Travel Day with Victoriano, III

Today we visited Itzapa and Parramos. Itzapa has two baptist churches - the mother church (Sinai) has no pastor at the present time.



The second church (Templo Evangelico Bautista Dios es Amor) is alive and growing.


Pastor Apolinario has a heart to reach Itzapa with the Gospel and for the people to receive Christ. We visited in his home and prayed for his wife who has had a terrible condition on/in one of her legs for over 16 years. Pray for healing for Elena. We may be able to assist in taking them to see some doctors who may be able to help her.

There is a new community being built by the government for the people who were displaced and suffered greatly by Hurricane Stan. They are building 96 homes which these people (and not the general public) may purchase for 3 mil quetzales (about $375).


Granted they are not very large but they are well built block houses with glass windows and indoor plumbing. Because of the great work that Baptist disaster teams did for the people and the entire country during the hurricane and afterwards, land has been donated for a Baptist church in the community. It will have green space on both sides of the church with the soccer field/park beside it. it is the perfect location. Pray for funds to begin the building and for people in this area to hear and receive Christ as Savior. The Catholic church also received land for its church but personally I think this location is the more preferable place among the people.




Pastor Apolinario is sharing his vision for the new work. The church had been praying for many years about beginning a new work and now, land had been donated for its inception.

Brothers in Christ and in ministry - David, Apolinario, and Victoriano



In Parramos, just a short distance away, is la Igelsia Bautista Nazareth. Samuel, the pastor and his wife were not home this morning but we stopped to see both the church and the school.



It is our prayer that as we write about the places where we visit that you catch the vision. Each town is filled with many people who have not heard the truth of the Gospel, of free salvation and forgiveness of sins. As you read, will you pray that they will hear and receive and join in the eternal praises of our God at the Throne.