Izabell and Grandpa Zamarron
Izabell and Grandma Zamarron
Izabell , Grandpa Zamarron and Grandpa Harris
Izabell , Grandma and Grandpa Harris
Izabell , Grandpa Zamarron and Grandpa Harris
Izabell , Grandma and Grandpa Harris
Friday, July 10, 2009
Cleaning the Building:
We have rented the bodega (warehouse) for use as our official church building. As we mentioned earlier, it needed a lot of cleaning. The whole family joined in and Ezra and I put in a lot of hours. I purchased an extending pressure washer wand to use with the pressure washer and rented some scaffolding and washed the unit in and out from the roof to the floor.
Our thanks to God for His safety as neither of us fell or walked off the scaffolding. My back was severely out of place for a few days but all of that is now just a memory.
Our next task is to repaint the front of the building, keeping the dark blue as it is but adding a light blue in place of the white. The current color combination although it looks good is the theme colors of the number two beer in Mexico. Task two will be to add glass doors behind the sliding metal door on the front of the building. Task three will be to begin to divide the unit up on the inside for use in Sunday School classes and a sanctuary.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
JUNE 8, 2009
Investing in Future Ministry:
"There is no investment in missions equal to that of training nationals"Since we have been here in Mexico we have been honored to be part of training others here in Mexico for the work of the ministry. One of the Bible Institutes that we have been privileged to have a small part in is the Instituto Bautista Sonora (IBSON). This is a work of the Templo Bautista Sahuaro of Hermosillo, Sonora and Pastor John Perez.This past weekend they had their graduation of five seniors and we were invited to be present. Pastor Perez is doing a tremendous work there in Hermosillo and we look forward to seeing how God uses these graduates for His honor and glory in the future.
Investing in Families, Matters:
Investing in Future Ministry:
"There is no investment in missions equal to that of training nationals"Since we have been here in Mexico we have been honored to be part of training others here in Mexico for the work of the ministry. One of the Bible Institutes that we have been privileged to have a small part in is the Instituto Bautista Sonora (IBSON). This is a work of the Templo Bautista Sahuaro of Hermosillo, Sonora and Pastor John Perez.This past weekend they had their graduation of five seniors and we were invited to be present. Pastor Perez is doing a tremendous work there in Hermosillo and we look forward to seeing how God uses these graduates for His honor and glory in the future.
Investing in Families, Matters:
God has also blessed us with good neighbors. One of these neighbors is the Nidez family. Pictured here are Oscar, Andrea and their little girl Andrea. It has been our privilege to get to know this family and we appreciate your prayers with us for them. The other day as Oscar was walking back home from work he invited one of his friends to come to one or our "masses". God is working!
The Harris Family.
Monday, June 1, 2009
A Loss for the Weekend
"as a thief in the night"
This past Thursday night we experienced our first episode of robbery here in Mexico. I woke up Friday morning to discover that our locked gate (still locked) was open and Ezra's four wheeler was nowhere to be found. We called the police and filed all the forms at the three separate offices downtown. We are told that they caught the thief that morning and had the four wheeler in possession but due the processing of all of it we did not get the four wheeler back till today (Monday). Thankfully without any extreme harm.The reason I bring this incident up is to help you remember to pray not only for me and Peggy but for our children. Dad and Mom may be following the call of God on their lives but the children also end up living in foreign lands and live just as disoriented if not more. Thankfully, Ezra was looking at it and talking to me from the perspective about how God has His hand in all of this for good and who might just be saved through it all!
A Location for the Work
I have spoken with the owner of the bodega (warehouse) in the picture and as of Wednesday we will have this unit rented for use as the start of the work here in Magdalena. This unit is an open warehouse with a built in one bedroom efficiency apartment and separate men and women's bathrooms. It will take a lot of cleaning and then a lot of work to make it serviceable but I believe that it will make for a nice location. It has no parking of its own but has street parking and no other businesses close by for parking competition. We are excited with the prospects of having a building and with the possibility of getting information, tracts and the gospel out with our name and location.
Thank you for praying for us - all of us.
"as a thief in the night"
This past Thursday night we experienced our first episode of robbery here in Mexico. I woke up Friday morning to discover that our locked gate (still locked) was open and Ezra's four wheeler was nowhere to be found. We called the police and filed all the forms at the three separate offices downtown. We are told that they caught the thief that morning and had the four wheeler in possession but due the processing of all of it we did not get the four wheeler back till today (Monday). Thankfully without any extreme harm.The reason I bring this incident up is to help you remember to pray not only for me and Peggy but for our children. Dad and Mom may be following the call of God on their lives but the children also end up living in foreign lands and live just as disoriented if not more. Thankfully, Ezra was looking at it and talking to me from the perspective about how God has His hand in all of this for good and who might just be saved through it all!
A Location for the Work
I have spoken with the owner of the bodega (warehouse) in the picture and as of Wednesday we will have this unit rented for use as the start of the work here in Magdalena. This unit is an open warehouse with a built in one bedroom efficiency apartment and separate men and women's bathrooms. It will take a lot of cleaning and then a lot of work to make it serviceable but I believe that it will make for a nice location. It has no parking of its own but has street parking and no other businesses close by for parking competition. We are excited with the prospects of having a building and with the possibility of getting information, tracts and the gospel out with our name and location.
Thank you for praying for us - all of us.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Our Address
We may be contacted on the field by mail: P.O. Box 6116, Nogales, Arizona 85628 by calling a U.S. Vonage phone: (513) 456-5007
May 2009
May 2009
Dear Friends of Prayer,
Promises – Promises:
One of the ways that we have endeavored to make contacts with the people of our city is to invite people to come to the house for a meal. Now first off I want to publicly thank my wife for being so willing to go to such lengths so many times and for being such a great cook. What has surprised us is how many promises have been broken – and it was for a free meal! We have been stood up by both our neighbors as well as others less known. We have invited poor as well as rich, from simple daily contacts to more well known such as our landlord and have still eaten alone. I even double checked with one family a half-hour before they were suppose to come with an confirmation of their intent and still they did not show. Wow!
We have experienced the same broken promises for church attendance. Call it culture, call it lies, call it a misunderstanding, call it whatever, the result is the same – no one is there. I expected the empty promises for coming to our services but I must admit I am surprised by the lack of honesty for a free meal and from such an encompassing group. But then if everyone was what they should be in life we would not need to be here would we?
Prospects – Plans:
We still do not have a dedicated location to start services. Currently we are meeting in our house. As I look at how God intervened to give us this rental house I know that we have yet to see God's hand for a specific meeting place but that we will. Our plan is to simply follow God's leading and His timing for His will in a meeting location as well. I do believe that a dedicated location would be a great benefit but only in God's will.
Prayer – Performance:
So ultimately this is the plan – you pray for us and we will work for you here in Mexico for the glory of the Lord. I believe that God's Word is Powerful (Hebrews 4:12) and that God's Work is Providential (Ephesians 3:20). God has given us His promise of blessing, thank you for participating and being such a blessing – we will continue to plant.
For the salvation of souls,
The Harris Family
Dear Friends of Prayer,
Promises – Promises:
One of the ways that we have endeavored to make contacts with the people of our city is to invite people to come to the house for a meal. Now first off I want to publicly thank my wife for being so willing to go to such lengths so many times and for being such a great cook. What has surprised us is how many promises have been broken – and it was for a free meal! We have been stood up by both our neighbors as well as others less known. We have invited poor as well as rich, from simple daily contacts to more well known such as our landlord and have still eaten alone. I even double checked with one family a half-hour before they were suppose to come with an confirmation of their intent and still they did not show. Wow!
We have experienced the same broken promises for church attendance. Call it culture, call it lies, call it a misunderstanding, call it whatever, the result is the same – no one is there. I expected the empty promises for coming to our services but I must admit I am surprised by the lack of honesty for a free meal and from such an encompassing group. But then if everyone was what they should be in life we would not need to be here would we?
Prospects – Plans:
We still do not have a dedicated location to start services. Currently we are meeting in our house. As I look at how God intervened to give us this rental house I know that we have yet to see God's hand for a specific meeting place but that we will. Our plan is to simply follow God's leading and His timing for His will in a meeting location as well. I do believe that a dedicated location would be a great benefit but only in God's will.
Prayer – Performance:
So ultimately this is the plan – you pray for us and we will work for you here in Mexico for the glory of the Lord. I believe that God's Word is Powerful (Hebrews 4:12) and that God's Work is Providential (Ephesians 3:20). God has given us His promise of blessing, thank you for participating and being such a blessing – we will continue to plant.
For the salvation of souls,
The Harris Family
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