Kitchen Hand Towels

A couple of weeks ago we had our first project using the kitchen hand towels that a lot of you donated back in September.  We handed out about 80 of them to each family in a neighborhood.  We put a "God Loves You" band around them, and invited them to a new Baptist house church that is located in their neighborhood.  Through this we were able to make contact with four christian families in the area, which was really exciting for the pastor.  One family was riding on a bus for an hour to attend church and was very excited to hear of a closer one to attend.  It was a great day making some great contacts and possible homes for other Bible Studies.  Click on the picture below to see pictures from the day.

Dec 2011

Long Time, No See

The title says it all, huh!  In fact I haven't been to the site in so long that it took me a minute to remember how to get to this point to type in this little square, LOL!  Since I have written last, we have transitioned over to our new role as Agricultural Strategist for Mexico as well as moved to a new city, but still in the state of Puebla.  Back in May and June we were busy packing the house to move on June 20, when we received the call that my paternal Grandfather ascended to his place in heaven at the feet of Jesus.  So we moved to our new city and two days later I (Brie) was on a plane back to Missouri for the funeral.  I returned with my parents on July 1 for their already scheduled trip to visit us in Mexico.  So for two weeks we had a great time showing them around our neck of the woods.  After they left we went for a week to our Annual Mexico meeting with others from around Mexico and immediately upon our return I began Homeschooling the girls for the first time.  This kept me very busy for a few weeks trying to get into a good rhythm.  September arrived and found us back on a plane to the States for Aaron's brother's wedding.  Aaron was a groomsmen and the girls were flower girls.  It was one of the most beautiful weddings I have ever been too and was so blessed to have been a part of it.

So here we are in December and getting a good grip on our new job assignment.  Back in October until just a few weeks ago Aaron has been helping a little town get back on their feet after torrential rains took out their town with flooding and mud slides.  He was able to take food, water, and coats for the children to get them through this tough time.

Just last week we were able to use some of the kitchen hand towels we brought back with us from our Prayer Partners, for the first time.  We gave them as gifts to each family in a neighborhood and invited them to the new Baptist church that was being started in a home near them.  We were able to find fellow believers who were traveling over an hour to get to a church in the nearby town.  They seemed relieved to know of a closer one they could attend that was just 5 minutes away.

Aaron is getting ready to head to Veracruz next week to talk to another little town about a well-drilling project.  At this point the people have to walk to the creek to fetch their water and carry it quite a ways back to their home.  Aaron will be talking with the men of the town to group them together and teach them how to reproduce the wells around the town, as well as spreading the Good News of the "Living Water" that is free for all.  We are very excited to see what God has in store for this town and how He will reach the lost through Aaron and these men.

Catching Up!