Bro. Cyril Mahadeo
229 Oakridge Road
Stanley, N.C.  28164
Phone: 704-263-4146
Fax: 704-263-5817

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Mission Update
March 31, 2005

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Greetings to you and family once again in the wonderful name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Trusting that these few lines find you well, by God’s grace and mercy I made it back home safely. On the first of March, I left Charlotte for Atlanta to meet with Bro. Tony to fly to Lima Peru. We arrived there at 11.30 P.M. There were so many travelers from an earlier flight, that we had to wait for two hours before clearing immigration. We got to our hotel room about 3:00 A.M. By 9:00 A.M. in the morning with meet with a delegation of ministers to set up the details of the meetings. At 6:00 P.M. that night I was invited at a local message church in Independencia, that is pastored by Bro. Cano. I spoke on a very simple message that was an encouragement to the brethren.

On the 4th, we had an evangelistic meeting at the hotel. I spoke to the audience of about 400 people. Many of them that attended heard of the meetings through the radio and TV. Many gave their hearts to the Lord. About 10 message churches attended the meeting on Friday. On the 5th, Saturday, we had a ministers meeting all day long, with about 50 ministers. There were many questions and by taking the message we was able to give them the answer. It was a tremendous blessing to them and as a result, they requested that we do a follow up the following Saturday.

I spoke in the following churches: Bro. Mateo/Olivos, Bro. Cano/Independencia, Bro. Teddy/Carabayllo, Bro. Edwardo/Vitarte, Bro.Vela/Ate, Bro. Eagler/Callao, Bro. Coca/Villa de Salvador, Bro. Gitan/Pro. It was a real encouragement to the brethren and myself. They want us to return as soon as it is possible. I was privilege to visit the Voice of God distribution office, in Lima. It was a great blessing to me to see the number of CD Players, MP3 CD‘s and the books that was translated in Spanish and ready for distribution to the believers. The brother in charge of the office wanted me to have a view of the work that is being done. About eight years ago his wife was healed of a rare condition after I prayed for her. They were very thankful for what the Lord had done.

On the 15th of March, Bro. Tony and myself went to Santiago, Chile for nine days. We were suppose to be received at the airport by some brethren but no one showed up, so we had to check into a hotel. The enemy was fighting on every side. Bro. Tony had to pay $100 for his visa on the other had I was fortunate to get by without paying for a visa. The following evening, I contacted a pastor, Bro. Carlos Canatte, who came to meet us and then we found out that he was at the airport four hours earlier. He was given wrong information by our contact from Lima. He insisted that we stay with him at his home. His home was very simple but hospitable. We spoke at his church the first night. It was a great blessing. I was so impressed with the atmosphere in the church. One hour before service everyone was on their knees praying. It was so orderly. The little children were taking care of by a couple adults in a special room. Service started at 8:00 P.M. and by 12:15 A.M. it ended. No one seemed to be in a hurry to get home. We held three services at this pastor’s church. Bro. Carlos Canatte took very good care of us. The last service at his church was very lengthy. We started at 10:00 A.M. and finished at 7:30 P.M. It was so emotional, the pastor in his closing remarks was in tears and the whole congregation seemed to follow him. They began to weep. It was very touching. The next day a few of his deacons and believers gathered at 9:00 P.M. for some fellowship. They had many questions to ask and at 6:00 A.M. we had finished answering all the questions they were ready to go home. We visited two other churches. One was Bro. Hosea Canatte, which is out in the country. It was a two and half-hour drive one way. The brethren were very eager to hear the word of God. There was no time limit so the service ended at 12:00 A.M. We were invited after service to have a snack at a believer’s home. They had some bread and cheese and great big bunches of globe grapes that are grown in the backyard. The country is blessed with many different fruits. The brother’s even gave us a 50-lb. bag of onions as an offering. We visited Bro. Pedro Paraltha’s church, he has a large congregation. The youths did a wonderful job in singing and worshiping. We had wonderful services there. Again the service started at 8:00 P.M. and ended at 12:15 A.M. No one seemed to be in a rush to get home. We really enjoyed our time of fellowship with the brethren there and the big meal that they served us, after service. We got home at 3:00 A.M. and at 5:00 A.M. we had to be at the airport to leave for Lima Peru. There were many brethren to see us off at the airport. We really felt such a bond and love from these brethren, that it was hard to leave.

We returned to Lima, Peru at 11:00 A.M. on the 24th of March. There was a group of ministers waiting to receive us at the airport. The brethren wanted us to have one more meeting before we returned to the states. We went to Bro. Luis Salcido’s church. They had a question and answer period. The service started at 6:00 P.M. and by 10:00 P.M. we were finished. We had to be at the airport at 11:00 P.M. to catch our flight for 1:05 A.M. It was very tiring but we were thankful that we were able to be a blessing to the brethren.

May the Lord richly bless you is my prayer. Please give my love and greeting to all the brethren and continue to pray for the brethren in both of these countries and the bride internationally. Please remember me in prayer. I have to make a decision shortly. I received a call from a brother that is my translator, in Cambodia. He is planning to bring his family to the United States to live. Before he comes, he wants me to come to his country by the ending of April or May. He wants us to have some meeting with the new pastors that has accepted the message in the past two years. Also, I have been praying about going to Burma for three months to oversee the translation work and visiting the brethren at the different churches. I just got an e-mail that the government will allow me to stay there but it will cost me $100 a month for permission plus my living expenses, that will be extra. I would like to take my wife with me but the cost will be double. I appreciate you praying for me about this situation.

Shalom,
Bro. Cyril Mahadeo

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