August is here in full force, and all the back to school preparations are underway. This is the week in the St. Charles County area that our children go back to classes. We are excited to meet all our new friends and teachers, get back to our normal routine, and for our children to learn more so that they may be equipped to be able to study God's word. But behind the excitement, there is a little sadness. We have so enjoyed having our big boys with us this summer. They have learned so much about how to plant a church. They have gotten really good at passing out flyers, inviting people to church in Spanish, and singing in Spanish. We are really going to miss them while they are away studying. Speaking of our big boys, Eli had to step up today and fill in for our brother Edgar who was out ill. Our prayer for our boys is that they are always strong men of God and servants in the Lord's church, and today, I was able to get a glimpse of what we pray our future will look like on Sunday mornings with all 4 boys serving in Worship services alongside their father. If you'd like to hear a short clip of them singing in Spanish, please click the file below.
Throughout the week we met several Spanish speaking people that we were able to invite to services. Thursday, we spent the majority of the day as a family restocking our flyers in the stores in Overland, MO. We met so many nice people, and finally found a Mexican ice cream shop, and boy was it a perfect HOT/HUMID day for Helados y Paletas. Hermana Lilly met up with us to show us some good locations to pass out flyers since she lives in Overland, as does our other family from Guatemala. We are so glad the Page Extension is open because our building is located just off Harvestor and 364, which makes their drive 10 minutes!
Our visiting family from Guatemala had some questions about the classes they have been receiving Sunday Morning, and the moment of Truth had finally come. Elias had been giving them some time to read and listen to the word/classes, and today was the day where they were curious as to what the Bible teaches about salvation. We have to admit, this part of the work always makes us nervous. It is hard to tell someone that they have not been following correctly God's plan of salvation, and many of the times it's through no fault of their own. They had been following a man-made doctrine. It broke our hearts today to hear them say, "All this time, you think you are doing everything you can to follow what's right, God's Will, and to find out it was incorrect is hard to take." They said they needed to take the scriptures and study them this week on their own, and that they would make a decision soon. The good news is, they said they would see us next Sunday, but now only prayer and time will tell if they are truly ready to take on our Savior in baptism. We don't know if they will return or not, we can only pray, but Elias told them that he would rather be able to tell them here on earth while there was still time, than to see them on the other side and they say, "Why didn't you ever say anything to us about the Truth?" That would be even more unbearable. We hope to write to you next week of the good news, but if not we know that God gives the increase, and we have planted the seed. Please join us this week by praying for this sweet couple, and for their hearts to be open to the Word of God. May God Bless you all. Attendance: 9 Tracts: 437 Bible Studies: 6
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Ansley
8/12/2018 04:14:04 pm
We will be fervently praying for this family this week!! ❤️
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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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