“For a great door and effectual is opened unto me . . . .” (I Corinthians 16:9) When we moved to Guatemala in 2005, the Lord gave us a vision to start 20 churches in our department of Chimaltenango. For the last 19 years, we have been laying the groundwork to make that vision a reality. We started the Iglesia Bautista Bíblica Independiente, purchased property, and started a Christian school and Bible college. We have remodeled the church building to better fit our needs and added on to it as we have grown. We have had a hand in starting 8 churches in Guatemala, with 4 of them being in Chimaltenango.

A need that we have prayed about is for dormitories so that we can train more Bible college students. The Lord has now opened that door. As I mentioned in our last prayer letter, the Lord has given us the opportunity to purchase a four-unit apartment building. Not only will this building house our Bible college students, but it will also house staff and guests that come to visit us. This building will have an instrumental part in starting many more churches, not only in Guatemala but also throughout the world as we start sending out missionaries. Several churches and friends have already donated $32,506.50 to help with the $55,000.00 down payment for this building. Please pray with us, as we have a goal to raise the rest of the down payment by the end of November.

Please pray for our church’s 19th anniversary, coming up on December 1, and our annual Youth Conference that same week. Bro. Danny Ortiz and his son, David Ortiz, will be our guest speakers this year. We are anticipating our largest attendance yet. We are praying that the attendees will be challenged to take the Christian life seriously and that many of them would surrender to full-time Christian service.
We praise the Lord for the souls that have been saved through our soul-winning ministries. In the month of October, our church had the opportunity to lead 72 precious souls to a saving knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Our desire is that the Lord would use us to get this number up to 100 monthly. “Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.” (Luke 15:10) Let’s make Heaven rejoice!

His for souls,

Daniel and Misty Wilder
Lydia, Charity, Emily, Hannah, Serenity, and Benjamin