Dear Bloodwashed Fold,
“Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.” (1 Timothy 5:20).
The first of November, I journeyed seven hours to the little village of Guanko, Olancho to find my convert Nelson and reprove him for his sins of fornication and lasciviousness. I found him in his mother’s house with the young lady that he left Zenia for. I talked to them for some time telling them that they are living in sin, and need to repent and get right with God. They didn’t seem to want to do right, so I had to do the only thing I knew to do, which was go to each house in the village and tell everyone that Nelson Corrales was a fornicator, and God would judge him for his sins, so that they too might fear God. Some of the people in the village were guilty of the same thing, and I showed them from the Bible that they too were living in sin and needed to get right with God.
Before I left, Nelson’s lost mother told me, “Robert, you are right, and what Nelson is doing is wrong. Thank you for taking an interest in my son and telling him the truth. I want to give you something for it.” And she gave me a beautiful black hen. When I took it home and showed it to my neighbors, they felt I should have more than just the one hen, and they gave me both a rooster and another hen. So now I have three chickens, and I’m getting a couple of eggs a week. They are very good for breakfast!
The 8th of November, I preached a Youth Meeting here in La Esperanza for “Iglesia Bautista El Redentor” (Redeemer Baptist Church). There were many young people in attendance, and I stressed their need to think about their futures and put God first in everything.
The boys I’m studying Bible with on Tuesdays and Fridays at my house went with me this month to Quebrada de Lajas, and helped me with Visitation. It was the first time they’d ever knocked on doors. They did well, and we had a wonderful time inviting people to service.
The 23rd, Bro. Homero Romero in San Pedro Sula asked me to preach in his church during the evening service. I preached against the sin of “Fornication,” and showed how there is physical fornication, spiritual fornication, and how even the church can be guilty of fornicating with the world governmental system. (i.e. making the government the head of the church instead of Christ Jesus).
The 24th-30th, I visited Missionary Carlos Donate in Guatemala City, Guatemala. I had the privilege of preaching once during their Vacation Bible School to over 100 children, and three times in their regular church services.
While in Guatemala, I received some rather bad news. My 92-year-old Grandmother died on the 25th. How it broke my hear to hear this. But I guess it was her time to go.
When I called my Aunt and Uncle to ask about the details of my grandmother’s death, I told them I was in Guatemala. They in turn told me, “We have a friend there named Gustavo Espina. Maybe you can look him up.” This I did, and their friend turned out to be both the Ex-Vice President and Ex-President of Guatemala. I met the man on the 28th and we talked for over an hour. He claimed to be a Christian but was a little put out with his Pastor who reads from the NIV in Spanish. He said, “That version is very corrupt! It takes out whole words and verses! I don’t like it at all!” (Amen and Amen!) He invited me to his home to eat and meet his family if I should ever be in Guatemala again.
Thus, November was an action-packed month full of excitement, adventure, and travel. But it was not without some sadness for the death of a loved one, and broken heartedness for a convert gone bad. I ask for your prayers for Nelson that he would get right with God, and for my family in this their hour of need.
Because He Shed His Precious Blood for Even Me,
Robert Breaker III
Missionary in Honduras
1 Sam. 12:24!
