Heath, Marvin

TWR
So then faith
comes by hearing
and hearing by the
word of God.
Marvin
and
Landrie
Heath
Marvin
and
Landrie
Heath
August
2011
August
2011
Frontline News
Romans 10:17
Dear Ones,
What blessings we enjoyed
the past several weeks with
great times of fellowship with
family and special friends.
None more memorable than
with our grandkids. Of course,
Grandma put pictures on the
back of this letter. What a joy
it is to watch our kids in action
as parents and then see their
own growth as adult children
of God! We will long remember some recent precious moments of spiritually walking
together in fervent prayer for
our immediate family. Wow!
We are so grateful for the
closeness that only comes
through our Lord Jesus.
We love you and we always
need your prayers! Thank you
so much for praying for us,
our family and our serving the
Lord with TWR!
Because He Lives,
“LASTING FRUIT”
Since we served with TWR-Bonaire for many years, we were greatly encouraged by
the testimony from this listener who now lives in the U.S. Maria (not her real name)
had grown up on a farm in a rural area in Colombia not far from Venezuela, South
America. Maria’s mother came to know the Lord through the programs of Radio Trans
Mundial - RTM (TWR-Bonaire). The signal was loud
and clear. Maria’s mother especially loved the program,
A Través de la Biblia - ATB (Thru the Bible). She
would make all six children sit down every day and listen to ATB as part of their routine. She taught them
about the Lord through listening to RTM. Maria described her mother as a praying woman who would fast
and pray with her children on many occasions. She
prayed fervently for the ministry of RTM, which she
loved with all her heart. They would all listen to RTM
on a battery operated radio. When the batteries got low,
Maria’s mother would hit the radio, take out the batteries and put them by the wood fire overnight. In the
morning she would put them back in the radio. They
would last for the next 8 days. As a result of her faithful
listening and prayers, all of her children accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.
Maria says they came to know Christ through the RTM ministry from TWR-Bonaire.
As a child, Maria’s life was filled with terror. Her father would come home drunk and
would beat her mother. He would come in the house with a machete. All the kids would
hide. They suffered terribly from his abuse and from the demons he brought with him
when he would come home. They would cry out claiming the blood of Jesus to cover
and protect them from Satan and his demons. By the time Maria was 5 years old she
knew Psalm 91 by heart. Maria’s mother didn’t know how to read but after listening to
ATB, she had memorized portions of Scripture. When she would say to the children,
“Okay, now we’re going to read,” they would all quote Psalm 91 together. Maria said,
“That’s how we all read. When we ran out of the house into the fields to hide from our
father, we would quote Psalm 91 to remind ourselves that God would protect us from
the snakes.” For He will give His angels charge concerning you, to guard you in all
your ways. They will bear you up in their hands, lest you strike your foot against a
stone. You will tread upon the lion and cobra, the young lion and the serpent you will
trample down (Psalm 91:11-13). As far as she knew, Maria’s father never accepted
Christ. He left them and went to Venezuela, where he later died.
We thank God for Maria’s 83-year old mother, who has recently gone to be with the
Lord. She was the greatest prayer warrior of her family and also one of TWR’s most
faithful listeners and prayer supporters. The family is comforted in the promise from the
Word of God that their mother is with the Lord whom she loved and served. Maria, 38
years old, has 2 children who have also come to know the Lord as their Savior.
Just hanging around
Grandpa,
I love you
Grandpa teaching Miles how to drive
Miles’ 1st Birthday and
1st taste of chocolate cake!
Miles and Anamarie
Cuddle
time with
Anamarie
Kissing cousins
Anamarie
6 months
old
Marc,
Anamarie
& Sara
Andrew,
Larissa
&
Miles
Daughter and Mother
Contact Information:
Marvin and Landrie Heath
Work: (919) 460-3724
E-mail: [email protected]
Regular Mail: TWR, P.O. Box 8700, Cary, NC 27512
TWR Web Site: www.twr.org
TWR Phone: (919)460-3700
SENDING CHURCH:
Timberlake Baptist Church, 21395 Timberlake Road, Lynchburg, VA 24502
Phone: (434) 237-6464