Ministry News
This summer, we had a group come down from Portersville Bible Church
in Western PA to help out with a Vacation Bible School. They did a great
job, and we had around 30 kids come to one club, and 150 to the other
club. Some of our youth have started a follow up Kid’s Club on
Saturdays, and they are averaging 10-15 kids.
A man named Luis has been coming to church for a while now. He comes
in spurts. Before this past month, he hadn’t come for about a year. He
has also been bringing some visitors to our church with him. He has
heard the gospel, and Bryan has had a good discussion with him about it,
but we aren’t sure that he is saved.
Luis has also put us in contact with a couple who are having marriage
problems. This couple isn’t saved, and at this point they don’t seem to
be open to the gospel. They are, however, open to getting their marriage
problems solved. We have met twice so far. In our last meeting, they
told us about some friends of theirs that are contemplating divorce, and
we may also start counseling them as well.
We have also been counseling a lady and her sister on child rearing.
This lady is separated from her husband and having a difficult time
raising her daughters. We praise the Lord that she is putting into
practice what she is learning. Although it is still a struggle, she is
seeing some success. Neither she nor her sister is saved yet.
Terecita, an older lady in our church, is dying of cancer. A few
weeks ago, the doctors gave her a few hours to live, which was not true.
From what we’ve been told, they just wanted to get her out of the
hospital since she is terminally ill. We don’t know how long she has,
but it is probably a few months. She needs constant care, and it has
been very difficult for the family. Susan was spending several hours a
day over there helping, but has stopped now because it’s become too
difficult to do that and keep up with school and everything else. We
have had opportunities to witness to unsaved family members through
this. Even Terecita has been witnessing to everyone from bed. Please
pray that God would continue to work in the extended family as well.
We are also excited about developing a friendship with Terecita’s new
doctor and his family, who happen to live down the street from us. We
are also continuing to work on friendships with our two closest
neighbors. They have become very friendly, but are still closed to
conversations about God.
Church attendance has been poor lately. We’ve had some young people
go away to school, and one girl moved away after just graduating. Two
other families have just quit coming to church. They don’t want anything
to do with God right now.
This Sunday, we will be having an evangelistic activity at church to
celebrate Mexico’s Independence Day. We will be having a dinner and
evangelistic message.
