Back in the Swing of School!
We have settled into a somewhat normal routine for school, now.
Chapel, Music, and PE are included in our week along with daily devotions. We are singing a hymn in English each morning.
The ACE curriculum calls for a Scripture passage to be memorized each month. Although an entire chapter can be difficult in a second language (or for a First-Grader in any language), we are doing our best and working hard. Jessaly, Tommy, & Jonathan have learned Psalm 1 ~ PTL!
And here is a pic taken after the big kickball game:
Front Row: Tommy, Javi, Jonathan, Samy
Middle Row: Me, Sara, Ruth, Jessaly
Back Row: Michael Ratcliffe (visiting), Jonny, Andrew,
Hmo. Mauricio (helping in K part-time), Francisco
The Great Commission
I have been going soulwinning on Tuesdays with Stephanie, our Language School student, since both of us are in class during regular ladies' soulwinning. Neither of us are confident in our presentation, so prayers are much appreciated.
Another interesting thing I was able to do this month was to speak the plan of Salvation in English via text messages for one of our Institute graduates. Enrique feels led of the Lord to be a missionary to the Middle East and plans to start his ministry in refugee camps in Canada. He took my English course last semester, but clearly has had some previous teaching as well. He has a great burden for the Arabic people.
The Local Church
We celebrated Mexican Independence Day:
The children's choir sang one Sunday night:
Johnny, the 3rd one on the 2nd row, is Jessica's youngest son.
Jonathan, Tommy, and Samy on the 1st row.
Javi is there, too, behind his Dad who is leading.
The rest of the school students are K or teens.
We had neighborhood rallies with Evangelist Darrel Ratcliff who brought along is inflatables to draw a crowd of children to hear the Gospel. We hosted 3 rallies in different areas of Monterrey throughout the week and promoted a Big Day in the Bus Ministry. The total saved for the week was close to 2,000 people.
(swiped from FB)
Language Update
(or: My Trip to the Dentist)
At the end of August I had to ask Pastor Jonathan to make an appointment for me with the dentist because I thought I had lost a filling. Jenny drove me to my appointment and was ready to translate for me.
The first thing the dentist asked me was if I spoke Spanish.
I answered (in Spanish) that I spoke a little, but understood more. He replied (in English) that his English was not very good, but that he would try and practice it with me.
Except for confusing "open" and "close" a few times while working in my mouth, his vocabulary was actually pretty good. His English verb conjugation was about on par with my Spanish conjugation.
"Restoration" is actually the same word in both languages, so he was able to easily make it clear that it was a crown and not a filling, and that it had broken, not just come loose. The protruding metal and not a jagged edge of my tooth had caused the lacerations on my tongue -- no wonder I had been talking with a lisp!
He gave me a shot, dug out the remaining piece of the old crown, took a mold for the replacement, and installed a temporary cap. This all took about 45 minutes. When I came back out to the waiting room, Jenny congratulated me that I did not need her to interpret. It was so tempting not to tell her that Dr. Javier spoke English. 😊
I went back the following week for the actual crown. I know that dental work can be very expensive in the US, but my total cost for both visits was @ $145, plus pain and suffering.
Spare Time:
And I'll not leave out the "Littlest" of My Mexico Blessings:
Besides the occasional babysitting, I have enjoyed some one-on-one time with each of these this past month!
Prayer Corner
Please pray for the ministry:
1. Mount Hebron Baptist Church
a) Pastor Jonathan, Jenny, and their children
b) Our soulwinning programs, and follow up
c) Our bus routes and SS classes
2. Mount Hebron Christian Academy
a) Our students
b) A part-time teacher to help with K &/or 1st Grade.
3. Mount Hebron Bible Institute
a) Our students
b) Our faculty (I teach English)
c) Our graduates, specifically Enrique this month
Please pray for me:
1. To learn Spanish
a) To lead someone to the Lord
b) To be more effective in helping in SS
2. To have wisdom and patience with the schedule until
we have help
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