March 2008,
Greetings from Nicaragua!
Our last letter told you
about Mario being shot and our need for added security. A few churches
have been able to help with this and we send you a big thank you. We are
still short of funds to be able to have the armed security that we
wanted; however, we have been able to hire men that are experienced and
capable of handling most situations that may come up. This is much
better than using the inexperienced men from our church. Therefore, I
believe our crisis is under control; praise the Lord.
Jennifer, the mother of Mario’s children has been to church a couple of
times recently and listens with great interest. We hope to see her saved
soon. How wonderful it would be to see this home put back together and
serving the Lord.
A couple of months ago,
Maritza, one of our ladies, asked a question at the close of a service.
Though she is saved, it just dawned on her during the message that
unless her mother gets saved, they will be separated for eternity and
worse yet her mother will go to the lake of fire. I said, “Yes, that is
correct and that is why we are here, to help you reach others for
Christ.” Maritza smiled and just said, “thank you.” Since then Maritza
has seen to it that Maria, her mother, has been in every service
possible. Alcohol abuse has nearly claimed Maria’s life several times
but God has spared her. She really enjoys the services and we are
praying that the Gospel will soon penetrate her heart. Maritza has also
been instrumental in getting Augustine, her sin hardened brother to
church. Last week Augustine’s “woman” showed up during the service and
literally tried to drag him out of the building during the sermon. He
prevailed and she left. He was back this week listening as intently as
he could.
At the beginning of the
year we passed out a daily Bible reading guide. I’ve asked the folks to
be ready every Sunday with a blessing to share with us concerning
something that they read during the week. You cannot imagine the joy I
have when young Christians weekly share a blessing they received from
God’s Word during the week. This Sunday 11-year-old Julio Cesar shared
with us. Krista led him to the Lord a few months back and he is showing
a keen interest and unbelievable understanding of God’s Word. God’s hand
is upon him in a strong way. His dad was saved just a few weeks ago and
now we are waiting for his Mom to follow suit.
Our building project is
back on track and we hope to be in our new facilities within a couple of
months. One need that some may be able to help with is puppets. We
believe a puppet ministry to the poor children of Nejepa will be very
fruitful. Therefore we would like to have some of the Muppet style
puppets. If you can help please email me and we can tell you how you can
get them to us. Thank you for your prayers, support and love as we
minister the Gospel in Nicaragua.
Ken and Krista Dowell
kenandkrista@yahoo.com
