A Few Good Men

Marcos is a truck driver. Six days a week, he travels the serpentine road from Quito (10,000 feet above sea level) down to the coastal city of Guayaquil. Several weeks ago, Marcos and several other men enrolled in a class we were teaching at his church. They learned to use the Jesus film as an evangelistic and discipleship tool. By showing a portion of the Gospel of Luke and them leading a discussion, they know how to help men get the answers for themselves from God’s Word.

Has this training been a benefit to Marcos? Marcos has been robbed 3 different times while driving his truck. Once, a gang drove up beside him, shot Marcos and his helper in order to steal their truck. Marcos´ helper was killed and aside from his gunshot wound, the subsequent crash left Marco with a mangled leg. Can you imagine then, what a help his men’s group was to him the very first week of training? That very week, Marcos had been offered a large sum of cash to go to a truckstop and leave the keys in the ignition. Having men to counsel with him and reinforce his decision not to give in to temptation may have saved his life. Many times, drivers in this type of arrangement are killed to both save the fee and eliminate a witness.

Due, in part, to this training, Marcos was able to help his wife and teenage daughter take the step of baptism. They were baptized along with 5 others on Easter morning.

Pray for Marcos and these other Few Good Men who are standing up for Christ. One of the other men from the group just got work on an oilrig in the jungle. Pray for Javier, that he will be able to use the Jesus Film DVD in leading Bible Studies with these men.