Fathers Day surprize

What a blessing to have Jason and family here for fathers day. Jason preached in our new congregation and Jason Jr wants to follow in his daddies shoes. It´s not often that family can come to visit on the mission field so when they come it is a super blessing.

Lilia found out quickly that she is grandpa´s girl. What a cutie!

New Cell in Saltillo

What a blessing to share the gospel! Every Wednesday we are meeting with this family, their friends and neighbors.

Fullfilling the great commission to make disciples in all nations. We are expecting great things to come out of this group!

It´s going!!

Starting a church is a very challenging job. It can be dissapointing as you observe the "up´s and down´s" from week to week. Its a breath of fresh air when people come back for the second and third time to the services. I have discovered again that when a church meets the spiritual needs of the people, they will most likely return. Some churches give out food to the needy. Others offer programs to meet family needs. I think what people really want is to have their "heart" needs taken care of. The heart is the core of man and has a big hole in it that only God can fill. Once that hole is filled then people can enjoy Gods life and peace. We still have a long ways to go but I´m excited about the harvest that we are now seeing. Thanks for your prayers and support!

School of leaders

On Saturday, April 24th we started at the Impacto de Poder Church in Saltillo a School of leaders. This will be a nine month course that will develop the students to become efective soul winners and cell group leaders. Pastor Miguel Reyna is teaching one class and I the other. It will be interesting to see the growth in each student and watch them to mature to be a part of a team that will impact Mexico.

Folks getting free from Witchcraft

For some witchcraft and demons are made up in hollywood to thicken the plot to a thriller movie. Here in the area of Mexico where we live, witchcraft is quite common and many locals as well as visitors use it for different reasons. Some just want to know about the future, others want to place a curse on a family member or business. Young ladies go to witches for spells to be placed on the man of their dreams so that they will fall in love with her. Oigui boards, reading cards and palms might seem to be innocent enough but it opens the door for the demonic to operate in peoples lives. Recently in one of our conferences an elderly lady came wanting deliverance, she had paid lots of money over the years to Brujas and was now playing the consequences. She told me that she saw demons constantly, every night they come and dance on her bed and laugh at her. She was being tomented. The next week a 12 year old boy came with his mom for help. She had been involved with witchcraft over the years having one of the most popular occultic personalities come to personal treat her. The home sessions obviously began take effect on her boy. In his room he would see men dressed in a black tunic and they would talk to him. Different articles in his room would be moved and sometimes dissapear. He was afraid to be in his room at night. He later told he that he was suicidal being told by these visitors that his life was not worth anything. Now for the good news! Jesus said, "in my name you shall cast out demons." In both of these cases, when the name of Jesus was used in prayer the oppressing demons caused by witchcraft left both the lady and the boy. The lady exclaimed that she felt a load being lifted off and the mother the next day told me how her son slept all night for the first time in years and had peace in his heart. In Luke 4:18 Jesus said that he had come to set the captives free. There is a battle going on for the souls of men, thank God for the mighty name of Jesus and His power to set people free!

Address for donors

I was asked recently as to what address donations can be made too. If you don´t need a receipt for tax purposes, you may send to 19483 FM 508 Harlingen, TX 78550. If you want a receipt for tax deductions, send to Grace Memorial Church 3240 FM 725 New Braunfels, TX 78130 and put in the memo line, mexico missions.

Sowing into missions is a worthy cause. It is giving to projects that benefit people in many different ways. Thanks for sowing seed into this ministry!

Grace Memorial Anniversary

What a blessing to be able to travel to New Braunfels to see our church family and celebrate their 10th year anniversary. There is nothing better than Texas BBQ, chicken and sausage, finger lickin good! Mexican food is good, I have no complaints, but when you haven´t tasted Texas cookin for a while it is much appreciated. I wanted to post some pics of the event, but found dead batteries in my camera.

After some shopping the next morning, got to see the most beautiful grand daughters along with their parents. Living in a foreign country makes it dificult to see family. So the moments spent with them are precious.

The church is starting to grow, as lives are touched and peoples needs are met the group begins to take shape. The radio program is a big blessing to the community and a wonderful way to become known. The other day we went to the hospital to pray for a man who had a heart attack and afterwards we were sitting in the lobby talking and a lady came up and asked if we were pastors, she reconized my voice from the radio and she asked us to come up and pray for her mother. The kingdom grows one soul at a time, addition will turn into multiplication and impacts the world.

For those who need a tax receipt for your donations to the ministry, send me a note and I will give you information as to where to send it. Together we can make a difference and build God´s kingdom!