It's been busy here for us lately and we are always blessed to share another opportunity to bring the love of Jesus to the people of Mexico.
Sunday, the 5th we were able
to bring a group up to the Rehab in Centinella and enjoy the service with the
saints there. We brought a cake and had “La Abuelita” hot chocolate to warm us
up. It was great fellowship and we all enjoyed our time there. We’ve been
visiting the rehab during the week, and spending time talking with the men who
live there.
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| Cake with friends at the Rehab in Centinella |
The other part of the celebration for
children is gift-giving. We were able to participate in this part of the day by
handing out stuffed animals, Beanie Babies and Porcelain dolls to the children
of Tepeyac. We loaded up the pickup with 4 large boxes of toys my sister,
Jennie, sent down after Christmas. We went to every house in Tepeyac and the
children were able to pick the toys they wanted out of the boxes. Moms and
Grandmothers picked out dolls, too, and it was a sweet time of hugs and “Feliz
Año Nuevo’s” (Happy New Year) greetings
to all the women I know here in town. It was sweet and we enjoyed the time
together. Maria, Socorro and the girls, and our friend Veronica from the Rehab
in Centinella joined us with her daughter, Priscilla. It was so cold outside on
Monday, we were all bundled up but it was fun. We are so grateful to my sister,
Jennie, and her friends, Clay and Sharon who donated the dolls for Mexico. What
a blessing to the children here.
The afternoon was a wonderful time of
fellowship with Alejandro and Veronica and Maria’s family enjoying pozole here
at our house with the fireplace warming us up on this cold winter day. We had
cupcakes and peach cobbler for dessert and lots of coffee and hot chocolate to
warm us up for the gift-giving adventure.
That evening, we enjoyed the last of the
pozole at Maria and Rito’s house by lantern-light and the last evening of the
visit of Margarito, Rito’s brother who lives in Saltillo, the state capital. He
came last week when their uncle passed away.
I had an amazing conversation with
Margarito over coffee. I shared my testimony with him and we talked about the
Lord, the gospel, and salvation. He was very receptive and we talked about
Christians being persecuted in other countries for their faith. Rito wanted to
know more about this and said he didn’t know anyone was being persecuted for
being a Christian. I get the Voice of the Martyrs mailings and want to share
with him about what’s going on in these other countries. I told them we are
blessed that we presently don’t have a problem sharing the gospel freely here
in Mexico but that can all change. Margarito was adamant that that will never
change, and I pray he’s right, but in my heart, I feel he’s not.
We are so grateful for all of your
prayers and love for us, and we thank God for the privilege of serving the Lord
here in Mexico. We pray this year brings many good things and wonderful
opportunities for all of you to share your faith with the lost.
May God be glorified in our lives as we share the gospel with the lost and hurting around us.
In His strong embrace,
Toni and Bill
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