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A Getaway and Travel days

 Let us look only to Jesus. He is the one who began our faith, and he makes our faith perfect. - Hebrews 12:2 (ICB)

View en-route to Ixtapan

As Crece church and Twist Kids' Club continue, we constantly face waves of discouragement and waves of hope.  People come and go. Leaders grow and then have setbacks.  We see breakthrough. We see backsliding. But we persevere, keeping our eyes on Jesus - the author and perfecter of our faith.  

It's quite a mix of folks - teen moms, alcoholics, unemployed and empoverished, past gang members, former church-goers, established professionals, recovering "religious" people and more... but, it's beautiful.  That is the church, right?  Broken ones healing in Him.


Home visit to these ladies and new baby :) 

Beginnings of worship band/chorus

Some work on decor and also new electrical wiring for the "auditorium." Next project is the bathroom! If you'd like to give towards that, it would be a great blessing.  

Bible-study course completers

The end of this month we took a family ministry trip to San Luis Potosí - a trip that should take about 6 hours north. Well, due to traffic it took us 10 hours 😱. Yes, it was tough - the kids were so brave in the car. And yes, it was an exhausting effort. But it was worth it. 
We got to see and catch up with old friends, minister to kids three nights at a kids' conference, do a three-session seminar for children's workers presenting the Twist project, AND Xaume preached at two churches on Sunday morning before the drive home (thankfully we made it home in the 6.5 hours).  

Xau did SUCH a great job teaching and ministering to these young ones (60 or so). It really was a joy to be a part (even though EXHAUSTING).  He and I paired up for the first two nights and Brayan came to help all day Sat & Sun.)

First Seminar presenting Twist! (about 60 in attendance)
Getting to see our kids participate in worship was a highlight for sure (the weren't perfect angels the whole time, don't get me wrong - there was a fair share of meltdowns! but they got to experience our work and got blessed along the way)

Activities and crafts before the lessons

Xau preaching at a one-year-old church plant a friend is pastoring. 

Early this month we did get to get out of the city for a day trip to Ixtapan de la sal - thermal waters two hours southwest. It was a very special trip with Tía Yaz before she left for Peru and her missionary work in the Amazon. 

Grace and Grandma Tere

Thank you for taking time to read through this and pray and just to see a bit of our lives. We bless you and miss you and are all homesick...even if it already snowed! Praying we can make a trip in the near future. Love and hugs to each of you. 


Here is our online giving link: 

CHECKS TO: HEARTS IN ACTION INTL, INC.
Memo: Mexico Mission
Send to: 7104 Africa Road Galena, OH 43021

Please be in touch! 


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