Dear friends of Mexico Ministries:
I love it when a plan comes together! Seeing God’s plan come together for Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, and Bethesda Church gives me great joy, pleasure, and stirs up compassion and commitment to see His complete plan fulfilled.
What I see and sense of God’s plan will probably take the rest of my life to complete. You may remember that old song, “My house is full but my fields are empty, who will go and work for me today?” - truly the new field before us is ripe for harvest. This is a vast new area that we are just beginning to touch. We have already built six new mission churches and many more villages are waiting. Pastor Cesar and his wife Maudy have taken groups from their church in Tuxtepec to many of these waiting villages. They take food, clothing, and medical supplies, along with several nurses from the church there, and minister to the needs of the people in these villages. Most of the people in these remote villages are indigenous and speak their tribal languages instead of Spanish. We have plans to purchase a four wheel drive pick up to help reach them.
More good news: after trying and failing to drill a water well at our church in Tuxtepec, we finally succeeded in finding water 110 feet deep, so now we will have fresh, clean water on the property instead of having to haul it in! And, more good news: Russell and Charlotte Linscombe are in the process of building a dormitory to house the students for the Bible school which will begin in May, 2020.
Some may say I have taken on more than I can carry, but truth be known, I have never carried the load alone. God has always been there to help carry my load and has given me one of the most compassionate support teams anywhere. Stay with me and pray for this new field of harvest, and together we will see God’s plan completed! And let us guard ourselves against any of the devil’s attempts to divide us. The Psalmist wrote, “Behold how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell together in unity” (Ps. 133.1), and Jesus taught us to pray, “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” Let us do the Lord’s work TOGETHER.
I wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year and pray that you enjoy precious time with your family and friends.
God bless you,
Larry