Today we are heading off to Santo Tomas for CEMM's family camp. We are excited to go, visit with the friends we have made and meet more people. The girls are excited to go play on swings and slides. Even while it is considered work for us, we expect it will be a relaxing weekend, with our only responsibility of helping serve coffee and cookies tonight. We pray it will be a refreshing time for us.
Today I finally had another Bible study with Yarena, the lady I have mentioned that it's difficult getting together with. She seemed to hang on every word I said and we had a great discussion on what stands between us and learning more about God. I pray that next week she will be home once again so we can continue. LeRoy's study ended up not happening once again, and the guy was disappointed he couldn't leave his store as his wife had to leave to pick up their son. He asked if they could try for Tuesday, so please pray that this time it will work. They have tried 3 times to study together, and every time there has been a legitimate reason why they can't, but it is still discouraging.
Please also pray for 2 little girls we know through our kids' club. There dad passed away about 2 weeks ago, and they are broken. Today I met them on the street and just hugged them. They cried and didn't have anything to say. But are very excited to come to kids' club. LeRoy met their mom a couple days ago. She is without a job or way to provide for them. They don't have much and are in great need. Please pray for healing for this family, and that their mom can come to know Jesus through this hard time.
Friday, 30 April 2010
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
Please pray
This afternoon I was asked if I was available tomorrow to have a Bible Study. This is the same guy that I've been trying to connect with for quite a while. Please pray that he will follow through and come tomorrow, that God will open his hear to hear the Word.
I feel that it is because of prayer that he approached me to see if I wanted to study. Praise the Lord!
I feel that it is because of prayer that he approached me to see if I wanted to study. Praise the Lord!
Tuesday, 13 April 2010
No Study
So for some reason the man LeRoy was excited to get together with today to start a Bible study didn't show up. Please pray with us that it will still begin sometime soon, and that this man is serious about wanting to learn more about God. In this culture people don't say no, so it is possible that he is saying yes while not wanting to.
Saturday, 10 April 2010
New Opportunity
It feels like life has kept on being busy, not much time to breathe as we try and get back into our ministries here. Back into some sort of routine. Today as well LeRoy attended the Directiva meeting (like an EMC board meeting) while I relaxed a bit more at home with Tara and the kids. We also had kids' club again today, and since we forgot our keys for the house, we enjoyed the HOT sun and had club outside. 13 kids showed up, 1 of them being a girl. But it was a great time, the kids were excited, but we did find out it's a bit harder keeping their attention since we had to yell for them to hear us (due to outside noise).
The exciting thing that happened on Thursday was that a man that LeRoy has been connecting with agreed to begin studying the Bible together. He has shown interest in the past, and now agreed that he would be willing. Please pray for LeRoy as he begins his first study, and that this man would continue to show interest and want to learn so much more about God. He has a wife and one son (I think) as well, so keep them in your prayers too, that maybe we can connect as a family with them.
The exciting thing that happened on Thursday was that a man that LeRoy has been connecting with agreed to begin studying the Bible together. He has shown interest in the past, and now agreed that he would be willing. Please pray for LeRoy as he begins his first study, and that this man would continue to show interest and want to learn so much more about God. He has a wife and one son (I think) as well, so keep them in your prayers too, that maybe we can connect as a family with them.
Wednesday, 7 April 2010
Flat tires and Desponchadoras
Yesterday, traveling home, we blew another tire. I mean, not punctured, slow leak style, but slashed. I guess somewhere, we drove across something that slashed the sidewall. About a month ago, we did the same thing, on the other side. Luckily the spare was full of air, and Nate and Bob helped us quickly change it.
In my observations, I've noticed how many vehicles are on the road with not so new tires. At first I made the assumption that people maybe couldn't afford nice tires, or didn't take care of their vehicles, or something like that. The more and more experiences I have with flats (like 4 or 5 in the last 6 months) which is 6 more than I'
ve had in the last 5 yrs, I'm starting to think it's something else.
For one thing, we don't really get snow and icy roads down here (haha). But secondly, I think that everyone here understands that the chances of wrecking your tires are fairly high, and therefore nice tires are kind of an unneccessary expense. When a new tire costs $2000 pesos, and I was able to get a good used one for $300 pesos, what's not to like about that? And besides, there's a good tire shop, or 3, within 5 minutes drive of wherever you are in Northern Mexico. Well, maybe not quite, but almost. And you never know when that can turn into a good opportunity to share God's Word with someone, which has already happened on more than one occasion.
So, stealing from Red Green... "keep your stick on the ice, and a good spare in your trunk"
In my observations, I've noticed how many vehicles are on the road with not so new tires. At first I made the assumption that people maybe couldn't afford nice tires, or didn't take care of their vehicles, or something like that. The more and more experiences I have with flats (like 4 or 5 in the last 6 months) which is 6 more than I'
ve had in the last 5 yrs, I'm starting to think it's something else.For one thing, we don't really get snow and icy roads down here (haha). But secondly, I think that everyone here understands that the chances of wrecking your tires are fairly high, and therefore nice tires are kind of an unneccessary expense. When a new tire costs $2000 pesos, and I was able to get a good used one for $300 pesos, what's not to like about that? And besides, there's a good tire shop, or 3, within 5 minutes drive of wherever you are in Northern Mexico. Well, maybe not quite, but almost. And you never know when that can turn into a good opportunity to share God's Word with someone, which has already happened on more than one occasion.
So, stealing from Red Green... "keep your stick on the ice, and a good spare in your trunk"
Monday, 5 April 2010
Back to Routine?
This last week was an amazing week of helping lead a youth group in Delicias and Cuauhtemoc. We joined the group at Dallas and Tara's last week Monday, and from there helped translate whenever needed at kids' club, show them some tourist places, and onto our area in Cuauhtemoc. We were so blessed to see them happily work at our place replacing windows and painting, and how eager they were to help fix and clean up at our church in Anahuac as well as clean the Ebenezer church. Friday was a very full day as we took the group to an outreach center for them to help clean up there, then did a kids' club for the first time in Anahuac, and then a service in the evening at Ebenezer. This group of youth was so tired because we kept them busy, and yet at the same time most of them still wanting to keep helping out whenever and wherever possible. They were a huge encouragement to us as they helped us in our areas and just spent time with them. They went home yesterday, so now it's back to some kind of routine...once we go back to Cuauhtemoc tomorrow. Today is a much needed off day.
What's really exciting is that by having this youth group do a kids' club in Anahuac, it gave our church the extra boost it needed. They have been talking about starting a club for a couple months, but never got going. Now on Friday when they were helping out the church announced they were having another time of club the next day!!!! and are going to continue to do it every Saturday!!! We were..and still are..so excited to hear this huge step for the church. There are many capable people there who will do such an excellent job and it's exciting to where that will go.
So now when we get back we'll have to try and get into a routine again. Back to visitations, Bible study prepping, sermon prepping, and just back to life in Mexico. And hopefully back to more blogging and catching with people.
What's really exciting is that by having this youth group do a kids' club in Anahuac, it gave our church the extra boost it needed. They have been talking about starting a club for a couple months, but never got going. Now on Friday when they were helping out the church announced they were having another time of club the next day!!!! and are going to continue to do it every Saturday!!! We were..and still are..so excited to hear this huge step for the church. There are many capable people there who will do such an excellent job and it's exciting to where that will go.
So now when we get back we'll have to try and get into a routine again. Back to visitations, Bible study prepping, sermon prepping, and just back to life in Mexico. And hopefully back to more blogging and catching with people.
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