Newsletter from Martha (Saint) Berberian

Newsletter from Martha (Saint) Berberian

Guatemala, April 29, 2013

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go with others.  

PANAMERICAN UNIVERSITY. I have been teaching various courses to theology students since 1977; it is a blessing to invest in the lives of my students. Year by year God sends us new students who choose to study theology to enrich their ministry in their churches. This year we have 70 students signed up in first year; half study on Saturdays at Naranjo Campus and the other half study Thursdays at Central Campus.  In 3 months they learn to research and write an excellent monography through the course Techniques of Research. We use my book Tesis en 3 Meses (Thesis in 3 months) whose principles serve for either long or short research papers.   

EDICIONES SA-BER – a book can change your life. Ediciones SA BER was founded in 1983 to provide inspiration and edification on different topics, including textbooks. In 2012, over 1,800 books were sold, published by my small editorial. There are 20 titles in the catalog at present, and the favorite book continues to be Cómo Predicar, (How to Preach) very useful for beginning preachers. Other popular books are: Enseñando con Eficacia (Teaching Efficiently) and La Mujer y Su Ministerio (The Woman and Her Ministry). I admit that I am not good at promotion and distribution; I need to
work on that. We have 5 books available on  www.Amazon.com. They are: Tesis en 3 Meses, Hombre Integral, Mega Iglesias en Guatemala, Principios para una Familia Integral and Federico Crowe-Precursor Valiente. The books are at the shipping center run by LetraViva Books in Miami directed by  Gladys Amador-Ortiz, where there are 1,500 titles produced by ten Latinamerican editorials. You can see the catalog in quetzales and dollars at:  www.edicionessaber.wordpress.com

FAMILY. We thank God for each of our three children (Esteban, Elizabeth and Susy) and their spouses. Each family has four children, so we have 12 grandchildren, between 12 months and 23 years. In the picture, Marcos, the youngest grandchild, gets a bath in the sink in Haiti. We traveled to Haiti in February with Sam to participate in Ivan and Susy’s ministry. I shared in a ladies’ meeting: “5 tips for women with husbands in leadership”.

HOLD UP AT THE FREDERICK CROWE INSTITUTE. In the picture to the left are the students using the 26 computers donated in March 2012. One Saturday in November  six men entered with guns. Sam’s head was covered with a black plastic bag, everyone was forced to lie down on the floor, while the computers and other valuables were stolen. God is providing new and used computers through generous people. Classes began January 15, and there is a nice group of 97 students in the week-day program, and also 46 adults in the Saturday program. Brother Heri Muñoz, President of Doulos Foundation, provided a metal gate at the entry, with electric lock, to enhance the security.

When Jesus was anointed at Bethany, many criticized the woman, but Jesus said: “She did what she could” Mark 14:8. This is what Jesus Christ asks of us today: to do what we can with the means He has given to each one.   

With much love,

Martha Saint- Berberian    BerberiansInGuatemala@gmail.com