November 10, 2008
Thanks for the prayers!! They are working!
First of all, everyone made it here safely, including Richard Twiss and his group. Since Richard, Mike Hendricks and their team were leaving right away, we had Richard share with our team briefly about the importance of indigenous ministry. He spoke about how God created the different ethnic groups that are on the earth, and that each of us needs to embrace our ethnic identity, and not feel any sense of shame about who we are. He challenged us to be sensitive as we reach out to the different tribal groups in Oaxaca.
It's so great to have such a great team of leaders. Each one adds something to the group.
All of the Meds that the Redding group brought MADE IT THROUGH customs with no problem! Halleujah. We were a "little" worried about that one, but God just stepped in and made a way. Very cool!
Saturday, we spent the day with Pastor Victor at Guillermo Gu
ardado, helping minister to 120+ children. We did skits, songs, face painting, balloons, fed them breakfast, played soccer with the…and had a blast! We will go back to that same location on Wednesday for a small medical clinic. Praise God that we have such a great team of doctors, nurses and pharmacists with us on this team. It will be such a blessing to that community.
Sunday morning, we went to Principe de Paz church. Pastor Marcelino was so gracious and let us be involved in the whole service. I wish you could see how the people were entering into worship. Incredible. Carl LaCasse has been taking pictures almost non-stop, so you'll get a chance to experience some to what's happening here.
Ronny Gilmore preached and I interpreted in English for ou
r team. God really moved on people, and encouraged them to Live what they Believe, in order to make a difference in their families and communities. We were scheduled to go till about 1:00 p.m., but prayer ministry and fellowship went on till 2:45 p.m.! Nobody wanted to leave. Sweet.
Monday, we helped unload a VANLOAD of Palau pamphlets, magazi
nes, posters, etc... That was a bit spur of the moment, but it's all part of being FLEXIBLE on the mission field. We make our plans, and we need to put them before the Lord for Him to change as He sees fit.
After that, we went to Manantial to pour floors with Marcelino. We were able to bless one family with a large floor. The mom is a widow, with 3 sons living at home with her. A tough situation for sure. The 14 year old and the 17 year old are out in the city working, to support their Mom and eight-year-old little brother. They were a little hesitant to interact with us at first, but as we were finishing the floor, we were able to minister to them, pray with them and encourage them.
We also worked on preparing four other floors that we'll try to get done today and tomorrow. The ground up there is hard, and filled with rocks, so prep work is slow.
How you can pray for Oaxaca:
First of all, everyone made it here safely, including Richard Twiss and his group. Since Richard, Mike Hendricks and their team were leaving right away, we had Richard share with our team briefly about the importance of indigenous ministry. He spoke about how God created the different ethnic groups that are on the earth, and that each of us needs to embrace our ethnic identity, and not feel any sense of shame about who we are. He challenged us to be sensitive as we reach out to the different tribal groups in Oaxaca.
It's so great to have such a great team of leaders. Each one adds something to the group.
All of the Meds that the Redding group brought MADE IT THROUGH customs with no problem! Halleujah. We were a "little" worried about that one, but God just stepped in and made a way. Very cool!
Saturday, we spent the day with Pastor Victor at Guillermo Gu
ardado, helping minister to 120+ children. We did skits, songs, face painting, balloons, fed them breakfast, played soccer with the…and had a blast! We will go back to that same location on Wednesday for a small medical clinic. Praise God that we have such a great team of doctors, nurses and pharmacists with us on this team. It will be such a blessing to that community.Sunday morning, we went to Principe de Paz church. Pastor Marcelino was so gracious and let us be involved in the whole service. I wish you could see how the people were entering into worship. Incredible. Carl LaCasse has been taking pictures almost non-stop, so you'll get a chance to experience some to what's happening here.
Ronny Gilmore preached and I interpreted in English for ou
r team. God really moved on people, and encouraged them to Live what they Believe, in order to make a difference in their families and communities. We were scheduled to go till about 1:00 p.m., but prayer ministry and fellowship went on till 2:45 p.m.! Nobody wanted to leave. Sweet.Monday, we helped unload a VANLOAD of Palau pamphlets, magazi
nes, posters, etc... That was a bit spur of the moment, but it's all part of being FLEXIBLE on the mission field. We make our plans, and we need to put them before the Lord for Him to change as He sees fit.After that, we went to Manantial to pour floors with Marcelino. We were able to bless one family with a large floor. The mom is a widow, with 3 sons living at home with her. A tough situation for sure. The 14 year old and the 17 year old are out in the city working, to support their Mom and eight-year-old little brother. They were a little hesitant to interact with us at first, but as we were finishing the floor, we were able to minister to them, pray with them and encourage them.
We also worked on preparing four other floors that we'll try to get done today and tomorrow. The ground up there is hard, and filled with rocks, so prep work is slow.How you can pray for Oaxaca:
- Please pray that God would bring unity among the believers in Manantial. There have been so many divisions, broken promises, mistrust.
- Pray for Wisdom for Pastor Marcelino to be able to effectively minister to the people of Manantial. He has a good relationship with some, but there seems to be resistance from others.
- Pray for the ministry that will happen this after noon at Manantial. After we pour floors in the morning, some of the team is going to invite the children in the neighborhood to come to the church for a time of sharing, puppets, clowns, and a teaching on unity.
- Pray for health for the team. A couple of people have already been ill. God is able, and we are trusting in Him. We just need to be aware of our own limitations, and not push it too hard.
Blessings! And thanks for praying.
Tom Hogan
Oaxaca Field Coordinator
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