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EDUARDO AND
MORELOS,

EVA
IN
MEXICO

ARRIAGA

MISSIONARIES

Dear Brethren and Friends in Christ Jesus:

I'm writing you to let you know what God and Christ have done through you and us working together.

May God*s richest blessings be with you.

We are all well, even though my wife has had some

minor health problems, but we are thankful that they

haven't been serious.

The reason I'm writing the news for two months atthe

you that the wall around the church building is finally completed and the part in-front has the railings and the
gates in place.

same time is that I wanted to wait until I could report to

Thank you very much for the extra money to help overhaul
the motor. I also took the opportunity to do some work

Also, I was very busy working on my pickup truck.

on the body and to paint it.

So now my pickup is blue.

One is

the son of sister Maria and the other is the daughter of sister Evangelina, Both mothers and babies are doing fine,
for which we give God thanks.

We have two new babies in the congregation.

last year but had not been baptized, finally, on the first
Sunday of January completed this part of their obedience.

Four people who had made their confessions of faith

Rodriguez was finally operated on and all is going well

so far. Please pray for this brother of ours.

On the 17th day of February, brother Victor Manuel

Since last year, we have been working on the plans for our revival during Easter week, and we are already seeing results. Each member and each family has the responsibility to invite a person or a family to attend the services, and
as a result, the attendance is growing.

with the wall of the church building ever since the earth

I told you in previous letters that we have had problems

wider so it is now essential that the repairs be made immediately

quake last November. We didn't think there was any rush in making the repairs, but the cracks continue to get wider and

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The members are afraid that if this isn't done soon the wall's may
fall. We are going to place a total of eight concret columns in the wall (pillars) and a concrete ring all the way around

the top perimeter of the walls. it ail done.

for the

This means we*H have to buy

reinforcement rods and cement, and the cost of both of these is vry high. So i t is going to take us a long time to get

We'll have to do this work as we are able to pay

materials.

Every day the work here gets larger, continued prayers.

The doctor who is a member of the

ask for your

church"here

and

also

our family doctor, will be going to Colegio Biblico this next summer. Irma Jimenez, one of the young ladies in

the church at Zacatepec, will also be going to Colegio Biblico this year. She is the daughter of Jose* Jimenez.
Our children. Carmen and Lalo happily continue their studies at Colegio Biblico. We ask for your prayers on their

behalf.

Lalo has a new preaching point and he's enjoying

the work very much.

Brethren, thank you for your spiritual and economical help. May God bless you all.
Eduardo

FORWAROIN6 AGENT

HJVenTON CHRISTIAN CHURCH

7TK AND ALLEN DHIVE RJVERTON. ILLINOIS 6256 1

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CHRISTIAN MISSIONARIES IN THE STATE OF
MORELOS, MEXICO,
MARCH 1986

EDUARDO & EVA ARRIAGA

NEWSLETTER

FROM THE CHURCHES OF

CUAUTLA AND AZCATEPEC, MORELOS

Dear Brethren and Friends In the faith of our LorH and Savxor Jesus Christ. Greetings.

blico also.

he is b^ter
Moreios as soon as

infection, but

Convention"!t'colfgirBiblicf irEakrpL'r^'^w'^ Bilingual wa<= Pass. We returned to :e%TrMar:hf'^ evangelilti: .e^ting^tfb:\:?a'th%"::i

funeral i.n a distant city,

meetlnf^nH^"''

families began to attend during the

-the winL are realir^tLn^^ -n-ths -here and in this area

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than 30 but the average no higher average attendan^ attendance attendance was in the was 70's.

town are not navfr?

streets

of the

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by the end of the year ago now cost $1600 One of

<k a.,i,g
finished

pesos pesos.

It's ^ with everything ^ half It s fh^ the same

else; all materials have gone up 300% or more.

started attending and is very interested. But, our biggest reason for rejoicing is because our doctor, Jose Deloya Lopez,

We've also had some successes in the congregation in Cuautla. We haven't had" any baptisms but a new family has
is going to Colegio Biblico next fall and when he finishes
Also, one of the young ladies In the church at

his studies, he plans to return as a medical missionary.

Zacatepec will be going to Colegio Biblico to begin her

members of the churches here that will have begun studying

to become future missionaries and preachers, ~

studies in the fall. She will graduate this summer from her studies in accounting. This makes a total of five

spiritual and economical help we receive from you.

here,

Dear friends, we again want to thank you for the

Please continue to pray for us and the Lord's work

May the Lord bless you.
Eduardo and' Eva,

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of ihem

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EnUARDO AND EVA ARRIAGA

CHRISTIAN "missionaries IN THE STATE

OF MQRELOS, MEXICO
June, 1986 Newsletter

Dear Brethren and Friends in Christ Jesus:

News of the church in Zacatepec:

On the fourth of May, the wife

of brother Humbert Caldeross was baptized.

For this we give God thanks.

There are two more baptisms pending which are_the result of confession of faith

made during the revival held Easter week. The only thing holding these two
people back is the pressure from family and friends not to go through vath

their baptisms.
soon.

We are praying and trusting in God that they will be baptized

We are receiving wonderful fruits from the revival held during Easter. The members of the church did a great job of evangelism and visitation. People

from distant places are now attending the services.

two trips.

Every Sunday morning

I have to make

I pick up 28 people (children, young people and adults).

These people live about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the church

and there are no buses that run directly from there to the church. The buses that do run do so on a very irregular schedule. For this reason, I start picking up people every Sunday morning at 8;00 a.m.

homes of the people who live a distance from the church. On Friday we have services at the place where I go to pick up the people about 12 miles away.
This place is called "Nicolas Bravo."

to be the Thursday night prayer meeting aii bible study. On Saturday the young people have their meetings. We are now holding services on Tuesday in the

This has caused us to do a little decentralizing of the church activities regarding the mid-week services. The main activity during the week continues

the members there go to the services at Zacatepec. They made this decision because they prefer having worship services in a church building rather
than in their homes.

In Cuautla we continue to meet on Wednesday and on Sunday.

All cf

sudden severe pain.

Three weeks ago I left the house to go to Zacatepec in my truck. Due to the warm weather, I was traveling with the windows down. All of a

window and struck me in my left eye causing I stoppedfor~TlFew m:Mfes'"Tdngere--drf--ttre--pain-would let up-_

and I could go on, but I had to return to the house almost blind because both eyes were filled with tears. I went to the doctor and he found that

a. small piece of metal had scratched my eyeball. Three weeks have passed and my eye is still not completely well, I've had to adjixst to driving
with one eye.
her also.

Please pray for rnc.

Sister Maria Elena Pulido is still very ill, so please pray for
As I mentioned in the last letter, a young lady from the church in Zacatepec and a doctor and his fatnily from the church in Cuautla will be going to Colegio Biblico to prepare themselves and return to work in
the Lord's vineyard. Please pray for them.
On June 7, I will be in the State of Zacatecas about 10 hours

travel from Cuautla to marry a young couple who a studying at Colegio Biblico in Eagle Pass. They will be returning to Colegio Biblico in
the fall to finish their studies.

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Friends and brethren, I again want to thank you for your support

and for backing my family and I. We are thankful that we can be certain that someone is concerned and praying for us.
Our children Carmen and Eduardo have returned from Colegio Bibiico to spend their sunmer vacation working in the church. We are enjoying their
company. May God bless our children.

In August I'll have to take a large group of students to Colegio

Bibiico,

There will be our two children, Saul Lagunes, Irma Jimenez and
I'm hoping I'll have a little extra money by

the doctor and his family.

then to help with this trip.

Hy family and I are aware of the effort you make on our behalf. Once again we want to express our thanks. May God bless you.
Eduardo and Family

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July 1986

Dear Friends:

I send you greetings in the name of Jesus Christ, asking God to

send His blessings on you.

We are well for which we give God thanks. Only our son, Efren, has been a little sick. He cut his le^ on a piece of glass and had to have stitches to close the wound. My eye is completely well now, for
which I also give God thanks.

In my last letter, I mentioned a plan of evangelism that we wanted to put into action during the month cf June. The plan consisted of having services in the homes of the members that lived near the church
as well as in the homes of tkse who lived farther away.

We were able to carry out the first part but not the second.
The reason for this was the heavy rains caused the only bridge to the
area where those families lived to fall. We could have walked from

the bridge to the houses, but it is very very dangerous to leave cars along the highway unattended. So, we decided it would be better to leave this part of the plan until the rainy season passes.
In the services, we held in the homes the first week, only one new person attended. The second week not one new person came,
not even the one who had came the week before. The members were a

bit discouraged. The third week we had six new people and the fourth week the same six returned plus two more. Praise the Lord! The 30th of June we begin our Vacation Bible School and it will end on the 9th of July, Our son, Eduardo, Jr., will be the director of these activities. My wife and our daughter. Carmen, will be teachers along with two other young ladi from the church. 1*11

be the chauffeur and according to my figures, 1*11 hae to make four

trips to pick up the children and four more to take th^ home.

It looks like we are going to have baptism around the first

of the month of July.

Friends, we thank you for all your help. Things don*t always work out the way they are planned. Some times the work doesn't
bear fruit as one wishes, nor when one wislBs. But, I can tell you

with all honesty that God has done great things in this place. The church is very young. I'm under the impression that it is the youngest congregation in all of Mexico that really constitutes a church.
The members have learned to give and to tithe. They pay all their bills such as water, lights and construction costs. We continue building; there's a lot yet to be done. Butibecause of the

high cost of materials, and |B|prices go up every month, we are

moving very slowly.

Please-continue to pray for this place, for the members of

the church and for us.

May God Bless You.

Eduardo ad Family P.S. In August, I will be in Eagle Pass, Texas. I will be taking our son and daughter to Colegio Biblico. If there are thin^ you would like to send us at Eagle Pass, we will greatly appreciate it.
(TRANSLATOR'S NOTE)

Our classes begin Aug IB, so I imagine that's when Eduardo will be here. Things could be sent to him c/o Harold Gibbs, 264 Brayzos St., Eagle
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NEWSIiETTTER FRGM EX>UARDO & EVA ARRIAGA

CHRISTIMi MISSIOSIARISS IN THE STATE OF MOPEIOS, MEXICXD

Dear Brothers & Friends in Christ Jesus:

letter, God has blessed the work richly. The lord has answered our prayers,

May the peace of the Lord be with you. I'm very h^py to write this

1*11 begin by telling you that the first Sunday of this month we had a baptism. This was a lady who had been putting off her b^tism for various
reasons but she finally went through with it.

Sinci this was the first Sunday of the month, and on ^e first Sunday of every m;)nth, we have a church dinner, we used this occasion to have a church picnic near a large spring. For your infonration and to f^l^in why we have our baptiaiis in the country rather than in the church building,

'anSTJiluhe baptistry. Ifs not easy for us to get them repaired qui^ly.
We've had a lot of other experiences.

since the earthquake last year, we have had scrne large cra^s in the^walls

Biblico in Eagle Pass, Texas, a young lady vrtio has b^ a teacher in the Sunday School for three years, and the church is paying her travel expenses.
The 'JDeginning of July we started the Vacation Bible School. W
and our children Carmen and Lalo and two girls from the church, Irma Jiminez

This month we are sending to Coiegio

and Abigail Hagunes were the teachers.

the hauler and the chauffeur.

I was the director, the sweeper,

them up and then taking than back home again v^en the classes ended each day.
As I mentioned, the vacation bible school I want to thank the groi^

This time we had so many children that I had to ma3ce several trips picking

of ladies fron the church in Hugoton, Kansas for the box of colors and scissors they sent for the schools. Thank you very much ladies.

preparing the cold drinks and refreshments for the children. The second Sunday of the month we iiad a special thanksgiving service for the young people who had graduatel from the different public schools. We had several young people that had finished different levels of their-schooling^r^iv Junior High through College. We had one young lady who graduated as a
public school teacher.

As has been done every year, the members of the church took tioms

birthdays. Their birthdays are on the same day. Since this year lalo
became 18, we had a little party to cel^rate.
able to see than.

On the 23rd of the month, my wife and our son Lalo celebrated their

I'm sending pictures of all these activiUes so possibly you'll be

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Our Bible School attendance has grown a little, for which we are thankful. This year, we accaiplished what in other years we had not been able to^rrost of the children -attended Vacation Bible School have continued to attend.

The love of the ireitibers for the things of Christ has continued to grow. All of the tithes and offerings that ccme in are used for projects that show this. One of the Christian ladies was abandoned by her husband
and run-off from hcxne- The church helped-her build a small one room house and continued to help her with food until she was able to find work.

Turning to another subject we want to thank our good friend and brother,
Paul E. Black for the box of shoes that he sent for the rneinbers. always a great help to us. Thank you and may God bless you. They are

TO close, I want to mention- that in August in addition to our children, Caannen and Lalo and Saul, we are taking to Colegio Biblico twD new students

fron the church, Inna Jimenez and Doctor Jose Ketzahualcoyotl and his family.
As I close this letter, I beg you to resnember us in your pr^ers. you for your siipport. May God bless you richly.
Eduardo

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Christian Missionaries in the State of Morelos, Mexico

NEWSLETTER

Dear Friends

I pray that you are well and that the peace and love
of Jesus Christ be with you.

We are all well, for which we are thankful.

I had a

bad throat the last week of August but now I'm much better.

The first week of August we had special services for the young people of the church. We took advantage of our
children Carmen and Lalo and Saul still being here before

going back to Colegio Biblico.

This greatly encouraged the

younq people of the church as well as the visitors that attended. The last of August three new young people (two girls and a boy)
began attending. Also the oldest son of brother Hemberto Calderon, who in the past was very reluctant to come to the

meetings, is now attending regularly.

the Lord.

For this we praise

On the 14th of August, I left to take Carmen Lalo, Saul and a girl from the church to Colegio Biblico. We had a lot

of problems and lost a lot of time trying to get a student Visa for this girl. After everything was done that could be done she
still didn*t get it and had to return home.
I said we lost a lot of time because when i t was time

to leave for Colegio Biblico the American Consulate in Mexico City was closed to Visa service and had been for several months
because of terrorist threats. We threfore had to go to another

city that was off our route to try to get this taken care of.
All this, of course, meant time and money.

The church gave some money to help with this girl's

expenses, but I paid for the gasoline and the meals and even though the phone calls we had to make to Colegio Biblico were collect calls, the business places that let me use their phone charged me $1000 pesos or $1.50 dollar# every time I
had to use the phone. Of course there were other expenses
but these were the biggest.

The doctor wasn't able to get his Visa either. It seems that this year the Consulate made things much more

difficult.
Jimenez.

The girl# who wasn't able to get her visa is Irma

She wants to try again next year.
Please pray for her.

She really wants

to serve the Lord.

This trip the truck gave us more mechanical trouble.

It was nothing really serious but time consuming-

At Colegio

Biblico we lost three days waiting for parts to repair it. We had intended to make a trip to visit my sister in Colorado,

and even started on the trip but the truck broke down again
after we had been on the road for five hours; so there were
more expenses. At that point my wife and I decided to return

to the college,

we had never had this much trouble with the

truck before,

I guess it is time to begin thinking about

asking God for another one.

We've had this one for six years

It's a 1975 model. When

and as you know we bought it used.

we left home the truck had a minor problem with the steering system. It was not real se^^-ous but I wanted to get it fixed

as soon as possible. I wanted to take advantage of our being at the border to buy the parts since they are so much cheaper there so I called the Middaughs in Riverton, Illinois to explain

the problem. They sent $357.00 to buy the steering gear box which was the part needed. But as I said, we we got to Colegio Biblico the truck quit running completely. After this,problem
was located and repaired the gasoline pump went out then the

ignition went bad and had to be repaired.

To make a l^n_g story ___

short when aTl this was paid for I didn't have enough left to buy the gear box for the steering system. I'm saving what
money was left in hopes of adding to i t as we can from our

regular support until we can get enough together to buy the needed part. It of course will be more expensive here.

the new building. We plan to have a special service including a special meal together at the church. We always remember with thanksgiving in our hearts the brethren who make it possible for us to have a building through their prayers and money.
And we of course always remember with gratitude those who came
to work on the construction.

October 12 will be the church's second anniversary in

Sister Igracia Leonardo fell and hurt herself recently.

Sister Evangelina just about lost her house in the recent floods. Her house is located at the edge of a dry creek bed. When the

heavy rains caused the creek to overflow the banks by her house
for a time was in serious danger.
praise the Lord. Some of the brethren sent boxes of clothes to Colegio

But no damage was done for which

^Biblico- .for us ^and^the. church.-. They-also sent-pencils-and erasers-.

Thank you very much.
The pencils and erasers made the kids at the church

very happy since their classes in the public schools start in September. Here every pencil costs $70. pesos which would be about 10 cents in American money. But Each of these pencils was considered a real blessing. There were eight boxes so each

child received eight pencils.

those who took part.

Thank you very much to all of

My wife and I again thank you for keeping us in your

prayers. We also pray for you.

Eduardo and Eva Arriaga

October,

1986

Dear Friends:

I am confident that the blessings of the Lord Jesus Christ are upon you.
As always i t is a pleasure to write you and tell you about the things that are happening here.

This has been a very slow month as far as activities in the church are concerned. It has been raining a lot and there have been some bad storms. So the people havenit been
able to get out of their houses. The rivers have overflov/ed

their banks and some roads have been covered with water.

Long

stretches of the road between Cuautla and Zacatepec are just about completely destroyed. Before the rains, the roads weren't very good. Now they are terrible.
You may remember that in a newsletter some time back,

I told you about a little girls in the church, the daughter of sister Maria Elena Pulido, got her hand mangled in a
tortilla making machine. Her name is Lourdes and she is 12 years old. After the accident she was operated on and after

several skin grafts, her hand seemed to be fine. But recently her fingers began to grow more and more crooked and bent. Two weeks ago they operated on her hand again and it is still too soon to know what the results will be. We ask you to pray with us for this girls. She's missed many of her classes in school and its beginning to look like she may lose the whole school year.
A new young couple that I baptized about eleven years ago when I was still up north, moved into the area near to Zacatepec and have begun to attend the church there. This couple now has three children and are now living in a town
near Zacatepec.

Our young peoples group has been growing greatly recently for which we are very thankful. There are also

a number of new people who have been attending the regular

church services. They have been attending regularly for so long that we no longer consider them visitors, but they
have not yet been baptized.
We are ready for the anniversary celebration of the church building. It will be on the 12th of October. We have
received notice that a number of our churches in the area

are planning to join us on that day, as well as several Christian friends who will be traveling longer distances.

It looks like it's going to be a wonderful day.

be to Christ's glory.

May it all

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Our children, Carmen and Lalo are fine. We know this from the letters we receive from them at Colegio Biblico. We also know

that they are happy. We ask you to pray for them, because they are fine young people. I don't say this because they are our children, but because they have just been fine young people and I pray with all my heart that they might always be.
My wife and I thank you for all the spiritual and economical help that you continue to send us. We pray that the Lord will bless each; of you in your individual lives and in your work for HimT'
Eduardo and Eva

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NOVEMBER, 1986

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Dear

Friends,

Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I want to begin wishing you a Merry Christmas and that the New Year will bring you many successes.
The rains stopped just three weeks ago and it looks like the weather is changing. Usually the last rains in this area come in September, but not this year. They have left an epidemic of respiratory sickness, such as

flu,
It The

coughs,

bronchitis
serious, about

etc.

was

also

sick

as

well

as

our

son,

Efren.

was nothing year is

just very bothersome. over. The month of December brings to a close the

just

work the church and I

programed at the beginning of 1986. nlans, but unfortunately there were

We were able to carry out most of the a few we weren't able to accomplish.

One of the things we did not accomplish, was the plan to elect deacons this year. We were not able to do this because the men didn*t regularly attend the special classes we held for them. Some would attend one class and others the next, and that's the way it was all year. Since the church wants trained leaders we plan to continue this program again next year. We set a goal of reaching 5 new families during the year and the Lord enabled us to reach 6 families. They have not been baptized yet but will
be early in the New Year.

The Young Peoples* Department progressed greatly during the year. This year they will be presenting their part of the Christmas program all by
themselves.

In

Sunday

School,
There

the
are

Children's
three

Department,

the

attendance
the

increased
smallest

considerably.

groups

or classes that include

children up to the Intermediates. For these groups we are pleased to have well prepared and very capable teachers. The Children's Department is the only one that is 100% missionary. All of their offerings go to students
at Colegio Biblico.

In the Adult Department, we have a problem with missionary projects. The members want to finish the projects here at the church first. Since it is

money
I

they year

have
to

given it's taking a lot of work to change their thinking.

place much emphasis on this. One of the plans for the

always

have

coming

is

to

give

certain

percentage

of

all

our

offerings

to

missions.

We have now been a church, in an official sense, for two years and we have a five year construction plan. We have finished the work of building a wall around the church property which was necessary in order that we might have some security. Our plan of construction consists of three classrooms,
a kitchen, and a multipurpose room. We trust in the Lord to make this
possible.

The whole church is preparing for

members want to attend. Our children. Carmen and

Christmas.

It's a day when all the

Neighbors and friends that haven't been able to Lalo, along with Saul, will arrive on December

get out all year long will be present on Christmas.

20th from Colegio Biblico.

Saul will be preachig the Christmas sermon and

our son, Lalo, will preach New Year's Eve.

Changing the subject, we are infinitely grateful for the way the Brethren
have responded to the campaign to raise funds to buy us a new truck.
thank you in the love of Christ.

We

As we bring this letter to a close our prayer is that the Lord will bless
you.

Eduard o

NEWSLETTER FOR DECEMBER, 1986

Dear Brethren in the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ,

we had a very enjoyable time worshipping the Lord during the Christmas and
New Year season.

In the midst of the treraendous crisis through which ny country is passing,

The church in Cuautla and two churches in Cuernavaco were with us in our
nothing can separate us from the love of Christ.

services at Zacatepec on Christmas day.

The Christians here know that

(Rom 8:38-39)

members of the Church at Zacatepec with their friends plus the three other visiting groups made a really large crowd. This serves to show the others in the community that the church is large and that we have a different way
of worshipping our Lord at Christmas.

we ate together.

The congregation at Zacatepec served as host church for the special services because the other groups still don't have their buildin>s finished. The visiting churches did provide their own food for the meal
This was the largest attendance we've ever had. The

""swith church arepreachejJ studying the at message Colegio at Biblico spent Christmas vacation us. that Saul the Christmas services and Lalo preached the message at the Vew Year's Eve

ohinHt' t^e

to the young people area Youth Rally was held at Zacatepec*

on the 3rd of January

We want to thank all our dear friends that have shown love for us. Your workfor is Christ. evident. We hope to show our appreciation by our effort I to win souls
onask tHe next main activity the church, which is the revival in April. We your prayers for this of project. We end this letter praying that the Lord will bless you richly.
Eduardo

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Dear Friends,

Christ.

ereetlngs anfl best wishes in the name of our Lord Jesus

all V at / times, but nothing previous had in notthis beenarea cold the at 11, a littlf little cool more. months Usually
temperature doesn't drop as low as it did this year.

Th?\

January has been very slow and quiet.

The cold weather hit

UttU activity
P1

rarel7%^on^b^ ^he temperature little below^h V" / ^e^rees fahrenheit, but this year It has dropped a

-erybody considers it very cold, so there i^very

' g^^-oted in 1967v b^t IVe reallr bie,?
I'' n>e, because 20 years a?o I Graduated
aerviug

the Lord as His minister since 1964.

LmrVear

churrh^rt".Yta^^a^^^Me^icrlsleY mV t^^tlfe" h^fVuce"^

J^uary of 1964 and during the summer of the

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The first summer of my ministry holds a special place in my heart.

end of summer, 1964, and by the grace of God, I had baptized 11 people. The first experience in the ministry will never be erased from my memory.
As time went by Brother Ausustine moved to another church and I
minister of the Church at Altamira.

The Women's group at the church at Brownstown, Illinois began helping me with their offerings in 1964. Thank you very much, ladies. (I would like
to take advantage of this opportunity to thank the church at Brownstown

for their Christmas offering. Thank you very much and may God bless you you. My wife and I were married in the summer of 1965 and that same year the church in Riverton, Illinois began sending us offerings.
Rubye Jones, who is now dead, began sending me a part of her mission giving in 1964. Paul E. Black of Springfield, Illinois began helping me
in 1965.

These churches and brethren have collaborated in this missionary work in

Mexico for more than 20 years. My beloved wife and I continue in the

"trenches" of the Lord's work and soon we will complete 25 years as man and wife. I owe a lot to my wife. Next to my salvation, she is the most
precious thing that "sugar cane jungle". the Lord has given me. We'll continue here in the

Turning to other things, we want to let you know that Luz Chanez had emergency surgery. She is a member of the church at Zacatepec. Also,

Siriaco Gusmin from the church in Cuautla was operated on. He is 84 years old. Both are doing well and recovering satisfactorily from their
operations.

The members will form two groups and go calling two days weekly, Thursday
and Saturday. This will all be in preparation for the
having in April.

February will be very busy with much work for the church at Zacatepec.
revival we'll be

The end of January the Young Peoples' Group organized a short three day
revival. The purpose was to encourage the young people that are already

members and to win new ones to Christ. Both goals were accomplished, for which we praise the Lord. I might add here that the young people at
Zacatepec who are not Christians have many alcohol related problems which
results in many other problems. Our Young Peoples* Group is searching for ways to win them to Christ. One of the young men of the church is deeply

involved in local politics, and it looks like he has been able to acquire use of a piece of property to be used for sports, games and other youth
or the youth. Pray with us that this may become a reality.

A.nother exciting thing to mention, related to the work, is that in January the church at Zacatepec had their election of officers. David Lagunes was named Youth Minister, Erroc Lagunes Sunday School Superintendent, Guillermo Leorrardo Mission Secretary, Trma Jimenez - Church Secretary,
and Asis Gusmin was placed in charge of construction. In addition to these church officers there is also a Church treasurer and Sunday School
Teachers.

Dear friends and brethren in Christ, we thank you again for your spiritual and economic support. Please continue to pray for us. May God bless you
richly.
Eduardo

RIVERTOM CHRISTIAM CHURCH

7th and Allen, Box 651

Riverton, Illinois 62561 fRAMK LEWIS, Minister

December 3, 1985 Dear Priends in Christ,
Office 629-9443 Home 629-9837

T write on behalf^ of Eduardo and Eva Arriaqa , Christian Missionaries in the State of Morelos, Meicico. Riverton Christ ian Church has served as their Forwarding Agent Cor several years. n uring this time, several people have tak^^n care of the recordkeeping and k ept you informed through nev;sletters. Randy and Connie Middaugh most rec^^^ntly served in this capacity during 1986. The Middaugh family, hov;ever, has moved from Riverton to Virginia aeach, Virginia and can no longer fulfill this

function.

We really appreciate the work Randy and

Connie did

in

this area

and will miss them.

Tn order that v/e can keep the financial support flowing to Eduardo and 5va, T am asking you to begin sending your financial support to Mission Chairman, Riverton Christian Church, P.O. Box 651, Riverton,
Illinois 625fil. Your check should be marked to show i t is for Eduardo or

Morelos Christian Mission, however, should be made payable t^ Riverton Ciristian Church. I appreciate your cooperation coiic-^faing'this request.'
Eduardo's support has been diminishing over the pa St couple of years

while inflation in Mexico has skyrocketed. I appreciate your faithfullness and appeal to you to continue your financial support, Mexico is a country that could very easily go Com:nunis t and we must make the most of our opportunity to spead the Good Nev7s of Jesus Christ while
we can. You can be a part of the Great Commission by supporting the \rriagas as they labor for the Lord. If you are not cu rrently supporting this work, I urge you to prayerfully consider this mi ssionary outreach. ^ny amount you can send will be appreciated. You should have received a newslet'c^r datod October 1, 19fi5 asking help to raise funds for a nev/er vehicle for this mission work.

for

your

Some

funds

have

been received and there is currently $1,722 in a special

At least twice to three times this amount is needed to

savings

account.

buy a newer vehicle to replace the 1075 model now being used. The roads in Mexico where Eduardo ministers are terrible and very hard on the truck. I can personally attest to this as my wife, daughter and I had the pleasure to visit Mexico in the fall of 1984, and help build the church in Zacatepec. I can also personally attest that the mission work deserves your support as ny family and I labored during the two and half weeks we
were in Mexico.

Hay God bless you as you support this work.

If you would like to

send an extra money to them

write.

gift for the Arriagas for Christmas, I can still get the in time before Christmas. If you have questions please
?:ervice,
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Joe Turner

Mission

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