Report from William Turkington of Venezuela, youngest son of Joe Turkington. He and his Venezuelan wife, Veronica, have three small boys. The state of Delta Amacuro in eastern Venezuela is the only one where there is no assembly of believers gathered to the Lord's name. As it is the delta of the large Orinoco River it is mostly jungle, rivers and marshland. Indigenous people, the Waraos, live in extreme poverty along the shores of the rivers.
Venezuelan preachers have visited the capital of the state, Tucupita, with the gospel and a few had been saved and four have since been baptized. In 2010 we went for the first time, accompanied by a Venezuelan couple, a journey of 14 hours from our home. We distributed John 3:16 texts in the city. One morning we walked down to the river and met a group of Waraos, only one of them could speak Spanish but we tried to explain the gospel using a little "Two Roads chart."
The Lord put a burden in our hearts for these people. For three years we prayed for guidance and in December of 2013 we were commended to the grace of God and we moved to Tucupita.
Meetings are held in our home for the believers as well as gospel and children's classes. As in many places the gospel finds entrance into the homes through the children. Meetings have been held in other parts of the city, but sadly because of the bad testimony of some sectarians most people show no interest.
The Lord has enabled us to go by boat to visit a number of communities and the children gather to hear the gospel. So we would greatly value your prayers. "That utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel"
Spring 2015
Written by William and Veronica Turkington - Venezuela