Sorry for no blog entry yesterday. Here´s an update: Tuesday we drove to Capia de Guadalupe (about an hour from Tepatitlan) where we split up into groups, walked the streets, met people, engaged in evangelistic conversations and passed out tracks (or is it tracts). The Gospel was shared with several people, but it was difficult because this city (of about 80,000 people) is comprised mostly of very devout Catholics. It really took us out of our comfort zone, but caused us to grow as we stepped out in faith. Then, last night we went into one of the major city parks in Tepatitlan where we engaged with many children and adults, put on two puppet shows, did our mime presentation, and the Gospel was shared both in a large group setting and in small group settings with the children.
Today was more of a day for us. Great devotional time this morning followed by a trip into downtown Tepa and El Mercado for shopping. This afternoon we visited the home of a family that´s very much involved in the church where we are staying. By the way, we are staying at Centro Cristo es el Camino. I believe it´s the only evangelical church in this city of 250,000+ people. What an opportunity there is here to reach people with the life changing reality of Jesus Christ. Our STEM (Short Term Evangelical Missions) representative is Ramon and he´s done an outstanding job of helping us adapt to and connect with the Mexican people here in Tepa.
We will attend the church service tonight here at Centro Cristo. Tomorrow and Thursday we expect to be very long days as we go out into other surrounding villages to engage in spiritual conversations and pass out materials about having a personal relationship with Christ. We will also be performing our puppet shows, dramas and leading worship songs in these areas.
So far, no one has gotten sick or suffered any injuries. The food is great and all is well. Praise God! Please continue to pray that we can establish credibility as Christians, and pray for open doors to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with a very ¨religious¨ people group who don´t know what it means to have a personal relationship with Jesus.
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Praise God! I am excited to hear how faithful He is in all things! We are praying for y'all and miss you bunches. I'm praying that you can share the freedom there is in a personal relationship with Jesus. There is a big difference in knowing (intellectually) Jesus and really knowing (personally) Jesus. Jesus said He came to set us free and we are free indeed when we have a personal relationship with Jesus. We love you and miss you. Kisses to Catie and Amy, and Taylor, Nicole..... oh just Kisses to everyone!
ReplyDeleteHey all, thanks for the update. We enjoyed the first one so much that we were eagerly awaiting the 2nd! :D Glad you're spreading the good news around Tepa and staying healthy, comfortable and well-fed! It will be good to hear how you continue to share with people who need to be freed from their religion so they can know the God who loves each of us personally. We hope that each of you can take turns writing and signing this blog so we can hear your own voices. We love and miss you and are praying as you requested for you to establish credibility by living out your relationships with Christ, and for open doors for each of you to be stretched and molded into more of who God made you as you tell others what He's done for you. Hugs and kisses especially to Sarah XOXOXO, and to everyone else!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the updates. It is so good to hear answers to our prayers. I wish we could see pictures of you guys sharing your faith, doing plays, singing songs, etc., but I know you will have many to show us when you get back. Michael, we are praying for continued boldness and good health.
ReplyDeleteWe are working hard, and our "old" house is almost ready to be emptied. It is officially sold as of today. Tomorrow at 1:00 is
the closing on the new house and move in day!! Lots of friends are coming to help. We love you, Mama and Papa
Hi GO Guad!! Thanks for the updates. It is so awesome to hear about what is going on. :) We are praying for you here in Austin (it rained today!!!)
ReplyDeleteKaty, we love you and miss you. We are praying that you will grow as an ambassador of and for Christ, safety and continued health. We love you, mom and dad.
So good to hear that things are going well! Believe it or not, we're enjoying some cool air here this evening...and just saw an amazing sunset! What a wonderful reminder of how GREAT God is!
ReplyDeleteTaylor, you'll be happy to know that you've missed having broccoli twice so far! ;) We love you and miss you!
Thank you, Guys, for your servant hearts.