Children's Day in Tepeyac 2019

Greetings from Tepeyac in the gracious name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior! What a blessing to serve the Lord here in Mexico. I am so grateful for all of you who pray for and support this ministry and I apologize for not keeping you updated more often. Things are busy here and I am finally getting a chance to catch up on the ministry blog today. I pray these pictures and stories will bless you as the experiences have blessed me.

The Lord has been working here in our little corner of Mexico, and we have seen salvations and lives changed as I minister to families in our communities.  Here are some photos from our recent Children's Day Outreach in Tepeyac. We had dozens of moms and children attend the event and all enjoyed fun, games, gifts and a meal served by our friends from the Agua Viva Rehabilitation Center in Centinela. Pastor Alejandro gave a message and his wife, Veronica led the games and fun for the kids. The brothers that reside at the center also helped with the games.

Pastor Alejandro Alvarado sharing the Good News with the
 mothers and children at the plaza in Tepeyac.

This fishing for ducks game was by far the most

popular with the younger children. I love how the

kids waiting to play were already wearing their 

blindfolds!

Preparing for the sack race

Carrera De Niños de Ejido Tepeyac

Thank you so much for your prayers, encouragement and support of this ministry in Mexico. I am blessed for the privilege to serve the Lord here and pray this blog encourages you as you make a difference in the lives around you.

Serving with joy,

Toni

Let The Little Children Come Unto Me...

 But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me,

and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”

Matthew 19:14 NKJV

Greetings from Mexico in the wonderful, glorious name of Jesus Christ!

We are so grateful for your interest in our blog, and wanted to share photos of the Childrens Day event in Tepeyac with you.

We had a wonderful time sharing the gospel with children and mothers alike, and Blas Martinez brought a great message to start the afternoon activities off. After the message, the kids played several games, including baseball in the basket, water balloon toss, and sack races. We were short on helpers but served everyone a meal of hot dogs and chips, with cupcakes for all the kids.

I couldn't have done any of this without the help of Maria Vasquez, Socorro, Estrella and Manuel Martinez. Yessica Garcia and Gemma Gonzalez were a big help, also. Praise the Lord for sweet friends who are there when you need them!

Hermano Blas Martinez sharing the message

Lining up for the balloon toss, dog not included.

Lining up for the sack races

And they´re off!!!

Balloon tossers getting ready for the game

With lots of help from moms...

The final push for the finish line!

The moms received gift bags sent from Cynthia Hilsinger and her sister, Kathy in Virginia, complete with beautiful wash cloths, shampoo, Kleenex, lotions and combs. We also offered lots of donated clothes and shoes from Cynthia and the Primera Iglesia, Asamblea de Dios, Dallas, Texas. The same church donated toys, as well as those received from Carlos and Laura Lopez of Austin, Texas. The children each received several toys they picked for prizes at the event. 

We are so grateful for all of our donors, and for all of your prayers for our event. God provided every need and we pray the gospel was sown on fertile ground in the hearts of the children and their mothers and grandmothers.

Unfortunately, we weren't able to do the event in Centinella because I became ill on Saturday, but we handed out bags of candy with gospel tracts and Bibles in Centinella, and I was able to bring 7 people from Tepeyac and Palmira to the church service there on Sunday. We even got to attend the Sunday School class, where Alejandro is using the materials from Primera Iglesia Bautista Corpus Christi.

The case of Bibles was supplies by donations from Treasures of Grace Ministry in Haskell, Texas.

Thank you for your interest in the ministry here in Mexico, and thank you especially for your prayer support. It means so much.

God bless you as you serve the King of kings!

In His loving embrace,

Antonia