Hearts in Action Mexico

The grass withers, the flowers fade, but the word of our God remains forever.  Isaiah 40:8 Jilotzingo, Estado de Mexico His Word is the best thing we can sow into the lives of those we encounter.  This month we had several opportunities to plant.  Please pray with us that the seeds planted in spirit soil will grow strong.   Team-building with "Bethel" youth group. God likes us to have fun :)  Xaume challenging them in commitment: working to multiply what He's given us (Matthew 25:14-30) Kids outreach in Ixtapaluca, Estado de Mexico.  We had a special visit from the administrators of Hearts in Action Guatemala: Fredy Melendez an his wife Mabel (and their son Joshua).   Paulina Sanchez, who has also worked with HIA, joined us for the week as we traveled around the Mexico City area. Teaching the kids at this Christian school about the power of Jesus' words... And the power of our own words to bring dea...

Then Jesus said, "Leave the children alone, and don't keep them from coming to Me, because the kingdom of heaven is made up of people like this."  - Matthew 19:14 He knew there was something special about them--a certain curiosity that we all need to catch onto. Preaching on Deuteronomy 6:6-9: the importance of teaching the Word of God to children in the home. They're eager, eager for a message of love, of life, of adventure.  Kid's camp-out camp fire: after telling the story of the fiery furnace "Our God is able to rescue us" The good news is we have that message: the real-thing, real-life, unbeatable, irreversible message of Jesus Christ!  Outreach skate contest a ways out in Tecamec, Estado de Mexico But if we don't share it, our selfishness has won us over.  How to share it?  That's where creativity enters in.    Encouraging these youth to put their dreams into God's hands  To meet ...