Knott, Carl & Ruth

Carl and Ruth met in university and married in 1973. Carl was saved in 1975 and Ruth in 1979. After serving as a pilot and flight instructor in the Air Force, he left what had been his childhood dream of flying, to answer the Lord's call to service, and studied under William MacDonald. He served with him for six years, training men to serve the Lord. Carl and Ruth were commended in 1981 and served under the guidance of "brother Bill" until 1986. They also took part in establishing a new assembly during this period, getting good experience for later labors as missionaries. In 1986 the Knotts were further commended to serve the Lord wherever He may lead them, initially in Spain, where they have been since then. From 1986 to 2002 they did pioneer work establishing an assembly in northern Spain in the foothills of the Pyrenees mountains, where there was no previous evangelical testimony of any kind. They later lived and served in Israel for six months (1996-1997), helping to strengthen assemblies in and near Nazareth. Their only furlough was for six months in 2002. In 2002 the Lord guided them clearly to Seville, to help in a small assembly in need of edification,rebuilding and encouragement. Carl and a Spanish brother, Lucas Batalla, work together in the oversight, teaching and care of the saints. The Seville assembly has a website with a menu option for English: http://berealibros.wix.com/asambleabiblicabetel

   Carl and Ruth use hospitality to reach out to both believers and unbelievers. They also visit the assembly in Gibraltar to encourage them http://ggospel.wix.com/gibraltargospelhall  He continues writing, translating and publishing Christian material, and this work takes up considerable time. Ruth helps in proofreading and text preparation. They also prepare and send out a monthly magazine free of charge, in Spanish: EN ESTO PENSAD, which contains articles for edification and also gospel content. Carl travels occasionally to minister in Hispanic assemblies in the U.S. and various Latin American countries. His articles appear in magazines such as Missions, Uplook, Cornerstone and Milk & Honey. In conjunction with the Seville assembly Carl established a non-profit publishing ministry that operates by faith: Berea Libros, whose books may be viewed on the assembly website under the tab "libros" (for Spanish books), or "books" (for English books).