Sunday was a beautiful, crisp fall day in Tepeyac and we had 12 people in our little church service yesterday morning. Several of the sisters shared testimonies, scripture and sang songs, and Hermano Blas preached about the wisdom God gave Solomon and about the temple.
It was a nice service and we sang several songs we used to sing from
the Puerta Abierta Iglesia in Zapata when we first moved to Mexico
in 1994. Afterwards, all of us from the church went to visit Hermana
Lupita because her daughter told us she fell yesterday and we all prayed
for her. She was very sore, and can hardly move her right arm. She
injured her shoulder and both hands, she said. Her hands were obviously
swollen and she said she didn’t sleep during the night but prayed for
everyone while she rested. We pray God heals her quickly.
Bill and I drove to Jiminez in the afternoon to make some phone calls,
and look for the internet place, but we didn’t find it. Jiminez is a much
older pueblo than most of the towns near us. One of the young girls
from the church works at the president’s office there. It’s sort of like the
county seat, as Tepeyac is part of the district of Jiminez. It’s a beautiful
town to drive around, with lots of big trees. I was able to speak to my
mom and dad and several friends, and it was a blessing to catch up a
little on their lives in the states. We bought a small bottle of Coca Cola
and a bag of almendras (almonds) to share on the way back to Tepeyac.
I was able to make a cake yesterday, even though we discovered the
oven here doesn’t work. There aren’t even any numbers on the knob,
but, by God’s grace, I baked the cake in two separate layers my rice
cooker and it came out great! Thank you, Jesus, for my rice cooker from
Kathy Yoshimi. It’s over 11 years old but still works like a charm. J
We took the cake to the church service we attended in Ejido Jarita on
Saturday evening when we joined the family of Yessenia at their house
and sat in chairs outside, praising the Lord. We met the two hermanos
who came from Navaja, near Piedras Negras. They come every Saturday
and one brother plays guitar and leads worship. Surprisingly enough, the
first two songs they sang were “Tu Fidelidad” and “Renuevame,” songs
we sang with the women at the prison in Haskell every week. It was an
awesome service and the brothers went around and prayed for every
single person, anointing them with oil as they prayed. It was wonderful
to be there with them. We plan to go back next week, Lord willing. Next
time, we’ll bring some chairs as some of the 20 people that came had to
stand up during the service. The part that touched me the most was that
when we prayed, everyone got on their knees on the dirt and prayed. It
was wonderful to join all those believers, going to the Lord God on our
knees in prayer.
Saturday afternoon, I held my first art class at the church. Several kids
have been coming by to visit and I asked them if they enjoy drawing.
Several came over for a few hours and they used the markers, crayons
and colored pencils Robin bought just for them. Siri and Steve gave me
some page protectors so the kids covered their art and took it home in
the page protectors. It was fun to see all 7 kids drawing and coloring,
and I invited them back next week. I gave each of the kids a Bible Verse
written in calligraphy to take home for their parents. Roque, Guillermo,
Edgar, Noe, Idalia, Kenia and Diego all attended the little class. These
kids have all been to the VBS we have here in July.
Our neighbor, Alma, asked if we’d like some tamales. Her daughter
makes them and sells them for 30 pesos a dozen. ($2.50 U.S.) I ordered
a dozen and she brought them over Sunday morning, so we had chicken
tamales for breakfast. We gave half of them to Blas and Paula for their
lunch. It was a real treat for us.
We have been enjoying some old cassettes I found when we moved.
Bill loves Dottie Rambo and I found a tape of her music. Also, we’ve
listened to one of my favorites by Rich Mullins. It’s so quiet here,
sometimes I just want to hear some music. I’m listening to Kathy
Triccoli on my computer as I type this update. Some awesome music to
soothe the soul…Kari Jobe is also one of my favorites I have saved on
my Media Player. Thank you, Lord, for their music!
Hopefully, I’ll be able to go to the internet place in San Carlos sometime
Monday and upload this to our blog. Lord willing, one day we’ll get a
land line and internet service at home.
We appreciate you and your prayers for us. We are encouraged knowing
we are where we’re supposed to be, serving the King of kings. Thank
you for reading our blog, and thank you for your prayers for the people
of Mexico. May God be glorified here in Tepeyac and beyond…
In His grip,
Antonia y Guillermo
