November 19

Hi everyone. Good to be back in contact with you once again. Let me give you the good news. First is the conversion of two individuals, a man and woman. Concerning the woman, perhaps I shouldn’t say conversion. She confessed the Lord at the age of eighteen and was baptized in a Pentecostal church but had lived a life apart from the Lord for many years. This past year she has been faithfully attending our congregation. Recently she asked if she could be rebaptized. When I inquired as to her motive she replied was she was unsure of the motive of her baptism the first time. I have always believed the Lord wants us to be at peace about this matter so I granted her wish. As for the other conversion, this man had had a checkered past (as my mother-in-law used to say), never attended church and was at the end of his rope. After a couple of Bible studies he too was immersed.

Since the last blog we hosted our third “Festival de Alegría” (Fun Festival) October 31 at the Aguadilla mall. Hundreds of people with their kids visited our activity booths to get candy and play games. We gave them literature about our church including a link to the church blog. Perhaps some contacts will come from the effort.

Last Sunday was the kick-off to our annual ministries fair. Each year in November we present to the church members all the ways they can be involved in our church, seventeen ways to be precise. The vast majority of the members present signed up for participation in at least two ministries. Now may the Lord add his blessings to our efforts in 2012.

This Sunday, the 20th, is the church’s annual Thanksgiving celebration. We hope to be well over the one-hundred mark to enjoy a turkey dinner as well as enjoy a concert by Melvin Lorenzo a well known Christian singer in the area.

We wish blessings upon your lives, Happy Thanksgiving.