"What were we thinking? This will be a disaster. No one's going
to be here" Such were our thoughts at about 5:45 AM on Easter Sunday.
The church leadership team had decided to do a true sunrise service
,
meaning 6 AM, at the Magallons' house a few miles outside Puebla. In
February that seemed like a good idea, but now, well, not so much. But we
had things set up, coffee brewing, and there was nothing to be done but wait.
And people started coming. There was a phone call saying, "Don't start
without us!" When we started (closer to 6:30 than 6:00) we had most all of
the regulars and some not-so-regulars as well! What an encouragement!
It was great to meet and sing and hear the resurrection story as the sun came
up, illuminating the two 17,000 foot volcanoes visible through the windows.
Afterwards we had a great time of fellowship as everybody stayed for several
hours for breakfast. The best part of that was the opportunity Tim had to
have an extended conversation with Andrés about why
God sent his Son, and why He had been killed. "I used to think that I
could just believe in God and thank Him for things," he said, "but now I'm
starting to see that Jesus is the way to God." What a thrill on
Resurrection Sunday! Please pray for Andrés.
It has been tremendously exciting to see the Lord working in his daughter and
wife, and now him.
March
went by so quickly. We've been operating under the radar (read: not
communicating very well) because we took some time off to be with Tim's sister.
The Hudsons' visit was also an encouragement to us. We enjoyed a good
Sunday out at camp when they were here with close to 50 people, and many
visitors. One, an 11 year-old, had the misfortune of overturning his kayak
in the lake! That's what life-jackets are for, so he was fine. He
will now join his father and older brother with a healthy fear of water!
We continue to see the Lord opening opportunities to witness and build
relationships with neighbors. Schools are still out for Holy Week
vacations (they get TWO weeks off, kids!), and we've been able to do some things
with local kids.
In April, we are looking forward to starting a group for young couples. As
we've done pre-marital counseling with a couple, we've become aware of an
opportunity to start something. So we hope to kick things off on the 16th
with bowling and follow that up with a meeting at our place on the 23rd.
As schools start up again after Holy Week, Tim will again be going to Madero
University, hoping to start some Bible studies. He'll also be starting the
book of Mark in the Monday night study.PRAISE
1. The joy of seeing
Andrés so hungry to hear the truth about our
risen Savior, on Easter day.
2. It took a little longer than we
expected, but we do now have permanent visas to be here in Mexico!
3. A really special time spent with Jana, introducing her to
our new home and ministry.
4. A good time with the Hudsons.
PRAYER
1. Tim has been running on Saturdays with our neighbor, Nazaret.
We hope to be able to start studying the Bible with him.
2. Please
pray for the couples' group to get off the ground. (We'd like to come up
with a cool name for it, too!)
3. That Andrés
would decide to follow our risen Savior.
4. Please pray for the young
drug addict who accepted Christ last month. We
haven't been able to track him down.
Thank you for your prayers for us!
In Christ,
Tim, Barbara-Lee, and Drew
PS: The answers to Drew's vocabulary quiz last month: Buenos Días=greeting
used in the morning, sucio=dirty, por fa=slangy 'please', and
pantuflas=slippers.
Drew's newest vocabulary quiz: chispas, lápiz, ven, and
afuera
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Puebla, Pue. MEXICO
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,
meaning 6 AM, at the Magallons' house a few miles outside Puebla. In
February that seemed like a good idea, but now, well, not so much. But we
had things set up, coffee brewing, and there was nothing to be done but wait.
And people started coming. There was a phone call saying, "Don't start
without us!" When we started (closer to 6:30 than 6:00) we had most all of
the regulars and some not-so-regulars as well! What an encouragement!
It was great to meet and sing and hear the resurrection story as the sun came
up, illuminating the two 17,000 foot volcanoes visible through the windows.
Afterwards we had a great time of fellowship as everybody stayed for several
hours for breakfast. The best part of that was the opportunity Tim had to
have an extended conversation with Andrés about why
God sent his Son, and why He had been killed. "I used to think that I
could just believe in God and thank Him for things," he said, "but now I'm
starting to see that Jesus is the way to God." What a thrill on
Resurrection Sunday! Please pray for Andrés.
It has been tremendously exciting to see the Lord working in his daughter and
wife, and now him.
