What a Blessing!!!!

Daniel and Erma

Youth singing


Laying on hands

We have arrived! We had a smooth trip and arrived in Guerrero at 4:00 P.M. Our day started out with a devotional concerning consecrating ourselves to the work this week. Many times before God called someone to service they were told to consecrate themselves, purify their hearts, and be obedient to God's leading. We shared in communion and remembered the work Christ did on the cross to bring salvation to us. That is our focus this week, to bring people into the Kingdom of God. Our concern today was crossing the border. That concerned seemed insignificant in relation to what we experienced in worship this evening with Pedro and the church in Guerrero. The new outreach in Agualeguas has been very blessed with 20-30 people involved in home Bible studies. Daniel, one of the church leaders, has felt called to lead that group. Tonight the church commissioned Daniel and his wife Erma as missionaries to Agualeguas. The men of our church were priveleged to be called up to join in the laying on of hands to bless Daniel's ministry. It was a moving experience. Daniel then gave a testimony about his desire to serve the Lord. He felt God was calling him but kept denying the call. He had previously been a Mormon missionary but felt no joy. He was looking for confirmation and saw the verse from Jeremiah 1:5 on a candy wrapper about being consecrated to be a prophet to the nations. This confirmed his call. He shared his thankfulness to the church for their patience and support.

Maria then shared about their calling to Guerrero and how we should never let fear keep us from serving God. Had they let fear control them they would never have received the blessings that have come to them.

A bright spot in the church this year is the growth in the youth. Isaac and two youth from Oklahoma have been developing a group this summer. This has always been a void area in the ministry here. They sang a few songs and then Isaac and another youth sang a few reggae/rap songs. It was quite impressive. I'm trying to upload it but not sure if it will work. If I can't get them tonight I'll put it on tomorrow.

The border crossing. Pedro always handles dealing with the authorities at the boder. He said it would be better if Ken did the negotiating / explaining / pleading. Just tell them what we have and trust God to handle it. They will want to know the value of what we are bringing and possibly charge a fee for declaring it. This is virtually impossible since most of it was donated. We will go to the border to get our permits at 8:00 A.M. Please pray for God's provision for this. We were able to get the tools and some food across. Cook Beverly had sandwiches for supper and Jerel brought coffee for breakfast. We had a good time visiting with old friends Charles May,his wife Beth, and Bonnie Brabham. We also met our new friends Ryan Phelps and Staci Cuccio from Owasso, Oklahoma. They are here working with youth for the summer and will be a great asset to us. Dr Reyna and his sons will be here in the morning. All in all - a great day.

Dios escucha!

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