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Ministry Report June 2010
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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Greetings from rainy San Marcos de Colon, Honduras. Heavy rains are falling right now, and the farmers are happy because they believe they will have a good harvest.
Stephany, Philip, Jr. and I returned May 15 to Honduras and stayed with Steve and Scarleth until Monday to buy groceries and get a little rest before making the 3 and 1/2 hour trip on to San Marcos.
On Sunday afternoon, we visited the radio station, and when we arrived, there were four men in the studio preaching and answering phone calls. We stood and watched behind the glass as one call after another came in. Many times every line was lit up at the same time – people hurting for one reason or another, people sick, people needing the Lord. Every call was answered with compassion and love, always praying for the person who was calling. When Stevie told me that two of these men were blind, it made cold chills go over me. I have never seen such a beautiful smile as the young one had on his face. Born blind, he looked to be about 30 years old and when he heard I was there, he asked if I would wait until the program finished so he could give me a big hug. He had heard a lot about me but had never met me. And he gave me a BIG hug when the program was over. I just thought… “this man has never been able to see the light of day but there was a brilliance about his face and a joy from his heart that shone on his face”. At that moment I analyzed my own life. I never saw a frown on his face yet how many times I frown from little petty problems. The joy that came out of his heart lit up his face. How many times does my face fail to reflect the joy of the Lord? Isn’t it something how God just seems to put us in situations to teach us lessons that speak to our hearts? I left the radio that afternoon with a lot to think about.
It has been a busy time since we returned. We had a small group to come in on Saturday, who had raised funds in the U.S. to build a new church, just inside the Nicaraguan border. The Liberty Baptist Church was dedicated on Sunday and the place was packed out. It was a wonderful service. The Samaritan Revival group sang and I told them that I heard them sing in probably 100 churches in the states but never had I been so blessed.
After the dedication service a man came up to me and when he told me who he was I couldn’t believe it. For those who have read my book you will remember a chapter that tells about our family and our Bible School students being invited to a place called El Coral way back in the jungles of Nicaragua to hold a campaign about 35 years ago. An elderly man and his family were the only Christians there and they had built a church building. All they needed were people to get saved and fill up the church. The one thing they didn’t tell us (or tell me) was that the place was named El Coral after the coral snakes. Our family had to sleep in our van, which was parked under a tree, and I could just imagine one of those snakes falling out of the tree and coming into the van. It was move the van or roll up the windows. Finally, Bob moved the van (it was so HOT). We also had to bathe in the river until I found out about the snakes. From then on, Stevie, who was about two or three at the time, and I bathed in the bathhouse, where you simply poured a bucket of water over your head (no roof). I will never forget that Stevie got a fungus from the wet, wooden floor and the skin literally hung off his little toes. We reminisced of how God began to bless in that campaign many years ago… how after the second night the little church wouldn’t hold the people and services were moved outside and about how the people would lie down around our van and sleep until 3 or 4 in the morning, then go back up the mountains to work in the fields and come back the next night. I can’t remember how many were saved but we left a church filled with people. And now this man, who was just a teenager at the time, was holding his hand out to me and telling me his story. During the war, his dad was murdered in the street and every possession taken; land, buildings, trucks. “Everything was taken,” the son said, “but the Lord who was living in our hearts. They couldn’t take that”. The mother and children were left with nothing and years of suffering followed. He told me how the Lord has blessed him with five sons – a doctor, lawyer, engineer, and two in business. Our pastor had gone into his store and invited him to the dedication on Sunday and he along with his wife came, never thinking he would see our family there. He told me they had just finished building a church in the town where he now lives. This was another one of those unexpected blessings the Lord sends our way.
We have been in two wonderful school programs this week. The talents of these young people amaze me. We also visited the Elderly kitchen and just to hear those old voices ringing out sounded like a heavenly choir. We visited the kitchen in Tapaire where about 100 children are eating everyday. Stephany has been a wonderful help to me. Not only does she help me in the office but she has been traveling with the groups to translate. I thank the Lord for the maturity that I see in her and the love that she has for the people of Honduras and Nicaragua.
I thank the Lord for my family who are all involved in the work. Stevie did a great job here attending to the radio and the mission in general while we were in the states. Philip stayed in the states to try and raise support for the children and the national pastors. He is also booking meetings for the next Samaritan Revival tour which will be in September and October.
Three years ago this past week, God took Bob to Heaven. It has not been easy, but with the love and confidence you have shown to me and my family, we have gone forward, knowing that we have people like you who are in this warfare with us. Thank you so much for your financial support; you will never know this side of Heaven what you mean to me. It has been my great privilege and blessing to meet so many of you; the rest of you I will meet in Heaven.
The Tyson Family
Pictures are below
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Greetings from rainy San Marcos de Colon, Honduras. Heavy rains are falling right now, and the farmers are happy because they believe they will have a good harvest.
Stephany, Philip, Jr. and I returned May 15 to Honduras and stayed with Steve and Scarleth until Monday to buy groceries and get a little rest before making the 3 and 1/2 hour trip on to San Marcos.
On Sunday afternoon, we visited the radio station, and when we arrived, there were four men in the studio preaching and answering phone calls. We stood and watched behind the glass as one call after another came in. Many times every line was lit up at the same time – people hurting for one reason or another, people sick, people needing the Lord. Every call was answered with compassion and love, always praying for the person who was calling. When Stevie told me that two of these men were blind, it made cold chills go over me. I have never seen such a beautiful smile as the young one had on his face. Born blind, he looked to be about 30 years old and when he heard I was there, he asked if I would wait until the program finished so he could give me a big hug. He had heard a lot about me but had never met me. And he gave me a BIG hug when the program was over. I just thought… “this man has never been able to see the light of day but there was a brilliance about his face and a joy from his heart that shone on his face”. At that moment I analyzed my own life. I never saw a frown on his face yet how many times I frown from little petty problems. The joy that came out of his heart lit up his face. How many times does my face fail to reflect the joy of the Lord? Isn’t it something how God just seems to put us in situations to teach us lessons that speak to our hearts? I left the radio that afternoon with a lot to think about.
It has been a busy time since we returned. We had a small group to come in on Saturday, who had raised funds in the U.S. to build a new church, just inside the Nicaraguan border. The Liberty Baptist Church was dedicated on Sunday and the place was packed out. It was a wonderful service. The Samaritan Revival group sang and I told them that I heard them sing in probably 100 churches in the states but never had I been so blessed.
After the dedication service a man came up to me and when he told me who he was I couldn’t believe it. For those who have read my book you will remember a chapter that tells about our family and our Bible School students being invited to a place called El Coral way back in the jungles of Nicaragua to hold a campaign about 35 years ago. An elderly man and his family were the only Christians there and they had built a church building. All they needed were people to get saved and fill up the church. The one thing they didn’t tell us (or tell me) was that the place was named El Coral after the coral snakes. Our family had to sleep in our van, which was parked under a tree, and I could just imagine one of those snakes falling out of the tree and coming into the van. It was move the van or roll up the windows. Finally, Bob moved the van (it was so HOT). We also had to bathe in the river until I found out about the snakes. From then on, Stevie, who was about two or three at the time, and I bathed in the bathhouse, where you simply poured a bucket of water over your head (no roof). I will never forget that Stevie got a fungus from the wet, wooden floor and the skin literally hung off his little toes. We reminisced of how God began to bless in that campaign many years ago… how after the second night the little church wouldn’t hold the people and services were moved outside and about how the people would lie down around our van and sleep until 3 or 4 in the morning, then go back up the mountains to work in the fields and come back the next night. I can’t remember how many were saved but we left a church filled with people. And now this man, who was just a teenager at the time, was holding his hand out to me and telling me his story. During the war, his dad was murdered in the street and every possession taken; land, buildings, trucks. “Everything was taken,” the son said, “but the Lord who was living in our hearts. They couldn’t take that”. The mother and children were left with nothing and years of suffering followed. He told me how the Lord has blessed him with five sons – a doctor, lawyer, engineer, and two in business. Our pastor had gone into his store and invited him to the dedication on Sunday and he along with his wife came, never thinking he would see our family there. He told me they had just finished building a church in the town where he now lives. This was another one of those unexpected blessings the Lord sends our way.
We have been in two wonderful school programs this week. The talents of these young people amaze me. We also visited the Elderly kitchen and just to hear those old voices ringing out sounded like a heavenly choir. We visited the kitchen in Tapaire where about 100 children are eating everyday. Stephany has been a wonderful help to me. Not only does she help me in the office but she has been traveling with the groups to translate. I thank the Lord for the maturity that I see in her and the love that she has for the people of Honduras and Nicaragua.
I thank the Lord for my family who are all involved in the work. Stevie did a great job here attending to the radio and the mission in general while we were in the states. Philip stayed in the states to try and raise support for the children and the national pastors. He is also booking meetings for the next Samaritan Revival tour which will be in September and October.
Three years ago this past week, God took Bob to Heaven. It has not been easy, but with the love and confidence you have shown to me and my family, we have gone forward, knowing that we have people like you who are in this warfare with us. Thank you so much for your financial support; you will never know this side of Heaven what you mean to me. It has been my great privilege and blessing to meet so many of you; the rest of you I will meet in Heaven.
The Tyson Family
Pictures are below
Samaritan Radio Network - The first 2 men on the left are blind.
Harold Iglesias and Family - Thank you for praying for Harold,
from the Samaritan Revival group, who is recovering from his
2nd gallbladder surgery
from the Samaritan Revival group, who is recovering from his
2nd gallbladder surgery
Pastor Bellarmino Rios baptized 13 new brothers and sisters
in Christ in a new work he recently raised up. More have been
saved and baptized since this photo was taken.
in Christ in a new work he recently raised up. More have been
saved and baptized since this photo was taken.
In spite of the heavy rains, these young people were baptized
on Sunday in San Luis, Honduras, one of our faraway churches.
The pastor in the white shirt is Brother Edwin Miranda.
A group from the United States visited this Feed the Hungry
Kitchen last week in Tapaire, Honduras.
El Espino Dedication
El Espino Dedication
This was the Dedication of Liberty Baptist Church in El Espino, Nicaragua.
Doug and Jo Mason from North Carolina raised the funds to make it possible
to build this new church. Here they cut the ribbon for the Dedication Service,
which was packed on Sunday, May 23, 2010.
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