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JAMAICA
Christ
For The
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DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC
PUERTO
RiCO
VIRGIN
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Missionaries:
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Caribbean
^J3iYPRAG^
banta
Isidra
Ext.2
Avenida Sur 210
Fajardo,P.R. 00648
BETET^
700
E. Maple Ave.
Sterling Park,Va.
22170
Hear
he
Word
f
he
Lord,O
e nations,
and eclare
t in
the s l e s
afar off..
. Jeremiah
32:10
Special
Convention
Issue
RECAPPING EVENTS
Since this newsletter
will
be read by many who have not been
re eiving
regular
reports, we are
going to
take th is opportunity t o bring you up to date on
what
h as
been
happening (with
our apologies
t o
those
receiving
repeat informat ion).
As many
of
you know, after s erving for fifteen years on t he mission field Larr y
Green came
home
to the States last fall. Ray Prager, who joined him in the
work a
year
ago
t h i s
past April,
continued th e work i n
Fajardo. Subsequently Ray
developed
a serious illness,
a
rare virus affecting
the
neuro-muscular system. After being
hosp i tal ized in Puerto
Rico,
he
was flown
home
to the
States and
hospitalized
in his
home town,
Cincinnati,
Ohio.
Doc tors
were finally
able
to i denti fy the dis ease, only
to discover there was no known treatment. They were not very optimistic about his
recovery and return t o t h e mission field. But our Lord does answer pr ayers Ray was
healed
and
able to
return
to Puerto Rico in,late February. Our heartfelt thanks to
all who united with us in
prayer
for his
recovery.
The Fajardo Church of Christ
continued
t o function, with the help of some of
the missionaries
on
the island who faithfully
made
the long
t r i p over
to Fajardo to
hel p them. However, the
congregati on suffered a
serious setback as
in
addition to
Ray*s absence, s ome members
moved
away,
others went
off to c oll ege, and
some
of th e
less fait h ful
fell
away.
At tendance dropped drastical ly,
as
low
as
8
12 in
a
few
services.
All but
the Sunday morning services were d iscontinued and,
of
course,
other mission projects
were at a
stand
still.
-Since-his return to Puerto-Rioe^-Ray-has-been-working hard—to-r-ebuiid—the chureh-i
The Wednesday nigh t B ible st udy/prayer meetings and
t he
Friday night youth meetings
are back
in session.
Attendance has reached 26
0.
Other projects
have
been
started
or in the planning stage.
Visitation training
sessions
were held,
followed
by
a cal l ing
program. The
young
people
challenged
the youth in two other churcheson
the
island
to a Bible
Bowl
contest
beginning
in August.
They
plan to reactivate
the
basketball team. This encourages
attendance
since they must
attend
services
on
a
regular
basis
to
play on the team, and also
gives them fellowship
with the youth in
the other churches on the island. More correspondence
course material is
being
printed
by
L.E.A.
As
soon as
it is
ready a
survey
is
planned
to pass out tracts,
survey homes,
and enlist new students in the courses.
FIELDS WHITE UNTO HARVEST
Ray
is working
ha rd
but help is urgently needed. With over
3.3
million people,
all
congregated on one small
is land (approximately
111 mil es long and 36 miles wide)
Puerto Rico is indeed a great mission field,
l im i ted
only by
the
availability of
miss ionari es and funds. Th i s is especially true in t h e growing
Fajardo
area, s o
more workers
are
needed, especially
a
mature
man and
wife or
family.
Adding to the
already exis ti ng
need i s
Ray*s handicap
i n
working
in a
language
t hat i s new
to him.
Even though he studied Spanish at the
language
s c h oo l in
Costa
R i ca before joining
Larry at
Fajardo, it
takes years to really become proficient
in speaking,
under
standing
and"
writing
a
new
ianguage. Making
it even
more"
difficult
is th^Fapid
PALM
BAY
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
P.O. Box 598
Palm Bay, Florida 32905
CHRIST FOR THE CARIBBEAN MISSION
Fajardo, P.R.
Missionaries:
RAY PRAGER
CHARLES
BETETA
Forwarding Agents:
Chuck
and
Pat
Jones
616 South Lupine Ct.
Melbourne,
Florida
32901
U.S.POSTAGE PAID
PERMIT
//SOZ
Non Profit
Organization
Melbourne, Florida
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i T ; s T i n e r in
which the Spanish language is spoken
in
Puerto
Rico. And
all
of
the
work
at
Fajardo
is carried
on
in the Spanish language. But
prayers are being
answered
The Lord
has led
a beautiful
Christian
family to dedicate
their
lives to leading
these
souls to HIM...
BETETA FAMILY PREPAilES FOR MISSION FIELD
How
the Lord
has
blessed
Charles
and Inez Beteta
have dedicated their lives
to
full time service as missionaries to Puerto Rico. THey are anxious to join Ray
in the work at
Fajardo
as soon as support can be raised. So
workers
are available
but
pledges
for monthly support to cover
their
living expenses are urgently needed.
They are well qualified
for
this work.
Both
Charles and
Inez are of
Puerto Rican
descent
om nd
raised in
the Puerto Rican area
of New
York City, they
speak
fluent Spanish and
English.
In
97 they moved to Puerto Rico
-with-Janine,--their one,year
old
daughter.
Lorna,
their
youngest
daughter, was bom
there
in 1973.
The Betetas
accepted
Christ and
were immersed into Him in Sept.
1974
at
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.
Four
months later they
moved
to
Knoxville, Tennessee and Charles
entered Johnson
Bible
College
to
prepare for the ministry. He
graduated
with a
B.S.
degree in
1979.
While in schooL the
Betetas served with the
Christ
ian church in Sevierville, Tn.
On October 28,1979 the Smoky
Mt.
Christian
Church
ordained Charles
to serve on the mission field
They
presently
reside
in
Sterling, Virginia,
where
they
are
active members of
the
Sterling Park Christian
Church. While preparing for the mission field Charles is supporting his
family
by
working as a foreman in a
radar
manufacturing
plant.
They are
highly
recommended
by all
who know
them,
including
fellow
Bible college students
and
professors,
a
number
of
ministers in
our
brotherhood
and
several missionaries, including
some
who
have
and
are
serving
in Puerto Rico.
They are needed and ready to go,but going will
only
be made possible
through
the support of their brothers and sisters
in
Christ. The Lord always works through
His
people.
Those who consecrate themselves to
going and
serving
and
those
who
will
provide
the
means to do
so. The Betetas
have
offered their
lives
and services.
Will you prayerfully consider helping
to
provide the necessary support to make this
possible?
They would appreciate the opportunity to
meet
with your congregation and to
present
the
work to them.
CHARLES, JAWIWE , IWE Z
S LCRWA
BETETA
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