JUST BECAUSE IT'S OVER, IT'S NOT REALLY OVER

As the school year came to an end last week, the meetings needed for getting ready for classes in the late summer, have kept Paula and I over in Mexico until 9 or 10 pm for the last few days. Now we don't have anything to do with the daily operations of the schools, but many of you sponsor children with your financial gifts to the ministry. So we feel responsible to make sure that the money you invest in their lives is getting them a good education, and a hopeful future. A little power struggle has been going on for the control of the school operations and some have even stated that they didn't want any help from the "Americans". We just wanted them to know that we are all for them funding the education of their own kids and applaud their desire to do so. Even though 25 students were sponsored by you this last year, we will continue to sponsor the kids that need the help, and ask for it. Higher education is becoming a priority with us because many that graduate grade school, seldom go to high school because of the higher costs, and travel expenses. But God has an answer to any argument we may present in life. The foundation that currently runs the grade school is starting a high school this fall, in the colonia, at no charge to the families. We are hoping to enroll many of the teenagers in the new school. There are 15 so far. PRAISE THE LORD!!!!
    Yesterday afternoon we had two couples get engaged at the Community Center. Tommy asked Blanca to be his wife and Zacharias asked Carmela to be his. We have been talking to many unmarried couple lately and Pastor Victor and his wife Erika will meet with the couples for the next several weeks before the joint August 30th wedding. Carmela will wear Ruthies wedding dress and Blanca will wear a dress that Georgia Gilligan gave us a few years back for Blanca. Were hoping for several more couples to tie the knot that day and have one heck of a party. We could use a few more dresses ladies so blow the dust off of them and send em down. I'll have them cleaned and returned to you. We will be accepting special donations, specifically for the weddings, so mark your checks in the memo and we'll use it for the food, cake, and 5 string quartet, no just kidding, I'll spin a few CDS.
   PRAY FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM MY FRIENDS, OUR REDEMPTION DRAWETH NIGH!!!!!