The Prelgovisk's in Puerto Rico Video Prayer Letter

I made my first video missionary "prayer letter" with a Puerto Rican friend, Roque Becerra. Together we share what is happening here in Puerto Rico, both the blessings and the needs that we face here.

Pastors: You are welcome to use this in a church service. Let us know if you do! It's always encouraging to know someone is praying for us!

Getting Out the Good News in New Ways

My pulpit looks different, but I'm still preaching, teaching, and reaching out to others.

I'm  giving sermons from my small home office. I record them on Zoom, convert them, and post them on YouTube, then send out the links to our church members. 

I made a Facebook page for our church where we can share our teaching, preaching, and send encouraging messages. We can geofence invitations and posts also. They can be sent to people that live within just a 1 mile walk from the church. That is important, because a lot of people walk to church and parking is a problem in our town. 

In our Bible College, I'm teaching Biblical Greek and a Christian Ed class on metrics. I'm also using Google Classroom to teach Computer Science and Music classes for a Christian school here, Levittown Baptist Academy..

We are using what we have and are happy to do it. But, I would like to get a webcam to improve what we are doing. We found that the ones recommended to us, the Logitech C920S and a few other models, are out of stock. I think we might go for the budget choice, the Echo, because it's in stock and the price is $62, and it will certainly be better than the laptop camera. 

I'm not happy about the restrictions, but I am glad that we leaned how to use some new methods and technology during this time. I think we will keep using all the methods. Why not have multiple hooks in the water, if you want to catch some fish?

People ask "How can I give?" Here is how!

When people are led to give toward our ministry, we are humbled, encouraged, and very, very thankful!

Sometimes we get requests asking us the best way to give. Here are ways to give, Please use the one that best fits your preferred way of giving.

1. Through your church. If you are in a church that already supports us, you may give the gift through them. It helps to inform them it is an extra gift, so it will be added to the support they already send.

2. Through our mission agency, Continental Baptist Missions
Online ( include our name in the memo)

By mail ( Tell them it's for us)
Continental Baptist Missions
11650 Northland Dr NE
Rockford, MI 49341-8706
(616) 863-2226
info@gocbm.org

3. Through PayPal to Prelgovisk@yahoo.com

4. Through direct mail. Some people like to send packages directly to us. Puerto Rico is in the US postal service.

Steve and Tina Prelgovisk
33-15 Calle 31
Urb. Sierra Bayamon
Bayamon, PR 00961

5. Personal visit!
Give us a heads up on this one!

Please feel free to contact us about any questions you have.
Thanks for caring and thanks for making a difference!

Shaking in Bed Saturday, OK Sunday!

Saturday morning, our bed began shaking. It felt like the bed got shoved an inch back and forth in different directions for about a minute. I've been in earthquakes before, so I thought it felt like maybe a strong 5 point something earthquake. But after the 6.4 one earlier, followed by a swarm of minor quakes, a bit of anxiety came along with the quake.

A hurricane you can prepare for, but when the ground starts shaking, and you realize you're in a quake, you don't know if it's going to be a minor one or keep growing until the house falls down. You just have to ride it out and see.

We checked the news and saw that the Catholic church sent out a message that all masses were to be held outdoors. Some hospitals put patients and beds in the parking lots. As the day progressed we tried to get more info.



Sunday, we found the mountain road to our church was closed due to landslides. The detour we were forced to take was quite an adventure. It took us about an hour and a half to get to church this morning, winding our way through a couple of other small towns to get there. The town mayor said that because of hurricane Maria, the island government has been focusing reconstruction around the big metro areas and our the rural danger areas have been neglected. He predicted the road would be closed until February and then, only one lane opened.

No one said it would be easy!

Church was a blessing. Everyone had an earthquake story. Besides loss of power and water, none of us suffered loss. One the girls from our Bible college and her family were forced to leave their damaged apartment, but none of them were hurt.

We are thankful, especially since our electricity came back on, and we have ice and air-conditioning again, and are safe and sound.

We thank God and thank you for your prayers!

Requests:

1. Tina has had a bad case of bronchitis she is trying to get over. Prays appreciated.

2. I would like to replace our aging Briggs and Stratton generator with one that has an auto start. Our model is a beast to start with a pull cord and if I'm not home, no way could Tina do it be herself.

3. We have raised about $40,000 toward the purchase of a church home for our congregation. For $140,000, we can get a building the Jehovah Witnesses are holding on to. We would like to see ourselves there and them not there! Monthly contributions towards this will help it grow and help us get there.

Please pray and ask the Lord to supply our needs and send us the help needed to do the work of missions here in the  Caribbean. Thanks again!