Acts and Love in Action: BGsEtAl 2024December; Vol. XXV Num.4;
The Ministry of the 5th…

Thanks to all who participated in the week of prayer (and fasting) from the 8th to the 14th of this month. Our MPTs and our network are vital in our ministry, including “the ministry of the 5th” we’ve just completed. Keep reading…

“Honor your father and your mother so that you may have a long life in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.” (Exodus 20:12 CSB) “Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and so that you may prosper in the land the Lord your God is giving you.“ (Deuteronomy 5:16 CSB) “Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise, so that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life in the land.” (Ephesians 6:2-3 CSB)

His Word is clear regarding our responsibility (in 3 passages!) and it has been a blessing to fulfill the 5th commandment as a family with Papi and now with Mami. Mami died to continue living more abundantly than ever with the Owner of her heart since her teen years. We realized that though many are aware through social media, our network is not limited to social media. Thus, catching up with all who love and have supported us through this journey with Mami.

The Lord gave us the privilege of sharing in Mami’s life up close from December 2016 to December 2024. Since 2019 we moved to Florida and from here our ministry continued albeit with needed adjustments and modifications. God in His love and goodness allowed us to love, care for, and honor Mami until her very last breath while in our home without needing to be connected to any medical equipment. Now, she is enjoying full health and freedom. We invite you to celebrate her life with us on Sunday, January 5th, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. ET at LifePointe Church Eustis; to be livestreamed at https://www.facebook.com/LifePointeChurch.ME

Meanwhile, in 2024 we were in Chile (January), California (February), Indiana (multiregional retreat, April), Chile (online–May to July), Colorado (July), Nicaragua/Puerto Rico (online, August), Spain (online, September), Indiana (annual gathering, September), Orlando (AETH-October), supported two short-term mission teams (remote-March and November) and continued developing the discipleship materials which inspire us so much to continue. Truly, life of discipleship is a day-to-day opportunity to learn, live out, and teach the Word to others around us, where we are and where He takes us in person and online, as we’ve learned to “move” since the pandemic. Where we couldn’t arrive in person in 2024, we arrived at many annual and biennial regional gatherings through a video-update.

Year 2025 looks beautiful and even more active than 2024 has been. Having completed the task of “the ministry of the 5th” (commandment), while the best Caregiver in the world takes care of our parents in eternity, we will continue accompanying and making disciples in Iberoamerica and the Caribbean. Can we continue counting on you? May the Lord bless us all in this time of Advent, Christmas, and the 2025 that is just around the corner…

Pressing toward the goal, “honoring those who deserve honor,”
your BGs Et Al (www.facebook.com/BGsEtAl)

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(September 5-6, 1933 – December 3, 2024)

RESTING WITH THE LORD
Mrs. Hilda Elena García Martínez
(Member of First Baptist Church of Caguas, Puerto Rico,
for more than 40 years of the Baptist Choir of Caguas and
mother of the Rev. Mayra Rebeca Giovanetti García)

Note from the family:
Join us to celebrate her life on Sunday, January 5th, 2025
at 3:00 p.m. (ET) / 4:00 p.m. (PR time)
at LifePointe Church Eustis (3551 E. Orange Ave., Eustis, FL 32736).
The service will be live-streamed on FB in the church’s page
(https://m.facebook.com/LifePointeChurch.ME?)

Thanks for each gesture of love and solidarity with the family.
We know God will continue to give is comfort, peace, and strength.

As per her wishes, her body was cremated. We are celebrating this service in her memory (at LifePointe Church Eustis) and will celebrate one in Puerto Rico in March 2025.

In lieu of flowers, we invite you to support a missionary unit in the mission agency of your preference just like she supported international missions throughout her whole life.

If you are in Florida, would like to, and are able to join us in person, please let us know to receive you on Three Kings’ Eve.

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