Ten years ago today (2015) we were busy putting together wheelchairs, together with a team from Pathway Community Church. We might have made a few mistakes during the assembly, but I think we corrected them all!
This was actually an outreach in Las Palmas, where the third church would eventually start. At an event the next day, we were providing wheelchairs to some people in need, and promoting our various community centre classes. Mayra shared the gospel with the group that had gathered.
As usual, there has been a lot going on over the last little while! One thing that’s been fun – well, more than one thing – have been related to music.
The piano/keyboard class has (finally) started up again, with at least six students. Most of them are already involved in the worship music ministry at the church.
I’ve had to refresh my own memory as I go – it’s been a while since I’ve taught the course! But the students have survived two classes so far, with seven to go. We’re having a class every couple of weeks or so, so it will take a while to finish. But I’ve got them memorizing their seven notes now. 🙂
I’ve also been enjoying leading the worship music Bible study again. Actually, it’s one of two that I’ve done before – the more general one. (The other one was specifically for keyboardists.) There’s always something new to learn as we go deeper into the Word of God to see how we can better lead people to worship through music.
And then, of course, are the regular music practices that we have, which are also fun. It’s been a bit of a challenge having less time to practice before the service, because we only rent the hall for a certain amount of time. But we usually practise during the week as well.
It’s amazing to see how this group has grown over the past few years, and it’s been great to spend a little more time with them over the past little while!
Don’t get too excited – he’s already gone again. 🙁 However, we enjoyed having Nathanael here for a few days at the end of February to the beginning of March! 🙂
There were some odd adventures along the way. We had decided to meet Nathanael at the airport and have some breakfast together there, before doing a few things in the city.
After waiting for I don’t know how long to get into the parking garage, I let Shari off to go and greet Nathanael, while I continued to wait. Finally I got in, only to drive around for over an hour trying to find a parking spot. I never did – but of course I still had to pay for my time in the parking area. So . . . let’s just say I missed breakfast!
And on the way home, Nathanael’s flight was not on time, and he ended up on a later flight, doing another all-nighter with an extra leg of flying that he wasn’t expecting.
But, in between, we had a good time! There was, of course, lots of Mexican food and friends, including time at our Sunday service, and the youth/young adults weekly event . . .
Nathanael made us some tea and some salsa (no, not mixed together) . . .
And I’m sure there were some board games in there somewhere.
And Shari added some cheesecake to the celebration . . .
So, in spite of some sickness which may have been going around the family, it was great to have Nathanael home in Mexico for a few days! We hope that we can see Nathanael – and Hannah – again soon!
Eating insects is not a new thing in Mexico. And not for us either. Ten years ago today we were at a restaurant called “La Gruta” in Teotihuacán. I wouldn’t actually recommend the restaurant, but they did make good grasshopper gorditas.
So here’s our cousin Teresa just about to chow down…
And just in case you don’t believe it, here’s a close-up of the food.
This month the Path of Life Bible Church Las Palmas made another move, to a place with a little more space.
The new place is a party hall called “Centennial Hall”, not far from where we were meeting before. Some of you may remember that we’ve met in party halls and gardens before, and the decorations that happen to be up always make things interesting!
Things are going pretty well there, although we’re still working out some kinks. The sound was a lot better this past Sunday, as we made a few adjustments. We do have to get used to having more limited time again, as we’re only renting the building for certain hours.
We’ve been enjoying some interesting times of teaching already. Oscar and I have been doing a series on false Christian sects. One of our goals is to be able to better share the gospel with the people we meet, in this part of the world with so much confusion regarding religion.
Ezequiel has been doing some teaching on how to live as a Christian in our modern world. And we’re also continuing in 1 Corinthians, which has been a major challenge because it’s most definitely touching many of us exactly where we are, talking about things that people are actively dealing with. Specifically, we’re about to dive deep into questions of marriage and singleness.
We’re thankful that we have the Word of God to guide us!
We appreciate your continued prayers as we look for a permanent place to meet! Also, please pray as we do deal with many issues individually and as a church. We’re thankful that these things drive us to depend on the Lord.
