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5 Minute Video Presentation |
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If you haven't yet seen our video or would like to see it again, just click on the white arrow in the middle of the image and it will begin to play. It is a brief presentation of our ministry and the need for more workers in Spain. |
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ICWE Missionary Recognition |
 Becky and I had the privilege of attending the 4th International Conference on World Evangelism (ICWE) organized by Bud Calvert and celebrated at the Fairfax Baptist Temple, Fairfax, VA (Oct 31 - Nov 2). This conference features speakers that are distinguished for their church planting efforts. Dr. Calvert is widely known for his heart for missions which has motivated him to help start churches all over America and to prepare and send missionaries around the world. On the closing night of the conference Becky and I were surprised to be honored for our 40 years of missionary service in Spain along with John and Patty Himes, for their missionary service in Japan, when Dr. Calvert presented us with special commemorative globes. In the photo are Bud Calvert, Marvin & Becky, Patty & John Himes, and Troy Calvert, pastor of the Fairfax Baptist Temple. |
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 This year for the first time we visited a church in Canada. Bob Stevens (a classmate of ours from the 60s) has done a tremendous work in Sherbrooke, Quebec. He invited me to preach the Wednesday evening service which was simultaneously translated into French by one of the men of the church (see photo). The following Sunday morning I preached in the Spanish services of the Fairfax Baptist Temple and then preached in English in their regular services on Sunday night. Wow, it is not often that I get to preach the Gospel in three different languages in less than a week! |
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 One of the benefits of traveling on the East Coast and up into New England in the fall is being able to enjoy the display of the varied and vibrant colors of the foliage. We tried to capture some of nature's inimitable beauty, but no camera has yet been made that can come near to reproducing the splendid exhibition of colors that the Lord of Creation paints anew each autumn season.
These photos were taken (1) from a 14th floor hotel room in Fairfax, VA; (2) on a visit to the fascinating Shelburne Museum in Vermont; and (3) during our ten-day stay in the mission house of the Blackstone Valley Baptist Church in Cumberland, RI. The van in the picture is the one we have on loan from Missionary Motors of Kansas City. |
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First "Missionary Journey" |
 In order to help our church members back in Spain understand a little better our travels from church to church, I used Google maps to plot our travels from start to finish. Because the whole country of Spain is smaller than the size of Texas, it is not easy for the Spaniard to understand a road trip of three days just to get to your next destination! During the nine Sundays that we were on the road, we traveled about 7,000 miles, visited 13 churches scattered throughout eight states and Canada. We participated in two missions conferences and the International Conference on World Evangelism (ICWE) in Fairfax Baptist Temple, Fairfax, VA. We were glad to return to the mission house provided for us by Eastland Baptist Church and rest during the month of December before starting again in January!
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 As we were getting closer and closer to the departure date of our furlough, we had no idea of who we could get to stay in our home and take care of Hunter, our 17 year old Persian cat. Several possibilities had fallen through and we just didn't know who we could ask. Then on August 11, less than a month before our departure date, I received an email from James Ard who needed a place to live for four months while he studied in an international university program and who also wanted to find a good church to attend. James had spent two years in Querétero, Mexico, as a boy while his parents were studying Spanish in the school started by Georgia Webb. He then spent the rest of his teen years in Buenos Aires where his parents are independent Baptist missionaries with IBJM. James, who now resides in Jacksonville, FL, is married and has two teenage daughters.
 A few days prior to that we had received a similar request from a young man from an independent Baptist church in Querétero, Mexico, pastored by Enoc Gutiérrez. Our original intention was to have him stay with a family in our church for a few days while he found a room to rent. At the last minute the family that was going to host him, told me that they could not because some of their own children and grandchildren were visiting. So I picked up 22 year old Samuel Pineda late on Sunday evening, August 21. Again, our intention was to only let him stay with us a few days until he could find lodging somewhere else.
However, Hebrews 13:2 instructs us: "Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares." By the end of the second day we felt like the Lord had sent an angel our way, so we invited Samuel to stay in our home. Actually his staying in our home is the FULL answer to our prayer as he will be in our home the whole time that we are gone whereas James will be leaving the first part of December. God is good and supplies ALL our need. Both of these men are attending and actively supporting our church in Móstoles. (Photo: James, Marvin, Becky & Samuel)
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