May!

Now may the God of peace sanctify you completely.  May your spirit, soul and body be kept blameless for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is             FAITHFUL, who also will do it. 

--1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

I like this verse because it reminds us that God is the One who completes the work in us.  We present ourselves to Him, and He does it.

Perdóname! Forgive me for this VERY LATE May blog.  Praise God we've had lots of adventures and are finally back in the DF (Distrito Federal/ Mexico City)
I will post the June update soon :)

Mission Week
At the beginning of the month we were privileged to have the administrator from Hearts in Action, Guatemala stay with us.  We packed in several kids outreach events-- in public schools-- in the street-- and in a public amphitheatre!

In the schools, we did a values lesson on obedience that emphasizes biblical truths.

An elementary school we've gone to once before in Jilotzingo, Estado de Mexico

A middle school in Jilotzingo, Estado de Mexico

Here, we're in a street that the church we worked with closed off.  Since it was still close to Kid's Day, we advertised the event, and well...they came! 

We were so excited that another church we worked with got permission to use an amphitheatre so we could share the Good News with more kids and their parents!

Graduation
Having successfully completed my first year at the Rhema Bible Training Center, Mexico, I received my first-year diploma.  Truly, it was a year of  biblical teaching that challenged me every day to strengthen my faith in our Almighty God.

By God's grace, I did very well-- despite the Spanish!

Leon, Guanajuato (pronounced Gwan-a-huah-toh)
Right after graduation, we hit the road for Leon, Guanajuato (approximately 5 hours north-west) where Xaume was invited to preach at a church the next morning.  We were so honored to be invited!

Praying for the youth

Huautla, Oaxaca (pronounced Wah-ha-ka)
To wrap up the month, we were invited on a short mission trip to the state of Oaxaca.  We worked with a mission that is starting there by having a couple evening services and a kids outreach event.

We were literally on top of a mountain.  I have never been around so many curves in my life. 

Here's the view from where we stayed.  Note, there's no more mountain above.

Xaume- loving the hand-made tortillas

Fresh mountain air! 

 

Kids listening to the lesson about Jesus and His Great Exchange so we could have eternal life

So excited to play soccer in the clearing

Precious tree-climber

Adios Oaxaca! This guy was hearding his goats along one of the million mountain curves.

Oh, and for those of you who like maps, here's a map of Mexico-- the place we went to called Leon, in the state of Guanajuato, and then to Oaxaca- a southern state. From extreme-to-extreme, about 12 hours.

Thanks for reading!  And thank you once more for your prayers and support.  We miss you all and want you to know that God is using you- as you support us and in your own mission field in the US.

Specific requests as you pray: wisdom and spiritual discernment in all that we do, efficiency as we plan for upcoming events, and for the Church in Mexico to have a growing hunger for missions.

We love you,
Anna and Xau