Ministry News
We are back into the swing of things in our church here in Mexico. Thank you for praying for our trip. We made it back home without any car or gas problems.
As we mentioned in our last update, we needed to see how things really went at the church in our absence. Things did not go as well as we had hoped with the church or the men we left in charge. Bryan preached on repentance soon after we arrived.. God was good, and at the end of the service, there was a time of public confession, and many of the people confessed their sin. The church seems to be getting better, but we are going to postpone looking for the next area for a church plant.
The first Sunday that we were back, Bryan was sick on Saturday, and did not know if he would be able to teach on Sunday. None of the other three guys that had taught were able to be at church, so Bryan asked Javier to teach a devotional so that at least there was teaching. He has been saved two years and has the desire to be a pastor someday. It was his first time teaching in a church service, and he did a great job! He also taught two weeks ago. He is working on his masters in education, and when he finishes in August, he wants to start studying at a seminary.
Susan and Gabi, a lady in our church, started a new cooking and crafting class. It went well with new women coming. Before Susan even arrived at home, Bryan had already received two phone calls from women who attended who wanted counseling. Both women have trusted in Christ as their Savior and have come to church.
We have seen 5 people make professions of faith since we have returned. The coolest was Carlos. His family’s first week was two weeks ago. In the announcements, I asked if there was anyone else who had not turned in their membership commitment sheet. Carlos’s wife Margarita asked for a copy. Carlos said, “We will come to church, but we won’t sign any commitment.” This past Sunday, the gospel was very clear as the text was Romans 3. He came up to me after church and said, “I want to let you know that today, I trusted in Christ, and I’m ready to commit to God and the church. I’ve never taught the Bible, but I’m ready to help however I can.” God is good! It’s exciting to see God working.
Susan has also started a women’s Bible study, and there have been several new women who are coming to that as well.
For Mother’s day, we will be having an evangelistic event where we will take family portraits. This summer, a group from Bible Baptist Church in Kokomo, IN will be coming to help us with our summer kid’s club.
Family News
Josh returned to Mexico in March, but we only saw him for a few hours. He went to serve as a counselor at the MK camp that he attended when he lived here. Caleb got to be in his cabin.
The kids are busy with school. Susan is very busy trying to do school along with teaching the women’s Bible study and cooking/crafting classes.
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Women’s Bible Study
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