Two Years

church group

Last Sunday we celebrated two years of having church at our home.  We originally started as only family inside our home.  After some months, a few neighbors joined us and we moved the service to my mother-in-law´s patio.  A little over a year later, some children and teens that we have known for many years also began attending.  I

pick them up on the morning, and Abraham returns them after church service, snacks, and some hours of play.  Occasionally, vistors from the church Dios es Amor come for a Sunday service.

Speaking of those kids, we still go to one family´s house for mid-week Bible study.  As usual, Abraham leads a study with the adults, and I teach the kids and teens.  Abish and Lani participate in the classes, and then enjoy playing with the kids afterwards.  We have studies with another family and also with Abraham´s sister and some other family members who live about 20 minutes from here.

We continuously hear of the difficulties in each family.  One teen works in a jeans factory at night and is exposed to the bleaching chemicals used to distress the cloth.  Worse than that, he is faced with the drug and alcohol use of the other employees, and although he is only 15, struggles with smoking and alcohol use himself.  There are countless other stories.  

This coming Sunday we have planned a festival of life.  During this time when the days of the dead are celebrated, we wish to honor the God of life by showing the kids and adults the blessing that is life. We will have games, hot dogs, face painting, and story-telling.  Members of the house church have volunteered to help in the event.

Please pray with us that each person who attends church here and/or studies with us will lead the life that God has for them.  Pray that we can be a blessing to them and to their families.  Pray also for the event on Sunday, that it will go smoothly and be wonderful fun.  As the construction in Huejotzingo nears completion, pray for us to know who should live in the upstairs apartment, for the library that we have been loaned for the kids' use, and for the classes we will begin to have there.