A Fabulous Work Part 4A

Serving God is great! It has been very hard most of the time. Serving God has been very taxing a lot of the time. Serving God has cost us dearly in every work we have been involved in, but serving God is great!
Now it is time to follow up on all of these that have professed faith in Jesus Christ as their Saviour. This will be a time consuming work but it will also open other doors of opportunity. I am reminded that “Then they that gladly received his word were baptized:” Acts 2:41. Pray with us that God would continue to move in the lives of those that have made decisions for Him and through them raise up His church here in Magdalena.

Cactus

Children in Miguel Aleman

Cowboy returning from watering his crop

A Fulfilling Week-Part 3B

Before services in Miquel Aleman

Evening services at Iglesia Bautista de Magdalena

Reverse interpeting the service (Spanish to English)

A Fulfilling Week -Part 3A

I want to share some numbers with you but I also want to remind you that these numbers are the culmination of you having faithfully supported us for almost a year here in Magdalena. This is the evident growth of the past year of faithfully breaking up fallow group, sowing seed, watering with tears and of God giving the increase.
On Wednesday God blessed the group with 28 professions of salvation. On Thursday God blessed with another 12 professions of salvation from visitation and the service. On Friday God gave us another 7 professions of salvation. On Saturday another 20 made professions of salvation. Sunday morning we had 4 first-time visitors in our services with 3 professions of salvation and on Sunday evening we had the same 4 visitors with 4 more.

Partnering in Miquel Aleman

Preparing to partner

Peggy and Erika soul winning

A Fun Week

The truth is that there is JOY in serving Jesus. Not one of my family or any of our visitors for the week came away from the week in any way sorry for having participated. Many experience things that they would have never thought could ever be part of their life. They saw new places, ate new foods, experienced new cultures, saw the good and bad of Mexico, enjoyed great services and endured long hours, all without a single doubt but that they were so happy to have made the sacrifice and took the “risk” of being in Mexico. No amusement parks but what a ride!

Liz Daniels smiling

Pastor Burke smiling

CBT group smiling

Pastor Ismael and Lourdes smiling

Hermosillo Group smiling

A Full Week

On November 2, a week ago this past Monday, we had the privilege of having a group of 15 from our home church, Cozaddale Baptist Temple, in Ohio come to work with us here in Magdalena. We met them in Tucson, Arizona and began our week with them that Monday. Pastor Ismael Zamarron and his wife Lourdes had traveled up from Navojoa to work the whole week with us and met our group at one of our favorite carne asada taco stands to officially start the week. This was our itinerary for the week:

Monday: Travel day to pick up group from Tucson and return to Magdalena

Tuesday: Work day to paint inside of church building and visit city square in afternoon

Wednesday: Soul winning visitation day with help of the Bible Institue of Templo Bautista
Sahuaro of Hermosillo, Mexico (a group of ten)
Leave at 4 PM to travel to Hermosillo to be in services at Templo Bautista
Sahuaro, Hermosillo, Sonora (3 hour trip)
Travel after services to stay at Bahia de Kino on Baja Coast (2 hour trip)

Thursday: Explore Bahia de Kino for the morning
After lunch drive to Miquel Aleman for soul winning visitation with Hermosillo
Bible School students (1 hour trip)
5th Anniversary Service at mission work in Miquel Aleman
After service return to Magdalena (4 hour trip)

Friday: Soul winning visitation in Magdalena with help of Missionary Michael Weiss
Drive to Curcurpe for late afternoon diversion (2 hour trip)

Saturday: All day soul winning visitation with help of Hermosillo group
Late afternoon hours spent with Hermosillo group at city square

Sunday: Services morning and evening with Pastor John Perez of Templo Bautista
Sahuaro of Hermosillo

Monday: Return group to Tucson, Arizona to fly out and return home

Arriving in Tucson on Monday

Eating at Leo's in Imuris, Mexico

Painting the church building on Tuesday

Thursday visitation in Miquel Aleman

A game of toss after Saturday visitation

Updates on Bro. Gomez

11/05/09--Bro. Gomez was released to his family. Please pray for this family.



Monday 11/02--Please continue to pray--

I wish we had good news about Nehemiah Gomez. The kidnappers promised to release him on Sunday morning, then this morning, however, as of 6:45 PM, Monday evening they have not released him.




Friday---UPDATE: Last night the kidnappers let Nehemiah call his dad, Jose Gomez and tell him he had until today (Friday) to pay the ransom money. From that we know that Nehemiah is still alive. Please pray much through out the day, it would also be deeply appreciated if you would forward this email to your friends and encourage them pray.

Saturday--LATEST UPDATE:
Just before 10:30 PM (Saturday, October 31) The kidnappers allowed
Nehemiah to call his dad, Jose Gomez. News is that a blind fold and
ropes he was bound with have been removed. He is in a motel, but he doesn't know himself where it is. One man is watching him through the night, and he is supposed to be released tomorrow morning with enough money to ride a bus home.

Thank you for your prayers.
Please continue to pray!

Updates on Bro. Gomez

Friday---UPDATE: Last night the kidnappers let Nehemiah call his dad, Jose Gomez and tell him he had until today (Friday) to pay the ransom money. From that we know that Nehemiah is still alive. Please pray much through out the day, it would also be deeply appreciated if you would forward this email to your friends and encourage them pray.

Saturday--LATEST UPDATE:
Just before 10:30 PM (Saturday, October 31) The kidnappers allowed
Nehemiah to call his dad, Jose Gomez. News is that a blind fold and
ropes he was bound with have been removed. He is in a motel, but he
doesn't know himself where it is. One man is watching him through the
night, and he is supposed to be released tomorrow morning with
enough money to ride a bus home.

Thank you for your prayers.
Please continue to pray!