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July 2021

 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 Kindergarten this month!  He'll be moving on to first grade in the fall, and Kai will start. 

Xau and Jesus went to Toluca (neighboring state capital) to minister a children's outreach.

Three days of kids' lessons for these little ones in Pachuca (a different neighboring state capital) We sent teams two evenings and Xau went the last day for the close. 

Huge home-project of pouring concrete for the entry. (Eventually new gates will go in.) Ciro hard at work! Xau and Jesus hauled TONS of dirt. 

A half-day training seminar at Grace Community Church encouraging ones to embrace children's ministry as well as give them some tools. 

Sweet Malakai turned THREE! We had a nice little gathering with the family just a week before symptoms started. Praying Jesus' covering. 


Here I've just highlighted some of the month's happenings. It's been busy. Probably "too busy," I told Xaume. Thanking God for His grace and praying for wisdom and discernment for when to say "yes" and when to say "NO." :) 

Thank you for being there for us in these moments of stretching faith. We love and bless you in Jesus' Name! 
Awaiting September, expectant in the meantime as well.  

The Buenos


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