Those of you who have been following the blog for a while will remember Jose and his wife MaryAnn. They are a precious couple whose lives have been radically changed by the Word of God. Before, if Jose ever happened to get work, he would spend the money on alcohol. If there was any left, he would give it to his wife to buy food for their 5 kids. Things are VERY different around their house now with God at the center. They are still painfully poor, but Jose is doing all he can to care for his family. His kids are even attending school now!
Jose is also one of the leaders of the small church that meets in their village. He has also started multiple outreach groups where he teaches the Word every week. This is actually quite remarkable because Jose can't read - but MaryAnn can! So MaryAnn reads the Bible to Jose every night (often for several hours) until he knows it well enough to teach it. 
While we were on furlough in the States, Jose and MaryAnn started a new outreach group. They hike about an hour away early every Sunday am to teach. Sometimes some of the kids go with them, sometimes they stay with grandparents until their parents return in the afternoon for the worship time in their village.
Well, this past Sunday, this little outreach group had its first baptism!!! Five women were baptized, and three men came forward and said they were interested in joining the study as well. God is at work in this group, and we are rejoicing with the angels in heaven over all that HE is doing!
3 comments:
I got goosebumps as I read that post! Praise the Lord!!!
What a great post! Thanks for sharing how God has worked in their lives.
Wow Jen! This was amazing to read! Thank you for sharing. Praise God for His amazing life-changing grace!
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