Marvin and Landrie Heath August 2011

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 remem-

ber some recent precious mo-

ments 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,

Marvin and Landrie Heath August 2011

“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 lis-

ten to ATB as part of their routine. She taught them

about the Lord through listening to RTM. Maria de-

scribed 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 batter-

ies 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.

Frontline News

TWR

So then faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God.

Romans 10:17

Contact Information:

Marvin and Landrie Heath

Work: (919) 460-3724 E-mail: mheath@twr.org

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

Grandpa, I love you

Cuddle time with Anamarie

Andrew, Larissa & Miles

Kissing cousins

Grandpa teaching Miles how to drive

Just hanging around

Marc, Anamarie & Sara

Miles and Anamarie

Daughter and Mother

Anamarie 6 months old

Miles’ 1st Birthday and 1st taste of chocolate cake!