Yesterday as Juan Louis scooped up his wife Yesenia into his arms and carried her into their new home, they were overcome with emotion when they saw all the gifts that God had given them. From the cabinets to the sink and counter top to the new beds and blankets for the whole family. Dishes made up on the table, the cupboards filled with food, new clothes and toys for the kids. A brand new house and a new start in what has been a pretty tough life for this family. The youngest, Leslie Nicole was born two months pre mature and weighed only 2 pounds. She spent the first month of her life in the hospital, and Juan had to quit his job to stay in the hospital with his baby while Yesenia recovered from the C section. That.s all behind them now. Leslie is doing just fine and yesterday we prayed for God to continue to bless this family.
Dave and Loni Siirtola came from Hancock Michigan last week to build a house in honor of Lonis Mom who passed away last year. It was a special dedication as Loni showed us a picture of her mom and shared about her moms passion for missions and supported the work Loni and Dave have been doing in Mexico all these years. So they went a little overboard in blessing this family with more than we usually do, but you know what? Who cares!!! Very few people get to experience the joy of providing a house and a future for a family in desperate need, so I say spend it now while you can, and I mean Give it away while you can,
Without a team from the states, we had a bunch of help from the people in the colonia, including 3 young men, Louis, Martin(pictured with me) and Diego who got a house a few weeks ago. These kids are great helpers and the next Generation of builders in the colonia. Carmelo as always went above and beyond by securing the entire loft so the kids can't fall off. Lee joined us for the first three days and wired the whole house for the family. Lee teaches our Sunday School class and a lot of you have met him and we so appreciate the help from someone in Texas. It's like we say, "people just don't know what they are missing by helping the poor". So we get to store up all the blessings ourselves.
Anywho, we pray that ya'll have a great Resurrection celebration this Sunday and I hear the Blood Moon is at 3;30 or so Saturday morning as Passover is well under way by then. Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem.
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