Ministry News
We hope you all had a good Easter
celebration. Here in Mexico, it’s vacation time, as schools are closed
the week before and after Easter. The emphasis here isn’t on
resurrection Sunday, but rather Good Friday. We praise God that we have
a risen Savior!
We are continuing our leadership training
with Salvador and Enrique. We have been studying attributes of a
servant leader, and we are now starting a study on Bible
interpretation. Please pray for Salvador as he has a difficult decision
coming up in regards to his job.
Please continue to pray for the
marriages. This is our greatest struggle here. One man and his wife
are barely talking to each other. They aren’t interested in getting
help. Another couple is getting a divorce. Another man, who’s wife
attends our church, has been cheating on her. Susan is doing a study
with the wife, and Bryan is working with the man, who claims to be a
Christian and says he has left the woman, but there is still a doubt as
to his sincerity in saving the marriage.
Daniel and Beatriz are a couple who
contacted Bryan about marriage counseling through a family member who
received marriage counseling a year ago. We praise the Lord that they
both trusted in Christ as their Savior, and although there is still work
to do, their marriage does seem to be improving. The only negative is
that they live about 40 minutes from Texcoco, so it will be hard for
them to get involved in the church.
The women from our church are going to a
women’s conference in Mexico City on April 25th, where they will be
learning about unconditional love. As was mentioned, marriage is our
biggest challenge here, and our prayer is that God will use this
conference in the lives of our ladies.
For Valentine’s Day, we had a banquet at
church. We had a very good turnout. Nester, a contact who I mentioned
in February, came with his family. They still aren’t open to the
gospel, but they are inquisitive.
We will be having an evangelistic event
for Mother’s Day. This is a special time when visitors may come who
otherwise would not consider it. Everyone is encouraged to bring their
unsaved family and friends.
We are planning on returning to the U.S.
in the fall for a wedding. However, we have learned that our support
level isn’t very healthy. The economy has been tough for many,
including our support. We are $1,200/month under supported. So, we are
planning on taking the month of October to visit new churches to raise
extra support. If God puts it on your heart to help with this, we would
greatly appreciate it. You can sign up
here to give a one
time gift or to become a regular supporter.
