Trip To Monclova

Greetings, in the faithful name of Jesus Christ!

I recently had the privilege of joining Pastor Jim and Susan Garcia, my good friends for many years, on a trip to Monclova, Coahuila. Jim was invited to preach at the Iglesia Bautista Siloe there, and they invited me to accompany them. 

We left my home on Friday, November 22nd, and drove to Allende, where we got our permits for the car and our visas to enter the interior of Mexico. It was a long wait at the office for Visa’s, but we had nice conversations with several people waiting in line.

We continued our journey to Monclova, a little over 2 hours from Allende. Pastor Jim shared a sermon Friday night, Saturday night and

It was wonderful spending time with these sweet friends, and we were able to celebrate the church’s 12th Anniversary with them, and Pastor David Lara and his wife, Myra’s 34th Anniversary.

On Saturday, we went to Rio Mesquite in Cuatro Cienegas. It’s sort of a resort location with pontoon boats and a restaurant for visiting tourists.

After the Sunday service, we drove back to Tepeyac in time for the evening church at Monte Horeb. 

It was a wonderful weekend of fellowship with the families in Monclova. 

Thank you for your interest in the ministry. God bless you.

By His grace,

Toni

School Supplies For Tepeyac

Greetings in the merciful name of Jesus. Our little church in Tepeyac has been closed for services since the Pandemic but God is opening the doors once again. We now have evening services on Thursdays and Sundays at 6:00 pm. 

On Friday, August 9th, we had a special service and invited all the parents and school children in Tepeyac to join us. Afterwards, each child attending from the Kindergarten and Elementary school received a packet with all the school supplies needed for their grade level. 

We also had snacks and refreshments for everyone in attendance. These are some photos from that special event.

Pastor Isaias Silos from Iglesia Bautista Nueva Esperanza in Piedras Negras is coming to Tepeyac each week to share the good news, and Brother Federico from his church is leading us on Sundays. 

We are so grateful for these men and their willingness to share in our little church. 

May God be glorified and new believers added to the kingdom.

Thank you for your interest in the ministry here in Mexico. 

 

Heating It Up in Mexico

 Greetings, in the faithful name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. I have been so delinquent in keeping up with my blog, and once again, I

Last month, some friends from Texas came down to do some work at our church in Tepeyac, repairing some broken wiring, and also did some work at my home. I am so grateful for good friends that are willing to take the time out of their busy schedule to come and visit and help.

Wayne Cadenhead, Jeremy, his son, and their friend Rocky Gonzalez came from Haskell and Goldthwaite to fix the wiring at the church in Tepeyac that has been broken for many months. They put in a new fuse box and put new wiring in the trench that was dug by our friends, Rito and Manuel Martinez in nearby Palmira. 

Rocky is an experienced electrician and plumber and lived in Haskell, where he and the Cadenheads became friends. He and his wife, Rosie, currently live in Golthwaite. 

We went to Home Depot in Piedras Negras, where I purchased a 30-gallon butane hot water heater and all the necessary tubes and lines. We went to lunch at a new (to us) restaurant in Piedras, next to Home Depot. 

After we got back to my house, hey spent several hours installing the hot water heater and I am so blessed by their efforts. 

Here are the pictures I took of the work at the church and my home. I made the homemade apple pie for them and they took it with them after we each had a piece.(Except Jeremy. He said he doesn’t like fruit pies!)

God bless you as you make a difference in your sphere of influence. God is good, all the time!

Serving Him with joy,

Toni

Sharing in Elk Grove

 Greetings from Mexico in the powerful name of Jesus Christ, our precious Lord and Savior.

This past August, I was privileged to have the honor of speaking with a women’s group at Rejoice ministries in Elk Grove, California. Some of the ladies that attended the event I have known for many years, and many I had the opportunity to meet that day last summer.

My friend, Martha Chavez, whom I have known for nearly 30 years, invited me to share my testimony. I also shared about the years of serving the Lord as a missionary in Mexico.

It was a sweet time of fellowship with sisters from all over the world. Some of the women shared recipes and taught us how to cook delicious dishes from other countries.

Here are pictures from my visit, and a link to a video of my testimony. I am not a great speaker, so I apologize. But I just wanted to share God’s work in my life and His grace and mercy directing my steps from there to here. 

I am so thankful for all the people He has put in my life to help me along the way. I could never have arrived where I am, nor continued to do what I do without friends and family. 

May God bless you as you seek Him and serve others..

In His loving embrace,

Toni

Tepeyac VBS 2023

Greetings in the merciful name of Jesus Christ. This week has been a wonderful time of reconnecting with friends from the First Baptist Church in Haskell. Vacation Bible school has started once again, and we are having classes in Tepeyac, San Carlos, and Remolino. Unfortunately, our vacation Bible school in Centinela was canceled due to illness. I am posting some pictures of the first two days of VBS in Tepeyac. I have enjoyed fellowship with all the wonderful people that came down from Texas, and the Goza‘s that came up from Guadalajara in Jalisco. It’s been great to reconnect and I miss English-speaking fellowship.

Here are pictures from this week in Tepeyac. 

Tepeyac Kindergarten Mural

 Greetings from Coahuila, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. About a month ago I started a wall mural after being asked by the kindergarten moms to paint a wall they had recently constructed. For me, painting is therapeutic. They had no specifics and I gladly began the process of painting something that I hope would be a joy for the children for many years.

These are pictures from the final product.