Monday, December 3, 2012

Catching Up

It has been such a long time since we last updated our blog and I apologize for the lapse in communication. I have lots to share and am excited about what is happening here in Mexico.

Two Saturdays ago, our friends José Alberto, Rito and Epifanio finished putting the roof on our house in Mexico. Today, they started plastering the outside walls. Saturday they finished the inside walls. We are excited to see the house coming along. Every day the men are working is a day of ministry for me. None of them are believers yet but we pray over meals, and I serve lunch, coffee and cool drinks all day while they’re working on the house. It has been a great chance to share the love of the Lord with these men. I pray God be glorified in our home, in the ministry and in all we say and do for the kingdom.


I have had some wonderful opportunities to read the Word with neighbors and friends in their homes, and some of these people are devoted Catholics, but don’t read their Bibles. My personal feelings about sharing the Bible with Catholics is that when they ask me questions, I bring them to the answer in their own Bibles. Then, they aren’t confused about my version of the Bible that might differ from their own. I often find my Catholic friends are surprised at the answers I share from their own Bibles. I pray God keeps opening doors for me to share His Word and that God would move His Spirit in the lives of those with whom He allows me to share.  I have been the transportation for women bringing home babies from the hospital and recently I was given a new name, “Sister Stork.” I had to laugh but am grateful they trust me to transport their precious gifts home from the hospital.  I have posted pictures of the two new babies I brought home to Tepeyac.


In November, I had several chances to travel around Texas and I visited churches, AA and NA meetings, and with individuals along the way. I am grateful for every chance I get to share how good God has been to us and how He never fails to protect us and provide for us.

The friend I have been studying with since the first of October has been attending our little church in Tepeyac with her children lately, and that has encouraged all of us. Yesterday, I took her and her family to San Carlos where our Tepeyac church shared a service and a meal with the church in San Carlos. We are seeing lives changed, new believers joining in fellowship and pray God continues to grow our little body. We are looking forward to this special season, and know that the love we show to others will go a long way in touching lives for Christ. I am posting a photo of yesterday’s group in San Carlos.
We recently baptized two girls, Estrella and Isabelle, from the church in Tepeyac.
We thank the Lord for each and every one of you, and for your encouragement, letters, support and prayers. We couldn’t do anything without you, and we are so grateful for your love for us. May God bless you and your family abundantly this Christmas season, as we remember that Jesus is the reason for the season.

In His loving embrace,

Toni and Bill

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