Tuesday, May 14, 2013

MEANWHILE - Back on the Field

I still have some more updates scheduled for our trip to Australia but I need to also update what is happening here on the field as well.  God has been and is at work and we can only rejoice in His goodness upon us.


A ROUGH FLOOR

Our building has a very uneven and very rough cement floor.  It is hard to keep the dust in the building at minimum because the floor is so bad.  The problem with tiling the floor is that it also very uneven.  Within twelve feet it will drop over and inch and a half but then the next twelve feet will change that much more in various ways.  Actually the best answer would be to break up the floor and pour a new one.  The problem is that we only rent the building.  So ... I have decided and begun to attempt to lay tile.  It is a job that has proven to be tasking.

THE REAL FOCUS

Buildings though while necessary are temporal and not our focus.  The focus is the individual soul.  God has been blessing.  We have had two special days recently.  The first was "Children's Day" which is celebrated nationally here in Mexico and the second was "Mother's Day".  Children's Day was celebrated with a fiesta, pinata, candy, ice cream and cake.  Mother's Day was celebrated with a special gift to all our mothers in attendance and we also had two cakes.  One for those who were not mothers and a second special one for mothers only.

The highlight of the day though was that we had a high attendance of thirty-nine and seven who made a public decision to follow the Lord in believer's baptism.  Those decisions have been a long time in coming and we thank God that the Holy Spirit has worked in the lives of our people to make this personal decision.  We are excited about all that God is doing in our midst and look for even greater progress to report in the months to come.



One Unlevel Floor




The Local Sand Store-The River Bed
                                       

Finally a few tile laid

Day of the kids

Mother's Day
      



Mother's Day Fellowship





Thursday, May 9, 2013

West Wyalong, NSW - Gateway Baptist Church (mission)

 After leaving Canberra we had the wonderful privilege to be with the Gateway Baptist Church in West Wyalong, NSW.  Gateway Baptist Church is a mission work of the Sherwood Hills Baptist Church in Campeltown.  The work was started many years ago from contacts made on an "outback circuit ministry" that Sherwood Hills Baptist Church sponsored to reach out into smaller communities.  I am not dogmatic on all of my dates and facts but the just of it all is that not too long after it's inception the work was abandoned by the missionary in charge.  Sherwood Hills Baptist Church has poured a lot of time, effort and finances into the continuation of the work sending one of their pastors or laymen to West Wyalong three of four Sundays a month.  With the advent of live streaming the work has been strengthened as every service of Sherwood Hills Baptist Church can be broadcast.


Anyway, it was our privilege to be invited to spend a Sunday morning with these dear folks.  Brother Steve Thomas who was our tour guide for Sydney also became our guide to West Wyalong.  He picked us up in Canberra and drove us out to West Wyalong where we spent the night, enjoyed the morning with the work and then drove us back to Sydney for the evening service.

There is a GREAT need for help here.  I have been praying for several years and will continue to do so with an even greater burden that God would send His man to continue the work that has been given a basic start there in West Wyalong.  I would go tomorrow but I am a little busy here where I am at.  Surely there is someone that is free to go - Gateway Baptist Church is a great opportunity.


Gateway Baptist Church (mission) West Wyalong, NSW


The Families of Gateway Baptist Church

Sunday March 24th AM at Gateway Baptist Church

Sunday March 24th AM at Gateway Baptist Church


Fellowship after the morning service