Anabel Frutos

Knowing Anabel Frutos is to witness faith in action. Anable and her husband Pastor Raul currently serve God in Chapala, Mexico. Anabel has an unshakable faith, and an unbreakable spirit! As the middle child of 10 siblings, this power packed woman of God was born in Guadalajara to her unwed mother Rosario. Her unsupportive, violent, alcoholic earthly dad Reyes Hernandez was never available.  Anabel lived in extreme poverty in a barrio known as Huntilan within Guadalajara. She did not attend school but helped wash dishes at taco stands for food. Her abused mom was either out working or drinking until 7pm.  Anabel and her three siblings Alfonzo, Elvia, and Roberto survived the dangers as they developed street sensibilities.  At the age of seven, after her dad threatened to kill her mom, the family escaped to Tijuana where they were joined by her grandmother Paula.  God had His plan in place and the family found refuge within a Tijuana Christian shelter. “Living in Mexico, the only faith our family knew about was the Catholic Church, but we did not attend mass”.  The shelter helped us find work and the family was expected to attend the local Christian Evangelical Church. During the first service Anabel’s grandma accepted Jesus and received the Holy Spirit.  Anabel remembers her grandma proclaiming; “I came into this church as a very proud, self-sufficient single mother named Paula Casillas. I came out changed by the powerful love of God.” Her grandmother's life changed forever with just one scripture! Anabel believes that our Father pours out grace and mercy to all who earnestly seek Him. God's favor exceeded all that Anabel had ever experienced up until that time. She also recalls that her battered mom Rosario, a woman who did not trust man or the unseen Father God, did not ever accept God’s extravagant love. After 3 short years in Tijuana, Anabel's mother Rosario left her children with Grandma Paula and then Rosario returned to the poverty of Huntilan to reconnect with Reyes, the

father of her four kids.  After a time, Anabel’s grandma returned to Octolan and sent the kids back to Huntilan to be with their mother. “At 10 years old, I felt like we left God back in Tijuana.”  Life, once again became a daily struggle to survive. At the age of 12 Anabel’s mother died during childbirth and she was sent to live with her grandma in Octolan.   Her grandma’s faith remained strong even as she was persecuted by her very large Catholic family.  Grandma could not read so she asked Anabel to read the Bible to her. “The one scripture that my grandma knew to recite over and over was; ‘Be faithful to the end and I will give you the crown of life.” Anabel had taught herself to read while living on the streets, so it was a blessing to read the Bible to her grandma. At the age of 12 Anabel entered school for the first time. She was a quick learner and by the age of 15 she finished Junior High School. One of Anabel’s favorite verses today is; “However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”— the things God has prepared for those who love Him—“ 1 Corinthians 2:9 – After attending the Catholic Church with her aunts and cousins on

Sundays, Anabel went with grandma to the Evangelical Church in the evenings. At the age of 17, Anabel made a decision to be baptized and she never returned to the Catholic Church. She endured one year of severe persecution by her Catholic family in Ocotlan, so at the age of 18 she moved to Guadalajara. There she joined a Christian church and became active in many ministries to include the choir. At the age of 21 Anable met her future husband Raul. After four months of dating they were married. Raul and Anabel moved to his home state of Indiana. It was a culture shock for Anabel to live in a climate of freezing snow. They lived in Fort Wayne for 9 years and that is where they brought three children into the world. According to His plan,  Raul and Anabel were called by God to move back to Mexico with their three kids Emmanuel, Samuel and Eden.  Anabel’s father-in-law Salvador and his wife Tulitas built the first Evangelical Church in Chapala. “Iglesias del Espiritu Santo” It is the same church where Raul and Anabel serve the community today.  Anabel has a heart to serve single working moms and kids who have been abused and abandoned. She began serving hungry kids out of her kitchen. With the help of her father-in-law, in 2002 land was purchased in the poverty stricken town of Tepehua. While the Tepehua Community Center was in full operation, in 2008 God provided the funds to purchase land in Chapala. Love in Action is a local Chapala Shelter for Kids that operates solely on donations.  Since 2008 many kids have given their hearts to Jesus as they learned to trust in their heavenly Father, the only dad some kids had ever known. During a trip to Israel in 2018, Anabel and 21 others from Chapala, Mexico.  Anabel helped baptize 10 people in the Jordan River. She was also invited to the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem by  Randy Shepherd, a pro basketball player founded Crossfire Ministries. The message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is simple and understood by the love we share with others. Our Father is always at work and waiting to pick up our calls to Him. Witnessing Randy’s passion to reach the lost set Anabel’s heart on fire to do what she can ...while she can! Her desire to organize a local outreach called “Faith in Action”. Love in Action struggles monthly to pay the electricity bill and to feed the mouths of all the 23 children. The truth is that our Lord has equipped every Christian with the power and authority of the Holy Spirit. As we step out in faith, He will surely minister to the brokenhearted, to the lost. "Imagine the same outpouring of the Holy Spirit igniting a passionate faith in just twenty of His retired Christians at lakeside!" . Support for Love in Action are welcome. EMAIL: mama.ana.frutos@gmail.com  Mx CELL 331-351-7826   In 2023 Love in Action provided love and shelter for 20 abandoned girls.  If you are led to donate funds, or weekly time click here: Love in Action