God's Word Spreads Like Wildfire in Tajumulco

Tajumulco Listening Group

High in the Guatemalan mountains near Volcán Tajumulco— the highest point in Central America—it is perpetually cold, sunrises and sunsets are spectacular, and clouds sometimes roll past at ground level.

Here, Mam-speaking Indians—modern day descendants of the great Mayan Empire—have lived since the first millennium. In 2,000 years since the Gospel message has been preached, they, along with thousands of other language groups around the world, still have not had God’s Word in their own language.

Faithful laborers have struggled for decades to bring the Gospel to this area, but services in the five churches in Tajumulco are held in Spanish rather than their own heart language. Only 350 people at most attend. Animism and witchcraft are common and chmaan, or witchdoctors, occupy a prominent place in the culture.

So when we found out that 60 different listening groups were started in only 2½ months, with over 1,000 Tajumulco people listening, once again, we stand in awe at the power of God’s pure Word.

Last June, the Faith Comes By Hearing Latin American regional coordinator carried 60 Mam Proclaimers to the Tajumulco. These Proclaimers were used after showings of the JESUS Film.

One woman, Señora Marina, started a listening group in her house. Next thing she knew, her house was regularly packed with people wanting to hear God’s Word and people were beginning to listen outside at the windows.

So another woman started a listening group, then another, and when the FCBH coordinator visited 2½ months later, 60 women had started 60 different listening groups, with over 1,000 people listening!

When they sent in reports from their listening groups, here are a few of the things they said:

• “We feel equal because now we have the same Word of God.”

• “One brother received healing by listening to the Word.”

• “There are two youth that received the Lord.”

• “I received God in my heart.”

• “In Revelation it talks about the end of the world. Is that true? Is the world going to end?”

Please pray for the fire of God’s Word to continue to spread so that all 50,000 Tajamulco people will have the opportunity to hear His Word. Please pray also for the millions of people around the world who still, after 2,000 years, don’t have God’s Word in their own language.

Thank you Friend Christian Assembly, Friend, NE; Victory Barn Church, Edgerton, OH; and Columbia Northeast Christian, Columbia, SC, for helping the Tajumulco hear God’s Words of life.