Hearts in Action Mexico

Now we have this treasure in clay jars, so that this extraordinary power may be from God and not from us. - 2 Corinthians 4:7 Did anyone see that recent headline about a diver who stumbled upon nearly 50,000 bronze coins? The team also noted fragments of broken pottery.  I thought of this verse - imagining that "treasure" being held in those old earthen vessels. That's the beauty here.  Despite our fragility, God chooses to deposit in us the eternal riches of His Holy Spirit!  Praises: Renovations underway! This room had horrible moisture running through it due to inadequate roofing. Now, with proper paneling, the leakage will be eliminated. After remodeling adjustments for the adjacent room, Hector (full-time intern) will have a bedroom and this taller room will serve as our first church office! It was quite a project, but we're thankful to have a space for him to move into in the next week or two.  The beginning of September we celebrated Crece church's three ye...

But by God's grace I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not ineffective.  - 1 Corinthians 15:10 Amazonian Peru What more could we want but God’s Grace? When I get into a spiral of downward thoughts, this is the best place to come back to: thanks and praise for His life in us. Praises: Siblings / cousins of a family from the neighborhood that's growing through Crece  (church plant)  & Twist  (kids' club outreach) .  Please pray for the rest of the household as they will not allow us to hold Bible studies in their home yet. While in Ohio, we received this testimony about a young man we'd prayed for. Deep in drug abuse, Emanuel came to his breaking point and "turned himself in" at a Christian rehab center where he encountered God's love as Father and gave His life to Christ. His heart restored and life transformed, he's now been coming to Crece (cray-say) church with his mom! (This is not him 😅but another young man from Crece.) Xau’s Peru trip...