Teaser

Keila continues to grow and learn in the area of film-making.  She videotaped an interview with a dear friend, Jasmin, whose husband passed away this year.  While this is not the entire video, stay tuned, she created a “rough-cut” as requested by her teacher.  I’m impressed with her work.

Infomercial?

We were asked last week to submit a short video updating one of our supporting churches about our latest activities preferably with a word from family members.  This was a quick one-take event.

So How was the Switch?

Our Wednesday night prayer meeting went off without a hitch.  After picking up everyone from the Flores (Flowers) neighborhood, we began our time together as families singing, reading and memorizing God’s word.  As the evening progressed, the kids went upstairs to play – this time – while the adults were led in prayer.  Although the time went longer than expected, I believe that we all enjoyed the time to share with each other and then pray personally for each one.  It was a big night.  And lots came out to share in it.  Thank you for praying.

What’s Key?

On Friday, the key men and I got together to discuss the forming of a men’s study.  We talked while “downing” some delicious tacos at a local stand.  We were in agreement that in order for our wives and families to feel secure, we needed to take our role as fathers and husbands seriously.  So we will soon begin studies in Proverbs to encourage each other to make wise decisions and take wise steps in leading our families.

Interest in Healing Hearts,

There were 8 that attended the women’s study last Wednesday morning.  While the number was up, there were quite a few new faces, that means that some regulars couldn’t make it.  We trust that as Tracey trains María and the group in how to study the Bible that each mom reaches out to touch the lives of her friends with God’s grace.

Moving to the beat…

Our youth group was a bit smaller this last Saturday due to enormous amounts of homework assigned to the adolescents; many could not come.  We managed to have a talk on temptation, play team handball – led by Keila, and learn to do some video taping.  Here’s a sample of their video skills.  Remember, they’re just starting to learn how to take good photos and work with a video camera.

The First Wall is Up!

As the Bread of Life church in La Presa continues to motivate its people to give to build the next level, a lone wall stands erected to remind them that the work isn’t finished.  Pastor Ignacio said, “This week we removed all the wooden structures that were used to hold up the forms for the cement roof.  We also moved all our extra building materials to the roof to see how much new space we have.”  AnaLilia, his wife, said, “Now the kids can freely study, play and NOT get dirty from all the construction materials.  We enjoy being able to teach them in the shade and not in the bright sun on Sunday mornings.”