A Very Merry CHRISTmas and Happy New Year From Our Family To Yours

THE LAST UPDATE FOR 2009
With only one day left in the year this will more than likely be the last update. Of course it is somewhat overdue! Since receiving the mission's trip group from our home church and the various help from our fellow churches farther south we have been busy following up with the contacts gathered and the decisions made. I would like to report of the hundreds or even dozens of visitors we have had - I would like to - but then I would be lying! We have had one man attending faithfully on Sunday mornings, one family that comes frequently, and we have had a high attendance of thirteen. Not necessarily the greatest numbers to report but we have stayed busy serving and will trust God for His timing and growth.

We do look forward to this coming year and to what God has in store for us here in Mexico. We have been busy in breaking up the fallow ground and will continue to sow more seed of the Word of God. Please help us water the seed sown with tears in prayer for true biblical salvation of souls here in Magdalena.

For the salvation of souls.

Bro. Harris

Peggy

Sarah & Izabell

A Very Merry CHRISTmas and Happy New Year from our family to Yours-Continued

Simon

Ezra

Abigail

Anna

"What thievery problem?"

A Fabulous Work- Part 4B

The Perez Family

The Preachers

Serving God is Great!

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