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Focus on Growth and Witnessing
Our Spanish Church/Nuestra Iglesia Española

by Elder Brett Stebbins

We see God's hand working in the church constantly. We have seen growth this year even after losing two
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N of our founding families the church has managed to continue to grow both physically as well as spiritually.
From our small group we have had our brothers and sisters spread the word down into Mexico and form
G two separate Seventh-day Adventist churches.
L This new year, we have a goal of reaching an area of 12,000 homes with a high Hispanic population. Our
I mission is to bring the word of God and the hope of salvation to all. Our greatest need in the church is to
S wake the sleeping saints. We can accomplish this with the leading of the Holy Spirit and every member
H working together and united we will accomplish God's work. We also have an earnest desire to prevent
the enemy from infiltrating the church with new-age ideas. We ask for prayer as we enter this new year and
Praise God for His continued work in our lives.

Vemos la mano de Dios trabajando constantemente en la iglesia. Hemos visto un crecimiento este
E año, incluso después de perder a dos de nuestras familias fundadoras, la iglesia ha logrado seguir
S creciendo tanto física como espiritualmente. Desde nuestro pequeño grupo, hemos hecho que nues-
P tros hermanos y hermanas corran la voz en México y formen dos iglesias adventistas separadas.
A Este año nuevo, tenemos la meta de alcanzar un área de 12,000 hogares, con una alta población
ñ hispana. Nuestra misión es llevar la palabra de Dios y la esperanza de salvación a todos. Nues-
O tra mayor necesidad en la iglesia es despertar a los santos dormidos. Podemos lograr esto con la
guía del Espíritu Santo y cada miembro trabajando juntos y unidos lograremos la obra de Dios.
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También tenemos un sincero deseo de evitar que el enemigo se infiltre en la iglesia con ideas de la
nueva era. Pedimos oración al entrar en este nuevo año y alabamos a Dios por su continuo trabajo en
nuestras vidas.

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