ED^ARDO AND EVA ARRIAGA, MISSIONARIES IN MmCO MORELOS CHRISTIAN MISSION ^tB

RIVERTON CHRISTIAN CHURCH, FORWARDING AGENT

si-iiEduardo C Eva Klsslonaries

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NEWSLETTER #21, February, 1984'

Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ, & Friends,

We send you greetings in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. My family and I pray that God will keep you & bless you during the entire year which has just begun. You have been very good to us, & the missionary work here in the State of Morelos, Mexico. We thank you & at the same time dedicate ourselves to work and exalt the name of our Lord
Jesus Christ.

God has blessed us greatly in the past yeeir. Church attendance has increased, the membership has grown, and there has been a number of baptisms. At the end of 1983 on a cold Christmas day, Dec. 25th. four young -people were baptized. On December 2^th, we were
able to gather together in one place the members of all the missions where we now serve. There are 5 missions now* The purpose of the ^thering was to all meet together for a special Christmas program. It was a beautiful day. The young people presented draunas, the adults sang specials, gave testimonies, and ate a delicious evening meal together. The ladies really out did themselves in the preparation of the meal. The members of the local church here in Cuautla provided housing for those who came from out of town, and on the following day, Sunday, after the morning services and the baptismal service they returned
to their homes.

The new year, 198^ has begun in an excellent manner,

for which we thank God who de

serves all the ^ory. On the ei^th of January there were four confessions of faith at the

church at Zacatepec,and ten people from the Non-instrumental Church of Christ placed their membership there. These people had been attending services for some time and we had been working with them before they made their decision official.

At Easter we are planning a weeks revival at the church at Zacatepec. The evangelist will be Agustin Ortega, a professor at Colegio Biblico in Eagle Pass, Texas. We are hold ing a prayer campaign at all the churches asking God to make the revival a success. The

adults are forming teams of two, and the young people of all the missions are getting to gether on Saturdays in tesims of four, to visit in the homes of projects. We already have a list of 49 prospects, and we a^ that you help us by praying for them.
We have received a great blessing in those who were added to the Church recently as mentioned above. They are actually four families in one. They are the parents and their married sons and daughters plus a number of grandchildren. The father df the family is

-named-JosG(jioe) Garcia Calderon andr his-wife' s name is Aurora,

several large trucks, and they have helped provide transportation

T4iey-are-the owners- of^

for the church members

who have problems getting to the services because of the lack of public transportation. The young people of the 5 missions had their Christian Service Camp in the mountains the last week in December. The place was beautiful with warm sulfur springs and a river where they could fish. The young people had their Bible classes in the mornings and a de
votional at night around a camp fire.

Saul Lagunesp the young man from the church in Cuautla who is studying at Colegio
Biblico in Ea^e Pass, Texas was with us during Christmas vacation. He camie home filled with enthusiasm and big plans for his work here in the State of Morelos next summer. We

are thankful for the King family in Birmingham,Alabama, for the help they have been giving Saul. He needs much Spiritual backing as well as financial help. The first week of March my wife and I will be at. the U.S. border at Colegio Biblico in Eagle Pass, Texas, the Lord willing. It would make us very happy if at that time some one could send us toothpaste and soap for our personal use. Also,some typing paper,carbon
paper, pens and pencils woiild be greatly appreciated and make us very happy

we appreciated everything that was sent.^ (Forwarding Agents moteplease do not send boxes
to Mexico because they must pay a heavy, tax that they can't afford. Always .use the follow

Recently families from Brownstown & Riverton, IL, sent boxes to the border for me and

ing address for boxes: Mr. Edua:^o Arriaga, c/o Mr. Harold "P.' Gibbs^i Ctlleglro'Biblico, 2^
Brazos, Ea^e Pass, TX, 78852.) Our youngest child Efren, has been having stomach trouble & the doctor has prescribed a series of tests and medicine for him. This is going to play havoc with our budget, but
our main concern is that Efren will soon be well.

the famous traditional Mexican hospitality, and while they are working:'here will enjoy the best of accommodations for their comfort and needs. In Cuautla we have large modern hotels, but even better we have within 10 minutes driving time from here the largest va cation center in the whole country of Mexico, the Oaxtepec Vacation Center
We have a lot of work ahead of us. In April,the week of revival, and in October building of the church house. We pray the Lord will help us.
bless you richly.
In the love of Christ,
It

preparations so the work group planning to be here October 1st r 12th;^lSK^ a taste of

Our plans to build a church building are moving ri^t ahead.

all the We^re making

the

We again thank you, for your love and interest shown to us, and we pray the Lord will

RECEIPTS FOR EDUARDO ARRIAGA - JULY 1. 1Q83 - DECEMBER 31. 1983

Building Fund Savings Balance July 1, 1983

$1523.73

Truck Fund Savings Balance July 1, I983

Monthly Support received by Fo3:warcling Agent: July Aug Sept. Oct. Nov.
Dec. TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED BY FORWARDING AGENT

Checking Account Balance July 1, I983

$1,119.28 $ 963.62 $1,035.21 $ iH5.01 $ 828.78

$ 566.59

$ 540.08

$ 779.36

$^.928.^9

TOTAL FUNDS AVAILABLE VIA FORWARDING AGENT JULY 1, 1983 - DEC. 3I, I983
Designated offerings included in above amounts for TRUCK FUND & BUILDING FUND

$7,771.66

Truck Fund Balance July 1, I983 Received ftom River Park Church of Christ, South Bend, Ind. Total available for TRUCK FUND

$5^0.08
$69^.08

$l,23il..l6

F. Agent disbursed TRUCK FUND MONEY to Eduardo for

truck repair - Ck #196

Ck
BALANCE IN TRUCK FUND SAVINGS

$
$
$

6OO.OO
514.4^
119.72

$1.11^.44

SUB TOTAL

$6,65?.22

Building Fund Savings Balance July 1, I983 $1523.73 Savings account interest earned $ 49*96
Total available for BUILDING FUND & BALANCE IN BP SAVINGS$1.973.69
DISBURSED TO EDUARDO ARRIAGA FOR LIVING LINK & SERVICE LINK EXPENSES:

Ck #182 i5^84 #L85 fj^86 Jfl.87

July support - postdated Aug. support - postdated Sept. support - postdated Oct. support - postdated Nov. support - postdated

$500.00 $500.00 $500.00 $500.00 $500.00

iiO.88 Accumulated funds - travel exp.- feoo.oo

jj^05 Dec. support - postdated #201 VBS Supplies purchased
Designated to purchase VBS

$500.00 $ 26.68
$250.00 $300.00
$4.076.68

materials for VBS in Mexico j5'203 Accumulated funds

#204 Accumulated funds $300.00 Total disbursed to Eduardo for LIVING LINK & SERVICE LINK EXPENSES

SUB TOTAL
Interest credited to BUILDING FUND SAVINGS

$2,580.5'^
$ 49.96

TOTAL FUNDS AVAILABLE IN SAVINGS & CHECKING ACCOUNT AS OF DECEMBER 3I, I983 Consisting of: Checking Account Balance $ 937.09 Building Fund Savings $157369 Truck Fund Savings $ 119.72
LIVING AND CHURCH RELATED EXPENSES FOR EDUARDO ARRIAGA
MONTHLY:

$2.630.50

fe.630.60
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Disbursed_to Eduardo in postdated checks for LIVING & SERVICE LINK EXPENSES Budgeted monthly for: Truck gas $200.00 House rent $100.00 gas $ 10.00 electricity $ 12.00 telephone $ 20.00 Offering to Church $ 50.00
Budgeted monthly expenses

5OO.OO

392.00

Balance budgeted for food, school, clothing, shoes, etc.

Accumulated funds are used to purchase food, clothing, shoes, school expenses,

$ 108.00

dentist, doctor, and truck repairs (tires, tune up, etc)

All money received for Eduardo is used for his personal living expenses and all expenses related to his mission work. No money is used by the Forwarding Agent for phone calls,

office supplies, secretarial work, etc.

Agent.

These expenses are absorbed by the Forwarding

NEWS NOTES FROM THE FORWARDING AGENT

Dear Friends in Christ,

Thank you for your love and prayers concerning the work in Mexico and Eduardo and Eva
Arriaga, Missionaries.

October 1-I2th

is the building date

that World Mission Builders,,

which is

paxt of

White Fields Ministries, set to put up the church house in Mexico. Ed Thomas, director of World Mission Builders, is working with us in a joint effort. He estimates approximately $5,600 for building material. This figure is based on the cost of last years* building. The Church this year will be constructed using the same design but using blocks in
stead of brick like the picture of last year's building shows.

We have $1,573.69 in the building fund savings account.

Please prayerfully consider

the amount that you can give toward the needed $^,000.00
Several people have indicated their desire to join us for this work detail, with each person paying his own e3q)enses. Now is the time to let us know if you are going with us. The Forwarding Agent will be driving, staying in hotel and eating most of the meals out.
The approximate cost for hotel lodging and meals is m ip

$200.00 perperson for 2 weeks.

This amount is fluxion^l

tTiI

depending on the number of reservations etc.

each having his own bed.
$100 of this amount

have their own room. Singles will be 6 or more to a room,

must

Couples will

%a/uitc cici no

months in advance to insure us having them when we arrive.

Hotel reservations must be made

be sent to the Forwarding Agent No figures are available at^ftie

CONTINUES TO BUILD

WHITE rlELDo

wj

by April 1,1984 to reserve your spot. Transportation costs

will depend on how you go-

CLIP & MAIL TOi

M/M Joe Turner, P.O. Box 759iRiverton, IL

62561 (PH 217-629-7134 for (questions)

NAME ADDRESS
PHONE
The World Mission Builders team gathers In front of
the new church building they built in Guadalajara,

want to help. I will give $

support.

Here is $ as my one time gift, extra per month for 6 months.

Mexico.

On July 4-15, 1983, Ed Thomas, Director

of World Mission Builders of the White

Here is my first check in addition to my regular

Fields ministry, led a team of 23 members to.

Guadalajara where they worked with missionary Freeman Bump and minister
Hector Gonzaies in constructing a church building and school building. Hector
Gonzaies, local national minister, is also a main character in the Good News

I plan to go with you. Here is my $15.00 for

single, or $25.00 for couple deposit due now,

I speak and/or read Spanish.

I will drive in caravan.

production

of

Spanish

filmstrips

and

cassette tape ministries.

I will have room for someone to ride with

me and share travel e3q)enses.

During the two weeks that the team was in Mexico, they were successful in building two buildings. The first building, the church
building, was constructed out of native

I would like to ride with someone and

share travel expenses..

brick. The building was completed with a * baptistry. The team was blessed with 13
decisions for Christ and was thrilled to see

I will drive with camper or tent & prepare my

own meals9

the new baptistry used white they were there. In addition to the church building, the team also constructed a Sunday School

I desire to have hotel accommodations & eat 2

meals a day at the hotel.

(This must be returned to us by March 1, 1984 .

Make

your trip checks payable to Linda Turner for Mexican trip. This money will go through a special account, not through Eduardo's account. Your tax deductable gift to the Building Fund can be made out as usual, Riverton Christian Church or Morelos Christian Mission)

building out of concrete blocks. The completion of these two buildings in Mexico were buildings #24 and #25 that the White Fields ministry has built overseas. All buildings have been constructed and dedicated debt-free by the supporters of White Fields Overseas Evangelism. 6605
Shallowford Road, Chattanooga. TN 37421.

(Submitted by Reggie Thomas. Director of

White Fields.)

(Article clipped from Nov '83 issue of Horizons Magazine)

MORELOS CHRISTIAN MISSION

RIVERTON CHRISTIAN CHURCH FORWARDING AGENT

NEWSLETTER #22

1S84
Cduardo Cva
Hl9slonrX9

APRIL, i98^

OUR MISSIONARY PARTNERSHIP

Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ,

It is a pleasure to tell you what God has done

in the places -where we work.

My family

and I send greetings and our prayers are that all goes well with you. Two new memlDers were added to the church, in Cuautla, the beginning of February. They are Widelbalalo Ramirez and his wife, Graciela, and they come to us from one of our churches
in Mexico City.

Also, in the mon*tti of March, two more were added, to "ttie church, in Cuautla. They come from the Chiirch of God, and they brou^t their families, which are veiy large, and have not
yet been converted.

We have had much sickness, in Cuautla, and some of it has been serious.
Maria del Socorro, who is the wife of one of -Oie members

One example is

is not yet a member. While they were visiting in Mexico City last month, Maria del Socorro, suffer ed a miscarriage. They returned immediately to Cuautla. The dtiurch in Cuautla has a doctor who is a member and does not charge the poor members, of the missions where we serveo The doctor's name is Jose Nelzahualcoyote Deloya Lopez. When a member of the church is in need, whether it is sickness or something else that is a real need, the other members get together

Jaime Reyes Morelos, who

and give whatever is necessary to meet that needo We have N^ied to teach -ttiem not only Christian stewardship, but, also Christian ho^itality, one toVard another. There exists
much Christian love among the brethren. I want to mention here what I failed to mention earlier. Jairre Reyeo Moralex and Maria del Socoirro are both invalids He had infantile paralysis when he was foxir years old. He

is now 28 and since he was four, one of his legs have been completely useless. When Maria del Socorro was two years old, she was dropped and ftactured her iq?inal column. She is now 29 and can only walk with orthopedic braces. They are very poor. I take them to services
in the truck.

In Zacatepec, we also have some sickness. One of the members, Maria ELerra Cayares, has a bad kidney. ELease help us by remembering these people who are sick in your prayers. We've had to enlarge the place where we meet, in Zacatepec, because we just don't fit anymore. We built a temporary building out of cane and grassWe used this type of material

because it is the cheapest, but even then it cost us $^,000.00 pesos,($235.00 dollars), and that's a lot of money for here. We'll use the building until the chtirch building is finished
next October. On ihe property, where we are going to build, the congregation is going to build a water tank and put in a septic tank for the rest rooms. This is going to take all that we have in the church treasury. We also want to put a fence around the property, but we won't be able to do this soon. It is urgent that this be done as soon as possible, be cause when there is no fence,the non-christian is bad about entering the property and taking whatever they find, or throw their garbage on the property.

boxes that contained very usefil things for us and the churches.
part in sending these things. May God bless you all.

The members at Zacatepec can't wait \mtil they have their own building. And they are thankful to those of you who have given them this hope, which soon ^ould become a reality. At the beginning of March, we were at Colegio Biblico in Ea^e Pass, Texas, and found

We received Sunday School

material, kitchen items for my wife, toothbru^es & paste, pens, pencils, typewriter paper, carbon paper, 2 toxes of shoes, and used clothing. Many, many thanks to everyone who had a It is very hot here now, and as a result, we can only visit very late in the afternoon, because no one is home at any other time. Since there are many rivers, streams and resorts, the people, as soon as they get off work, go to these places to swim. We are having a re
vival in Zacatepec.

My dau^ter. Carmen, is the teacher of the 5 to 7 year old Sunday School classo On one occasion, she asked her students if they knew the names of the apostles. One boy said yes, that his mother had tau^t them to him,and he began to recite: Andrew, John, James, Genesis
and Apocalypse.

My son,

My wife continues to translate EngpLish materials to Spanidi, to use in the Sun.Schools.

Lalo,

is the treasurer of the young people's group.

Efren continues to get good

grades in school.

We'll have to say,.goodby for this time, hopingc to have good news about the revival, in my next newsletter. We ask you to continue to pray for us, we are having serious economical problems. The inflation in this country has caused the prices to soar. This month, they raised our house rent again, and we continue on the same budgeted amount of $500.00 monthly that we've been receiving for the past two years. We are thankful for this amount and pray that God will somehow provide the additional funds that we so desperately need. My wife, my children and I pray that God will continue to bless each one of you, who have a part in this ministry of preaching Christ in the State of Morelos, Mexico,
In Christ Jesus,

FORWABDING AGENT NEWS NOTES

ing and ministering to all 3 congregations that he now serves.

Thank you for your love concerning the work in Mexico, You were asked to pray concern ing Bduardo's needed increased monthly support, that would allow him to continue evangeliz
As a minister of the gospel, Eduardo recognizes the responsibility set down in I Peter

5:1-^ NAS, "Therefore, I exhort the elders among you,as your fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker also of the ^ory that is to be revealed, shepherd the
to the will of God; and not for sordid gain,but with eagerness;
those allotted to your charge, but proving to be examples to the flock. Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of ^oryo"

flock of God among you,exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according
nor yet as lording it over
And when the Chief

During a phone conversation with Eduardo, he said that because of the inflation in Mex

ico, he finds that his income no longer is sufficient for the growing expenses of carrying out his ministryo Due to economic reasons, Eduardo mi^t have to discontinue sheperding
one of the flocks, simply because he doesn't have the money for gas to get there for Bible Study and Wordiip Seirviceso Sometimes this flock has 200 in attendance for Worship.
The danger in abandoning this flock is mentioned in Acts 20^28-29 NAS, "Be on guard for

yourselves and for all the flock,among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers,to shep herd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood. I know that after my departure
savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock."

$500.00 is the amount that Eduardo can depend on receiving each month, plus any accum

amount needs to be $1,000.00 for him to maintain his family expenses & keep the truck going.

ulated money that has not been designated for building fund savings.

Actually, the monthly

In Mexico, the cost of articles and services have gone up 200^ in the last two years. Eduardo's support has continued the same over the same period of time, and he and his fajnily have made many personal sacrifices so money cound be used for gas, tires and repairs for the
truck. For example; Lalo and Efren have a problem with their feet,and they have never had the money to pay for the consultation with an orthopedist or the money for the special shoes they would need to wear all the time. Efren's feet problems are especially bad, plus he has
serious problems with his teeth and the dentist says they need to have them fixed as soon

as possible. Perhaps, there is someone reading this letter that would be able to help pay for this medical care for Eduardo*s children. Or perhaps a Sunday School Class, Ladies Group
or Mission Committee that would take this as a project.

Eduardo*s house rent has been raised $20.00 monthly, electricity has gone up 30^,local
phone calls have gone up 2^% and long distance calls within Mexico and the U.S. are up 72^.'
Gasoline still hasn't made a jump, but everyone is expecting i^ to, soon.

speed. He has been spending $120.00 monthly on gas alone,then there is oil, tires & repairs. In March, the repairs were $245.00. $205.00 was due to fan blades that flew off and put a
used parts, which cut down the cost.

The truck runs an average of 2,500 miles a month on an average of about 15 miles per gallon. It' should do better,but the roads are very bad and it is impossible to hold a steady

hole in the hood and tore up the radiator and ruined the bearing on the alternator. He found He also has to get new plates for the truck, inspection ticket,renew the permit to haul

people in the truck,renew the permit for the camper cover on the truck(you must have a cover

on the truck to haul people),pay the vehicle tax,and renew his drivers* license, all of this
will cost around $129o00
I Timothy 5tl8 NAS, "For the Scripture says,You shall not muzzle the ox while he is th rashing, and The laborer is worthy of his wages."

Friends in Christ,let's not muzzle the work in Morelos, Mexico. The people are open to the gospel and eager to be tau^t. Eduardo needs increased monthly financial support. Please
can you help? Make all checks payable to Riverton Christian Church and indicate on the check

"for Eduardo Arriaga",and drop it in the collection plate with your regular tithes and offe:^ ings. Or you may give or mail it to Joe and Linda Turner,along with your comments,questions,
and suggestions.

Thank you for your help, and God bless.

Forwarding Agent Representatives,

Joe & Linda Turner (ph 217-629-713^^)

P.O. Box 759, Riverton, IL. 6256I

SERVE IN YOUR
STEAD.

EDUARDO

AND
MORELOS.

EVA
IN MEXICO

ARRIAGA

MISSIONARIES

ADDRESS APDO POSTAL 227 CUAUTLA. MORELOS

FORWARDING RJVERTON

AGENT CHURCH

TRANSLATOR
MARIA E BEACH

/7th and ALLEN DRIVE

RIVERTON. ILLINOIS

CHRISTIAN

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MEXICO

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MONTEVALLO,

SeptembeFj 1984 NEWS MOTES

Dear Brethren,

Greetings in the precious name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
this, we should have arrived this task. in Mexico. (Read about Paul's of like believers. first missionary journey in Acts 13)

By the time you receive for

Serving ds "ambasSddoLa" for Christ, and representing^

each supporting church and the Forwarding Agent Church. We are priviledged to be set apart

Not only will we share in the physical work of constructing the building, but we will share in
"the fellowship Tho we might have a language barrier we are not strangers

,,Ephesians 2:18-22, "For through Him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father. So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God's household, having been built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus
n'.mself being the comer stone in whom the whole building, being fitted together is growing into a holy temple in the Lond; in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the
. Spirit".

Yes,

being part

of this "building" is exciting.

The church house will be a wonerful instm-

ment to be used

for the building of the Kingdom in Zacatepec.!

There will be 7 /Of us traveling in the van. They are: Paul Black from West Side Christian Church in Springfield, IL, Orville, Frances and David Baker, Joe, Linda and Angela Turner all from
Riverton Christin Church.

Here is our itinerary:

Depai't 4 AM, Wcu,
San Antonio '

25tu from I^ivcrton, IL

t Lcuis, Jcplin, Oklahoma City, Fort

^Arrive around 5 AM, Thursday, Sept 27th, Eagle Pass, TX. We will meet up with Clifford and Geraldine Dempsay from Satanta, KS, and they will drive with us the rest of the way, Eduardo will
take the bus to Eagle Pass and drive us thru Mexico.

Depart Eagle Pass,

AM, Friday, Sept 28th.

Arrive at hotel in the early morning hours on Sat, Sept 29th. We will arrive at the building site on Monday, Oct 1st. The cement footings and floor will be

^ready to build upon.

Thursday, October 11th will be the last working day.

from the area congregation. Some of the
Also on the 12th, there will be a dedication

There will be,^15 ofj us

Builders Team
for the new service

plus, 11 men volunteers

World Mission

will leave on Fri, Oct 12th. church building.

The Riverton crew

will probably return

via

the same route since it is the fastest,

We will

definately be home in time to rest before returning to school, work etc, on Oct 22nd.

Ephesians 6:18-20, "With all prayer and petition pray at all times
this in view, be on the alert with all perserverance and petition of the gospel, ness the mystery for which 1 am an ambassador in chains;

in the Spirit, and with

that in proclaiming it 1

for all the saints, and pray on

my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with bold
may speak boldly, as I ought to speak." When you pray;
1. God will be glorified through the building effort. 2. The church house will be an instrument used to help win the lost.

3. The building will be a witness for Christ in that commiunity.. Good health & safety will be granted to all travelers & workers.
j

The garce of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all."

Working for Jesus,

Joe & Linda Turner Forwarding Agent Representatives

OUR MISSIONARY PARTNERSHIP

-If.

EDUARDO AND

EVA ARRIAGA
IN

ADDRESS

FORWARDING

AGENT

APDO. POSTAL 227

MISSIONARIES

COAUTLA. MORELOS
MEXICO

MORELOS. MEXICO

RIVERTON CHRISTIAN CHURCH 7tm AND ALLEN DRIVE RIVERTON. ILLINOIS 62561

Jd

December r 1984 NE17?=;LKTTER

Dear Brethren and T'Tiends in Christ Jesus, The prayers of my wife, my dauqhter. Carmen; my sons, Lalo and Efren; and me,are that this letter finds you well and enjoying CkDd's blessings. We have been cfuite busy with much work at the church in Zacatepee, preparina for the evangelistic campaian, being held durinq Christmas vacation, that we are having with the group coming from Colegio Biblico. There are 3 confessions of faith. For this we praise the Lord. Pix other oeoole show a desire to do the same, and we believe that, through the Lord's helD, there will be more. All these people want to be baptized at our Christmas Fve program on the 24th. At that time, we'll be using our new baptistry for the first time. We are working-on-Christmas plays the young oeopley ^rom the Cuautla church, present

every vear.

This vear the churches will meet together in the new building in Zacateoec, so
The work pickina

the vouth of both congregations are working together on these dramas.

the people for the parts, practicing and ail the rest of the work, that goes into putting a
Play together, is completely in the hands of my wife. Our attendance, at Zacatepec, has grown considerably. During the previous months it dropped a little, but new people are caning and some of them are coming from outside our

neighborhood. This past Sunday, we didn't have near enough benches for all to sit, so some had to stand during the service. For all of this we are thankful to our heavenly Father.
We feel that with the Lord's help we'll soon have the new building completely full.

It's likely that soon we'll have families from some denominational groups, that have been
visitinn our services, transfer their membership. They are from the Jesus Only Church and the Universal Church of Christ. They are good people and ready to learn. We are havina
Bible Studies with them.

Last Saturday, we officially began the Young People' meetings in Zacatepec, From the very beginning, thev have taken on the character of a regular activity of the church

program. Thev are between the ages of 16 & 22, and their names are: Trma Jimenez, Alicia Jimenez, Judith Recendiz, isac Recendiz, Eleasau Vaiton, Cregorio Vaiton, Ricardo Rodriguez,
& Juan Calderon.

In the meeting last Saturday, 16 young people were not vet Christians.

The first pro

ject of the young people that are Christins, is to lead these others to Christ. Next Satur-day^ these young r^ope vrill all together, in Zacatepec, at Zacateoec, to v,'crk on the new building, and to do some visiting in the afternoon. That night they v/ill have their
meeting outdoors around a bonfire.

The Cuautla youth, have more experience as Christins, and are very active.

They had a

lot to do with the evanaelistic work at Zacateoec, when the work was started there, and they are the ones, with the help of some aduts, which pretty much take charge of the Sunday activities in Cuautla. They will be teaching the Zacatepec youth how to organize and how to
do evangelistic work. I taught them and now we are seeino the seeds bear fruit one hundred fold, as this new group is taught. The church in Zacatepec, with it's new building, requires more attention and more of our time. The members were not used to having services on Sundav afternoon. ^-Then we start ed them the attendance was very low, but this problem is now being solved. My wife and j now si^end all day Sunday at Zacatepec, not returning home until night.

Sugar cane is now being harvested in Zacateoec, and the tonwn has new life, because once again there is work. The harvest lasts 7 months, from November to May, and then there are
five months when most of the people are unemployed.

We've had some sickness in the congregation, including our daughter. Carmen. She was sick for about 2 weeks with debngue, a virus infection caused by a mosquito bite. Apparent-J^y^^there is no rsedicine for treatment. Carmen was sick on her birthday, November 5th. Oth
er church-^-nembers had various sicknesses, but we are thankful that none
ious.

have been real ser

everything of value was stolen, incuding my tools: jack, lug wrench, battery cables, money, t^ls for cutting lumber, and everythina thev considered valuable. They didn't take the Bibles and church literature. The things I miss most are the tools because of the long trips I make over very bad roads. Now I don't have so much as a screv/driver to carry
along, should I have troube.

IirL]jjTentin^--the fact mv truck was broken into while parked on the street and

My wife, children and i have alv;ays worked, in the Lord's work,beause of our faith, in order that souls might be saved. We are also convinced the only way we can show our grati tude to the Lord is through the work we do for Him. The same is true in order to show our gratitude to you, my brothers and friends, for your love an interest that you have sha-/n for us and the work here in Morelos, we can only tell you about our work But we can't always
and then later niturn to the v/orld! V7e can sincerely say, however, that for a long time we haven't had this kind of failure. But the road to success in the Lord's work, in this part of the world, is slow. It requires much work, much patience, and much tact. We plead with you not to withdraw your love, nor your interest, nor your patience. You and our family is being used by the Lord, that He might be glorified and many might come to kneel before Him. Once aqain, my dear brethren, our prayer is that the Lord wil bless an keep you.
In Christ Jesus, Eduardo Arriaga

report success.

Many times there are failures, people who came to church and became members

RECETPTR FOR FDTJARDO ARRTGA - .rJLY 1, 19R4 - DRCRMBRR 31, 1934

Buildinq Punr^ Savings Balance JULY 1, Checking Account Balance Julv 1, Truck Punr^ Savings Balance Julv 1, 1984 Monthlv SuDport receive<i bv Forwarding Agent: Julv-

Q75 52 $ 'llR*n3 ^ 74*50

$2,026.76

TOTAL FUI-^DS AVAILABLE VIA FORWARDING AGENT JULY 1 - December 31, 1984
Designated offerings included in above amounts for TRUCK FUND &BUILDING fund
Truck Fund Balance Jan 1, 1984 c; Received ^rom River Park Church of Christ-$ 74^50 352.54

TOTAL AMOTNT RECEP/HID BY FORWARniNG AGFWT

August $1,316.82 .September-$2,682.22 October $1,544.08 November5 834.75 rtecernber$ 256.66

$11^92q!34

29

Total available for TRUCK fund

427.04

Forwarding Agent disbursed TRFTCK fund riONFY TO eduardo

BALANCE IN TRUCK FUND SA^rTNGS JUNE 30,1984

Building Fund Savings Balance Julv 1, 1984 Received from contributors f?3,075.52 $2,800.47 $ 50.18

for truck exnenses durina neriod

$ 3S2 54

74[50

(<;

352 54)

" *

Total available for BUILdinc

Building T?und Savings account interest

Forwardina Aqent disbursed to Eduardo for cembent blocks

5^925,17
'
<5 goo 00

Forv/arding Agent disbursed to Ed Thomas

for building costs

Excess funds used to apply on cost of copv maching

$4,000.00

taken to Mexoco for Eduardo

<5 795.OO
$ 331.1?

($5,595 00)
_

BALANCE IN BUILDING FUND SA^OINGS DEC 31,1984

^^e'^signated'Tiving link-3^794 j_~3
_ Designated for bibles Total disbursed for LmNG LINK &

DISBURSED ^ EDUAP^^ARRIAGA FOR LIVINGJ, &SER^qCE, T.TJ^TK .FXPPMSEQj.

Undesignated accumulated funds

Sl,noo!no
<?

SERVICE LINK EXPENSES

125.00 ^

$4,919.13

($4,919.13)
$ 5q
'* "

Plus interest credited to SAVImgs TOTAL FlJl^IDS A^^AILABLE IN SALTINGS &CHECKING ACCOFW AS OP DECE^IBE^ 31, 1984
Consisting of: Checking Account Balance $ 707.18
$ 331.17

$1 112 85

Truck Fund Savinqs

Building Fund Savings

<5

74 .*50

$1,112.85

OUR MISSIONARY PARTNERSHIP