Hallelujah!

It has been a busy time for us lately, and we hope to catch you up a little on our lives in
We are thankful for all God is doing in our midst and pray we can encourage others with the Good News.

A centenarian friend whom I have been visiting with more frequency recently prayed with me to receive Christ as His savior. He has been bed-ridden and we have often had talks about the importance of knowing where we will spend eternity. He is a gentle man, and always so happy to see me. I am grateful we have developed this friendship over the few years I’ve known him.  I pray that our time in the word will be fruitful in his life and give him joy in the midst of his trials. His response receiving salvation was to raise his arms high in the air and profess, “Hallelujah!” Oh, that every one of us would display that unfettered zeal professing the Lord of lords.

Bill and Juanito

We have recently had come more work done on the house, namely, the bathroom/laundry room. Rito and Jose Alberto recently poured the floor for us, and we are looking forward to the day when we can do the plumbing and pour the shower floor and the base for the toilet. Indoor plumbing is in our future! We have a bathroom sink the Gozas gave us and will eventually have electricity in the bathroom so we can put the washer and dryer. We still lack 220V so it will be awhile before the clothes dryer is a working item. Slowly but surely, we’re getting there.

Recently, Bill and I drove Manuelita, her husband, Nacho and their son, Cristian to the hospital in Acuña. That’s where they caught the bus for Monterrey, Nuevo Leon for Cristian’s doctor’s appointment regarding his kidney transplant. Nacho also had to have some tests run as the donor. They still don't know what date the surgery will be, so we continue to pray for Cristian and the wisdom of the doctors.

Thank you for you interest in this ministry and for your prayers for the people of Mexico.
May God give you boldness as you share His love with the lost in your area of the world.

In His steps,

Toni and Bill

Planning For Your Exit

Greetings in the name of our glorious Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

It has been a long time since I last updated our blog, and during the next few days, I hope to update you on several events from the past two months.

On a recent doctor’s visit to San Antonio, Bill and I had an opportunity to visit with an old friend of his from Odessa. Randy has been very ill, and we were blessed to have to chance to spend time with him while we were there.

During our visit, Bill felt led to ask Randy about his salvation, as he has been told by the doctors that he doesn’t have much time left to live.

Randy immediately told us that everything was taken care of. He’d already made arrangements with the funeral home, picked out his casket, chosen the songs that would be played during the funeral and had his plot picked out.

Bill once again asked him about his “salvation.” Randy told us everything was taken care of. All his family had to do when he died was make a phone call to the funeral home and it was a done deal.

I wonder how many of us think that is all the preparations we need to make to leave this life. What I’m afraid of is that many people think that’s really all they need to do. But there’s so much more.

We naturally spent more time explaining to Randy his need for salvation, to know where he’ll spend eternity with assurance.

Unless we make a choice now to surrender to the Lord of lords, and choose to follow Jesus, the funeral plans are the least of our problems as we leave this life on earth. The Word is very clear. Once to die, then the judgement. (Hebrews 9:27)

I doubt this is a popular subject with the majority of people here on earth, but for me, it's very important to make it clear to anyone reading this blog where I stand on the issue of salvation.

May God have His way in your life, and give you a desire for His will and use your life for His glory.

Be encouraged, He has a wonderful plan for your life. (Jeremiah 29:11)  

In His loving embrace,

Toni and Bill

Agua Viva Visitors

We send greetings from Mexico in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  It has been so long since we last updated our blog, we wanted to catch you up on the events of the past month.

We have been enjoying some wonderful visits with the “muchachos” at Agua Viva, the Christian Rehab near Piedras Negras. The Pastor, his wife and daughter and 5 of the residents went to Juarez to a pastor’s conference, and during the two weeks they were away, we were able to visit the men several times, and it was a blessing to us, and to them, we trust.

We had a sweet visit with friends from Knox City, and were able to stop by and visit the Rehab while they were here. 

It was a quick trip, and while they were at our house, Robert and Susan set up an outdoor shower for us.
We are so grateful for their help and their love for the people of Mexico. God has given us some sweet friendships during our years on the mission field.

Thank you so much for your interest in the ministry here, and we pray God will use your lives for His glory.

By His grace,

Toni and Bill