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Getting Settled in Puebla

Exciting News!

The Lord has added a new member to our family! We are expecting the arrival of baby Collins in early 2019. Please pray with us for health for Sarah and the baby during the pregnancy. Please pray also for God’s provision for the physical and financial needs we will have as we anticipate the birth of our child. We are very thankful for this precious gift from God!

Preparing for Greek Exegesis

Chris has been spending a lot of time the last few weeks studying Greek and preparing for his Greek Exegesis class this fall at Puebla Bible Seminary. One of the assignments for the students is to translate John chapters 1-4, so he has been working on translating that passage. In addition, there are multiple textbooks to read through (in Spanish!), so there is still a lot of preparation to do.



Spanish Tutoring

One of the main things we’ve been working on the last few weeks is improving our Spanish. Though we are both fluent, there is still much more for us to learn and improve our grammar. We have a tutor, Silvia, who comes to our house 4 days a week for a two-hour Spanish class. We have really enjoyed our classes, and we have learned so much! We are also praying for an opportunity to share Jesus with Silvia. She is a Jehovah’s Witness and seems to know the Bible, but we are praying that God will help us know how to share the truth with her.

Friends

We are also very thankful for the friends God has already provided for us here. We have really enjoyed our fellowship with both Mexican believers and also other missionaries here. We were recently invited to join a Bible study with some other younger couples, and we’re very thankful for this opportunity. God has been so good to provide us with community so soon after arriving.

Pray for Us!

  • Pray for health for Sarah and baby Collins.
  • Pray for opportunities to share Christ with our Spanish tutor Silvia as well as with neighbors here.
  • Pray for wisdom as we seek opportunities to minister in orphan care
  • Pray for Mexico's elections on Sunday, July 1
  • Pray that we would continue to walk closely with God.

Thank you! 

Your fellow servants,
Chris and Sarah Collins

Comments

  1. UnknownJuly 2, 2018 at 6:54 PM

    Wonderful news about baby Collins coming soon, she or he will be a lucky child to have picked you for their parents. Sounds like God has you where He wants you and you will do what is right as you follow his will. Question, Are there Bibles written in Spanish?

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