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The Lor d a dd s:Bro Rodriguez was baptized inMarch an d his wife an d tw o daughtersin June. Th e Lord is adding regularlyto His Church.

This family, some of the fitin San Raymundo, are leaders inwhi h m ts in th ir hom unt i lis f ini shed.

The Segura Family Missionaries In GuatemalaGabriel Segura, born in Mexico on March 24, 1956, received his

primary education in Mexico. He graduated from Colegio Biblico inEagle Pass Texas i n 1976. In November 1976 he mar ri ed Vickie LynnGibbs daughter of veteran missionaries, Harold and Irene Gibbs.

Vickie, born in Greencastle, Indiana on November 17, 1956,received her educa ti on in th e Eagle Pass Texas pub li c schools andSouthwest Texas State University. They have one son, ChristopherAlan, born August 4 1978 in Guatemala.

On February 4 1976 at 3:00 a.m. fo r t hi rt y n in e seconds th eearth t rembled v io lent ly in Guatemala, Central America, leaving muchdestruction in many parts. San Raymundo was typical of many areas.With a population of 12,000 it was left with only tw o housesundamaged . The International Disaster Emergency Services IDESimmediately called upon Harland Cary to help in this disaster. The firstof March, he and Herb Watkins were assigned t o San Raymundo by theGuatemalan government to aid and direct in the reconstruction of thisarea. They set up a cement block making program in which th e localpeople made the ir own blocks. Harland and Herb d ir ec ted and workedalong side of the people on the new cement block homes, designed towithstand earthquakes in th e future.

Gabriel Segura joined this effort in May 1976, after hisgraduation from Colegio Biblico.


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As th e men worked together there was a n e xc el le nt opportunityto witness to the local people and teach them of Christ. At the end ofeighteen months when the work of finishing up the rebuilding was leftin th e hands of Gabriel there w ere several Christians who startedmeeting in the brick factory They have continued to meet in thehomes and are now planning a new building. The land was given tothem in exchange for work Gabriel did in the reconstruction of a home.A loan is being arranged and work will begin as soon as the funds area v a i l a b l e .

A t the present there are about thirty Christians with threecongregational services a youth meeting and a men s prayer meetingeach week. Sunday s average attendance is forty six. F our VacationBible Schools were held with the help of two stud en ts from ColegioBfblico. Two of these schools were held in neighboring villages who areready to receive the Gospel w he n s om e on e can take it to them.

he recons t ruc t ion is f i n i s h e d n o w as G a b r i e l and V i c k i e moveinto a hous e he has built for t he m . Gabriel is m uc h r es pe ct ed a m o ng th epeople as a y ou ng ma n with many talents ready to help wherever thereis a need. Vickie has gained the respect of the women \\ith her workamong the children a nd her d om estic talents.

Only the Lord knows to what extent the Guatemalanearthquake o f 1976 will become a blessing. As a result of it souls arebeing won to Christ. In order to keep this blessing flowing we mustkeep Gabriel and Vickie on the field working with the people there.You can help do this by praying and supporting them financially. Thereis much political unrest in Guatemala at the time of this writing. Pleasekeep them in y o u r d ai ly p ra ye rs .


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Vickie and Gabriel have now movedin to this home const ruc ted in th e samemanner as those for I.D.E.S.

In order for this important work in service of our Lord tocontinue financial support is greatly needed. They have very little stablecontributions and the cost of living there is not much less than it ishere. If you would like to share in this vital ministry it would bereceived with much thanksgiving. We as Christians have been given thecommission by our Lord to go into all the world . If you are anable togo maybe you can help send these two who are taking the Gospel to thecountry of Guatemala.

They will be in Eagle Pass Texas on December 20th. If youwould like for them to speak to you or your congregation pleasecontact them C/0 Harold Gibbs Box 998 Eagle Pass TX 78852.

IGLESIA de CRISTO - CHRISTIAN CHURCHLUIS and WILSON ST TSEAGLE PASS TX 78852 October 25. 1979To Christ ian Brethren ;We of the Eagle Pass Christian Church Iglesia de Cristo do highlyrecommend Gabriel and Vickie Segura to you for support in prayer andfinances They not only proved themselves here but also on the missionfield in San Raymundo Guatemala Gabriel was ordained in the Eagle PassChurch and several of us have visited the work in Guatemala.

In His ServiceBoard of Elders f / /X / ^Johnnie M SrrHth ^ Herb Watkins mTom Cary HaroldJon Re^^obertson ^


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Cole^io Biblico O f f i c e o th P r e s i d e n tOctober 25. 1979To the Brethren Everywhere:

It is my privilege to have known Gabriel and Vickie Segura well overten years. Vickie s family I ve known since before she was born; she wasbaptized during a revival that I held here at my home church. Gabriel wasclosely associated with Ninos de Mexico as an active young person while Iworked in the Mexico City area in the late 1960 s

Gabriel came to Colegio Bi blico, graduated, and then went to work inGuatemala, Central America, with the I.D.E.S, International Disaster Emergency Service team that my dad directed in 1976. The following yearVickie and Gabriel were married

Together thay have continued a very fruitful ministry in Guatemala.They are throughly dedicated to the Lord and His Church It is my greatpleasure to recommend them to you as worthy of your support. It willdo you and them much goodYours and His for a Spanish-speaking World,8 Dean Cary

segura gabriel vickie 1980 guatemala

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