Dear Friend,
The Lord has been mighty in our lives during this
month. We dedicated much of this month to Evangelism, really trying to reach
those who don’t know the Lord Jesus and explaining it in depth for those who
have heard but with no fundamental relationship with the Saviour. We received
warm welcomes from those who were genuinely interested hearing what God has
done for them. This last weekend, 4 people were baptized!! Glory to God.
Last week Donald was invited to preach in
Durango, a different state about 3 hours away from here, and hold a special
church service. Through the prayers of this little church one of the members,
Don Paco, who is 89 years old and had been recently very ill, the Lord gave
strength to to attend the meeting, a miracle to many. Right after the service
he was met with a surprise, a funeral!! The 47 year old lady who had gone to be
with the Lord accepted Jesus about a year ago. Having been asked to share at
the funeral service with not much notice, the Lord led him to comfort the
husband and the two sons left behind. With these experiences, it digs deep in
our hearts over again that the Gospel has to be preached at all times. Having
gone through the book of Romans this month together, we were reminded again of
the verse “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of
God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the
Greek.” Romans 1:16
Ministry News
The village ministry has continued to go from
strength to strength thanks to Becky being here who has been helping a whole
lot with the children’s work in the villages. In one of the villages, Nueva
Candelaria, there is a new family that has just started attending our cell
group and is being encouraged in the Lord. At this present time Myrna, our
co-worker, is in Guatemala, where she went on a mission’s trip to minister to
others. Tadeo a 20 year old youth whose love for the Lord and others is very
evident, has been with us and serving the ministry in Delicias. We also welcomed
a young friend from Nashville, Tennessee who is down here in Mexico for three
Months. Jesse is an aviation student who decided to come down for a short-term
mission’s trip. He is a blessing wherever we have been going.
Mission House construction
We are now finalizing some parts of the house
before moving all our belongings from the property, which has been home to
Donald for the last 5 years ever since he moved to Mexico in 2007. Thank God
the builders finished their part of the job, and we are just left with the
final parts like painting and cleaning before moving everything.
Passing on Responsibilities
At times one may not know how much responsibility
they have until time comes to pass the load to others. At this moment this is
what we are doing. As we prepare to leave Mexico for England next week for a time
of preparation for our wedding, please pray the people taking on our ministry
responsibilities will diligently minister to the people as the Lord works
through them for his glory.
Wedding Bells
As most of you already know we will be getting
married on April 13Th. Well, it seems now just around the corner.
Please pray for us as we prepare for this great adventure called marriage. May
we continue to focus on the Lord in all ways as we trust Him with every step we
take. May he continue to be glorified in our lives as He has been as single
people and now as a couple. We so much appreciate your prayers for this part of
our lives.
Praise Report
1-Thank God that he has been faithful in bringing
about those people who are so willing to take on our ministry duties in our
absence.
2-That for these first two months of this year we
have been receiving encouraging emails from those who are committed to be
praying for us on a regular basis. Thank you for your genuine interest in both
our ministry and lives.
3-We thank God who has supplied all our needs
according to His riches in Glory as we have come to the end of constructing the
Mission House at a level where we can live in it.
4-Thank God that Becky has now settled into
Mexican life much more and is continuing to pick up Spanish. We thank God that
even through challenges and weaknesses, he has always proved faithful in
sufficiency of grace as we continue to grow in Him each day!
Please continue to pray
1-
For the good use of time as we
prepare for our wedding and catching up with friends and supporters back in
England. May we always keep the gospel as the central reason in our lives.
2-
Pray we will in all ways lean on Him
and Him alone as we maintain our focus in loving and serving Him. May resources
or time never limit our lives of service to the Lord wherever we are.
3-
Pray that Becky and I will continue
to grow in the Lord together. That we will also spend some quality time with
our families before we say I do and then return to Mexico.
4-
For Tadeo and Myrna as they continue
the work in Delicias and for Montse and Aberlado as they oversee the cell group
in Nueva Candelaria.
Thank you so much for being such a vital member
of our friends. Daring to know what we are doing and how you can join us
together in support and prayer. We love you and really appreciate you joining
us as we declare “JESUS IS LORD!”
In His Service
With Lots of Love and Blessings,
Donald and Becky
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