Men’s meeting

This last week, our men’s group gained some steam and members as we sat down to a group of 7 men listening and studying the doctrine of the church.  Amazing!

Men’s Band-aid

In an effort to touch people where they enjoy serving, we organized an adult men’s band that will lead worship this next week.  While our songs have been heard before, they’ll be quite different with the ones playing.  We have 3 guitarists, a bass player and a drummer.  Wow, how exciting!

Starting from scratch

The area we picked for the new work is near one of our home Bible studies.  The group is one of the largest ones we have and is very excited about the possibilities of having church services in their area.  This is just one picture of the group’s meetings.

Scoping the area

We visited the area where we want to start a new work and took some time on a Saturday to see where people meet and what things look like in the area on the weekend.  There was a tiny open air market “tiaguis” out that day.

Starting a NEW congregation

On 10/21/2016 we created a new team to begin examining the possibilities of starting a new church in a distant part of the community.  We sat down to examine what comes first and who would be involved.  Please pray for Jonathan and Luis as they spearhead the effort by the 1More4Christ congregation.

From the SHOE BOX

Upon talking to Marian’s dad, we decided to work to keep up our contact with each other.  It just happens that in this past month, I renewed my contact with another one of my former disciples in Mexico City when I first arrived many years ago.  Here’s a pic of the three couples in our “youthful” days. 

It’s a FULL-HOUSE

Our leaders meeting last night was moved to one of the homes. We barely fit.  But aside from getting business done, it was inspiring to see so many involved in ministry and actively wanting to better it.

It’s a GIRL

18 years ago, I took Marian’s parents to the hospital and waited for news of her delivery.  Her dad had to go off to work, and I stayed.  Well, they broke the news to me, and I called her dad at work.  Who would have thought that I’d be the first to receive the news after her mom?

Feeling YOUTH-FULL

While this picture may look normal to you of youth playing, take a closer look.  This week I had to get into the game to even the odds and ran right through the group to the other end, got tagged and couldn’t stop.  When will I learn that I’m just not equipped for this anymore?

A busy Sunday

 

While Gerardo preached in our service in Los Heroes, I went off to preach in our sister congregation in Tizayuca about 1 hour away.  Near the end of the service the church introduced Maria de Jesús V.S. as their new worker.  If you remember, she worked with us until recently when our new pastor came on board and the church directed its funding to him.  

GETTING help

Kiana has been struggling with her health and has done some local assessment to better her condition.  We trust that her medical visits along with future plans to stabilize her health materialize.  Please pray for her continued strength, optimistic perspective and a heart so seek God in all this.

GREAT Plans

With Pastor Francisco beginning to pastor the congregation, 1 More 4 Christ, we’ve directed our attention to a new location to begin a new work.  This location happens to be where we have one of our home groups meeting.  We will begin visiting the area as well as organizing activities for the community to get to know us.  1 More 4 Christ will add One More.

On the GREEN

While you can find grass in most parts of our community, you don’t always find large patches of untouched plots.  So our youth took advantage of this plot and participated in some games on it.  It was fun to see them slumber on the green.

A TIME of FASTING

Time was spent Tuesday praying for the needs of the congregation, the community and personal commitment.  The group began at 10 and ended at 7 p.m. just before our weekly prayer meeting.  We’re so glad for their commitment and their intercession.

A NEW Preacher in the HOUSE

 

Pastor Francisco F. Ventura C. started working with us mid-September and has taken on a greater role in preaching.  He’s getting to know the members of the congregation and fitting in well, along with his family.  Please pray for this leadership transition as he begins pastoring.