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El Salvador trip

IMG_0681Just got back from a Herald of Truth trip to El Salvador. We’ve been doing radio there and went on an evaluation trip to see how the project has gone. The local churches have decided to keep the program going, which is always a delight to us.

On Friday, we recorded a couple of programs t0 be broadcast the following two Sundays. On Saturday, I spoke at a regional seminar, doing 4 talks on “Setting Our Eyes on the New Testament.” I gave some background information, interpretation concepts and a synopsis of each New Testament book… all in about 2 and a half hours. Whew! Then they asked questions on ANYTHING relating to the New Testament. Yes, I did get put on the spot quite a bit.
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Sunday I spoke at the church in Quezaltepeque, where Alexander Castellanos and his family work. Steve Ridgell, who was with me on the trip, spoke to the church in Zaragoza.

Great trip, as always. It’s so encouraging to be with God’s people.

Moving forward

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clockStill struggling to keep up with the pace of life. Guess I’m getting older.

I was with the Stockdale Church of Christ last Sunday. Not just me… Carolina, Daniel and Andrea went with me, along with Daniel’s girlfriend. The church had invited me to do a Herald of Truth report.

I discovered it to be a bit awkward giving a formal presentation to people that I know so well. I’m thrilled that they now know more about what I do, but it felt like a funny way of going about it.

I’m doing a class on “Angels and Demons” tonight at our home church (University Church of Christ). Nice to be included in our summer series. Somebody asked me if the class was about Dan Brown’s book. Ha! Actually, I was offered several topics, and this was #2 on my priority list. It’s a drier study than most I do, but hopefully it will be good for those that that are there.

Life continues on… how’s your summer going?

Trip to Guatemala

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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAI spent this past weekend in Guatemala City, on a trip for Herald of Truth Ministries. It was my first time in Guatemala, and I was impressed with what I saw of the church there.

Steve Ridgell traveled with me. Rigoberto Vargas, who is Herald of Truth’s field representative in Central America, met us there. Our local contact is Roberto Alvarez, a local minister who is director of the BICA preacher training school in Guatemala.Roberto Alvarez, left; me in the center; Rigoberto Vargas, right

It was a great weekend. We visited radio stations on Friday, as well as the local Bible society. OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOn Saturday, Steve, Rigoberto and I spoke to the students at BICA, then Steve and I spoke to a married couples’ dinner that night at one of the churches. Steve preached Sunday morning at the downtown (Centro Histórico) church, while I was at the Pinares congregation. Then I spoke to the downtown group that evening.

Busy time. Got a lot done. Wouldn’t have missed it for the world.

To any who have given to support Herald of Truth, let me say “Thank you” for making this possible. It’s a blessing to me to be able to devote my time to ministry.

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2013 Men’s Conference in Cuba

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Tony at conferenceLast week I was in Cuba on behalf of Herald of Truth Ministries, along with my coworkers, Steve Ridgell and Larry Sanders. We were mainly there to visit our representative, Tony Fernández, and we also participated in the XIII National Preachers Conference in Matanzas.

It was a good week, with a mixture of visiting some of the dozens of house churches that Tony and his coworkers have planted, worshiping with the Versalles church in Matanzas, leading a midweek service at the Los Mangos congregation and speaking at the conference.baptism

We also got to spend time with Juan Monroy, which is always good. Juan and Tony have worked with Herald of Truth longer than any of the rest of us, Juan for over 40 years and Tony for 18 years. God has used them to lead thousands of people to become Christians. It’s always an honor for me to get to spend time with these instruments of God.

Hope you had a great week. With no Internet access, I fall behind on the memes and rumors of memes; I’ll get back into a blogging rhythm little by little.

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Seminar on Long Island

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Herald of Truth logoI just had a wonderful weekend on Long Island. No, it’s not really the time of year to visit the Hamptons. I was there for Herald of Truth, holding a “Christ and Culture” seminar at the Roosevelt-Freeport Church of Christ, then teaching Bible class and preaching for the East End church of Christ in East Hampton, NY.

The seminar at the Roosevelt church was actually a gathering of Hispanic church leaders from the area. There were representatives from seven different congregations, about 60 people in all. It was the first time I had done the “Christ and Culture” seminar in Spanish. Everyone seemed pleased with the material, and I felt good about how it went.

On Sunday, they were having a joint meeting between the East End congregation and a Hispanic congregation from Riverhead, NY. Everything was done bilingually. After doing that regularly for over 10 years, it’s surprising to see how many people are amazed at how smoothly it can go. Done right, bilingual worship does not interrupt the flow of the service.

As it has been the last few weeks, travel was a bit interesting. Going up there, it was mechanical problems. We left Dallas 90 minutes late, causing me to miss the 3:30 flight to Long Island. The next flight they could get me on was at 10:00 p.m.

Coming home, it was the weather. Actually, I expected things to be worse. I was only about an hour late getting home. The rides were bumpy, but nothing too bad.

It’s always great to be with brothers and sisters in different areas. Then it’s always good to return home again.