Bro. Angel's bedroom had a dirt floor.
Thanks to the generosity of our people in Victoria
we were able to pour him a nice concrete pad.
Between 8 of us church men we poured the floor
then smoothed it to a shine as best as we could.
Here you have the finished product!
Thanks to the Dehart's ministry in Texas
Bro. Angel now has a automatic hospital bed also.
Angel has already been to church twice since they
amputated his second leg, he is so excited!
The 28th of August is Grandparents day and
this year we celebrated our grandparents by
painting them a verse plaque made by the church staff.
Here are some of the grandparents;
we had to celebrate the day in two shifts.
Ladies reunion at the end of August with their craft.
Another ladies meeting at the end of September.
On the 15 and 16 of September we celebrate the "Grito"
which is to commemorate the day the Mexican Independence
began in 1810. We celebrated it with a special service,
lot's of good Mexican food, and several of us dressing up.
We had a lot of FUN!
This is Bro. Jaime, his wife Carmen,
their daughter Xochitle, and their grand-daughter Alexa.
They are one of our new families from the last two months.
Matt was supposed to be General Ignacio Allende
and Alan is dressed up as a typical "Charro" from the Zacatecas area.
The serious look goes along with the dressing up :)
This is Selah with Sister Mari, who is Bro. Angel's wife.
Mari received Christ the day they took Angel's leg a couple hours
before the surgery. She has really been growing and opening up.
Our little Mercy and Melissa; they are one week apart in age.
In September we went to a young ladies dedication at one
of the missions. The couple with her just joined our church last week!
They are Jesus and Martha,
and we have worked with them for over 2 years.
We continue to hand out tracts and literature to as many pastors
as we can. Thanks to all the churches and ministries that
invest money and time into this kind of ministry. Many have been blessed
across the country by a Bible, tracts, a John & Romans, or pamphlets.
This pastor is from Fresnillo, Zacatecas.
One of our oldest youth just got married last Saturday (28th).
Uriel and Sandra are now happily married!
Mrs. Deatrick was able to come down for a 9 day visit from
Missouri; we thank the Lord for her life and for her willingness to
come and visit us. It goes without saying that the 6 grand-kids really
enjoyed having their grandma here.
Naomi gets to see her mom about once every two years,
they enjoyed their time together also.
(Girls in order left to right)
Laura, Zeidy, and Lorena have been working with us at Victoria
for over a year now, and at the same time they have been involved in
two of the daughter churches with Pastor Fernando (left),
but the two sisters (in the green)
have now decided to come on staff full time here at Victoria.
Zeidy will be going on to her dad's ministry full time as of this week.
We held a good-bye party for her last Wednesday.
Most of the church kids made cards for her and decorated the
fellowship hall for the cake and ice-cream after the service.
Zeidy has been a blessing to us and the church - we will miss her!
On the family side...
The kids are all growing up - too quickly it seems!!!
But, every day we are able to serve together is a fun day,
and we try to teach the children that this is their ministry also.
Of course, we pray that they will grow up into the boots that the Lord
would have for them in the future.
We know that His will and plans are the best!
We, Naomi and I, are more in love every day!
I thank the Lord for such a wonderful wife and mother for my children,
it is amazing to count the amount of things she does in a "normal" day!
Of course, if you are from a big family,
you know that "normal" days do not exist!
Praise the Lord for the ministry and family that He has given us.
We also thank each one of you for your part
in what we are allowed to do here!
To God be the glory!
