GIVE THANKS, FOR THE LORD IS GOOD!!!!

While we still work through the computer problems, some of the info has been recovered, but we can't open them. Oh well, give thanks in all circumstances. Herb and Carol from church came over last Friday and we bagged enough beans for 150 families. Saturday we gave out the food in the colonia and exactly 150 families came. A Pastor friend, Pedro, came and preached for a while on unity and reconciliation before we offered our first communion in the colonia. We invited everyone that was a believer to stay after we handed out the food and everyone seemed to want to partake in the cup and the bread, but after the food was gone, they were gone. Only about 25 or 30 people stayed for prayer and communion. I shared with everyone after we ate and drank, that Jesus had the same problem or blessing. When He taught about denying self and living for God, He turned and asked, "where are all the people" and the disciples answered that His teaching about surrender and sacrifice was hard and they all left. If God has everything in our life worked out for good, than why worry. Today, we need to find a crane and get the tower up on its' legs. The guys in Austin need their welder back, so pray for a crane. Dave brought 2000 pounds of rice for us to give away yesterday, and we were able to give another ministry 5000 lbs of beans that they needed.

Last Saturday was Dianas Quincinera held at Pastor Proconos church. After the service was a fiesta at thier house in the colonia. Sunday I went back to the colonia to lyllend a hand welding the water tower together before Scott and Tom headed back to Austin. Wes and Ruben did the welding as Carmelo and I just held the sides up until welds could be made. Steel is very expensive in Mx. we spent over two thousand dollars on the steel alone to build the tower and next week we'll get the huge water storage tank and weld a strap to hold it on the tower so we can stand it all up at once with a crane. Thanks to all of you that helped fund this awesome project that will bless many families for many years. Jesus started by challenging us to give a cup of cold water in His Name, but we can and should do much more than the minimum that God asks of our lives. One cup is the starting point for everyone to DO something. Radical lives go far beyond the minimum, so again, we have to thank our partners for living radically before the King.