DON AND MARY ROWLAND
MISSIONARIES TO OLD MEXICO

FEBRUARY   2007   NEWSLETTER

Dear Praying Friends,

The second week of January 2007 we returned to Tecate, Mexico to begin our next term of service. We want to thank all of you who we were able to visit during our furlough. Your hospitality and generosity were a great blessing to us. For praying friends and supporting churches we were unable to visit, we thank you for your prayers and faithfulness to the Lord on our behalf.  New mailing address:  P.O. Box 1584,   Tecate, CA 91980.

FUNDAMENTAL BIBLE BAPTIST INSTITUTE:

We have returned to teaching our classes for our institute’s Spring Semester.  We are so thankful for Brother Mario Nungaray, one of our 2000 graduates, who taught our classes while we were on furlough.   What a blessing to have graduates trained and capable to do this.   Pray for Brother Mario, as he is involved in an evangelistic ministry and preaches many meetings.  Since I took over my classes he has freedom to travel greater distances to preach revival and evangelistic meetings.   

Institute Classes have been moved to evening classes now.   More students are able to attend institute classes with this arraignment.  The evening classes start at 5:30 PM.  Some folks are attending full time and others are taking fewer classes because of work and family responsibilities.   We are looking forward to the future as we will see  trained graduates going on into the ministry and many lay people will become more involved in their local churches because our their training in the institute.                                                          

Continue to pray for the Lord’s guidance and supply for setting up a Private Christian School on the institute campus.  There is always a lot of red tape to deal with.  Pray our goal of starting by Sept of 2007 will be met. 

ORPHANAGE:

“CASA HOGAR”, is an orphanage ministry of El Camino Baptist Church.  Several of the 12 children the government placed in CASA HOGAR had emotional problems from neglect and abuse.  We praise the Lord that all the children are improved emotionally and some have received Jesus as their Savior. Last week the Mexican Government came and asked if they could bring more children to CASA HOGAR.  We are looking at plans to build a 40 x 60 building to house these children.  Pray for the Lord’s supply for this building and this ministry.

PRAISE REPORT

In September Mary fell and fractured eight bones in her left foot.  She was under the Doctor's care for several months which delayed our return to the field.  We thank you for your prayers for Mary.  She is walking well and continues to do better as time goes by. 

Thank you all so much for your interest, prayers and support for our ministry in Old Mexico.  Ephesians 1:7

In Jesus’ Name                                                       

Don and Mary