Baker Bill Rosa 1984 Mexico

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The Bill Baker Family

Serving Christ through

Spanish American Evangelism

3135 Forney Lane

El

Paso,

TX

79935

Volume No

3 July, 1984

Number

2

Dear Christian Friends,

Grace and

peace

to you from

God

our

Father and

the Lord

Jesus

Christ.

Ephesians 1:2.

How wonderful He is and how thankful we are for all the blessings

He daily

sends

our

way.

We have really

been busy these

last few

months. If not here at

home its been speaking somewhere else. During the last two weeks

we have been helping out at our church with a two week evening

VBS. It

has

been

hectic

to say the least. I've also

had two extra

people most

of

the time at

home

and my sister came through and

spent a few days with

us

on

her

way to San

Antonio,

Texas.

The

VBS has been a good one. We registered a total of 105 and

attendance

has averaged in

the

high

60 s.

This is an

excellent

opportunity for us to follow up and for the Spanish group we are

working

with

within the

mostly

English speaking congregation. Do

pray for the children, tliey are mostly Spanish speaking and do not

go to church anywhere. Our Spanish class at church is still doing fine.

It

hasn t

grown

too

much,

but

the

ones

we have seem very interested

and

seem

to

keep growing in

Christ.

Raul Martinez

(translator

at Spanish American Evangelism) has

just

been with

us. We praise

the

Lord for

all his

help.

He

and

his

family have really been a blessing. They will be working with three

different

camps

within Mexico during

the

summer. Do pray

for them

in this. Also, continue to pray that final immigration papers will be

approved which will allow

the entire

family to

move to

El Paso on a

permanent

basis. Along with the last request, Spanish American

Evangelism will need 1,000.00 more

of

general fund support per

month when

they do

move.


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The children are ail doing good. They have all really grown. I can't

believe

that

Billy will be entering

the

7th grade. It seems

just

like

yesterday that I

took

him

to

kindergarden

with

me while I was

teaching in Eagle Pass. He

continues

to play the violin and seems to

be

doing real good

on it.

Barbie has

stretched out

so much, she is really turning

into

a

beautiful lady. She goes

into the 3rd

grade this coming September.

She continues to improve on

the

piano. Her

teacher

says she is

just

full of Music and just hopes that Barbie is patient enough to let

her bring it

out

correctly.

Frances is still my cubby l it tle sweetheart .

She

is

sweet

and

loves everyone. She has grown a lot

but

is still momma's baby. She

says, All these two weeks at VBS and I haven t gotten a spanking

yet.

About

everyone

else has

had

1

or

2.

She has

a

beautiful

voice

and

loves

to sing,

big

and strong.

Caleb? Well, he is a different story. He is still to much of a baby

to be left with someone and boy is he independent. He can really

talk up a

storm

in both Spanish and English. He loves to sing, also.

He is still my baby though and usually wants momma to do

everything

for him

Daddy, well, poor Bill. He has been working, working, working in

trying

to

get

everything

in

order before

his

Central

American

t rip. He

has spent an average of 20 to 25

hours-per

week in rebuilding the

new press which he traded for with Platte Valley Bible College. On

Tuesday evening,

June

26th he was making

some

final

adjustments

and got his ring finger on his left hand caught in one of the gears.

The

Doctor had

to

put in 11

stitches.

It

slowed

him down

for about

a day, but

that

is all. Stitches should

come

out on

the

6th of July.

The larger press is now working pretty good. Bill is still

not

satisfied

with everything,

but

with practice and more experience

the

press will

prove to be a real asset to the ministry of Spanish

American

Evangelism.

Bill will be trying to

complete

(with

the

help

of

Barton Morse,

SAE

printer) 450,000 tracts in the next three weeks in order to have

enough to take to El

Salvador and

replenish the

reserve

at the office.

That will bring the

total

for the year to almost 1 million pieces, half

of

the

projected

goal

for 1984

Yes, Bill is still

planning

on

going

to

El

Salvador.

I

can't

seem

to

change

his mind, I

have really just left

it up

to

the

Lord.

I

told

him

that

I would

pray that the

Lord would provide enought money

for

him to travel on, print and keep

me

and

the

kids while he was gone.

If

He provides,

then

I would gladly give

him my

blessings and

prayers. So far, its

pretty

tight

but

God has

been

providing

for the

purchase

of the

paper

and

if He wants Bill to

make

this trip will

provide the additional funds needed for travel expenses. Do pray


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with us that

God

will be our guide in this important

matter.

The youth

group

from

Gering Central

Church of

Christ will

be

with us during the week

of

July the

15th. They

will be working on

the

assembly, stitching

and tr imming of 50,000 tracts

in Spanish.

Some

of

you

may

be familiar with Your

Most

Important

Decision

in English

by

Brother

Frank

Bush.

The

group

will

be

doing much (if

not

all)

of the hand work

on

this

40 page

booklet. There

will also

be

some time for

visiting

of churches

in

Juarez,

Mexico

and

a

little bit

of

general sightseeing.

If

they

get all

of the work done

in

good time,

there might

also be

time for

a

quick

trip

to

Carlsbad Caverns. Bill will

leave for

Central America right after their

visit

on the afternoon of

the 22nd

of

July

and plans

to return by

the

12th of

August.

Well,

once

again Bill's family is

ready to meet for their family

reunion which meets

every

two

years. We

thought

that

we

might be

able

to

join

them,

but because of time

and

finances, we will

not

be

able to make the trip. We will miss being with them. May God bless

them

and give

them

a good time. Greetings, Gang

I am

sending

a

prayer

list. Would

you

please

join

with

us

through

the summer as we seek for guidance

and

that God s will might

be

one

1. Bill 's trip to El

Salvador.

2.

The

sale

of our house.

(We have decided

to try

selling it again.

If

God wants us to sell it, He will provide a buyer. We use it quite

extensively

for

Him but it 'is a large drain on our income.)

3. Spanish American Evangelism and our part in this unique

ministry.

4. Tlie

growth and

progress

of

Christian

unity

in El Paso.

Once again I thank

you

for your generosity and for your

willingness

to

help

us

in

God s

work.

May

God s

love

be

forever

with

you

and do keep

us

in

your prayers.

Love in

Him,

R(^

aker

Bill, Billy,

Barbie, Frances

Caleb

P.S. Bill

couldn t

let

me

write

this

entire let ter without

him

getting

a

few

words in.

He

has

added

his thoughts

on the next page. For him

it

expresses a

burning

desire to try to

do

some good in

Central

America. Please

read

what he has to say. A word of warning however,

he needs travel funds

for

the Central American trip.


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SPECIAL NEED

As many of

you

are now aware, I am planning a special trip into Central

America this month. The decision to make this trip was not one which

could be made lightly. I have continually sought

out

the guidance of the

Lord in this matter. In seeking

out

His guidance, we at Spanish American

Evangelism have moved forward

only

as

far

as

we

could

see His

direction.

Some time ago we began preparing the copy and the masking sheets

for

the printing of the material which will

be

taken

with me. We did this

without knowing

whether

or not

God

would provide the means for the

purchase of the paper. During the last week of June, the masking sheets

were completed and we were able to order the needed paper. Work has

continued in getting the Harris press ready. The main bearings were

replaced and the steel rollers have been re-coated with copper. The press

work was completed in the last week of June. The paper is scheduled to

arrive on

July

the 3rd, It seems as if God is putting it all

together

for the

trip.

1 have four main goals for this trip, 1) Visit with those who have

received literature from Spanish American Evangelism in the past and learn

what

materials are

the

most effective in this

troubled

comer

of the world

2) Seek out new areas where literature can be effectively used among the

national Christians, 3) Distribute as many New Testaments as possible

during the short period of time. 4) Gain a deeper insight as to the potential

and

the

needs of

the work

of our Lord in Central America

I believe in first things first. My initial efforts have been to

get

the

materials together and

then

allow the Lord to provide for the travel

expenses, 1 do not

want

the general fund of Spanish American Evangelism

to spend any money for travel expenses. Because of this, I am askingyou,

ray personal friends to seek the guidance

of

the Lord and help

with the

travel expenses. Approximately 1,500.00 will be needed for travel. If you

would like to help out in this, please make

your

check payable to Spanish

American Evangelism

and

designate it for Central American travel

expenses. Any funds send for personal family support should be

designated

for the Baker

family.

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The BillBaker Family

Serving Christ Through

Spanish American Evangelism

3135

Forney

Lane

ElPaso. TX

79935

MKER 5

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Volume No. 3 December, 1984

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Christmas

Greetings

From the Baker Family

Bill,

Rosa,

Billy,

Barbie,

Frances and

Caleb

Dear

Christian

Friends,

Once again it is

our

privi

lege

to be able to

say

to

you,

Greetings in

the

Name of our Wonderful

Lord

and

Saviour,

Jesus

Christ. May His richest

blessings

be upon each of

you

as

you

strive

to

serve

Him

in your individual

places

of

service.

We are

indeed

thankful

to Him for

the

rich blessings

which He

sends

in to

ou r

lives

daily.

In

our

last

newsletter,

the

nnouncemen t

was

m de

that

I

would

soon be leaving

for a

trip

into

Central

America.

I have

had

many

questions

asked since

then.

The most

prominent

one

has been, Did

you

have a

good trip? I can definately

say

yes and would

like

all

of

you

skeptics

out there

to

note that

I

returned without

any

bullet holes

in

either my car or my

person . More about the trip

into

Central America and E

Salvador

later.

The

family

is

doing great.

We

have had

several

months without

harsh colds

or

sickness. With

four

children,

sometimes one gets

a

cold

and

then

it passes

through

the house two

or three times

before


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everyone is well again.) All four children are

excited concerning the

latest addit ion to

the

family,

an Irish

Setter

pup. We have dubbed her

Red

for

obvious reasons. Rosa agreed

to our

keeping

her

because

she thought an Irish

Setter

was a Cocker Spaniel

and

thought

that

the

dog

would

not

gi-ow to be a big animal.

After considerable

debate,

we have convinced her

that

Red will

be

a full-sized dog.

Billy

and

Barbie

continue

to do well in school.

Both

are

honor

students.

Billy is in

the

7th

grade

while Barbie is in

the

3rd

grade.

Following my trip into Central America we took them both out

of

school

for

a

week

in

order for the family

to

be togetlior

at

the Texas

Christian Convention

in

San Antonio.

Because

school

reform

in

Texas any student with more than

5

unexcuscd absences

is

automatically

not

passed

on

to the next grade. Both principals

involved stated that our children were good students and the absence

should

not hurt

their grades and agreed to excused absences. Even

after missing the week, Billy received the highest marks in his Texas

History class.

Frances enjoys helping mom

at

home and is anxious for school

to

start next fall when she will be

able

to

enter

kindergarden. Caleb is at

the talking stage. He turned two late in

September

and can repeat

almost

anything

which is said to him in

either

English or Spanish. He

has lo ts of teachers

and

is really a corker.

Dufih^ The last W

weeks

Rosa has been helping

out-at the

office-

in gett ing things together for disaster relief after the natural gas

explosion in Mexico City. We have collected enough items to almost

fill a 40-foot semi-trailer. Tlie

Mexican

government has given

me

special permission to bring in

one truck

to help in

that

relief effort.

Some people fee

that

perhaps we will be getting to Mexico City a

little late, but problems in finding a

truck

to

transport

in Mexico has

provided

the

delay. I feel

that

we will be

able to

do a

lot

because

of

the fact

that

by the time we arrive, the Mexican government will

not

be as

involved

in

the effort

and we will be able

to dis tr ibute food,

clothing

and

God s Word without

a

lot of

government

red tape.

In August I

attended the

Mexican National Christian

Convention

in

San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

It

was

a good chance

to

visit

with

those

who have

been using material produced

by

Spanish American

Evangelism and learn more

of

the needs for future material. When I

returned,

1

spent

10

days

flat on

my back

in

bed.

I am

not

sure

exactly what 1 had, but our Mexican doctor cleared up the sickness

in good shape. After I recuperated, I learned that several others who

attended the convention got sick afterwards and thai at least three

individuals

contracted

hepatitis.

Whether

or not

I had the

beginning

stages

of

that

disease and my Doctor in Juarez cured it in record t ime

I

may

never know.

Well,

back

to

the trip

to El Salvador. Several

obstacles were

placed


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in my

path

and

at more

than

one

time I was ready to give up

and

turn

back.

If that

were

the case, I

w o u l d have b e e n able to d i s t r i b u t e

th e

l i t e r a t u r e

w h i c h

1

h a d

w i t h m e

without problem

in Mexico.

It

was

a

rewarding experience

however. After wrecking

a

small

utility trailer,

spending

four days

in

^

gettina

the

paperwork

in

order to

i Salvadoran Soldiers f i -i t

WithGuns and NewTestaments leave Mexico Without a trailer,

and

then

going

through Guatemala

with

an

ar me d m ili tar y

escort

beside

me

in

the

vehicle I was

able

to

enter

El

Salvador with

a

minimal amount of problems.

T h e

El

S a l v a d o r

w h i c h

1 saw is

not

th e El S a l v a d o r

w h i c h

h a s b e e n

coming into

our

homes

by way

of the

news media. I

found that,

for

the most

part, El

Salvador

is a

very peaceful,

serene

country

in

which

the population wants

to live

at peace with herself and with

her

neighbors.

A part from

the

strong

evidence

o f

military

personnel, one

would

have

a

hard time realizing that the country

is involved in a

civil w a r .

From all outward appearances El Salvador is still a

very prosperous

country.

The

roads

arc

well maintained,

and there

is a great

deal

o f

foreign

commerce

evident.

Quite

frankly I felt safer in El Salvador

than I d id in uatemala

I

was

impressed

with the receptiveness o f the general publi c to the

gospel o f Christ.

I

was

privileged to

personally distribute over 1,000

New

Testaments

inside

El

Salvador.

From

rural farm

workers,

military personnel, and

city

dwellprs there wa s an openness

to

receiving

the

Word

of

God. During the trip

only

o ne pe rso n refused

to accept a copy o f

the New T es ta jn en l. a nd she was

in

Mexico.)

I

only

had to

d is tr ib ut e f ou r or

five copies at a

time

an d

then

wait for

a

mob

of people

to

crowd

the

vehicle- requesting copies of

God s

W o r d .

The

area

is

wide

open,

and

I plan to return as soon as time,

literature and

finances permit.

I

would like

to take the

entire family

with me the next time.)

During

the visit to Central

America,

I

ra n

across

three churches

which are

working with

a

minimum

o f

influence from the United States.

Through

the

Word

o f

G od

tiiese

people

have

been

led to

establish

indigenous churches, These

brethren

have discovered the New

Testament

pattern for the church.

It is

true, the Bible Only

Makes

Christi ans Onl y.

I wish I

had the

opportunity to share with each

o f

you the

slides

and th e e nti re story

concerning this survey trip into Central America.

El

Salvador

is

wide

open right n o ^ - W H A T A R E THE

CHRISTIAN

CHURCHES


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GOING TO

DO ABOUT I T ?

Please be in prayer concerning this ministry and our family as we

serve the living Christ through Spanish American Evangelism.

May God bringHis richest blessings at this special time of the year.

Once again, let me say thank you for your generosity and for your

willingness

to

share

with

us in

God s

work.

a ? ; - - - -

Sincerely in Hiim

Bill Baker

Rosa, Billy, Barbie. Frances, Caleb and

Red

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