arens@UCBKIM (04/29/83)
From: arens@UCBKIM (Yigal Arens) Received: from UCBKIM.ARPA by UCBVAX.ARPA (3.332/3.21) id AA00597; 29 Apr 83 14:20:43 PDT (Fri) To: net-religion@BERKELEY Forwarded without knowledge of author. I thought net.religion people would be interested. -------- Forwarded message Date: 28 Apr 1983 15:37:34-EDT From: wdh@mit-cipg Subject: Multitudes hearing the Gospel on Guatemala Campuses [from "The Forerunner," the newspaper of the Maranatha Campus Ministries] 1983 is already proving to be a significant year for the advancement of thte gospel in the Central American country of Guatemala. Since the day the James and Jamie Thomas arrived in early January, their hearts have been filled with an indefinable expectancy about what God is ready to do there.... The Marantha team has also been working closely with an outreach team from Youth With A Mission (YWAM). Over eight hundred [!!!] YWAM staff are working in Guatemala during the next six months to reach out to the capital city. It is obviously a special time for Guatemala! ... President Rios Montt, who has met with James and Jamie since their arrival in January, is also active in bringing Guatemala to Christ. Each Sunday evening, he preaches the Gospel on nationwide television and radio to the entire population. With a Spirit-filled Christian as President, and hundreds of Christian missionaries working to reach the ready multitudes, we can expect an earth-shaking spiritual awakening to take place in Guatemala! [The same issue also has a transcript of Reagan's speech to the National Association of Evangelicals, an article called "The God of Israel is Mighty!" with a neat drawing of the Middle East with big arrows from everywhere (you know, USSR, Iran, Egypt, etc.) pointing at Israel, and "What Your History Books Never Told You: the Christian reasoning behind the Declaration of Independence." What's interesting is that they have a chapter at MIT.] -Bill