Panama Trip

 

I just returned home from a missions trip to Panama.  I went with a group of young people from our Bible college, Texas Baptist College.  There were four groups that went to different countries:  Panama, Haiti, Africa and the Philippines.  How exciting it is to see our young people go with anticipation of what God will do.  

 

The group I was with went to several cities and mountain villages where we presented the Gospel to groups of people through soul winning and did some preaching.   The people were very kind and open to the Gospel.

 

 

We went to a village church and held a service among the Indians and saw people saved. The next day we went back to follow up in the same village.  As we went, there was a pick-up full of people who were waiting for their way back into the mountains. We asked the driver if he would wait so we could give the riders the plan of salvation. He agreed and, Juan, our Spanish speaker gave the plan of salvation to 21 people.  All but a few trusted Christ as their Saviour. 

There was a young man on the truck who had attended the service the night before and got saved. He was on the truck and watched Juan give the plan of salvation to the others. He came over to Juan and I afterwards and ask for some of the Book of Romans that we were giving out to the people. The Book of Romans had a very clear picture story of salvation in the front of it.   He said I want a lot of this Book of Romans to take back to my village and I think I can share the plan of salvation with them. He was very  excited about others learning for sure they could go to Heaven. I wish all new converts would be that excited about sharing the Gospel.

We traveled and passed out over 3,000 John and Romans and had 505 people saved.  A new church is beginning this February. Please pray for this national pastor as he moves his family back in the mountains to be with these people.