As I consider how the Lord has graciously placed you in our lives and ministries, the Holy Spirit gives me an attitude of praise, prayer and thanksgiving. Praise to our Lord and Savior, that He would receive such a outcast wretch as I; and then call me to be a herald of His glorious gospel! Prayer for all of you, who have so lovingly and faithfully prayed for us and stood with us, through both the “mountain tops of spiritual prosperity and the valleys of adversity”. Even now, you continue to intercede for us and give joyfully for the extension of the Kingdom of God, through this ministry! Thanksgiving for all of the mercies that we have received from our Father; and from you, who have been the instruments that God has used, to supply every need for this life and ministry of faith! It has now been 27 years, that this preacher has been going from church to church; from prison to prison; from nation to nation; from soul to soul, with the glorious message that “God the Son receives sinners; and eats with them”. There have been many times of physical weakness and pain; many emotional “highs and lows”; and many mental battles to persevere through the pain. I have pleaded with the Lord, far more than three times, that these physical issues might depart from me. And yet, the Lord continues to say, “My grace is sufficient for you. For My strength is made perfect in weakness”. Friends, I have come to know that this promise is true. Please continue to pray for me that I will follow Jude’s admonition to, “Keep myself in the love of God, by building myself up in my most holy faith; by praying in the Holy Spirit; by waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life”. May the Lord bless and keep you. May the Lord cause His face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you. May the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. Thank you dear friends and co-laborers in Christ. Numbers 6:24-26

The following is a recent letter from a pastor in Nicaragua. “Bro. Ed, my name is Jose Salgado. I am a Mennonite pastor. I want to thank God, first of all, for bringing your teachings to us in January. I have been a pastor for 31 years. But for the first time, I truly understood ‘Christ-centered Evangelism’. I was attempting to do God’s work, by using the methods and techniques of men. I was a good man, who was attempting to use human tactics to try to help the Lord to do His mission. But I want to say something very important to you. Since you came to Nicaragua, we have begun teaching your lessons to many believers. I am training 4 different groups of believers, 4 days a week! We have to walk three hours to get to where one of the groups live; two hours to reach another group; and 3 hours to reach the other two groups.

I also want to remind you that our Lord Jesus told us that when the work of the disciple was completed, that disciple will be like his teacher; and believe me, that is the truth. The person who helps me every week is Brother Maynor, who was your interpreter. He reminds me of you, each time he teaches one of the classes. He teaches as you teach. He teaches with that same love and authority, as you teach. You know Brother Lacy, I am very grateful to you and to our Lord. And I would like, if you possibly can, to teach us some other subjects. Bro. Maynor told me that you have other workbooks in Spanish. I hope and pray that the will of God will bring you back to us, the Mennonite pastors, as soon as possible. We need you to teach us the truth of the scriptures. Brother Maynor spends 5 days a week in rural parts of Nicaragua, using your ‘Christ-centered Evangelism’ workbook. I think that he has taught it 23 different times, since January. We have taught it together, on 9 different occasions. I think that I have almost learned the complete workbook by heart! You have given us the true food for the sheep of the Lord Jesus.” Friends, all we can say to these things is “Glory to our God”.