IT'S NOT JUST A TRADE SCHOOL

As we look for opportunities to reach the lost in the colonia, Paula,along with Theresa, June and Esther whom drove from San Antonio, held a kids bible school in the trade school yard Saturday with about 50 kids attending. They taught them about Jesus and how the Ten Commandments lead us to a place of needing Jesus to rescue us from an impossible task of obeying the "10" to be right with God. Although many have been taught to obey the "10", we like to teach them about the Grace of God, apart from observing the Law. Since no one will be justified by observing the Law as laid out clearly by Paul in the book of Romans chapter 4, it's important to teach the Truth to these little ones that are so eager to learn about Jesus. I find it very difficult to teach "seasoned" Christians about the fact that Jesus fulfilled the Law so we don't even have to try, why? because it's impossible that's why! Christ came to redeem us from the CURSE of the Law. Why a curse? Because it was not mixed with FAITH. It was a total works salvation that could never be achieved. We are justified freely by faith in Christ plus NOTHING! Billy Goat theology wants to put BUT in there But there ain't one. Oh there's that license to Sin, no Chamaco, there's the freedom to SERVE. Sorry I get carried away on the subject. Anyhow, the Trade School makes an awesome meeting place for larger groups to meet and we will utilize it any time we can. Later that day the girls attended Talitas' 4th birthday party, how pretty is she? Elizabeth is P.G. with twins and looks tired already, stay tuned! I recieved a message that the people from the colonia down the road, came and took the water tank that they gave me last year to put on top of the tower we built on the East end of the colonia. When we drove across the bridge yesterday we could see the tower with the tank missing, how sad. All the help we give them and they don't even respect us enough to present the need for either returning the tank that was theirs or buying them one, they just unhooked the lines and spilled 2500 gallons of water on the ground while we were not around and threw the tank down 20 feet to the ground. How did Jesus put that? "LOVE THOSE THAT HATE YOU, AND PRAY FOR THOSE WHO USE YOU".