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Rev. Joel Silos, Director
P.O. Box 40398
San Antonio, TX  78229-1398
(210) 615-1945

April 2004

"Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; Save Me and I shall be saved: For thou art my praise.." 

 Jeremiah 17:14

Dear Friends in Christ,

Shortly after sending our newsletter in February, I experienced severe abdominal pain.  The doctors diagnosed that scar tissue adhering to my small intestine had twisted shut and caused the pain.  The scar tissue was a result of the appendectomy I had months earlier.  I then underwent a second major surgery.  Because of this surgery, which required six weeks recuperation, several planned trips were canceled.  As of the middle of this month, the doctors have stated that my surgery has healed.

 Family News

David is improving daily as a result of the therapy he is receiving.  He can count audibly to twenty though he does not yet talk.  He is quick to sign the alphabet and is communicating through sign language.

We are asking the Lord to provide the funds to attend a Christian family camp in July 2004.  The camp is geared specifically for children with disabilities and their families.  We will meet with other parents in a support group.  There will be some rest and relaxation as David would be assigned a full-time care-giver for that time.  It would also be a time of witness and testimony.

Camp

The estimated attendance is 800 persons.  One hundred and fifty professions of faith were made, and more than forty surrendered to full-time service service.  Praise God for the good reports!  The Lord provided pleasant weather.  Heavy downpours fell nearby, but it did not rain on the campsite.  We had looked forward to attending and were disappointed when it was not possible because of my health.

One Million Tracts

At the beginning of the year we received one million tracts.  They came in 100 boxes weighing forty pounds each.  Because of my health problems, we had been unable to take them into Mexico before now.  Last week I made a trip to the border to deliver 16 boxes to different churches and works ministering to the people of Mexico.  Pray with us that the Lord will provide the means of transporting all the boxes as soon as possible.

Prayer Requests

A trip to the Bible Institute in Leon, Guanajuato in May 2004.

A trip to Michoacan where missionary Juan Antonio Orta and his wife are beginning a new work in Santa Cassilda.

For New Testaments and Bibles that are always requested by the native missionaries.

An heir of God through Christ,

Joel Silos, D.D.