A Sister in Mexico Joyfully Gets Restored to The Lord After 16 Years of Wandering in the Desert.
Anthony Rodriguez – Lead Evangelist of Monterrey: “Listen, a noise on the mountains, like that of a great multitude! Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms, like nations massing together! The Lord Almighty is mustering an army for war.” (Isaiah 13:4) Saludos from the “City of Mountains” – Monterrey, Mexico, which literally means “King Mountain!”
Monterrey is located in Northeastern Mexico!
Monterrey has a population of 1.5 million and is
one of the wealthiest cities in all of Mexico!
On April 30th, we held the Inaugural Service for the Monterrey International Christian Church! On this day, the six missionaries and 15 visiting disciples had an attendance of 48! By the grace of God over the weekend, the church was blessed with four restorations and one baptism!
The dynamic Monterrey Church Leaders – Anthony
& Alejandra Rodriguez!
At the Inaugural Service, Anthony introduced the
hard-working Monterrey Mission Team: Fabiola
Calixto, Josias Ramirez, Alejandra Rodriguez,
Anthony Rodriguez, Magda &
Alejandro Carreto!
Also on this Inaugural Weekend, Leonel & Cristina Torres – who once led the Monterrey ICOC – were able to greatly help us bring in the harvest! Leonel preached a powerful lesson at the Saturday Morning Devotional which was focused on the history of the Mainline Church of Christ, the ICOC and the SoldOut Movement! Leonel did a terrific job helping the remnant to understand the Biblical convictions of: 1) Discipling is a command of God (Matthew 28:19-20); 2) Central Leadership is a command of God (Numbers 27:15-18); and 3) The evangelization of all nations in this generation is a command of God. (1 Timothy 2:3-4)
Leonel Torres was reinstated an Evangelist at
the 2017 Latin American Missions
Conference in Mexico City!
Also, his wife Cristina was able to help restore Ana Martinez, who was originally baptized in Cristina’s Bible Talk 16 years ago!
Cristina (left) – with the help of Fabiola (right) –
restored Ana, who was baptized 16 years
ago in Cristina’s Bible Talk!
After the Saturday Devotional, a group of us took a tour of the city and further bonded! During this time, we prayed for every capital city of Mexico’s 32 States including Monterrey which is the capital of the State of Nuevo León! Saturday night ended with all of us sharing in a delicious Mexican dinner!
The Saturday Boat Ride allowed everyone to see
the beautiful city of Monterrey!
Sunday service was amazing as Carlos Mejia, our Overseeing Evangelist, preached the Word with a dynamic lesson that moved all of our hearts! Raul Berlanga, a young professional who had been baptized in the campus ministry in the ICOC, was restored and he was then able to baptize his wife Dana, who previously had been a Jehovah’s Witness missionary!
Raul & Dana are now united in
“life and doctrine!”
Lastly, we are excited to share the restorations of Francys & Rogelio Gonzalez, who have been an incredible support for the entire mission team since we arrived in this great city! Please pray that this summer Monterrey will bring lots of hot news as we continue baptizing and restoring souls to Jesus! And to God be all the glory!