Dear Praying friends,
We had a wonderful time in Florida at the family reunion that Mike's mom put together for the whole family. Mom flew us there and back and paid for our whole time together. Everyone had a WONDERFUL time. The kids all got to see their cousins--all 22 were able to spend 8 days together, and about 1/2 of them got to spend another 5 days together after several others had to leave for left for their homes. All of my brothers and sisters and spouses were able to be together too with Mom.
We have just recently started a new SS theme on why the Bible is trustworthy. Last Sunday I asked several of the people in the discussion time how old they were the first time they ever picked up a Bible and tried to read it. One lady said that she was 63 years old, a few people mentioned that they were in their 30's, and another lady who has attended for about 2 years said that she had never read or opened a Bible until she came to our church. Please pray that this study would increase our faith in and obedience to God's Word. Please also pray that Padierna Bible Church will be and remain faithful to God's Word. Pray that all of us will make it our lamp and light for our daily lives.
We have also been three weeks in a new study on the spiritual war that we are in with our own flesh, the world and the devil. There is no shortage of the enemy around and within us, and some folks have really been feeling that battle. The last few weeks, our attendance has been ravaged by a number of people sick and a number of other people just really struggling in their spiritual lives. Please pray for the Lord to give us much wisdom in dealing with different situations each day. Since the rains have gone, it seems like in the past 3 or 4 weeks, MANY are dealing with sinus, cough, cold and congestion due to pollution. Please pray for the Lord's grace to sustain us physically and spiritually day by day.
For the past year and a half, we have been privileged to have the Crocker Family, Jon, Andrea, Paul and Timothy, living in the cabin on our property. Sadly, they have to leave on December 13, a week from today. We are really really going to miss them. They have been a super tremendous blessing to our family and our church in the past year and a half. They have helped in the ministry in many many ways and will be very much missed here. Please pray for them as they will begin full time deputation to come back to Mexico City in the Lord's time. They would be a great missionary couple to support. :-) The church had a going a way dinner for them yesterday. Pray for Jon as he will be preaching and doing the SS hour this coming Sunday for the last time.
Jon and Andrea have helped greatly in our homeschooling for the past year and a half as well. They will be missed in that area as well. We are very thankful that the Lord has provided two young ladies to come and help for second semester--Rachel Steffensmeier and Jessica Snell. We trust that they will be a blessing to our family in homeschooling and that we will be a great blessing to them as well. Jon and Andrea haven't even left, Rachel and Jessica haven't even arrived, but it's probably not too early to mention that we will also need someone to come help with school in the fall. If you know anyone who would like to have that opportunity on a missionfield, please let them know that we would love to hear from them.
We have had a few more opportunities recently to give the gospel clearly. Pray especially for a lady who visited our home last Saturday--Elisabet.
Please pray for Mike and Carissa as they will accompany Jon and Andrea up next Monday to the Texas border. As you may have noticed in the recent months, the drug lords in Mexico have caused much unrest and violence throughout much of the country as they battle for the best drug routes. We would appreciate greatly your prayers for the Lord's protection of us as we travel next week.
Thank you so much for your prayers. We could not be here if you were not upholding us before the throne of grace--that grace that we all so desperately need.
In Christ,
Mike for all the Goldfii (Faith, Mikey, Cristiana, Carissa, Matthew, Cherith and Caralyn)
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