Goldfuss update (January 6)

Dear Prayer Partners,

We have two serious prayer requests:

1. Marta Garcia----(the nurse who attends our church and has had health issues). She called yesterday morning and her brother, who was a policeman in Cuernavaca, was shot to death by one of the cartels. (Cuernavaca is a city about an hour south of us.) Please pray for the family---and pray for Marta --that the Lord would use this even in her life to make her more faithful to Him.
2. Jorge and Cecilia----are a lovely couple who has come to us from Peru. He is getting his doctorate here in Mexico. The church was so excited to hear last month that they were expecting. Well, today was a very sad day for all of us when we heard that the baby's heart had stopped. She was 8 1/2 weeks pregnant.
   As she was arriving at the hospital, she did miscarry. They were then planning on doing a complete D&C. Evidently the hospital has a policy of doing their own ultrasound before any procedure, Jorge asked them NOT to waste their time because she had already had 2 ultrasounds---but the hospital insisted. Well, they found ANOTHER baby! This baby is over 5 1/2 weeks old and already they can see a strong heartbeat! How unusual! Please bathe these dear ones in prayer--as they have really been through it today. Praise the Lord for his preserving of this new little one---and please continue to pray as Cecilia is still very weak and things are still unstable.

Our work meeting last night was not well attended as many were sick or otherwise busy. But the ones who came worked hard (all 22 of us) and joyfully. We finished at 11:15 pm with all of the work completed and we are completely out of our former location. We will be temporarily meeting at Senora Gabby's home until the new location is finished. Please pray for all who are working---for wisdom and endurance.

Praise: the girls that the Lord has sent our way---Jessica and Rachel --are joys to have. The first week of school has gone really well!

Thank you so much for uplifting us in prayer,
The Goldfi
Mike, Faith, Mikey, Cristi, Cari, Matt, Cheri, Cara, Rachel, Jessica, and Shadow:)