October, 2005 ChangePoints (News from the Source of Light International Fields) SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICAN REGIONS   Argentina: BLESS GOD! Director Jorge Ovando reports the following praises: 1) following intensive prayer for the city of Lujan, many more people attended church services 2) in an intensive discipleship session from 9/23-9/25 many new believers were delivered from demonic possession 3) 14 teenagers received Christ on 10/1 and on the same day 50,000 Gospel tracts were distributed with invitations to enroll in the SLM courses (the event was 1.7 million youths who gathered at a Catholic shrine 4) from Oct-Nov, 2 new congregations will be formed in the towns of Torres and Parada Rables where there is no church. Please remember SLM-Argentina for: 1) fruit from the new church plants 2) finances to support 3 new pastors and to purchase land for a building in San Cristobal 3) more volunteers for the Soup Kitchen. Bolivia: Director Miguel Sanchez appreciates your prayers for their recent missionary trip throughout Bolivia and for the progress of the SLM work in these rural regions where they traveled. He also asks prayer for his wife’s health and that his children may continue to walk with the Lord. Praise God for the new SLM ministry in Trinidad Beni. Brazil: John Leonard, Jim Leonard’s brother who was shot in the neck in July in Brazil, now has a motorized wheelchair and is living in his own home. Please pray for extensive dental work (10 root canals) because one of the bullets broke his jaw and many teeth. An added praise is that a nurse named Ruth received Christ in September! Jim is praising the Lord for 1) some generous gifts for the construction of the church plant buildings n Juazeiro do Norte and the New Jerusalem Baptist Church 2) a great testimony of a former Catholic priest who read some SLM Bible lessons (because some of his members had questions), was saved, and is ministering the Gospel today in an independent Bible Church. He will visit their school in January to collaborate on lesson distribution. Pray for: 1) just $4,000 needed to complete the roof of the SLM Baptist Ch 2) the Leonards return to Brazil Nov.1. Chile: Continue to uphold the Salazars in their very busy pastoral and SLM work. Ask God to enable them to reach many in the south, and other unreached areas. Guatemala: We praise the Lord for Bob and Wanda McRae who are undertaking the revitalization of the SLM DTC in Guatemala. I know they would appreciate your prayers as they print a great volume of courses for distribution. The McRaes served many years under AMG International in Guatemala. Guyana: Give thanks with Winston Abel that God has enabled SLM to distribute food, clothing, etc. needed by churches and associate schools. Winston asks for prayer for finances to begin an SLM radio broadcast to counteract the doctrinal confusion in the country. Haiti: Uphold the Spaldings as the church prays and seeks a Haitian pastor, and for Art as he continues to share the ministry of SLM with so many pastors. Ask God to provide 10,000 copies of all the SLM lessons annually to Haiti, as the demand is so great. The Spaldings appreciate your prayers that their 2 boys will desire to study for at least a year in a Bible college upon graduation. Jamaica: We (Mrs. Joy Webster reporting) praise the Lord for 1) the introduction of school programs in 10 schools in the Corporate Area with devotionals given to 8,600 students 2) Eddie Smith who has resumed working with SLM 3) Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Russell who have also returned to work as volunteers with SLM 4) the tremendous interest of students – lists of new students are received each week . Please pray for: 1) for God’s guidance to modify how the DTC operates 2) wisdom to cover all the schools in the St.Elizabeth school program 3) increased finances and personnel to handle the increased opportunities 4) improvement in George Webster’s health (recently came home from the hospital) 5) exposure of the SLM ministry and bookstore at the Expo at Emancipation Park on Oct 21 Mexico: Ask God for wisdom for Manuel and Ruth Lopez as Hurricane Stan hit Mexico and Central America very hard: 1) whether to be involved in relief efforts 2) for roads to be passable to travel to a conference in La Union on Oct 15. Please continue to pray for the children’s health and spiritual growth. Praise for a good anniversary celebration of the church, and that the Spirit World course is now printed in Spanish.