Our eyes are opened!

We have learned from other missionaries that even many of our Mayan Christians still have Mayan core beliefs and that keeps them from really trusting only in Christ, and have seen evidences of it at times, but this week, we are really facing the reality of how it affects total families!  Actually one of our families at Iglesia Emanuel is struggling with a situation with their 5 yr. old, who has for about 3 months been crying at night for no reason, complaining about pain in her body, and saying that "the devil is in this place."  Her mother has taken her to a local "healer" for a remedy, which is really dangerous and yet they feel very comfortable doing that.  They believe that they are being oppressed by the enemy of our souls, and they want our prayers, but there are members of the family that have allowed their sin and unrepentant heart to open up their family to the spirit world.  We are facing a spiritual warfare here that is real, but we know that our Savior is already the Victor and we pray for the wisdom to know how to handle situations like these.  Thank you for your prayers for this family and especially for their precious daughter, Gabriela.