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
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
