I've posted pictures lately with no stories. Last week, Carmelo and the guys in the colonia built Jorges house. He has lived in the colonia over twenty years in one, if not the most, pathetic houses we had ever seen in Mexico. But that all changed last week, because of Gods generosity toward this fellow believer. The bible says to do good toward all men, but especially towards those who are of the household of faith. So it was a joy on Thursday to take Rick and Diane, Alford and Gladys, Bob and Charles over to partake in the dedication ceremony. While the girls held the weekly sewing class, us boys finished up wiring Jorges house and carried the beds and furnishings in before the women came down to decorate. Now I have to tell you how the provision was made for this house. Charles and Marge Krammer have been coming down to South Texas for years to winter, but a few years ago, His Brother in Law Bob asked him to come to Mexico and see what they spent their winters doing, and they were " HOOKED ON HELPING". The poor that is. So they have been generous partners and every year they would give us several thousand dollars toward the work of the ministry. Well their year end donation in 2015 paid for the house. Charles informed us all that He has cancer and the doctors only give him 6 months to a year to live, and many people encouraged him to go and get treatment this winter and fight this scourge on his body, but Charles wanted to come down to Texas from Iowa and serve the poor with what time he might have left. We in Christian Land, call that " storing up treasure in heaven to be used for the Glory of God, while alive to guarantee future return of investing in the Kingdom. So a great dedication prayer flowed from Charles lips, followed by Jorge throwing his arms up , praising and thanking God for the blessings.
Yesterday the Power Ministry came to the Community Center to have their daily devotion at our place, and let the men meet Paula and Me. We purchased a hundred pieces of Sweet bread and Paula made a hundred cups of coffee while I arranged the chairs and set up the sound system outside. The 5 leaders arrived a while before the team and they helped me load up the roofing that was in the way and needed to be taken to one of Powers works site on the other side of town. I had set up two guitars hoping that one of the 80 men that would be arriving soon would play along with me. I made 50 copies of several worship songs and lo and behold, Cody was in the lead team and He and I started playing together and we rehearsed a few songs and the 8 vans pulled up while we were playing. It was a great site to see them all file in, get a cup of coffee and a sweet roll, and settle in to have their devotion time. Cody and I and a few guys that could sing led the guys in two worship songs in English and of course Toy Doy Gloria in Espaniol and it was an great experience for me to be a part of that, so Thanks Power for coming and blessing my socks off.
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