Thanks to so many of you who have been praying for the new church plant in another of the neighborhoods here in Ixtapaluca, an area called “Palmas 1.” We were back in our rented building yesterday, after having to find a different place to meet on our second Sunday due to a previous commitment at […]
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Teaching. Eating. Singing. Eating. Playing. Eating. Ministering. Do you see a pattern here? So was our second weekend with a group of students from Word of Life Bible Institute, Mexico. This weekend Karen Méndez joined us, and Lord willing she’ll be able to continue with Matheus, Cheila and Rebeca. Our very first kids club at
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You may remember (ok, probably not) a post from last Fall that mentioned Matheus and Cheila, and how they are studying at Word of Life Institute Mexico. They are related to a church plant in Portugal, where my uncle and aunt Bob and Jo Fry ministered for many years (15 or so?). Mayra and I
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Going to Mexico I wasn’t really sure what to expect, and I guess you could say I was a little nervous. I don’t know even the slightest bit of Spanish, and I kind of questioned and doubted myself… wondering how I would make an impact on people and show them Christ’s love, when I couldn’t
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We are pretty familiar with Word of Life Bible Institute out of Schroon Lake, NY. Although we have never personally visited, a number of good friends and their kids have attended and graduated from the Institute. What is pretty amazing is how international Word of Life is. They have Bible Institutes all over the globe,
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This summer has been busy for us. I actually hate using the word “busy” because so often it can be confused with “productive” or even “spiritual.” But activity for activity’s sake is simply activism. Another factor in this “busyness” was short-term team involvement. How effective are short-term teams? Are they worth the time and resources
It’s been an exciting week for our annual church DVBS, this week setting some records as far as attendance. Usually we start the week with about 50 kids, this week 120 showed up on Monday. Then 150 on Tuesday. Yesterday we reached 165. Many committed people from the church are being supported by a team
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