Carlos & Teresa
Carlos and Teresa live in a village called Capira which is in the upper region of Cipreses. They both were attending services at a local Catholic Church. Enrique and I had gone many times to this couples house only to get the cold shoulder of their rejection of God and his word. After a few months of trying to share the word at this house, Enrique and I both decided that we were going to take a break from sharing in this home and all of the Capira area.
In about 2 or 3 months we received word that Teresa had fallen down outside in front of her house. The fall had taken its toll and Teresa had a broken leg. When Teresa broke her leg God revealed Himself to her and she decided to believe in Jesus Christ as her only Lord and Savior.
Enrique and I quickly decided that we wanted to try and see if she wanted to receive discipleship in her house. As soon as we got a positive affirmation we started the process of teaching the word to her and her family. We soon discovered how powerfully God had revealed Himself to Teresa and the immediate impact it had on her. She told us that she had burned and all the picture images(Idols) of Jesus and how she had smashed the statue/figures of the Saints. We also had quickly noticed how in the bible studies she was now calling the Catholic Church "the religion of Mary". She was exactly right as Catholicism is based on Mary invocation, belief, and worship.
Enrique and I both have now been delivering bible studies at Carlos & Teresa's home for over a year and a half. and have had the pleasure of answering many difficult questions that Carlos has presented. These questions were important to him because they were holding him back from trusting in Jesus and leaving the "religion of Mary". After hearing the word and having these questions answered, Carlos is now a born again believer trusting in Jesus alone for his salvation.
Please pray for Carlos and Teresa that God would use these two to be a light to their community.
In about 2 or 3 months we received word that Teresa had fallen down outside in front of her house. The fall had taken its toll and Teresa had a broken leg. When Teresa broke her leg God revealed Himself to her and she decided to believe in Jesus Christ as her only Lord and Savior.
Enrique and I quickly decided that we wanted to try and see if she wanted to receive discipleship in her house. As soon as we got a positive affirmation we started the process of teaching the word to her and her family. We soon discovered how powerfully God had revealed Himself to Teresa and the immediate impact it had on her. She told us that she had burned and all the picture images(Idols) of Jesus and how she had smashed the statue/figures of the Saints. We also had quickly noticed how in the bible studies she was now calling the Catholic Church "the religion of Mary". She was exactly right as Catholicism is based on Mary invocation, belief, and worship.
Enrique and I both have now been delivering bible studies at Carlos & Teresa's home for over a year and a half. and have had the pleasure of answering many difficult questions that Carlos has presented. These questions were important to him because they were holding him back from trusting in Jesus and leaving the "religion of Mary". After hearing the word and having these questions answered, Carlos is now a born again believer trusting in Jesus alone for his salvation.
Please pray for Carlos and Teresa that God would use these two to be a light to their community.
Romans 10:14
How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?