Location: In the area of Juan E. O’Leary
Visited 3 locations. Most of the visitors spoke the native guarani language. Daniel recollects below what was translated to him.
1. Silvina and Dionisio
Revisit with lady and her family from last year. The lady explained that her husband used to listen to Christian programs from cassette tapes, until he was introduced to the radio. When he first started listening to Radio Mensajero, he loved it, and never went back. They are still faithful listeners, as an entire family.
2. Bernardino
We visited a man named Bernardino for the first time. He has been listening since 1999. He told us a story of how he had a debilitating bone disease on and off for 14 years, where all his bones were in constant pain. He could barely walk and was stuck at home most of the time. One day in the year 2000 he heard that the radio car was on the way to visit listeners in his area for the first time. He didn’t think he’d have a chance to visit with them, but he was greatly surprised the radio car ended up right in front of his house. He was so excited to see them. He recollected the moment he saw the car, his whole body shook and his body was healed. He joyfully told us since that moment his bone pain never came back.
3. Bernardino’s Friend
We also visited with Bernardino’s friend and had lunch together. We had chicken soup with cornmeal and cheese dumplings, and BBQ or asado meat. He also showed us his tomato farm.
After lunch the team visited another family who shared how listening to the radio helped them spot out false teachers who had moved in and set up a church in their town. They noticed how this new church leaned towards external appearances; like having your facial hair a certain way; wearing certain clothing a particular way; and even having a Christian lingo of saying alleluia often. They remembered that they heard from the radio that following rules or legalism mostly concerned with external appearances is false. They knew that if you want to observe parts of the law, you must observe all of it. They also knew that salvation is through faith in Christ and not through works. They know that God does not look a the outward appearance but at the heart.
The team was encouraged to hear that even people who struggle with literacy understood proper theology because they listened to our radio, and were able to stand against false teachers.
Click on the photos for a slideshow or see photos in PDF format by clicking here.
