A Simba-Guarani couple in Bolivia, Felix and Zoila Avendaño, missionaries to their own people, are beginning to make friends and teach God's Word in a few villages.
The village the Avendaños have lived in since January has been slow to accept them, but they have had opportunities in other communities.
Once a week they have been teaching evangelistic Bible lessons to Jose and his family in a village about an hour away. The family is hungry for God's Truth and doesn't want to miss any of the teaching. On occasion, Jose and some of his family travel to the Avendaños' home to get answers to questions they have.
After one lesson, Jose said that his people had been frightened by a variety of ancestor's beliefs about spirits who could do them harm.
Felix is also teaching Jose and his family to read their own language. Fortune, Jose's sister-in-law, already knows how to read, so Felix leaves the next Bible lesson he is going to teach for her to read to the rest of the family. This gives the family the opportunity to think about the lesson and have questions ready when Felix comes to teach.
Please pray that Felix and Zoila will have wisdom as they reach out to the hungry people around them, and that God will provide co-workers to labor with the Avendaños. Pray too that those hearing God's Word will understand and come to faith in Christ.
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