Three Twelfths: March

If you...know how to give good gifts to your children, ow much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! 
Matthew 7:11

Liam is a whole year old!  By God's goodness and miraculous provision we got to wish him "Happy Birthday" in Cancun with both sets of grandparents.  It truly was unexpected and unforgettable.  

My dad just "happened" to get invited to a work seminar in Cancun, and therefore they just "happened" to get their airfare covered for extended dates... That, paired with mom and dad's generosity, made it possible for them to book a place for us all to stay for a few days, one of which just so "happened" to be Liam's birthday!  Amazing. Just. God. 

It was hard to leave of course.  But, just upon our return to the city a friend of ours, Bruce, came to visit for about two weeks! 

We managed to take him a few places around the city, and he was willing to help with all kinds of tasks - including  accompanying Xaume to his class at Rhema, doing maintenance on one of our computers, taking pictures with us at a wedding and much more.  

Speaking of the Rhema class, we finished teaching Intro to Children's Ministry early in the month and then, Xaume taught another eight classes of Intro to Youth Ministry.  Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of him teaching, but I taught one of the Youth Ministry classes, so...that's why it's me here.

Oh, yes.  Remember how I wrote about our storage area last month?  Well, it's not done yet, but here are some pictures of the project's progression.

Some of the building materials...

Phase 1: Here's pretty much how it was when we first started - right after paving two side passageways (you can just see it here in the picture above.)

Phase 2: Clearing out the space; cement work on walls, door frame, steps and window; and wooden door on one end (you can just barely see it on the far left in the last picture).

Phase 3: Getting rid of lots of unneeded items (i.e. throwing out trash), painting the space, grouping things into boxes, building this side rock wall, etc. 

Thank you for praying for this project. It's still underway (more sorting, lighting, glass window, other door, etc) but is a big improvement.  

We gave our fourth and final training with the Rhema Bible Church Mexico's children's teachers - the emphasis of the seminar being kids and missions!  Very exciting and always challenging to be reminded together of the Great Commission.  

It's been a busy month.   As we plan and prepare for summer projects, we've also been getting ready for a mission group from Michigan which comes in tomorrow - very excited!  

Being a whirlwind month is good in many ways, but it's also a challenge to keep priorities straight.  We are enjoying Liam of course, and want to protect our family time.  But above all, we want to stay connected to the Vine.  All our diligence is in vain if He's not directing it.  Please pray for us to stay close to Him and listen to His voice every step of the way.

All our love. 

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