Hello Lynwood,
Just wanted to wrap up from last weeks mission trip.
We went to Guanajauto Friday for a day of tourism and then Saturday morning I took the team to the airport to head back to Florida. I returned back to Lagos and then Union de San Antonio to prepare for the Family Conference that evening. We had good group of 30 people show up for the conference. That is lower than expected but we seem to have a lot of competition that evening, mainly graduation parties. But I thank God for the ones that did show up because they heard God's word in an interesting and understandable way. Please pray that the Holy Spirit will begin to move in these folks hearts, and that a home bible study would come from this and then a New Testament Church!!
Thanks again for your continued prayers and support, we had a productive week and God continues to open doors in Union de San Antonio and the surrounding communities and ranches of the county. The next trip is planned for the latter part of September, I will determine the exact dates soon. I encourage you to please come with us and see for yourself, a place where God is at work and we have joined Him there.
In Christ,
Jeff Smith "El Jefe"
Monday, July 21, 2008
Mexico Mission - Family Conference
Friday, July 18, 2008
Mexico Mission - Family Conference
Hola Lynwood,
Yesterday we went out to Caliche and finished the painting project. It turned out real well and the people are happy about the improvement. Please pray that this will open more doors in this community to share the Gospel.
We will travel to Guanajuato today for a tourism day and I will take the team from Florida to the airport tomorrow to return home. I am staying one more day to attend the Family Conference. Please continue to pray for the conference Saturday night at 7pm. Dennis Johnson will be teaching on the¨"The Five Love Languages".
This will probably be the last time I write until I return home.
In Christ,
Jeff & Team
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Mexico Mission - Family Conference
Hola Church,
Well Praise the Lord, I ran into the city Mayor yesterday morning out on the Plaza, and after visiting with him a while, I did get confirmation that we could do the Family Conference on Saturday evening. Your prayers concerning this issue have been greatly appreciated and are working! So......for the rest of the day we went around putting up posters in the tiendas (little stores) and on telephone poles around the city of Union. We also had about 500-1000 little flyers that we handed to people as we went about promoting the conference. These conferences are being very well received in this community, so please continue to pray for a large turn out and the Holy Spirit moving in the people that attend the conference and hear His Word in a non threatening way.
Today we are going to go back to Caliche and continue the painting project we started on Tuesday.Please pray that we will get oppotunities to share with the people of this community.....the love of Jesus Christ.
Romans 10:14-15a How can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent?
Tenga una buen dia,
En Cristo,
"El Jefe" and Equipo (Team)
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Mexico Mission - Family Conference
Buenos Dias Lynwood,
We went to the the Casa de la Cultura yesterday to confirm the reservation for the auditorium for the Family Conference on Saturday night. As usual at first they acted like they couldn't remember that we had the room reserved but finally looked at a calender and found it was written down. We thought we were OK but were told that we still needed to get permission from the Mayor???? We will find out this morning if we have permission or not. I'm pretty sure that there will be no problem. We will put up posters and hand out flyers today, pray for open hearts of the people that we come into contact with, and for opportunities to share God's love with them. Please continue to pray for this conference and the results that will come from it.
We also painted the front wall / fence and gates at the school in Caliche yesterday afternoon. The end result was muy bonita. We will continue painting on some of the classrooms tomorrow.
We covet your continued prayers,
In Christ,
Jeff and Team
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Mexico Mission - Family Conference
Hello Church from Union,
We visited with Clemintina and family yesterday and she was able to get us a meeting with the Director of the school in Caliche, and he was very open to us doing some painting on the school. So today we are going to buy our supplies and begin the work of painting the front wall, fence and gates going into the school grounds. Please pray that the people we come into contact with today are open to us and that the Lord will provide oppotunities to share His Words with them. We will also put up some of the posters about the family conference in this community along with flyers.
We will also be promoting the Family Conference in Union the next few of days. I will go and talk to Isias, the Director of the Casa de la Cultura, today to confirm the date and time for the conference on Saturday. Please pray that this is still on the schedule as planned.
Thanks for all of your prayers,
In Christ,
Jeff and Team
Monday, July 14, 2008
Mexico Mission / Family Conference
Hola Lynwood,
I met up with the team from Florida and arrived in Union de San Antonio Saturday evening about 6pm. We attended the church services yesterday at the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Leon, and had a good visit with them. We got to hear about how well things are going with the Bible study out in the the community of Caliche. The leaders of the church feel that this family is ready to accept the Lord into their hearts, so they are going to present the gospel in a direct way this Saturday evening during the Bible study. Please pray that the Holy Spirit will move in the hearts of this family that evening.
We are going to be hosting a Family Conference again this trip. The conference will be held Saturday night at 7pm, Dennis Johnson, local IMB missionary, will again be the speaker. The people of Union have been very accepting of these conferences in the past and we hope to have a good turnout this time as well. Please pray that people will hear the Lord speak to their hearts as Dennis shares these biblical principles from His Word.
We also have planned to do some painting at one of the schools in El Caliche, the same community where the Bible study is going on. Please pray that we will be allowed to do this ministry this week and that the people of the community will see us well and be willing to visit with us, and that we might get the opportunity to share the Gospel in a direct way.
Today we are going out to Caliche to see if the painting project is still on and if so we will pick up our supplies this afternoon and start tomorrow. We are also going to San Juan de Los Lagos to see what lostness looks like. This is the place where the virgin has performed a miracle many years ago and all Mexicans make a pilgrimage here to pay their respects and make promises to the virgin.
We appreciate your continued prayer support,
In Christ,
"El Jefe" and Team
Saturday, July 05, 2008
2nd Annual Acts 1:8 Challenge 5k Run/Walk Youth Walk
Get out your running shoes & mark your calendars for Saturday, August 23 for the 2nd Annual Acts 1:8 Challenge 5k Run/Walk. You can pick up a race form in the church office -we will also post a download form here soon.
If your business would like to be a sponsor, please contact Terri Baker.
