Dear Pastor and Friends:
Missions Trip: Last month we took 15 teenagers and 5 adults to Ojuelos, Jalisco (a town of a little over 10,000 people). It is about a 4 hour drive to the west of us and about 1 hour south of San Luis Potosi. We spent 3 days there and gave out 5,000 booklets of the Gospel of John and the Life of Christ. Our teens presented a drama in the city's central square. We also went out soul winning and held services every night. To God's glory, there were 24 professions of faith while we were there.
Missionaries: For the past 6 years, Living Word Baptist Church has been sending us $100 a month to support the Donovans in Asia. The church also was able to send a special offering to help with one of their needs. The last week of September, the Donovans were able to report to the church and it was great! They spoke to different groups during the week and then to the church as a whole on Sunday. It was a thrill to hear them speaking Mandarin. We took them to our local oriental restaurant and they conversed fluently with the owner for about 20 minutes! Their visit began our preparations for our first missions conference at Living Word which will be held in November
Zapotec Indians: While our teens were out soul-winning in a city park near the church, they came across a young married couple with 2 little girls. The couple quickly identified with our group and said there were new to the city and were looking for a Baptist church where they would be accepted. As a result, we praise God we now have a group of 15 Zapotec Indians from the state of Oaxaca attending our services.
Altar Results: I had the privilege of recently baptizing 9 people. Living Word Baptist also received 7 new members by letter and statement of faith, and there have been 19 professions of faith.
Furlough Plans: I will begin contacting some of you for appointments in January 2009. We hope to be able to give you a U.S. address and phone number where we can be reached in our next letter. Some of you have already contacted us and we will begin to work around those dates first. We look forward to seeing you.
'Til Jesus Comes,
Lonnie C. Smith, Jr.
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