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Children’s Homes

We’ve had a lot of great opportunities to serve at the children’s homes over the last few months. We praise the Lord for good relationships we’ve developed with both house parents and the children, and for many opportunities to speak into their lives.
A new piano for the girls' home

At the girls’ home Chris has given weekly devotionals and started piano lessons with 3 of the girls. Sarah has taught the girls how to make several delicious desserts, and she recently started discipling one of the older girls, Laura. Leslie, one of the younger girls, has also shown great interest in the devotionals and often wants to read the Bible with us for a while longer after the devotional time!
Reading the Bible with Leslie

At the boys’ home Chris has also given some devotionals, and Sarah has helped many of the younger boys with homework and is even teaching English to the house mom, Rosario.

With both of the homes, we’ve gone to some of their soccer games, participated in birthday parties for many of the kids (Sarah even makes lots of the cakes!), and we’ve had them to our home for meals and games.
Boys' home after we gave them some clothes

We’re very thankful for the many opportunities to show love to these dear children and to speak God’s truth into their lives.

Seminary

The fall semester at Puebla Bible Seminary has come to a close. This semester I taught 2 classes, Greek 1 and Pentateuch & Historical Books. I’m thankful for the opportunity to teach and invest in the lives of these students who are the future pastors and leaders of the church in Mexico.


Church

We love our small church, Iglesia Bíblica Bautista Ágape. We are grateful to serve alongside our young pastor and his wife, Miguel and Génesis. We have enjoyed serving regularly in music ministry, and Chris has had many opportunities to teach and preach as we study through the book of John and basic doctrines of the Christian faith. The members are very eager to learn more from God´s Word, and we´re thankful for the growth God is producing in their lives.
 
Chris preaching on John 6: Faith vs. Unbelief

Leading worship in music

Discipleship

One of our greatest opportunities in the last couple months has been a discipleship we started with a younger couple, Alfredo and Liz. Alfredo is a student at the seminary, and they are in our church as well. Alfredo grew up as an orphan in the Niños de México organization, and though he is a believer, he is young in his faith and very hungry to learn more. Liz does not appear to be a believer, and so we are praying for her salvation. The book we are working through with them is John Piper’s This Momentary Marriage (in Spanish of course). The book is very heavy on the gospel, so we are thankful that Liz is hearing the gospel through this study as well as our study through the book of John at church. Please pray with us for her salvation as well as Alfredo’s growth in his faith.
 
Alfredo, Liz, and their son Eidan

Family

Mikey is continuing to grow very quickly. We are trying to enjoy the moments before they fly by. Isn't he cute!

Sarah does a lot of behind-the-scenes ministry, including lots of cooking and baking, cleaning, and keeping Mikey and me alive! We are so thankful for her ministry to us and to others as well!

Thank you so much for your prayers and support for us all! Happy Thanksgiving!

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