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Flew-by February


For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received the spirit of adoption, by whom we cry out, "Abba, Father!"-- Romans 8:15


Some of the country side entering the state of Puebla where we will do one of the outreach events.  
In preparation for a March missions trip, we went with church leaders to scope out the places we'll be visiting.  The towns we'll be working with are in the state of Morelos, just south of the Federal District. These villages are low-income, agricultural regions, so our aim is to meet physical needs, (donations of food and clothing) but more so, to satisfy their spiritual hunger for Christ Jesus. 

One of the sites we'll be working with.  Please pray for all those going on the mission trip and those who will be attending.

We were excited to be able to do some remodeling/rearranging in our apartment.  Instead of having bedroom closet extend as far out as before, we moved it back, and converted a part of the bedroom into our new closet space.  It opened up the apartment and provides space to create an office area- which is wonderful. 

I would send pictures, but we've still got some more work to do.
Thanks to Xaume's creativity and hard work, it's looking great!

In our yard :) 

After the trips to Home Depot, the drilling, and painting, Xaume has been teaching a new class at a campus in the north of the city.  The class is called 'Pauline Justice' and explains our position as justified before God through Christ.   It also addresses God's view of righteousness and our rights in Him.

I'm so proud of you, Xaume.  

 As we continue to work with the youth groups and youth leaders on Friday and Saturday evenings, I had the privilege of giving one of the messages this month.  As it is the 'love month' I shared on God's love for us as it extends to becoming His sons and heirs. (Romans 8:15-17- see blog's opening verse) 

 And praise God, two young men received the Lord that evening! 


Here's Xaume teaching about sharing our faith at an evangelism training session.  He emphasized the confidence we have in our God- that we have nothing to be ashamed of: "I'm not ashamed of the gospel, because it is God's power for salvation to everyone who believes..." Romans 1:16.  

Thank you for reading :)  And thank you for encouraging and supporting us.  It really blesses us. We are excited about who God is and how He continues to teach and lead us in Truth.  

 Please pray for:
  • The youth group students and leaders to press into Christ
  • Planning for the March missions trip (15-21) and the 30 students who will be traveling from Tulsa, Oklahoma.  
  • Wisdom and guidance by the Holy Spirit in all that we do. 

Thank you.  We love you and bless you in His Name! 

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