Blog 47 21 Nov 2016

The Christian School:

Even though Thanksgiving is not officially celebrated in Mexico, we will be off from school Thursday to celebrate. Everyone (expecially me) is looking forward to the annual American feast!

The excitement of Christmas break must be worldwide!  We will all be glad to have a little time away from classes to spend with our families.  I am looking forward to being with my parents in North Carolina.

The Great Commission!

I was hoping to be able to post the name of my first convert by the publication date of this blog.  I did not reach that goal, however, I am drawing closer everyday and am confident that I will reach it soon.  I practice every week with Jessica introducing myself and reading through the plan. Please pray with me to learn the words and phrases necessarry to properly present the Gospel.

A recent soulwinning experience:

"Be A Part of Something Big"

Praise the Lord! Jenny and Jessica were able to see Natalie accept Christ as her Saviour during Ladies' Soulwinning time! 

Jenny and  Jessica led a teenage girl to the Lord whose father said he was already saved. They were only in town because his mother was sick. Jenny listened to him talk about their family situation while Jessica witnessed to the girl. He said they were going back to their home Saturday, but agreed that he needed to get his family into church. Jenny gave the girl her NT, and information was exchanged so that they could get them in touch with a church in their town.

On a different Friday: 
Out Soulwinning today I handed out several tracts. My partner, Hma. Anita won Lorena and her two children to the Lord today. After the sinner's prayer, Lorena did the sign of the crucifix while saying, "Gracias a Dios!" I believe she was relieved to finally know she could not be good enough to save herself and now can rest in what Jesus has done for us. I would love to see her and her children in our services.

The Local Church:
"To Every Ceature" 
Our 2016 Missions Conference

Our church pledged over 50,000 pesos per month through faith Promise Missions this year.
That is over $2,500 US Dollars - in a church with about 400-500 people in Sunday night attendance.
Our people are not rich, but they love, and understand the importance of missions.

Adapting tO my Changing Life:

One thing that continues to be a struggle for me is the inability to come and go at will.  I am dependent upon others for getting anywhere outside of walking distance.  I was excited when Uber came to Monterrey, but could not set it up on my phone with my debit card (unsure if because it is stateside card which requires changing dollars to pesos?).  A few men in the church are Uber drivers, though, so I planned an outing using one of them as my drop off and pick up and paid cash.  I had a nice afternoon at the local mall which included fish tacos and a Starbucks caramel machiato!
Still cheaper than buying a car, and more independent than always relying on friends.

Book Nook:

I have just finised: What I Learned From My Parents. This is a snippet regarding intentional parenting.  Many of you reading this know my parents and so already know some of what to expect.  I wrote this with the intent of honoring two people who consistently put the well-being and well-roundedness of my brother and myself first and foremost, regardless of circumstances or what other families did or did not do.  This, along with other titles listed below, is available digitally through Kindle Direct or in paperback through Amazon.  Order directly from me, and avoid the shipping fee, $10 each.

Where's The Next Jenny?

Every Kid Is Different

365 Days of  Thankfulness

What I Leraned From My Parents

Prayer Corner:

Please pray for Natalie and Lorena.
Please pray for the families of our Christain school.
Please pray for safety of many who are traveling for the holidays, myself included.