~ Making disciples in the city of Maguey, Jalisco Mexico ~
Daniel and Mari Fontanez
Totolan, Mexico.
Evangelism during Holy Week
We want to thank everyone who prayed for the evangelism that took place in Tototlán during Holy Week. Due to a lack of volunteers, we decided not to hold the exhibitions in the plaza about the creation and the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. However, everything else was carried out. We dedicated the first two days to San Isidro. We began in the morning with a devotional together and then divided into teams to go door-to-door. Then in the afternoons, we held events in the park (children’s classes, evangelistic songs, clowns, magic, testimonies, and preaching). The last two days we did the same in Tototlán; except that on Thursday we took advantage of the open-air market to preach. We preached with songs, testimonies, banners, and objects lessons.
When we arrived in San Isidro on Monday morning, we noticed a group of Catholic missionaries already visiting house to house. We thought this might be a help or a hindrance; and it was both. Some of us noticed that people were already receptive to us because they had prepared themselves to receive the Catholic missionaries, but many brothers only received closed doors. Even so, we thank God for granting us the opportunity to proclaim Christ. Although we don’t have a large number of converts to report, the most notable thing has been the strengthening of the church. In preparation for this campaign, we held two training sessions: one for door-to-door evangelism and another for street evangelism. In both, we covered the message and strategies. Everyone who participated was challenged and learned that the Lord’s power is made perfect in weakness. Please continue to pray for us and all the work that still needs to be done.
Baptisms
On Sunday, April 13, we had baptisms. Farid came to live with his father because he was beginning to go down the wrong path. His father told him about the gospel, took him to church, and he recently placed his trust in Christ.
Edgar left rehab. His mother invited him to church, and he was initially drawn to the church’s love. Now he believes in the Lord. Prayers answered.
Miguelito is about 11 years old. He has heard the gospel from an early age, thanks to his mother’s faith. On April 13th, he took the opportunity to publicly confess his faith and be baptized.
Fontánez Family
We thank God that Mari has been feeling quite healthy. Those episodes of weakness and fatigue have not recurred. We also thank God that Daniela’s anxiety has diminished significantly. We have been taking Mariana to a podiatrist for a foot issue, and she is making very good progress, thank God. Carlos is healthy and growing rapidly. He is almost as tall as his mother and is only 10 years old. Soon it will be my turn to take charge of his academic education. Pray that I will know how to help him. As for me, I am grateful to the Lord that after more than two years of study with the men, we have finally finished studying the confession. I am are almost ready to submit the final version to the church. After that project is done, I will be offering the church a course on Biblical interpretation.