Hearts in Action Mexico

 Lord, your faithful love reaches to heaven,  Your faithfulness to the clouds.  Psalm 36:5 Even though Xau and I just tested positive for COVID, we are trying to see the bright side of things. On Wednesday, after I lost my sense of taste and smell we went to get tested. Praise God, we are doing alright and hunkering down at home.  Please pray  for quick recovery and lots of grace for each other as we wait out this quarantine :) .  Of course, this changes our travel plans, so our Ohio visit will have to wait until September! But, thankfully we were able to make the flight changes very economically.  I'll post a few shots from this very busy month! We have an intern! Jesús, a young man from Oaxaca, is staying with us (in the apartment renovation from last year!) and helping with all sorts of projects and accompanying Xaume to all different ministry events. He's been here all of July and will now stay all of August. Thank you! Liam "graduated" from Kinder...

Keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that lay before Him endured a cross and despised the shame and has sat down at the right hand of God's throne.  Hebrews 12:2 That is the verse I wrote to Pastora Paty in a letter the nurses read to her in the hospital along with these words: "Keep your eyes on Jesus as I'm sure you are doing.  Just as he passed the hour of shame and was raised to the Father's side, we believe this season of pain will soon pass and your life will be redeemed."  She is now in His presence.  I had no idea those would literally be the last days of her earthly life. I still cannot believe she's gone. Every day her son-in-law would send the audio update about her progression. It seemed she was going to pull through. But then, so suddenly, the bacteria returned and she passed.  We will ever honor and remember Pastora Paty and her heart for children, especially. She was fundamental in starting Twist. She...