Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Greetings in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ from tropical Honduras? This time of year, the weather is very strange. One day it can be bright and sunny and warm. The next day, it’s freezing cold outside! I had to go and buy some heavy blankets to sleep under in the evening. Plus, I had to go and buy a heavy jacket for when I go up into the mountains, as it’s getting pretty chili up there. Because of the drastic weather changes, many people have been sick (myself included). They say it’s like this until about March, when it warms up and stays warm. So, I’m looking forward to this, as I don’t like the cold!
The month of November has been a tedious one, as this is the time for their annual presidencial elections. Most people are so interested in their political party and their canidate, that it’s hard to reach them with the gospel. Politics is very big thing here. But, thank God, I was able to see some fruit this month.
While I was doing visitation in Colomoncagua, I had four young men make professions of faith. Two of them were in the very end of October and their names were Mario Salazar, 21, and Josue Alexander Hernadez, 14. And, in the beginning of November, Ever Adolfo Ramos, 15, and his brother Hugo Fernando Ramos, 23 trusted Christ as their Saviour. I am currently holding Bible studies with Mario and Hugo every Saturday night. Also, I am still teaching the Bible to another young man named Raphael who wants to be a preacher someday.
I’ve also been getting out many Bibles in the village of Colomoncagua. My desire is to get one bible in every home there. Every Saturday I do visitation. And, so far I’ve visited about half of the homes in that village, and was able to get out about 50 Bibles. Everybody there wants one, but I can’t give one to everyone as I don’t have enough. So, I’m trying to get one in every house. Then on Sunday, I preach on the street in the middle of the town square to the hundreds of people that come down from the mountains to buy, sell, and trade goods on this day. After preaching, I usually have several people come and ask me questions about the Bible, and I’m able to witness to them one on one. This to me is a real blessing.
My Spanish language study is going well, but I have so much more I need to learn. My teacher says I now know more Spanish than most Hondurans as many of them are “unlearned” of how to speak the true spanish. This is because many didn’t go to school. Most people speak slang Spanish, and make up their own words. But, I’d much rather learn to speak as they do to reach them. So, now that I know how to speak “the right way,” maybe I can learn “the wrong way” as well in order to reach the street people on their level.
I am learning to write a little bit in Spanish now, but my writing skills are atrocious. I have plans to write tracts, and discipleship courses in Spanish, but I’ll have to put those on the shelf for now, as my grammatical skills leave a lot to be desired. But, my teachers are helping me, and showing me my mistakes and helping me to write correctly. Please pray that I might learn quickly, as there is so much I’d like to do.
Also in November, I had to do some more mechanical work on my car, as driving these steep, bumpy, mountainous roads has destroyed my shocks, and worn out my front brakes. So, I had to have them replaced. I also had to have a power steering leak fixed as well. But, thank God, and you all who are helping to support the work here, I was able to cover the costs of repairs.
So, that’s about it. Please remember these souls that made a profession of faith, and pray that I may be able to start a church in this village of Colomoncagua. My biggest oppostition if not from the Catholics (although they don’t like me), but from the Charismatics. That’s usually the way it works.
Thanks again for your prayers and support!
Because He shed His precious blood for a sinner like me,
Robert Ray Breaker III
Missionary to Honduras
