people arelearning their responsibilities as Christians, including giving tithes and offeringdoesn t mind their slowness as long as they continue to learn. Some of th e fruit ith e conduct of th e men. In Mexico, the men are often very cruel to their women.

tau^t them that the woman is a gift from God to man. She is a fragil vessel and shtreated w ith l ov e and consideration. He ha s witnessed the men treating not only t hebu t their children better. He has also watched th e congregation in Yecapixtla grow fmeager beginning to the point that they now have three Sunday school departments.presently translating Bible school material they received this past summer from EnSpanish. The members are also starting to take a more active role in the work. OBrother Flavio, preached while Eduardo and Eva were sick for a period of several weealso have two young people at Golegio, the fruit produced by God throu^ Eduardo s teand preaching, who desire to multiply his efforts for th e cause of Christ.

As we see th is f ru i t from Eduardo s labor, he ca n say a s Paul, I know I have noi n v a i n

Mexico i s no t an easy country to spread th e New Testament message. The teachtraditions of Catholicism run deep. The government has also hindered the spread / Gospel by placing restrictions on missionaries from entering Mexico. However the Go// be tau^t by Mexican preachers like Eduardo Airriaga. Acouple of years ago, he wasI in by the government for questioning. They wanted to know why he was receiving mo

the United States. They had a pile of his mail they had confiscated. He showed them hdentials and e:q>lained he was a m in is ter o f the Gospel. He was no t charged bu t he nois sure i f he receives a ll h is mail. Thexeare also res t ri ct i o n s on radio ministriest h a t count ry

Edviardo and Eva Arriaga need ou r continued support. They are carrying forth themessage on a meager budget. We would urge you to l i f t them up in your prayers. Ad



Arriaga Serves Hexioo (Kar 18, 61

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The Ediuupdo Avriaga family e re

involved in s ta r t ing th ree new

ohorohes i n th e S t a t e o f Hore lo s

Hexico \ghere they were bom Ehe

f i r s t congregation was s tar ted in

a home 12 miles from i ^ e re they

l ive using a ro sD 12 by 12*, Howt

th e a t tendance has gz^wn and they

are t ry ing to put 30 members in t ha t

room, A bui ld ing l o t i s ava i lab le

fo r S2,211,00 and the bui lding

would cos t around $2,500.00 with the

men doing a l l o f the work thamselves*

second congregation i s 2$ miles

away and the t h i rd congregation i s

a r ound f o u r mi l e s None o f t ^ e s e

congregations now have bui ld ings .

Sheir mission activity include^

teaching9 preaching, t ra in ing l eaders

t rans la t ing and preparing l i t e ra tu re

and soc i a l se rv ice £hey r epor t :

Hexico i s no t an easy country to

spread th e Hew ^Testament message.a nd

Tke tea<^nga ^l^the traditions of

Cathol ic ism run deep.

Bduardo Arr iaga was hozm

Hovember 16, 19^? in I?etecala, Horelos,



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Mexico. While employed by the Ford

Motor Gompany he went to v i s i t h is

a i s t e r Haria and h ia g i r l f r i end ii^ra

during the two week Christmas vacation.

These gi r la were students a t Colegio

BiblicOf Sagle Pass Texas. While

t h e r e Eduardo had th e opi>or tuni ty

to h e a r th e Gospel . Kesu l t : he

accep ted Chr i s t as h is p e r s o n a l

S a v i o r an d s u r r e n d e r e d his li t o

Him as th e Lord. He q u i t h is job and

e nro lled in Colegio Bib l ico fo r th e

J an ua ry te rm . He was graduated in

1967 While i n sc hoo l he s t a r t e d

preaching in 1963 He cont inued till

1971 when they went to serve with

the lUjfiht oi*phanage at Ensenada* B.

California }lex ̂ co. They worked there

u n t i l 1978 when they moved to t h e i r

p r e s e n t work some 7^ mi les s o u t h eas t

of ex^ico City hey are recommendedby the e ld e rs o f: Hiver ton Chris t ian

Church Riverton 111 ; JTirst Chris t ian

Church Hugoton Kansas; f i r s t Chris t ian

Church Brownstown 111. and Shades

foun ta in CSiriat ian Church Birmingham

Alabama. Also P ro fe s s o r Harold P

Gibbs of Colegio Biblico Eagle/Pass



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Texas and Paul and Mrs. Bever ly Black ,

Spr ingf ie ld 111, recoauaend t h i s couple .

r i rs Eva Inchaur r egu i de Arr i aga

was born Ju ly 22 19^5 a t Cuaut la

More los , Mexico. She completed h e r

secondary schoo l th e re in 1961. She

had fo ur y ea rs a t Colegio Bibl i co

Eagle Pass Texas and she was gradua ted

in Hay, 196^. She marr ied Eduardo

on August 1 1965 in Mexico City

with Francisco Casas of f i c i a t i ng

ey have t h ree ch i ld ren bom in

Mexico: Carmen Arriaga born November

5 1966; Eduardo Arriaga born July

25 1969 and Sf^en Arriaga born

Jan uary 1 7 1975* 2va works with

t h e women a n d c h i l d r e n in B i b l e

s t ud i e s and S.S* c l a s s e s she l eads

s i ng ing t r a n s l a t e s Bible l e ssons

from English to Spanish , teaches

nut r i t ion and hygene and a s s i s t s

h e r husband howeve r sh e can

Funds may be sen t through t h e i r

forwarding agen t s : Hiverton Chr i s t i an

Church Morelos Chris t ian Mission,

Joe and Mrs. Linda Turner , 820 E.

Washington P.O.Box 651 , R iv er to n,

IL 62561 phone 217 629-715^. Hie i r

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^miiSTTiSR - May 30 , 1981

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First of all, I want to mention that I have already sent thank you letters of apation to everyone who sent boxes and things to the border (Hopefully these lettersbeen received by you.) I understand that liy April newsletter did not reach the Unite<I was told that you have not heard from me in a long while. I have to pay 550.00 pas( 2.00) to register a letter, perhaps not much but I wish we had better service. Plepa t i en t w i t h u s .

In March, we went to the border to t he B i li ng ua l Christian Convention in Sa^e PTexas. I t was a great time with good messages, visiting ol d friends including my sisMa ria , and her husband.

were able to pass through Mexican customs with everything that was sent to usno problems. Thanks to a ll of you for thinking of us and for your interest in this mEverything sent to us is veiy much appreciated. Items frwn a school supply store wenated and some congregations sent teaching material that has been very useful with SuSchool activ ities. Thank you to Mrs. King from Shades Mountain Christian Church, BinAl, for the guitar. Carmin, our daughter, is just era ay about i t She wants to learplay the guitar since a piano is too expensive. She will then help with the music in

When we came back from the border, the church i n Yecapixtla greeted us like we hbeen gone for a year. They fixed a bi g meal to welcome us and we sang hymns togetheis nice to be missed and much nicer to know these p eo pl e l ov e us as much as we love

In one of my letters, I mentioned that we had a construction fund that we wanteuse to purchase land and build a church. I t has been necessary to have a dbber buiright now so we used that money to enlarge the place we ar e now using* V e asked oulady to le t us enlarge th e room and she gave us 2,40 meters more. Construction workbegun in March stopped in April fo r a l i t t le while because the money ran out, but nis finally finished. Now we have a l i t t le more room and i t makes a big difference.now our greatest need for this congregation in Yecapixtla is to purchase land and buc h u r c h

Our work in Jumiltapec has started to bear f r uit . A congregation is being formis s t i l l small but I remember how i t was in Yecapixtla when i t f i r s t began. I t took

than a year to build that congregation. In the beginning there was a lo t of childreonce in a while some adults . We ha d the L ord s Supper by ourselves many times an d mtimes I asked the Lord, do you want us here? m I wasting ou r time? The Lord ans

HAVE OUTGROWN THS PLACiS WHEliE WE STARTJilD. What a n an sw er a nd what a b l e s s i n g : IG o d for t

In April, the Yecapixtla congregation went to Jumiltepac every week to h el p s upth is new congregation spi r i t ua l l y and to help strengthen their faith, also to le t thetha t t he y a re no t a l one - tha t we are f a m i l y.

Also, in April we had 4 additions to th e church with a ll 4 of them being baptizOne wa s o u r dau^ t e r Carmen.



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The first Sunday in May was the third anniversary of the church in Yecapixtla.minister from Mexico City came to bring the message. I t was a time of joy and great flowship was shared a t our church dinner.

May 8th some students from Golegio Bibl ico and a teacher held a three day revivaus. The purpose wad to interest the young people to go to Golegio Biblico to prepare tselves as missionaries or l eade rs f or our congregations, we need both. I always emph

that to these people* Also, leaders are needed to open new missionary fields. Severthese young people have expressed a desire to attend Golegio Biblico. I mi^t lose thyouth group, I hope so i f they will serve the Lord.

I would l i k e to take a l i t t l e comer o f t h i s l e t t e r to t e l l you a l i t t l e b i t abo

dau^ter . Carmen. She i s a shy and quiet girl who helps us a l o t in the church. Shevery re^onsible and we can depend on her for many things She i s going to be 13 yeaon November 5th. To be 15 yea rs old here in Mexico i s a BIG in a g i r l s l i f e .

more important than the sweet sixteen in the United States, as I understand i t . Inico, to be 15 i s a jump from childhood to womanhood. At age 15 , girls can get marriedthey want to and many of them get married very young. (I don t think I have to woacrthat yet) Most of the gir ls a t 15 have a big fiesta on their birthdays. I know sheexpecting that because she knows we can not afford i t . (I hope I can afford a new drher) But like every gir l , she has dreams. I pray that those dreams are according toLord s w i l l and may the Lord make those dreams come t r u e .

Take good care of yourselves my frlneds. Never stop praying for us. Thank youmuch for your f inancial help. God bless you a l l .

I n H i s s e r

iDduardo &

The following shows the amount of money Riverton has received for likluardot

1981 January - «J221.00 There is 100.00 in a building fundPebruaiy - 2^.00 savings account in Riverton.March - .15^3.00*April - 1^5*00 (includes 50.00 designated for a bed)*llay - 585.00 (includes 55*00 designated for a bed)

*aIduardo a n d E v a d o n o t h a v e a b e d .

Enc lo sed: pho to o f bu il di ng add it ion t o church



AUGUST 1981S9a3t93HltaBI

THANK GOD FOR OUR0

M E N

who stand back of ourmissionary minded women.

IS Y O U R M I S S I O N A R Y

C O N C E R N GENUINE?

Following i s partwas rece ived t h i s week

Greetingsthank you fo r everything, andI could see you a l l

I have baptized 73 people in Y

ix t la since I started the work ino f 1978 Three f a m i l i e s have move

took 12 o f t h e s e 73 Th r ee d e c i d e

to follow the Lord any more.

Now there are 59 baptized peothe church, one was a t r ans fe r

are 23 adults with 36 young peoptween 12 and 23 years old. The

^also 6 that have made their convof Christ tha t are being taughtbaptism by immersion.

The attendance to Sunday School has an average of 75 people. IWorship Services we have more adults and the same number of chilwith the average of 90 people. These people are very un-predicThere have been t imes when we have had 200 people in our servicethere have been times when only 35 showed up. This does not happen

often, but it happens.

The x oom we used to have, because we don*t have it any more, was

feet . Now we meet under a mango t ree . The reason why we can no luse th is room i s that th e eld erly lady who owns the property gosick. The children divided the property among themselves and wi

allow us the use of it any longer. We noW go to the house of anmember whose house i s too small inside,so we gather outside on thean d u n d e r a tr

The house we are l iv in g in wil l be torn down and a commercial bing bui l t so we must move. We are paying 80.00 a month now.cheepes t th ing we have „found i s an ups t a i r s apar tment fo r 180

Ttonth

Perhaps these things may sound bad,and maybe they are, but I dfeel so. I believe everything will work out for the better. Please

f o r b o t h o f t h e s e s i t u a t i o n sTake care of yourselves and God bless. Romans 8:28

In His love, Eduardo Arr

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MISSION NEWS

y d ea r F rie nd s;

We pray t h a t a l l o f you a r e w e l l ,

t h a t the Lord i s blessing your l i v e s .

family and I are f i n e , always g r a t

f o r your s p i r i t u a l and economical hel

We are very excited about the gr

o f t h e c h u r c h h e r e a n d I w a n t to s

t h i s excitement with you. We ouare l i k e a team t h a t has come a long

i n t h e L o r d s work i n t is a r e a . B e s

a l l , it i s not only us working alone

more but the new congregation too.

gives me a wonderful feeling t h a t wedoing something r i g h t , something the

i sb l e s s i n g t h a t w i l l

l a s tf o r

at ime. Because love and hope l a s t f o r e

and t h i s i s what these people now h

love and hope. P raise the LordI These wonderful people are doing a w

derful job in spreading the Good News. June 7th 3 people confess ed C

and 2 were baptized. In 6 months the Lord added 8 people to His ChurcYecapixtla. God knows how d i f f i c u l t t h i s f ield i s . I think t h i s i s an u m b e r .

Yecapixtla i s growing tremendously.Last month a Methodi st family of s

placed t h e i r fellowship with us. They l i v e in Cuautla. The father tea

high school the mother i s a good helper to ny wife and two of the daugalso teach. They opened t h e i r home t o hold services and we meet on Tue

We have met t h r e e tim es w ith good r e s u l t s , e v e n t h o ll t h e people t h a t

shown up are r e l a t i v e s on t h i s family. Please pray fo r t h i s new s t

Thank you for the confidence we have that somebody beyond the borde

praying f o r us.

However, having a l o t of help does not mean we have less things to do

are trying to s t a r t a new mission in Zactepec a town about 74 miles

Cuautla. A family from Mexico City moved to Zacatepec and there i s

Christ ian Church t h e r e . I heard about them and we went t o v i s i t .were very glad t o see us and i n v i t e d us t o r e t u r n . They also offered t

home in which to hold r eg u la r s erv ic es . I accepted. I t i s a l i t t l e

from Cuautla. I pray t h i s pick up of mine does not break down. Latel

i s not working well. Something i s wrong with the motor and it uses a

of o i l . I have to clean the spark plugs every week. We have a l o t of

t i v i t i e s i n July with Vacation Bible Schools. July 6 15 in YecapiJuly 20 25 in Jumiltepec July 27-Aug 2 i n Zacatepec. Also on Aug.I have to take some of our young people to the border. They are goin



Colegio Biblico. So» if my pick-up does not respond I don*t know wh

going t o do.

As oxxr a c t i v i t i e s grow, our expenses grow too . I t i s impossible f

to save enough money for doctor, d e n t i s t t ruck r e p a i r e t c . I f we have

to do one th ing, we usually don t have money t o do the other . I j u s t

Efren t o the d e n t i s t to have some tee th pulled because they were crowd

Another thing I want you to pray about i s the church building i n Yet l a . have outgrown it added meters t o the room we were usinwe are crowded again. c a n t find a l a r g e r place. Financial means o

congregation are too l imited to purchase a l o t and bui ld. In my next l

I w i l l give you some round numbers of how much money it w i l l take t o

a church down here. I t i s a l i t t l e f r u s t r a t i n g to bring people to w

with us and not have a place t o put them. I am not complaining. The

knows how happy we are with t h i s crowd o f people. Four years ago t h i

j u s t a dream, l i k e oiir church building now i s . I know the Lord has ans

your prayers and mine, and He w i l l answer again.

I would l i k e to take a minute to t a l k about one o f the three youn

t h a t i s going to Colegio Biblico. His name i s Saul Lagunez and he

fine young man f u l l of f a i t h . He i s a Idstecnition with excellent g

i n s c h o o l . He h a s d e c i d e d t o s e r v e t h e Lord and seems t o have h i s mind

made up. I f there i s a ladies group, a Sunday School Class, o r someb

help him f inancial ly on a monthly b a s i s it would benef i t him great ly .you would l i k e more information, please write t o Riverton Christian C

Thank you.

have had a l o t o f r a i n r e c e n t l y . The r i v e r s have flooded and it

hard for the farmers to p l a n t . Besides t h a t the f i e l d s and the mouare j u s t b e a u t i f u l . Have a wonderful siammer season, my f r i e n d s .

Thank you once again for your offerings. They not only provide -

f o r our t a b l e but also th e Bread o f Life f o r the ones who do not kav

God b l e s s you a l l .

I n His s e r

Eduardo Arriaga and fa

Eduardo and his family l i v e approximately 9 miles from Eagle Pass,

where Colegio Biblico i s located. Yecapixtla i s twelve miles from Cu

Jumiltepec i s aro\ind 5 miles from Cuautla, and Zacatepec i s 74 miles

Cuautla. These roads a r e not l i k e our highways, but many are g ra ve l,

bumpy and winding mountainous roads,Eduardo and h i s family have no accident nor health insurance; also

do not have auto insurance . Mexico does not have government agenciesgive aid t o t h e i r people l i k e we have i n the United S t a t e s .



People ofevery nationneed the gospel.

Gk>d Cal l s To

@ Go a s a missionary.0 Give so othe rs can go.@Pray for these who are sent.

The Scattered ones-

word. Acts 8:4TTlii i t r iTiTinTiiinnniwriif i^^

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EDUARDO AND EVA ARRIAGA

Mis s i ona r i e s i n

Morelos, Mexico

RIVERTON CHRISTIAN CHURCH, FORWARDING

Mr. 6 Mrs , J o e T u r n e r

7th and Allen Drive, Riverton, I I . 625

NEWSLETTER 12, November 12,rs. Maria E. Beach, TRANSLATOR

361 S i x t e e n Hund r ed Road

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My Dear Friends;

Greetings in the name of our Lord. I understand you have notfrom me since August.My s i s te r was unable to t ranslate my las t two le

Please, be patient with her. She comprehends my exact Spanish and cai t in the correct English meaning. I appreciate and realize that i tt ime to do t h i s t r ans l a t i ng .

Praise God from whom a l l blessings flow, God is so good 11 We

TERRIFIC summer 1 Our Vacation Bible Schools were grea t There

lM 0 children in Yecapixtla, 35 children in Jumiltepec, and 15 childrZacatepec. As you know Zacatepec is our newest mission and we than

for this good start. Besides this, there was a group of children andpeople from Cuautla that went every day to Yecapixtla for V.B.S. I pthem up and returned them every day.

The youth group from Yecapixtla helped a lot this year. They dthe towns in four sect ions and the week before V.B.S, , they went c

and vis i t ing in th e three places . I am very proud o f these young p

The Church in Yecapixtla paid fo r the refreshemnts served in a l l

places. Our V.B.S. ac t iv i t ies finished the 2nd of August in Zaca



Some months ago, our landlady, who happens to be my sister-in-asked us to move because she v/ants to bui ld a commercial bui ld ing

gave us until November. We started looking and we found an apartment 4,000.00 paso s ( 180.00) a month. I had two problems:

One: They wanted 3 months of rent in advance: 12,000.00 pt t I d id n o t h av e

Second: How was I going to pay for it every month?

I receive pos t-da ted checks for 350.00 a month every six monthssome personal offerings that I receive from individuals which I appreso very much.But i t is 350.00 that I count on,and 1 could not pay 1for housing and live on 170.00. So,I didn t rent the apartment. I hmy income would increase a l i t t le but the checks from August 1981 -1982 are for 350.00. Nevertheless, I just got a check for 500.00my Forwarding Agents represent ing the money that has accumulated from- September. That was a nice surprise and a tremendous help. (The Lway of telling me to trust Him a l i t t le bit more next time). I t incrmy budget to about 435.00 a month. Stil l , there are some things we

that we do without, but when those needs become a must, the food bgets hurt, or gasoline, or rent, or sometimes even medical care, I amcomplaining, I just want you to know how things are down here. I walive inside my means, and that apartment was out of my means. I tato my sister-in-law and she said she will wait. So, I'm lookinghouse again. Please, keep us in your prayers in this matter.

I don t want to t ire you out with so many words. I will closeletter telling you that the 1st of August was my 16th wedding anniverSixteen years married to this wonderful woman of mine, always so pa

with me. To whom I have not been able to give much, except a l l myand a lo t of headaches. Not even a roof tha t she can cal l her ownkind of hurts my man's pride, even when I know she shares with me thefeelings about working for our Lord. I know deep in her heart shel ike to have a house. Every woman does. And maybe i t is time to sdown. I believe the Lord will show us the r ight place and time, andHe does. He will also provide. Then I will be able to build her aa l i t t l e place that she can ca l l her own.

Thank you for being patient with us. Please, don t forget abouWe don t forget our responsibility toward the Lord and toward you,keep us in your hearts. Take care of yourselves in this cold seasowill try to keep ourselves warm We love you all

In His se rv ice Eduardo AOWITNESS / ff^^O R Y ({I V]o GIVE Into Atl Thz WoAZdQ GO P^tack Tke Go 6peZ To Evu

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FORWARDING AGENTS' NEWS

I t is thr i l l ing to see God working through the effor ts of Eduardo

praise and thank our Heavenly Father for always providing the needsth is missionary f amily th rough the gi f t s of our dear Christ ian fr iendWithout your dedicated prayers and financial support , this work would n

be possible. In the n m of Jesus, thank you for your faithfulness.Here i s some exci t ing and wonderful news t ha t we would l ike to sha

with you. Several weeks ago,World Mission BuildersCa part of White FielMinistries)was contacted for consideration of assis tance in helping usbuild a church building for the congregation in Yecapextla, Mexico. you will remember, this group of Christians are now meeting outside unda t ree for their services. Their attendance for Sunday School averag75 with the average of 90 for worship. They have had 200 in attendan

with more adults than children.) Our request for help was granted a

they will be happy to assist I Perhaps, you are familiar with the wothe Lord is doing throughout the world via Ed and Reggie Thomas.

At this point,with Eduardo having difficulty f inding property, som

one wil l be vis i t ing him and help in th e s ecur ing of property a t the bepossible pr ice . Next the property must be nat ional ized. There i s so mu

to do wh i l e we st h a v e t im e .

Just l a s t week we received a l e t t e r from an American missionary this working a t the border of Mexico.Here are a few words from his le t te

Yes, i t i s i l legal to be a missionary in Mexico. Foriegners are not a

lowed to o f f i c i a t e in th e Mexican church s e rv i c e s . . . .Ch r i s t i an rad io

banned. . . . Import ing Bibles i s banned, they are smuggled i n . . .

Purchasing land and constructing a building does cost money.The Yeapixtla congregation has saved 570.00 and there is 325.00 in a savin

account in Riverton. This i s a very good beginningand

we wil lt rus t

Gto provide the f inance t i s His des ire t ha t a church i s bu i l t a t th

t im e .

At t hi s p ar tic ula r moment, housing for the Arriagas i s of the utmo

priority. They have been living on a meger income £ thank each and eveone o f you t ha t has been generous with your g i f t s . Eduardo needs $500.

a month Living Link support for his personal l iving expenses.Plus ,$300.

a month Service Link to cover t ravel and other expenses re la ted to chur

work. He has been using approximately 1/3 of h is personal income for g

for the truck and re la ted expenses fo r his church work. Increased suppois needed to enable Eduardo to e ff ec tiv ely carry on his work for the Lo

will appreciate any help you can give. Please send your gif ts for Eduardo to us ,h is forwarding agent .P lease designa te how you want your monused;personal Living Link expenses,Service Link - church related expensor Building Fund savings for the church building in Yecapixtla.

I f you have questions or suggestions tha t you would l ike to sharplease do not hesi tate to con tact us. welcome your l e t te rs .

In the name o f Jesus thank you to a l l and God b le s s .

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