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My name is Ron Back. When I was eight years old, a missionary from a local independent Baptist church in Pierceton, Indiana, invited my brothers and me to church.  My parents enjoyed the thought of having a break from us boys every Sunday, so they encouraged us to go with the missionary family.  Shortly after this first encounter with Bro. and Mrs. Ernie Mason, I received Christ as my Saviour in Junior Church in 1980. I believe, even though I was only eight years old, that God put the desire in my heart to be a missionary, but since my family was not saved nor in a local church, Satan was able to quench that call.

My young adult years were spent out of church.  I did not get scripturally baptized until 1994 while I was attending a Baptist church in Rancho Santa Marguerita, California, during my enlistment in the United States Marine Corps.  Shortly after I was baptized, God called me a second time to the mission field under a missionary to Australia.  I went to the pastor and inquired of him about missions.  I thought God wanted me to go build churches physically with hammer and nails, not by preaching.  My pastor told me that we did not support missionaries except the kind that go and preach the Gospel and win souls to Christ, building the churches with people, not materials.  I was convinced that I was not the missionary type because I did not think I could talk or preach to large groups of people.

When my enlistment in the USMC was up, I chose to be a husband and a father instead of a career soldier.  We went back to Warsaw, Indiana, where my family was and decided to start our family there also.  Within two weeks of getting back to Warsaw in the spring of 1996, we found Open Bible Baptist Church, pastored by Sam Carns, a Hyles-Anderson College graduate.  I thought that I had finally found a home that would be permanent for my whole family.

In May of 1996, Layne Jones, a missionary to the Philippines, preached at my home church of the need for more missionaries.  This time I realized God’s call on my life. I immediately responded to the invitation and surrendered to be a missionary.  Within just a few months, I understood that God wanted me to go to Australia.

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  • Andres and Dora Amoros Prayer Letter: 8th Annual Missions Conference

    * * TENGA EN CUENTA: La carta en español sigue a su carta en inglés. Gracias. * *

    Andres and Dora Amoros Prayer Letter: 8th Annual Missions ConferenceIt is a pleasure to communicate with you once again to inform you of the progress of the Lord’s work here in the Dominican Republic. The Lord has been working in our lives, using us to encourage other churches to invest in the establishment of other new churches throughout the island.

    We just finished our 8th Missions Conference, “Missions Through the Local Church.” This year, we taught pastors, missionaries, and church leaders how we can obtain the finances needed to invest in missions development. Missionary Steve Sidler and I preached during the day, and Pastor Welinton Castillo preached during the evening. Thanks to the Lord, we had an excellent response from God’s servants, and from our local church, in the invitation to win our Jerusalem for Christ and to invest for the Gospel to reach the ends of the earth.

    Years ago, I had the opportunity to lead Mrs. Mercedes Cornielle to the Lord. She passed away. At her memorial service, her daughter Tania, her husband Oreste, and her grandchildren, Oreste Jr. and Isidro, were saved. On March 9, I had the privilege of baptizing some of them. Several families have been added to the church so far this year. Please pray for these new believers.

    Regarding the new church that we have started, “La Playita Baptist Church,” please pray for a place that we can rent. Lately we have had many problems congregating due to the noise of the music from the bars, the rain, and other factors we face. We have suspended several meetings due to these problems. Despite these difficulties, by the grace of God, we have been consistent in the work in that place, which is plagued by religion, vices, and all kinds of immorality. The new believers remain faithful, and we have gained several this year.

    The Lord has been good to us. My wife is doing much better after her eye surgery. We thank all of those who have been prayerfully watching over her health. Thanks again for your prayers and faithful support.

    Prayer Requests

    1. Pray for the pastors and leaders who attended the Missions Conference.
    2. Pray for the new families in the church.
    3. Pray for a new meeting place for La Playita Baptist Church.

    Because Jesus Christ Lives,

    Andrés R. and Dora Amorós
    Your Missionaries in the Dominican Republic
    Philippians 1:6

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    Andres and Dora Amoros Prayer Letter: 8th Annual Missions ConferenceEs un placer comunicarnos con ustedes una vez más para informarles del avance de la obra del Señor, aquí en La República Dominicana. El Señor ha estado obrando en nuestras vidas, usándonos para animar a otras iglesias a invertir en el establecimiento de otras nuevas iglesias en toda la isla.

    Acabamos de terminar nuestra 8va. Conferencia “Misiones a través de la Iglesia local” este año les enseñamos a los pastores, misioneros, y lideres de iglesias, como podemos obtener las finanzas necesarias para invertir en el desarrollo de las misiones. El misionero Steve Sidler, y yo estuvimos predicando durante el día, y el pastor Welinton Castillo, predico durante la noche. Gracias al Señor tuvimos una excelente respuesta de los siervos de Dios, y de nuestra iglesia local, en la invitación a ganar nuestra Jerusalén, para Cristo, y a invertir para que el evangelio llegue a lo último de la tierra.

    Años atrás tuve la oportunidad de conducir al Señor a la Hna. Mercedes Cornielle, la hermana murió, y en su memorial su hija Tania y su esposo Oreste, sus nietos Oreste Jr. e Isidro, fueron salvos y el 9 de marzo tuve el privilegio de bautizar a algunos de ellos. Varias familias completas se han añadido en lo que va de año a la iglesia, favor de orar por estos nuevos creyentes.

    Referente a la nueva iglesia que hemos comenzado, les ruego que oren por un lugar que podamos alquilar, últimamente hemos tenido muchos problemas para congregarnos debido a los ruidos de la música de los bares, la lluvia y otros factores que enfretamos hemos suspendido varias reuniones debido a estos problemas, a pesar de esas dificultades por la gracia de Dios hemos sido consistente en el trabajo en ese lugar plagado de: religión, vicios y toda clase de inmoralidad sexual. Los nuevos creyentes siguen fieles y hemos ganado a varios este año.

    El Señor ha sido bueno con nosotros, mi esposa se encuentra muy mejor después de la operación en sus ojos, agradecemos a todos los que han estado en oración pendiente a su salud.

    Peticiones de Oración

    1. Orar por los pastores y líderes que asistieron a la conferencia de misiones.
    2. Las familias nuevas en la iglesia.
    3. Un lugar de reunión para la nueva iglesia en la Playita.

    Porque Jesucristo Vive,

    Andrés R. y Dora Amorós
    Sus Misioneros en La Republica Dominicana
    Filipenses 1:6

    Published On: March 26th, 2025Tags: ,

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