SERVANT OF GOD-EVANGELIST-AUTHOR-MINISTER-MISSIONARY
Robert S. "Mateo" Matthews Servant of God since 1965
Born in Portland, Maine 1945. Moved to Eastport, Maine about the time of the Korean War and Hank Williams' death. Lived on South End of Moose Island (Eastport) facing Lubec, Maine of Fundy Bay, 8 miles from the Passamoquoddy Indian Reservation.
Father 87 years old residence of Eastport, Maine
Graduated from Kenneth High School in Conway, New Hampshire
Former Air Force Tough Tiger School for karate and combat
Introduced to the Scriptures and Christ in the Fall of 1964 at the South Portland Church of Christ Shirley Morgan, preacher.
Repented, confessed Christ, and baptized into my Lord in September 1965.
Northeastern Junior Christian College 1965-67 A.A. in History
David Lipscomb College 1968-70 B.A. sociology Minor in Bible
Began fulltime preaching in June, 1970 in Houlton, Maine
The high point brother Matthews' preaching careers was when he spent a weekend in May, 1977 with brother Ivan Steward of Oklahoma. He claims he went from minister of the pulpit and office to an evangelist.
His low point in life was wwhen he lost his first wife, Linda, and spent two years in a deep depression and fell back into a worldly way of life from 1992 to 1995.
Moved to Moab, Utah and worked with the church of Christ there while making his living as a Christian school teacher and waiter in Denny's Restaurant.
Preached in Oklahoma from 1997 to 1999 prior to entering foreign mission work.
Entered fulltime foreign mission work in 1999 in the Dominican Republic.
Presently living and preaching the Gospel of Christ in Parker, Arizona
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