April 2002
Dear Pastor, Church and Praying Friends,
Services are going well in Cruz Pinta and Las Higueras. In Cruz Pinta we
continue to have a core group of believers who are faithful to the services on
Sundays and Tuesdays. In Las Higueras we also continue to have a good
group of believers who are faithful to the services, as well as visitors who
consistently visit the services. Just over a month ago was privileged to
dedicate a baby and family to the Lord.
In Las Higueras we are in the process of building a small church building to
hold services in. It began as a shelter and has ended up being a small
building with a tin roof. The men and I have been working hard to try to
finish up before the summer gets here. Please make this a matter of
prayer.
In San Miguel we continue to meet in the home of a former neighbor. We
have services on Wednesday nights with a Bible study for the adults and a Bible
lesson for the children. It has been a real blessing for us to see how the
Lord is working in the lives of new believers. One of the believers
brought her 16-year-old daughter to the services a few weeks ago. After
the service I was able to lead her daughter to the saving knowledge of our Lord
Jesus Christ.
We finished up the first semester of Bible Institute on May 16th. We had a
good semester of studies with good spirited students. We scheduled two
outings of visitation after classes for this semester. During these times
of visitation we have seen many accept Christ at their Savior. Among these,
several are being discipled by the institute students and the local churches.
We have now begun a new semester of classes in the Bible Institute. We
started with about 40 students. We have added several new courses as well
as those that continued from last semester. Carolyn will continue teaching
a class on the Christian family to the ladies and I will continue to teach a
class on religions and cults, as well as how to organize and manage a Baptist
church. Please continue to pray for the teachers and the students of the
Mayo Indian Bible Baptist Institute.
The first week of April we conducted a three-day youth camp. It was the
first camp we have held for our people. It was well attended by young
people from ages 12 and up. We had right at forty campers which were all
already believers. There were chapel services everyday where they were challenged from the Word of God, as well as games and food. On Friday
morning we woke up early and had a race between teams climbing the small
mountain in front of us to retrieve their flag and bring it down as a team.
Also we played tug of war across a narrow part of the river and other fun and
exciting games. We ended on Saturday afternoon with a service and
fellowship of all the churches and missions. There were three adult
believers baptized form the churches.
We want to thank you for all you do to help us in the ministry among the Mayo
Indians. May God Bless You!
Your Servants,
The Martins
Byrom, Carolyn, Anna & Matthew
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BYROM and CAROLYN
MARTIN
WBF MISSIONARIES TO
MEXICO
December 2001
Dear Pastor, Church and Praying Friends,
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be
thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the LORD is good; his mercy is
everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations. Ps. 100:4-5
We praise the Lord for the truth of salvation that has endured to our generation
and that continues to endure to others. Since our last letter we are
excited to have seen seven people saved in Las Higueras, two people in Cruz
Pinta and one in San Miguel. Services continue to go well in all three
villages.
At the beginning of December we started a new semester of Institute classes.
We have about 40 students who are enrolled in the Institute and we are expecting
a few more. Please pray that the Lord would touch the hearts of others to
enter the Institute.
The last day of classes before the Christmas break we decorated the classroom
where we serve lunch and enjoyed a noon meal of Mexican beef stew, macaroni
salad, tortillas and home made chocolate cake. It was a good time of
fellowship and fun in between classes.
This semester I am teaching a cults class. The first part is over the
basic beliefs of Christianity. From that we will go deeper into what we
believe as Baptist and compared it with what Catholics and Protestants believe.
Further in the course we will study the falsity of Jehovah Witnesses, Mormons
and other cults. Carolyn has also started teaching this semester.
She is teaching a course over the Christian Family to the ladies.
During the Thanksgiving holiday, the Lord provided a way for us to visit our
family in Georgia. While there, our children had routine checkups and
immunization shots. Anna also went to see an E.N.T to have tubes taken out
of her ears. The doctor was able to remove the tubes in his office;
however, he recommended having her tonsils out as soon as possible. Anna
has a history of sleeping problems (sleep apnea) and sickness. The surgery
went great and we were able to go home from the hospital the next evening.
Since then she has been eating much better and sleeping very quite. We
praise the Lord for His goodness towards Anna.
Matthew continues to get into everything. From climbing on the desk and
kitchen table, to playing in the mud, he is a real mess. He is now trying
to communicate with us by mumbling and pointing. It is a real blessing to
watch him grow and learn new things everyday.
We thank you for your faithfulness to support and pray for our family and
ministry. Also, thank you for your cards and gifts during the holiday
season. God bless you.
Your Servants,
The Martins
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BYROM and CAROLYN MARTIN
WBF Missionaries to
MEXICO
August 2001
Dear Pastor, Church, and Praying Friends,
Last month we had the privilege once again of taking a trip to the ocean to
baptize. I baptized one teenage girl from Cruz Pinta and a ten-year-old
boy and two adults from Las Higueras. We praise the Lord for what He is
doing in these villages.
We had our first Vacation Bible Schools in the villages of Cruz Pinta and Las
Higueras. With rains the entire week before we almost postponed our V.B.S.
because we meet outside. We had planned on passing out invitations the
Saturday before and with rain that day we were not able to. However,
Monday we left early and went to pass out the invitations. That evening
the Lord held off the rain and we were able to continue with services as
planned. Although it rained twice that week, it did not interfere
with our class times. The V.B.S. was well attended by children, teenagers
and adults in both villages. We finished the week in Cruz Pinta with a
high attendance of 119 with 34 accepting Jesus Christ as their personal Savior.
In Higueras we finished the week with a high attendance of 140 with 39 being
saved.
We have now started services in San Miguel. We had our first service four
weeks ago with 6 adults and 9 children. The week before we went visiting
in order to promote the service. That day there was one lady and a couple
who made decisions to accept Jesus Christ as their Savior.
Our second service we maintained a good attendance and that day the Lord allowed
us to share the plan of salvation with another couple, who also accepted Jesus
Christ as their personal Savior.
These past two months have been very fruitful months and we need your prayers
for these who have made decisions. Our work is not only winning them, but
also training them in the things of our Lord. Please remember us in you
prayers as well. Thank you so much.
Anna is now learning how to write her alphabet as well as learning different
shapes. She seems to be learning and advancing very well. She
enjoyed the vacation Bible school; she tells me that her favorite part was when
they got to color. Matthew has now learned to walk and he hashad a few falls. Of course that has not stopped him from getting
into everything. We thank the Lord that they are both doing well.
In Christ
The Martins
Byrom, Carolyn, Anna & Matthew
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BYROM MARTIN FAMILY
WBF MISSIONARIES TO
MEXICO
June 2001
Dear Pastor,
Church and Praying Friends,
Services in Cruz
Pinta and Las Higueras continue to go well.
We have been maintaining a good attendance in both, as well as a good
spirit. In both villages we are
teaching basic truths from the Word of God and trying to apply these truths to
their lives. Recently we have been
studying how to share the Gospel with others.
Many are not able to read or can not see well enough to read; so we have
been teaching them how to share the Gospel with the wordless book.
Our people are very shy and need encouragement to share their faith.
Please pray for the people in Cruz Pinta and Las Higueras.
Since our last
prayer letter, twelve people have accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior and two
have been baptized. An elderly man
in Cruz Pinta accepted Christ as well as a woman in Las Higueras and a Seri
Indian in San Carlos. In San Miguel
nine people have accepted Christ as their Savior.
We praise the Lord for these who have made a decision for Christ.
In San Miguel we
conducted a week long Bible Study at our house for children and young people.
Carolyn taught the Wordless Book. We
began the week with only 10 kids; however, by the end of the week we had over 20
in attendance, with 36 different children and young people during the week. We finished the week with five children and two teenagers
accepting the Lord as their Savior!
Carolyn had been
praying for an opportunity to share the Gospel with our neighbor, Susanna.
One day while visiting with her, she asked Carolyn exactly why we were
here. Carolyn was able to share the
plan of salvation with her and just as Susanna was about to bow her head in
prayer a neighbor came to visit. The
next day they were suppose to get back together to finish discussing the Gospel
but, Susanna was not at home for two days.
By then we thought that the opportunity had been lost. Three days later,
She was at home and Carolyn was able to win her to the Lord.
Also, Susanna’s daughter accepted Christ.
We
are in the process of trying to begin a work in the Village of San Miguel.
Please pray for this village and the nine that have made a decision, that
they will grow in Christ and help the work grow in their village.
Anna
and Matthew both had birthdays this month.
Anna turned four years old and Matthew turned one.
Both had a good time of cake and ice cream and presents and cards from
family and friends. Anna is learning many things as Carolyn is trying to schedule
a time for pre-school learning each day. Matthew is now able to stand up by
himself but has not begun to walk yet but he is still able to get into
everything. Thank you for your
prayers for Anna and Matthew.
In Christ,
The Martins
Byrom, Carolyn, Anna and Matthew
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The Byrom Martin Family
Missionaries to Mexico
Apri1 2001
Dear Pastor, Church and Praying Friends,
Since our last prayer letter there have
been two precious souls saved in the village of Cruz Pinta. The first was a
young girl who visited the services one Sunday and during the Sunday school hour
accepted Jesus as her Savior. The second was a man seeking an answer to his
problems and I was able to give him the answer in Jesus Christ.
Just over a month ago we began holding
services in the village of Las Higueras on Sunday nights. Our first service we
had four people who came out from the village to hear the Word of God. That
night we were faced with a party and a wedding which were going on at the same
time we were trying to hold services. Two weeks ago we were faced with a fair
and a dance as well. However, we have had an attendance as high as twenty-seven.
In the village of Las Higueras we have
purchased a piece of land. The lot is about 30'x 50' which will serve well for
us at this time. We have already constructed the electricity pole and as the
Lord provides we will begin building the shelter. Our lot is located next to an
empty corner lot and we are praying that the Lord will allow us to purchase this
corner lot as well. Please continue to pray with us concerning the village of
Las Higueras.
My Institute class is going well. I
have thirty-two students in my class and I enjoy teaching them the Word of God.
It is amazing to see the dedication and desire of these students to serve the
Lord. The Institute is a great way to train and encourage national workers for
the ministry . Please pray that the Lord will continue to touch the hearts of
the Mayo Indians to study the Word of God.
Anna has been struggling with allergies
lately and at times has hindered her breathing and sleeping. The doctor
gave her allergy medicine and at this time she is doing much better.
Matthew now has six teeth and is crawling and pulling up. Two weeks ago he
had been running a temperature and we thought it was his teeth again.
However, it turned out to be an ear infection and his eardrum ruptured. He
has completed his medication and is feeling much better now. This was his
second ear infection. Please continue to pray for Anna and Matthew.
Your Servants,
Byrom, Carolyn, Anna and Matthew
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