Dear Praying Friends and Family,
This morning in my devotions I read Isaiah 61:1-3. It is such a great blessing and reminder to us that we can proclaim the goodness of GOD and HIS Salvation to the poor and to those who mourn. It is not that we have any hope in this earthly world, but that we have hope in a great GOD who has blessed us with eternal and heavenly blessings. This is our hope and the good news we proclaim, that Jesus Christ is our Savior, the Son of GOD and He has risen from the grave. When we have this, what more could we desire.
These past few weeks have gone by rather quickly. We have mostly settled into our home and have stayed busy with many visits and visitors. Teo’s family is very glad we are back and we have had a great reunion with friends and family.
· Praises for our safe return to Chihuahua, Mexico.
We have also started making plans for our ministry. We visited the children at the Casa Hogar Jerual and they were very happy to see us. They are anxious for us to start teaching again, so on October 18th, we will begin our studies. We will start with a review of the Old Testament, then teach the Life of Christ. We will be going there Tuesday mornings from 9:00-12:00.
· Please pray that the LORD will work in the lives of these children.
I have visited five pastors this past week and they are interested in our ministry. The next two or three weeks we will be talking more and having meetings to plan our ministry with each of the churches. We will most likely focus more on three of these churches and do occasional things with the other two.
· Please pray that as we plan with these pastors we can work together and the LORD will lead us into a growing relationship.
Some highlights from the past month or two
The UIM Staff Conference was a great blessing and allowed us to meet most of the UIM missionaries and get a lot of information regarding UIM.
We had a great trip to eastern Tennessee, visiting friends, family and churches.
Teo now has her Permanent Residency card.
Derek is saying words in both English and Spanish.
Glenn turned 50.
We greatly appreciate all your prayers for the ministry. There are many great needs here and it is easy to get over whelmed and try to do to much, Please pray that we will stay focused on the ministry that the LORD has given us. It is often difficult to say no when people ask for help, but there is only so much we can do
We continue to be blessed with the prayers and support of many friends and family. We pray you are well and always encouraged in the LORD.
With the LOVE of Christ
Glenn and Teo and Derek
Summery of Churches
Dios Con Nosotros: young church 7 years old; 50-60 members, focus on outreach and strengthening of the body.
Iglesia Baptista Horeb: Older church 29 years old, has had many struggles, 4-5 families, focus on outreach and strengthening the body.
Iglesia Baptista Jireh: New church 3 years old; 50-60 members, focus on discipleship, equipping of leaders.
Centro Familia Cristiano: New church 4 months old; 4-5 families, focus on evangelism.
Iglesia Baptista Eliezer: Older church 30+ years 60-70 members, focus on equipping of teachers and leaders.
