What is that? Look confusing? A mess? No, that’s my desk. It kind of represents what’s happening; the old and the new; blessings and opportunities; Christ and His death on the cross being in the center of it all.
How often do we say, "Praise God from Whom all blessings flow?"
This month is another of those times. We, Lois Wolf, Marty (my beloved and faithful wife), and myself just returned from a 2 day trip to visit SLM's churches (Lutheran Synod of Mexico) that KIMA supports near the border.
The trip was a very enriching one and very exciting to hear and see God's handwork in these churches. The leaders and members are very excited and dedicated to do God's work in these communities. Work being done on the completion of expanding the church building area in Rio Rico, to the work being done at the Colonial, worshiping with and then feeding nearly 100 homeless men every Thursday evening at the church in Matamoros, weekly Friday evening Bible lessons with children at a home in one of the poorer areas of Matamoros are just some of the examples we witnessed and heard about.
We were also blessed to be challenged once again by God to join our Mexican brothers and sisters in Christ to step up and join our Lord on His mission of reaching out to those who have strayed or never been in our "Father's House, the Heavenly Kingdom." We heard of the need of $2700 for completing the church building at Mesias (Messiah). There is a need of $3000 to help members of the churches in the Rio Bravo/Matamoros area to go on a mission trip and build a small church in Las Moras, served by Pastor Jose Reyes, clear across on the other side of Mexico. Betania would like $2000 to expand their kitchen/ meeting area and move the restrooms to the front of the building. There is talk of trying to resurrect the church in Mexicali or start a new mission in Tijuana at a cost of about $7000.
Accomplishments, blessings, challenges!
We would like to ask if you would, after you have read it, post this Newsletter (click here - pdf) somewhere where others could take and read it; talk about it with others; pray about the challenges; search your heart to see what God may be asking you to do; and then step out from behind the four walls that surround us and get involved.
How often do we say, "Praise God from Whom all blessings flow?"
This month is another of those times. We, Lois Wolf, Marty (my beloved and faithful wife), and myself just returned from a 2 day trip to visit SLM's churches (Lutheran Synod of Mexico) that KIMA supports near the border.
The trip was a very enriching one and very exciting to hear and see God's handwork in these churches. The leaders and members are very excited and dedicated to do God's work in these communities. Work being done on the completion of expanding the church building area in Rio Rico, to the work being done at the Colonial, worshiping with and then feeding nearly 100 homeless men every Thursday evening at the church in Matamoros, weekly Friday evening Bible lessons with children at a home in one of the poorer areas of Matamoros are just some of the examples we witnessed and heard about.
We were also blessed to be challenged once again by God to join our Mexican brothers and sisters in Christ to step up and join our Lord on His mission of reaching out to those who have strayed or never been in our "Father's House, the Heavenly Kingdom." We heard of the need of $2700 for completing the church building at Mesias (Messiah). There is a need of $3000 to help members of the churches in the Rio Bravo/Matamoros area to go on a mission trip and build a small church in Las Moras, served by Pastor Jose Reyes, clear across on the other side of Mexico. Betania would like $2000 to expand their kitchen/ meeting area and move the restrooms to the front of the building. There is talk of trying to resurrect the church in Mexicali or start a new mission in Tijuana at a cost of about $7000.
Accomplishments, blessings, challenges!
We would like to ask if you would, after you have read it, post this Newsletter (click here - pdf) somewhere where others could take and read it; talk about it with others; pray about the challenges; search your heart to see what God may be asking you to do; and then step out from behind the four walls that surround us and get involved.
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