"The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul." --Psalm 23:1-2
At the end of January we moved (yes, again) to WMPL's duplex in St. Paul. The house is bigger, warmer and overall better for our family. We praise the Lord! Our permanent address will still be in Eden Prairie, but if you would like to contact us from now until June, you may do so to the following address:
1555 Arkwright St.
St. Paul, MN 55130
Our phone number is 651-776-2472
We have been busy with doctor visits, tests and preparing our presentation and scheduling with churches. About two weeks ago, a lady from our church presented us with a most generous gift. She came over and stocked us up on supplements and power-food and with many recommendations to boost our immune system, energy, etc. I have followed her advice and the Lord has used it all to restore my health! About the same time, I also went to a prayer for healing service where I believe the Lord touched me also. I didn't remember what it was to feel healthy anymore...We have been bursting with praise to our Lord!
We found out also that our little Gracie is suffering from a neurological dysfunction called SPD (Sensory Processing Disorder). Her case is mild but still she will be needing some occupational therapy so she is not affected as she starts school. Since we are home schooling, Tom and I will have to learn a home program to administer such therapy to her in Mexico. Please pray for us to find the best help possible and for God to provide for us.
Cristina continues to grow in and love her home schooling process. She is reading better and better, writing and doing math. I introduced some drawing exercises to her and she is absolutely loving it. Yesterday we spent 2 1/2 hours just drawing different things from scratch. We may have an artist in the making here.
Tom continues to study and practice his Spanish as regularly as he can. We have not yet been able to locate a Spanish congregation where he could share. Hopefully now that I am better He will be freer to do some more looking. He works one day a week at WMPL helping with property management and is on the "snow removal team." We have been helping with the cleaning of the offices as well once a week.
Last Tuesday we had the opportunity to speak at AFBLS chapel service. What a blessing that was! Please keep in prayer the following dates, would you?
- March 8-10 -- We will be traveling to Rice/Allaida, MN and speaking at Pastor Karl Anderson's churches. There may be a chance to speak at Pastor's Twight's church in the area as well. Please pray for journey mercies, that good relationships may be built with this churches and for God to make us a blessing to them. Cristina and Gracie may sing at the services :) Please pray for them too!
- March 28-30 -- We will be traveling to a camp in Iowa and speak to some of the broader WMPL constituency.
We continue to look for a car and pray for God's provision. At this point we are only able to afford something just about the same as the truck that just died on us. We would be fine with that if that is what God wants but we don't have peace about it yet. We will need to return the van we've borrowed at the end of March so please pray that God will guide us to the car He wants for us.
Our blog has finally been updated. It is one long update but there are a bunch of pictures and stories there. When you have a chance take a look at
Thank you very much for your support and prayers. We couldn't do this without you!
In His hand,
To m, Lidia, Cristina and Gracie
