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JAMAICA

Christ

For The

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DOMINICAN

REPUBLIC

PUERTO

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Missionaries:

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Caribbean

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banta

Isidra

Ext.2

Avenida Sur 210

Fajardo,P.R. 00648

BETET^

700

E. Maple Ave.

Sterling Park,Va.

22170

 

Hear

he

Word

f

he

Lord,O

e nations,

and eclare

t in

the s l e s

afar off..

. Jeremiah

32:10

Special

Convention

Issue

RECAPPING EVENTS

Since this newsletter

will

be read by many who have not been

re eiving

regular

reports, we are

going to

take th is opportunity t o bring you up to date on

what

h as

been

happening (with

our apologies

t o

those

receiving

repeat informat ion).

As many

of

you know, after s erving for fifteen years on t he mission field Larr y

Green came

home

to the States last fall. Ray Prager, who joined him in the

work a

year

ago

t h i s

past April,

continued th e work i n

Fajardo. Subsequently Ray

developed

a serious illness,

a

rare virus affecting

the

neuro-muscular system. After being

hosp i tal ized in Puerto

Rico,

he

was flown

home

to the

States and

hospitalized

in his

home town,

Cincinnati,

Ohio.

Doc tors

were finally

able

to i denti fy the dis ease, only

to discover there was no known treatment. They were not very optimistic about his

recovery and return t o t h e mission field. But our Lord does answer pr ayers Ray was

healed

and

able to

return

to Puerto Rico in,late February. Our heartfelt thanks to

all who united with us in

prayer

for his

recovery.

The Fajardo Church of Christ

continued

t o function, with the help of some of

the missionaries

on

the island who faithfully

made

the long

t r i p over

to Fajardo to

hel p them. However, the

congregati on suffered a

serious setback as

in

addition to

Ray*s absence, s ome members

moved

away,

others went

off to c oll ege, and

some

of th e

less fait h ful

fell

away.

At tendance dropped drastical ly,

as

low

as

8

12 in

a

few

services.

All but

the Sunday morning services were d iscontinued and,

of

course,

other mission projects

were at a

stand

still.

-Since-his return to Puerto-Rioe^-Ray-has-been-working hard—to-r-ebuiid—the chureh-i

The Wednesday nigh t B ible st udy/prayer meetings and

t he

Friday night youth meetings

are back

in session.

Attendance has reached 26

0.

Other projects

have

been

started

or in the planning stage.

Visitation training

sessions

were held,

followed

by

a cal l ing

program. The

young

people

challenged

the youth in two other churcheson

the

island

to a Bible

Bowl

contest

beginning

in August.

They

plan to reactivate

the

basketball team. This encourages

attendance

since they must

attend

services

on

a

regular

basis

to

play on the team, and also

gives them fellowship

with the youth in

the other churches on the island. More correspondence

course material is

being

printed

by

L.E.A.

As

soon as

it is

ready a

survey

is

planned

to pass out tracts,

survey homes,

and enlist new students in the courses.

FIELDS WHITE UNTO HARVEST

Ray

is working

ha rd

but help is urgently needed. With over

3.3

million people,

all

congregated on one small

is land (approximately

111 mil es long and 36 miles wide)

Puerto Rico is indeed a great mission field,

l im i ted

only by

the

availability of

miss ionari es and funds. Th i s is especially true in t h e growing

Fajardo

area, s o

more workers

are

needed, especially

a

mature

man and

wife or

family.

Adding to the

already exis ti ng

need i s

Ray*s handicap

i n

working

in a

language

t hat i s new

to him.

Even though he studied Spanish at the

language

s c h oo l in

Costa

R i ca before joining

Larry at

Fajardo, it

takes years to really become proficient

in speaking,

under

standing

and"

writing

a

new

ianguage. Making

it even

more"

difficult

is th^Fapid

PALM

BAY

CHRISTIAN CHURCH

P.O. Box 598

Palm Bay, Florida 32905

CHRIST FOR THE CARIBBEAN MISSION

Fajardo, P.R.

Missionaries:

RAY PRAGER

CHARLES

BETETA

Forwarding Agents:

Chuck

and

Pat

Jones

616 South Lupine Ct.

Melbourne,

Florida

32901

U.S.POSTAGE PAID

PERMIT

//SOZ

Non Profit

Organization

Melbourne, Florida

.

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i T ; s T i n e r in

which the Spanish language is spoken

in

Puerto

Rico. And

all

of

the

work

at

Fajardo

is carried

on

in the Spanish language. But

prayers are being

answered

The Lord

has led

a beautiful

Christian

family to dedicate

their

lives to leading

these

souls to HIM...

BETETA FAMILY PREPAilES FOR MISSION FIELD

How

the Lord

has

blessed

Charles

and Inez Beteta

have dedicated their lives

to

full time service as missionaries to Puerto Rico. THey are anxious to join Ray

in the work at

Fajardo

as soon as support can be raised. So

workers

are available

but

pledges

for monthly support to cover

their

living expenses are urgently needed.

They are well qualified

for

this work.

Both

Charles and

Inez are of

Puerto Rican

descent

om nd

raised in

the Puerto Rican area

of New

York City, they

speak

fluent Spanish and

English.

In

 97 they moved to Puerto Rico

-with-Janine,--their one,year

old

daughter.

Lorna,

their

youngest

daughter, was bom

there

in 1973.

The Betetas

accepted

Christ and

were immersed into Him in Sept.

1974

at

Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.

Four

months later they

moved

to

Knoxville, Tennessee and Charles

entered Johnson

Bible

College

to

prepare for the ministry. He

graduated

with a

B.S.

degree in

1979.

While in schooL the

Betetas served with the

Christ

ian church in Sevierville, Tn.

On October 28,1979 the Smoky

Mt.

Christian

Church

ordained Charles

to serve on the mission field

They

presently

reside

in

Sterling, Virginia,

where

they

are

active members of

the

Sterling Park Christian

Church. While preparing for the mission field Charles is supporting his

family

by

working as a foreman in a

radar

manufacturing

plant.

They are

highly

recommended

by all

who know

them,

including

fellow

Bible college students

and

professors,

a

number

of

ministers in

our

brotherhood

and

several missionaries, including

some

who

have

and

are

serving

in Puerto Rico.

They are needed and ready to go,but going will

only

be made possible

through

the support of their brothers and sisters

in

Christ. The Lord always works through

His

people.

Those who consecrate themselves to

going and

serving

and

those

who

will

provide

the

means to do

so. The Betetas

have

offered their

lives

and services.

Will you prayerfully consider helping

to

provide the necessary support to make this

possible?

They would appreciate the opportunity to

meet

with your congregation and to

present

the

work to them.

CHARLES, JAWIWE , IWE Z

S LCRWA

BETETA

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