Since March 19th  this year we have been holding regular weekly Sunday

morning services.  We had hoped that we could continue using the university

dorm where the choir from De Soto, Texas led us in our first Baptist

worship service in March.  Although we can probably use the building  for

one-time special events, we were told we can not use it on a regular basis

as we had hoped.  This was a big disappointment and we are praying that the

Lord will make another public place available for weekly use.  In the

meantime we are meeting in our home.  Eleven different people, not counting

our family, have attended these worship services in our apartment.  The

Lord has greatly encouraged us through Paco, a new neighbor whom the Lord

sent to our door, who is an evangelical Christian and plays guitar and

piano! God has also encouraged us through Tomás and Charo, a couple who

have visited our church as a result of our follow-up visit in their home

after the De Soto choir's concert.  We praise God for all these people and

the dozens of others we are visiting as we take them their free choir

tapes, get to know them, and offer them the Jesus video.  Pray that those

we are visiting would have a hunger to know Jesus.

Our Wednesday night home Bible studies have been going really well.  Pray

for Amy & Lucio, Martín, Valentín, Paco and David, the ones who come

regularly.  We have been reading the complete Easter story together, using

a harmony of the four Gospel accounts.  We have had some fascinating

discussions and questions raised.  It has been especially encourging to see

group members answer each other's questions  and to see people who used to

be very shy and reserved open up and talk about why Jesus died on the

cross.  Pray for each person to come to a bold personal faith in the risen

Saviour.