reinitiating

playing with sidewalk chalk

 We recently reconnected with a lady that Abraham used to do Bible studies with.  She lives Huejotzingo, but not particularly close to us.  After being out of contact with her for quite some time, she showed up at our house one morning to tell me about the December murder of her 23 year-old granddaughter, the single mother of two small children.  She said that the family was now living in poverty, although they had the help of a Christian lady near her home.

together in the yard

Abraham reinitiated Bible studies with her.  Not long after that, our kids and I also began to go with him so that the lady´s grandkids could have some friends to play with during the study.  Depending on the day, the lady is there.  Her elderly brother is always home and listens to the study eagerly.  Sometimes other family members also participate. The family has a great many chains to break as they learn what God´s best is for their lives.  The mother and sister of the young lady declared their faith in Jesus just this past week, and we pray that their declaration is real.

We are gearing up for our annual vacation Bible school coming up the third week of July.  We still have quite a bit to do to prepare.

This last week, after a year and a half haitus, I started the cooking or craft class with teen and pre-teen girls.  We stopped the classes because the participants moved away, and no new teens arrived.  Last month, three of the girls moved back and asked for the class again.  Our class last week was making cream cheese bites. Yum!

Please pray for us as we plan the VBS, continue previously established studies and English class, and reinitiate the study and teen class.  Pray also for our church which is going through a difficult time.