It’s May – often the busiest time of year for a variety of reasons, and this year is no exception. Preparing for travel and ministry in Canada, finishing up the school year, regular and “irregular” ministry, and – of course – two birthdays!
Hannah’s birthday comes first, and so we had a party for her on Sunday. And two highlights were – friends, and cake!
So here’s a glimpse. The blessing of friends, and the fun of Shari’s creative cake.
I’ve been slow to report on recent ministry, because it’s just so crazy around here right now! May is traditionally our busiest month, and this year is no exception.
The team also participated in our morning service, teaching Sunday school and sharing from God’s Word in the service.
We had more visitors last weekend, from a church in California, who came to see what all the excitement is about here. 🙂
We have a busy weekend coming up, where all four of us will be serving during the morning service – fun fun fun! AND, it’s “birthday month”, so there are some parties coming up.
If you want to hear more about the Word of Life team, check out Rod’s blog – he has a video there if you can view it in your area: Word of Life/Palabra de Vida Mexico for Kids Day 2018 (video)
Is there a rule that you can only post one picture in a retro post? I guess not, since I’m the one making the rules!
However, I can’t post this on the day it happened, because it was two days. Ah well. This is about half-way between. 🙂
So, it’s birthday month! Ten years ago this month we had an “art party” for Hannah, which was a lot of fun. Here’s Hannah with her cake and cupcakes.
Shari was the cake-maker, of course, but I think Hannah drew the rainbow that you see in the cupcakes. 🙂
And Nathanael had a “Hotwheels party” that year! I thought the piñata turned out pretty well…
And to finish off, here’s Nathanael actually ready to take a whack at the piñata on party day. Now you can see the bottom of the piñata – Hotwheels, of course…
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By the way, if you are wondering if we have your address, just check if you received our last letter. It would have been around the beginning of February, and it featured art by Hannah. The theme was the love of God, and it contained news about earthquake relief, our upcoming time in Canada, health issues, and other ministry updates.
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Now this is a little confusing, but everyone who receives our newsletter is a part of our “Support Team”. (Confusing because some people equate “support” with money, but we use it in a broader sense. Maybe I should change the name to something catchier. Or maybe we should keep bucking the trend.) Those on the team are considered special partners with the ministry.
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Here it is!
In case you can’t read it, it says…
Come and celebrate Children’s Day with us!
When? 4pm, Sunday the 24th of April
Where? Party hall “The Happy Corner”, Palmas 1, beside High School #161.
You’ll have fun. There will be games and much more!
Don’t miss it! It’s completely free!
Does that sound great, or what??
This is just one of the activities will be taking place in three different communities this week, with a team from Word of Life Mexico! I’m not sure I have all the terms right, but I think this is part of their ministry called “Fusion Zone”.
I think they’re doing a presentation called “The Great Escape”, but we’ll learn more in a few days.
The team will also be helping out at our service on Sunday, with the kids. Someone from the team will also be sharing God’s Word with the adults.
The fun starts at the first event – 7pm on Friday – and continues until the above event is over.
