Dear Friends,
Thank you once more for the prayers and thanks you
offer God the Father on our behalf before the throne
of grace. God is answering your prayers, although at
times it seems to be slow - from our perspective. But
His timing is perfect. Please use the praises and
requests below when praying for us. Thank you and we
love you, Chuck, Karla and kids
PRAISES - please thank God with us for:
1) the stability in the church. Since the difficult
times we had in Dec to Feb one family has returned to
the church and things seem more calm. On a Sunday
recently we announced from the pulpit the changes that
had taken place, reasons why some had left the church
and a warning that some were being invited to attend a
church with false doctrine. The church responded
well.
2) Alejandro Flores and his family have returned to
the church after an absence of about three months. He
returned repentant and ready to work. That is a big
help in the ministry and a big encouragement for us.
3) Our health - it has been good for the entire family
the past several months.
4) Gerardo and Monica Arzamendi are healing, growing
in Christ and serving well in the church.
5) David’s restoration is going well - he continues
responding well to God’s restoring work, David is
working full time in a Wal-Mart in Mexico City and
learning many valuable lessons with regard to the use
of his time and money.
6) the women Karla is discipling (Clara, Ana, Adelina
and others) and for the men Chuck is discipling
(Sergio, Carlos T., Alejandro F. and others).
7) Alex and Liz Pantoja - Alex was recently given a US
visa and together with his family will visit the US
for interviews with a possible mission agency (Turkish
World Outreach). Their support raising is going well
and we are trusting God for a departure date in July
or August of this year.
REQUESTS - please ask God for:
1) Jonathan - Lord willing, will take the SAT test
(college entrance test) this coming Saturday, the 3rd
of May here in Mexico City. Please pray he’ll be
calm, not too nervous, confident in the Lord (he has
been practicing for about the past eight months) and
for clear thinking and good memory.
2) baptisms for the church that we will have this
coming Sunday, the 4th of May. Please pray the church
will be encouraged, the six people to be baptized will
give an excellent testimony to our Savior and that God
would be glorified through all this!
3) the missions conference planned for the 24th and
the 25th of May. Please pray that the church would be
encouraged toward missions, Adolfo, the conference
speaker from la Huasteca (where the church has taken
several missions trips), would encourage and challenge
us and for God to raise up at least two more people
for a commitment to become missionaries from the
church here.
4) the women Karla is discipling and the men Chuck is
discipling (mentioned above) that these people would
become more like Jesus in their character.
5) David’s continued positive response to restoration
and his healing and victory over sin.
6) Alex and Liz Pantoja - please pray they would be
able to raise their total support by the summer and be
able to leave for Turkey in July or August. Also,
that they would have safe travel in Mexico as they
raise support and while in the US in June (Lord
willing).