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

December 2006

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.              Luke 2:11

Dear Friends in Christ,

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  May the Lord bless each of you as we celebrate the birth of our Saviour the Lord Jesus Christ.  May the New Year bring much peace and joy to you.

The main ministry of Spanish Baptist Missions is to enable native missionaries in Mexico to plant new churches, especially in areas where there is not a gospel witness.  This is accomplished through Evangelistic work, Literature distribution, Youth Work, Camps, Pastors' Conferences, and Home Bible Study, etc.  At this time, we are asking the Lord to supply the funds to accept two new applicants.

Native Missionaries' Reports:

September 1, 2005 to August 31, 2006

Professions of Faith 467

Baptisms 79

Services 1146

Sermons 744

Bible Classes 436

Won in personal evangelism 810

Mephibosheth Ministry - Dining at the King's Table:

Karen and I would like to share with you, our prayer-partners and supporters, a burden the Lord has placed on our hearts.  Having Stevie and David born as special-needs children gained for us first-hand knowledge of the required care and expense involved.  Though Stevie went home to be with the Lord in February of 2000, we still miss him very much.

We would like for you to become partners with us in starting a new facet of the ministry, the "Mephibosheth Ministry-
Dining at the King's Table".  II Samuel tells the story of Mephibosheth, Jonathan's son, who became lame as a child due to an accident.  It tells also about King David inviting him to dine at his table.  The ministry will focus on enabling special-needs children and adults in Mexico, and their caretakers, to attend camp once a year, thus "Dining at the King's Table" (God's Word).  It would also be used to encourage churches to begin ministering to these special -needs persons who most definitely need help.  Through the years we have seen very little done for these special people.

Additional Printed Material:

We praise the Lord for 4,000 pounds of gospel tracts, Bibles, and hymn-books that we plan to deliver to different pastors in Mexico before Christmas.  Also, we have furniture to deliver to Bro. Juan Antonio Hernandez in Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas, whose home was flooded during a heavy rainstorm this summer.  There are also toys Karen wants to send to some of the missionaries' children.

An Heir of God through Christ,

Joel Silos, D.D.