hey everyone,

things are humming along down here in Culiacan.  I've been very busy in the ministry and in the english school leaving little time to slow down and write an update for you all.  In addition I've been dealing with one illness after another, so when I'm done with a class or a drive out to the camps I come home and die on my bed.  Prayers for strength would really be great right about now.

 

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So, we're getting ready to add two new camps to our schedule but we need Gods mind to know which of the remaining 100+ we should choose to focus on.  Some camps have large groups of folks from the deep jungles of the south.  These people listen intently to the message of salvation and respond to the Lord with fervency and gratitude.  Other times we find a laziness and a carelessness, often among the spanish speakers, who have already heard the gospel and just like us to visit to talk to them about the bible.  this group is nice enough but bears little fruit, making small effort themselves to continue with the Lord.  Naturally we want to focus our energy on group 1.  We just really need God to show us where they are.

          In another awesome answer to prayer, God has sent a missionary couple here to work with the indigenous as well.  They are my age but have been working in other parts of Mexico for some 30 odd years.  They are a tremendous source of encouragement and wisdom.  we have started having regular missionary meetings to seek to edify one another along with the other missionaries in our area.  what a blessing.

 

 Lastly, i wanted to ask you all to pray for my coworker and friend Gerardo.  Please pray that he can find some kind of tech school to learn a trade, as well as a job that allows him to support himself while continuing to preach in the camps.

 

Ok,  here are the prayer points in brief and a hearty blessing to all of you up there supporting the work in your prayers.

 

• God make me strong and healthy to keep serving Him with joy and vigor
• God direct our steps to what camps to visit next
• God help the indigenous to really lay hold of the Lord and pursue Him even after they leave Culiacan
• God continue to raise up more english students, ie. financial independence
• God provide a great job, training school and better living situation for Gerardo
• God provide a house for next season
• God keep us all walking closely with Him, spreading the gospel to all who will listen until He comes to get us

 

Maranatha, come Lord Jesus

 

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