Monday, April 4, 2016

Easter Activities

Enjoying lagoon at the youth camp

 Team competitions at the youth camp



Director Cornelio at the children´s camp

Pati helping in the kitchen

Crafts at he children´s camp

Marlett and Ricardo with the children






We trust you had a very blessed Easter!  Thank you for your prayers.  The two camps went great.  There were a total of over a hundred of us on the beach at the camps. “Rejoicing in the truth” was the title of the youth camp.  Barbara directed the youth camp and Cornelius Nava directed the children´s camp.  We had some great local speakers: Joni, a Bible student, his wife, Marlett , Dr. Tomas, and Pastor Timothy.  We are thankful for the faithful operations crew who worked with Tim, and also the great food that was prepared over a fire by Leti and her staff.  Most of all we are thankful to God for the hearts and lives that were touched through the camps.
Tim had the privilege of preaching the sunrise service at a church in Cabo San Lucas, Baja Ca.  I was able to accompany him last week as he gave a marriage seminar at the church.  We fell in love with the people and place there.

Tim and Barb Cabo San Lucas




Thursday, March 10, 2016

Ometepec Update, March, 2016

Coach Nathan and  Cornelio with their soccer team.  

Hope Team at the Pinotepa Mission

Tim with the PES Team
Ohio Team with students and Barb at the Carey Brenton

Josh Wood 
 
Tim praying with some of the coaches in the soccer league








Ometepec   Update

In January we had a wonderful team come from Ohio.  They were a big encouragement here.  Many of them shared and helped in the Carey Brenton School with English.  In the afternoons they offered to teach baseball to whoever was interested. 

 Baseball is a sport that is not played here in Ometepec, so we did not know what would happen. However, the turnout was fantastic.  Children, youth, college students, and adults showed up.  Time was taken at the breaks for testimonies.  One of the team members had played baseball professionally and was able to share this gift of baseball with everyone.  What was more impacting though was the sharing of Jesus on the field.

Our faithful “Hope” team from Tennessee helped start a men’s group in the Pinotepa mission in February.  This fun and wonderful team has continued to help tremendously in the construction of the mission there.

We were thrilled that the World Cataract Team was able to make it in February as it didn’t work out in November for them to come.  They have been coming for over 40 years!!  The people of Ometepec and the surrounding areas will never be the same as many of them receive the gift of sight after the cataracts are removed.  It was a double blessing because our son, Josh, was able to join them this year. 
 
 Tim started organizing the coaches in January for the children’s soccer league.  The first games were played February 13th and continue to be played every Saturday until the season ends.  There are about 240 soccer players on the field every Saturday.  The youth division ages are from ages 13-15 and the children’s division ages are 10-12.

It was encouraging last weekend as Tim met a man who told him that he was very impressed with the devotional thoughts given to his nephew who plays in the league.  (The coaches share with them at half time, etc.)

The PES Team was sent out and has been working for about a month and a half.  This is an evangelism group of three young men:   Poli, Manual, and Imanol, who Tim challenged to go out for six months to four different missions.  We thank the Lord for the way they are being used.  I saw them in action at the Pinotepa mission where Tim spoke at the Valentine’s Day banquet.  They have been “spreading the net” through drama, door to door evangelism, sports, and speaking in schools, as well as helping out in any way in the missions.  

The Lord continues to bless the school.  We are grateful for the dedicated teachers and administration.  I continue to be so thankful for Nathan, a young man who is dedicated to the Lord, who is helping in the school and mission work around here.

 The Lord has truly blessed!  Just this last week one of the parents of a graduate from the junior high school shared how his son is competing in Mexico City with over a 120,000 students at the Unam Mexican High School and has won twice in Math!!!!!!  I was also blessed by one of our junior high graduates who tuned 15 and invited me to her party.  She is now the valedictorian of her class at a local high school.   She was laughing with me when we remembered how scared and shy she was when she entered the Carey Brenton Junior High school.  She has come a long way….

This month of March has been a whirlwind as we continue with the sports ministries, the missions, and now preparing for the children’s camp as well as the youth camp.  Tim (and I) will also be giving a couples workshop over Easter’s vacation.

Prayers:  We would appreciate your prayers!!!!!

  

Friday, November 13, 2015

Ometepec, November 2015

Monday, November 2, 2015

New arrival--Nathan Love!



Nathan arrived last month and has jumped right in!  
What a blessing this young man is to the ministry here!!!
Nathan with the youth at the Huerto, youth center.
Celebrating end of season soccer games!!


Thursday, September 13, 2012

We made it home safely!

We arrived home last Thursday night. ....no problems at the border!  It was great to see everyone!  Thank you for your prayers!

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Video!

Josh put together a video, check it out here! Or you can copy and paste this link: http://goo.gl/ucwrr