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Sharing God’s peace with Spanish speakers
Aquí tu paz. “Here is your peace.”
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Ángel Otero spent his entire career in the US Army, working to bring peace to the areas he served.
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But he and his wife, Maribel Diaz, didn’t find true peace—spiritual rest—until they visited a WELS church in Florida during Ángel’s last tour of duty.
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Now the retired couple is working to spread that peace to other Spanish speakers. “It’s like a second career,” says Ángel, “and a different kind of army.”
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Ángel and Maribel are working to bring God's peace to Spanish-speaking people in the United States and throughout Latin America. The final photo shows the couple with Juan Rodriguez (third from left); his wife, Belkis; and their daughter, Belén, as the family was received into membership at Abiding Peace, Elgin, Ill., on April 12. Ángel and Maribel reviewed Christian doctrine with the family before they were confirmed. Belén was also baptized during the same service.
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