The new year has started off with so many exciting things for the Hispanic Ministry, that it is hard to decide where to begin. So, let's just start at the very beginning. We are happy to report that we are currently working with 5 different families in the St. Louis/St. Charles Co. area. The exciting part is that each of these families have come to know about the congregation in a different way of advertisement. Our first family received word of us through a friend and fellow Spanish speaker. Our second family found our flyer in the Mexican Grocery store in Overland, MO. Our third family came because someone had told her about the work "possibly" starting back in February 2018. We still aren't sure who that was, but thank you. Our 5th family received our personal invitation through a mailer sent out to all St. Charles Co Spanish speaking names on record. Finally, the 5th family came to us through an invitation Elias puts up twice a week on the Spanish speaking St. Louis Facebook Group. Not all of those 5 families have been to worship all at the same time, but we have high hopes that one day soon they will all be together with us on Sunday morning. It is so encouraging to know that all of our outreach efforts have been successful in some way. God is good. I do not believe we have introduced you to our 5th family yet. His name is Castulo. He and his teenage daughter Daisy had been living in St. Louis for two years without a place to worship. He was overjoyed to find our invitation on the Facebook page, and now he drives 45 minutes from all the way downtown St. Louis off Cherokee St. to worship with us. He was baptized while living in Mexico and he now is looking forward to converting his brother and friends here in MO. A picture of him will be coming soon.
We are also so glad to announce that we have begun in home Bible studies with these families. They took a few months to warm up to us, but we have already enjoyed some great studies together, some delicious seafood soup (which as you can see below is very adventurous for my taste, but it was so good), cheesecake, and Venezuelan holiday bread made with love from these families. On Monday nights, Elias will be studying in the homes of two of our Overland families, Tuesday nights he will be studying downtown with Castulo's family, and Thursdays he will be studying with Oscar from Venezuela. Elias is right in his happy place with his week filling up with study and evangelism. We are so thankful to have gained the trust and friendship of our visiting families, and we hope to grow closer as a brothers and sisters in Christ as we follow the example of the First-Century Christians and meet together in their homes. Please continue to pray for this work and the brethren here in St. Louis, MO. May God bless you this week and thank you for reading.
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AuthorElias and Kristi Roque have been married for 9 years and during this time have planted/grown 4 congregations. They have 4 boys 7 and under working alongside them. Archives
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