Just some thoughts on Missions

It´s the day after the 4th of July and living in a foreign country kinda takes the thrill and excitement from the holiday. In fact I didn´t realize it was the 4th until I read what my friends from the States were logging on Facebook. I listened to Ray Charles sing ¨America the Beautiful¨and tried to get into my patriotic spirit. I guess since we are pilgrims and foreigners in this planet, our devotion needs to be about God´s kingdom. Pride for ones country is valid, but how do we celebrate being citizens of Gods kingdom?
On another front, we took a couple of days to go to Morelia to visit Eli and speak at his church. What a blessing to see it grow from the conception in the front room of Eli´s mothers house. The church is growing and impacting the city and surronding area. The next day we had lunch with Pastor Moy and Linda in Irapuato where we started our first church. They are getting ready to open a Christian High School which will be the first in the city. They are packing out their auditorium every Sunday morning and have started a second service to accomadate the people.
Here in Saltillo our new church is starting to grow. It has been slow and a challenge of patience for me. The people here just don´t seem to understand how great of a guy I really am and that God has given me lots of wisdom and love for people. (LOL) Life on the mission field has its challenges. It would be great if folks back home would have the same passion and enthusiasm about missions as the missionary does. But God, the one who calls is the one who provides and meets every need. He is the Lord of the Harvest!

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!