Editing Yiye Ávila (section)

==Evangelism==
Although Yiye Ávila was always deeply interested in Christianity, he reportedly was convinced to dedicate all his life and work to evangelism after watching a Christian television show hosted by [[Oral Roberts]], an American televangelist, in the early 1960s. In 1967, Ávila retired after 22 years as a teacher and began to concentrate on Christian work instead.

He became a full-time preacher and, in 1972, he invited several friends, family, and neighbors to form the Escuadron Relampago Cristo Viene ("Christ Is Coming Lightning Squadron"), which congregated in a small room in his house to discuss the Bible, [[salvation]], Christianity, and the [[Apocalypse]]. Eventually, his ministry and followers increased dramatically, and a new three-story building near the PR # 2 state road was built to accommodate the attending public. His preaching was followed by various church groups and many Latin American evangelists invited him to preach to their local communities and churches. This demand prompted Yiye to create a radio program and, eventually, a television network called Cadena Del Milagro (Miracle Network) so that his preaching could reach those same communities that he visited.

The network and his ministry has grown considerably over the years, expanding to magazines, books, audio tapes, videos and televised scheduled programming. The three-story building which he and his close followers originally built now serves as the headquarters for Yiye's ministry and his television network.<ref name="BYA" />

Beginning in the 1970s, Yiye became a laborious evangelist, visiting almost all Latin American countries, many North American cities, and parts of Europe. He appeared on a daily morning telecast preaching selected verses from the Bible and receiving prayer petitions from viewers. He also appeared every Saturday night on the network's flagship show, ''Campaña Por TV'' (Campaigning Through TV), where he preached selected verses of the [[New Testament]], presented Evangelical Christian music groups, and invited viewers to convert to Evangelical Christianity.

In his shows, he encouraged viewers to congregate by going to Evangelical Christian churches and to form Evangelical Christian groups to discuss the Bible and current events. These shows and many other programs are broadcast in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, and are transmitted via satellite to Latin America, the continental United States and certain parts of Europe.<ref name="BYA" />

In addition to his television shows and public preaching, Yiye Ávila was a prolific writer, publishing numerous works throughout his ministry years. Many of his public preachings have been recorded and published on tapes and compact discs.<ref name=BYA />