Remembering Tito

Tito, one of our students, recently went home to be with Father. He and wife were some of our most eager students, hungry for the things of the Lord. Years ago, doctors had given Tito only a few weeks to live but God saw fit to extend the years of life. Even though Tito was often uncomfortable and in pain, he never complained. We will miss his quiet, sweet, steadfast spirit. His wife Graciela continues to attend the conferences and participate in the work of God.

"He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living..." Mark 12:27

We went but...

We've returned from Lachiguiri. But because we had to change the dates of the conference twice and because of some other factors, like rain which impedes the movement of people and information in the mountains, nobody was able to make it. In fact, a group of pastors had come from several hours away the week before, oops! This is a good example of why we do everything we can rather than change dates. However, our Christian brothers asked if we could reschedule the conference so we are planning to return soon. So while we were in Lachiguiri, Fernando and I went into the studio for a couple of days to record the conference. In the evenings we visited people in town encouraging them and praying for them.

Conference Rescheduled

We were getting ready for another Pastor's Conference in Lachiguiri this week when several unexpected circumstances came our way: First, my grandma passed away and I thought I would be going to Arizona to be with family. The bad: we all miss her and her fiery spirit that made her so much fun. The good: she is no longer suffering and is now with Jesus, the lover and savior of her soul. Second, the suburban that we use for ministry in the mountains broke down. The bad: there was zero oil in transfer case for many months. The good: by a miracle there was no apparent damage. The mechanic put in the oil and everything seems to be working just fine. And last, a storm poured rain and thoroughly soaked everything. The bad: the rain makes the mountain roads dangerous and sometimes unpassable. The good: it's already drying out and we've already rescheduled the conference for next week.

Conference Dates for July

Classes have been rescheduled for Thursday through Saturday, the 9th, 10th and 11th of July. Virginia's baby is due on the 24th of July.

I see a huge tropical storm headed toward our part of Oaxaca on the satellite internet site so pray it stays away from our area as when that kind of storm hits Lachiguiri one can't get in or out of the village. So help us pray.

Here is a clip from last years attempt to reach Lachiguiri.


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April 2008 Upcoming class

April and May are our hottest months here in the Isthmus of Oaxaca. I have been in the resort area of Huatulco since we got back from our trip to visit the villages in the mountains. Baltazar has made some trips back into a few of the areas where he has taken the classes for the Indigenous Bible School. His report from Coatlan was that the pastors really appreciated the first class he took to them on "The Integrity of the Pastor" that Roberto Morales taught. Baltazar had his last class in Ixcuintepec and I haven't gotten his report from there yet. Baltazar shares the Integerity class which is on CD and then works with the pastors to be sure they understand and give them their exams etc. Garett is editing the classes for video.