End of A Cycle

We managed to take the day off and head to some
falls created by volcanic lava flow.  It was an amazing
sight and a new place for us to visit as a family.

With this post, I'll be opening up another site to share
about our adventures starting a new work.  This one will
be placed into the hands of local Mexican leadership
under Pastor F. Ventura.

We appreciate your prayers for 1More4Christ.

Thanks for following us on the journey over the
years.

If you'd like to follow our new adventures, send
me an email with your request at mexcity30m at
Yahoo dot Com.

Again thanks for your heartfelt prayers for the
congregation and our family.

Still Youth

I didn’t expect to have as many visits by the youth during the Christmas vacation, but they seemed to visit each day.  This day, the girls got out a craft and the youth with some friends managed to be busy all afternoon and into the evening.  What fun!

New Church

Two of the ladies, sisters, in the area where we’re starting a new church got up during the service to teach the congregation its verse for the month.  It was wonderful to see their confidence and ownership of the new work and of their membership in 1More4Christ.  God is faithful!

Church

While I didn’t expect many to show up for the Christmas Day Sunday service, we had a good turnout with several families showing their support.  God is good!

All Together

It was wonderful this Christmas to have the entire family together again.  At one point we were all in different countries, but now we’re back.  Thanks Lord!

Christmas Meal

On Christmas Eve, everyone was running around to get stuff into the over for our Christmas eve meal.  It was both tasty and enjoyable to spend time together preparing and laughing.  Does it get any better than this?

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christ…

The presence of piñatas at parties and on the streets is a sign of Christmas or “Reyes” in this culture.  It seems like every night a piñata is being broken somewhere in the neighborhood.  It’s a time of talking, eating and, yes, playing together.

...Fiesta there

The daughter of the pastor in the first church we helped to organized had her 15^th birthday this weekend.  I remember when his girls and ours were only a few years old playing together.  My how time passes…

Fiesta here... and...

Our Sunday morning service ended with piñatas for kids, youth, women and men.  We’ll I decided to be one of the first volunteers for the men.  You’d think that after so many years in Mexico, I’d know how to do this…

I stand at the door…

This seems to be the season where people are much more open to talking about changes, so I trust that I can be faithful to the opportunities that I’m given.

Come to see us!

I looked at a recent picture of where Tracey and Kiana are at and then took a picture this morning where Keila and I are.  You decide where you’d rather be…

1More Music

The worship team from 1More kicked off the outdoor activity and did a great job staying focused and involving those who attended.  Great job, youth!

1More N Concert

Our youth put together a program and invited other youth groups to join us in worshipping God through music.  Nallely (right) represented our church by leading the program.  She did a great job energizing the youth on Saturday on the covered basketball court.

Remembering

In September we baptized 7 people who are now members of the congregation.  On this Sunday half of the group showed up to get their certificates.  We applaud their commitment and their love for God.

IN Concert

The church on the Hill put together the program with their youth musicians.  It was inspiring, fun and met the needs of the youth.  May there be more of these.

Up the Hill

We took our youth on an outing to attend a youth concert put on by our sister church on the hill.  We walked there and enjoyed the program and renewing friendships.

Family Time Away

Spent the week with the family and it was good.  I’ve missed our time together, so it was great to have the time away to just enjoy the company and the place.  Thanks for your prayers.

New Bible study & Filling Up

We’ve begun new Bible study classes on "Emotional Health" taught by Pastor Francisco at 9:30 a.m. on Sundays, just before the service.  God is good to fill our prayer house with a good group of believers.

Our morning service is beginning to fill up too.  Just when I thought we had lost some steam, believers showed up anticipating to study God’s word and worship him.

Sisters

These two sisters live in the area where we are starting a new work.  On Sunday, they participated in the service teaching the congregation the new verse to memorize for the month.  They are grateful to God for all he’s done for them.

New Teachers

Jon is one of our new teachers of English and guitar.  Here he is teaching students how to strum.  While we only had two students come, we trust more will come when the weather is better.