Greetings in the amazing name of Jesus Christ, the Savior of
the world! He is risen and we are so blessed to be forgiven. We don’t deserve
His forgiveness, but He gives it freely, desiring that none would perish. We
only need to ask His forgiveness and embrace all the promises He has for us.
What a privilege to serve the Living Savior!
It is 5 am and I am making bread-dough ornaments for the VBS
we’re doing in Tepeyac these two weeks of Easter vacation. The kids are
enjoying the singing, Bible stories and crafts. Every day we’re serving a snack
before leaving. Today they will be decorating sugar cookies with icing and
sprinkles. I just hope they don’t mistake the bread dough ornaments for a
cookie!
My camera died last week so I am attempting to use my phone
to upload pictures but have yet to be successful at that. Am praying I can make
it happen, with God’s help.
The picture of the tire I have posted here is my flat from
two weeks ago when I went to Del Rio to find some good used tires for the
pickup. This exploded when I was between Calles and Nueva Palestina, about 40
minutes from home. By God’s amazing grace, two men stopped and changed my tire
for me within 10 minutes, and I was so grateful. In Del Rio, I found a tire
shop and asked if they had used tires my size, and the man sold me two for $30!
That was a blessing!
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| What remained of my tire after the blowout in Mexico |
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| New tires from PIBCC! |
Then last week, Pastor Jim and Brenda Garcia from Primera
Iglesia Bautista in Corpus Christi called me to tell me the church decided to
buy me NEW tires for the pickup! I was so blessed, I was crying when they told
me on the phone. God is so good, and Monday morning I got up at 5 and went to
Eagle Pass to meet they and have the tires put on while we went to the post
office and the dollar store after breakfast. We had a wonderful visit and we
all headed home that afternoon. I can’t tell you the last time I had new tires!
What a great feeling! I am in awe of God’s lovingkindness.
The end of this month we are planning a festival at the
church in Tepeyac for Children’s Day. We had one last year and it was a lot of
fun for everyone. Even the mom’s enjoyed it!
This year, we plan to have a simple meal afterwards to spend
more time with the families, and the kids are already looking forward to the
event. Please pray that the gospel message touch lives and that God uses all of
this for His glory. We want to see lives in Tepeyac changed by the Holy Spirit.
Unless the Lord builds the
house,
They labor in vain who build it… Psalm 127:1a God bless you as you continue to bring light into the darkness in the world while Jesus tarries. May He give you a fresh anointing and a renewed burden for lost souls.
They labor in vain who build it… Psalm 127:1a God bless you as you continue to bring light into the darkness in the world while Jesus tarries. May He give you a fresh anointing and a renewed burden for lost souls.
With much love and gratitude,
Toni and Bill
