A lot of the posts that you’ve been checking out have had to do with our time in Canada. So I’ll try not to include all the “schedule” posts that are now out of date (except, of course, for this one, if you would like to come and see us tomorrow!).
So here you go, chronological order, with the most popular post in bold.
I’ve mentioned to some of you that there was a problem with our sign-up form, for those who want to get our newsletter. It’s fixed (I think)!
The form is here: Join our Support Team!
I’ve often wondered if the term “Support Team” has confused people, but I’ve stuck to it for what I think are good reasons. Some people think that “support” means “please give us money”. But our Support Team includes everyone who receives our newsletter. Why? Because everyone supports us in different ways.
Is financial support important? Of course. And we have mentioned that we are looking for a little more pledged monthly support, to stabilize our support (we lost some support when Camino joined with Avant, for whatever reason). But many people also have encouraged us, advised us, and prayed for us.
So I stick with the term “Support Team” because everyone can support the ministry in Mexico, and although funding is important, it should never be the main and only focus of “support”. How many missionaries crash and burn, even though they have ample funds, but no one to encourage them or visit them or pray with and for them?
Anyway, there’s information about that here. And if you need to change your contact information, there’s a form for that as well – Change Newsletter / Update Options. If you didn’t receive our newsletter in August (it was the “Where shall I go…?” letter, with info about “opening up” in Mexico, and our visit to Canada), or if you’ve mysteriously stopped getting our (roughly) monthly email update, it might be because we have an old address or email address.
I think those forms are working, but if you don’t hear from us, just drop us a line to make sure we got the message! 🙂
Reformation Day, the 31st of October, is almost upon us again! Some people maybe think that Reformation Day is a poor attempt to replace Halloween, but it actually has a very long history. In fact, it was first celebrated over 450 years ago.
Reformation Day commemorates Martin Luther nailing the Ninety Five Theses on the door of the All Saints’ Church in Wittenberg. It’s a somewhat arbitrary date, because there is a lot of debate about the origins of the Reformation, and it’s much more complex than the first nail that Luther pounded onto the door.
Reformation Day really recognizes a widespread revival, and a return to the truths of God’s Word. It was a messy business, with many true believers, many jumping in for political reasons, many controversies. But there is little doubt that God’s Spirit was doing an amazing work as so many returned to the Bible as their sole authority.
Here are a few resources you might be interested in as we think back on this important time in Church history. Reformation and revival are always needed, as we so easily drift from God’s great revelation.
If you want to go in-depth on Luther, you’ll want to read HERE I STAND: A Life of Martin Luther.
For a lighter introduction, there’s a quality documentary on Luther that’s available free only for a few days – Luther: The Life and Legacy of the German Reformer.
There’s a podcast that we’ve been really enjoying – it will be going for a while, and you only have a little to catch up on (make sure you listen to the old episodes from the start). It’s called Luther: In Real Time. You can subscribe here, and here’s the trailer:
For another interesting note about the complexities of Luther and his times, this short video is worth a watch. Fritz Erbe: The Reformation Figure You’ve Never Heard Of:
Hi everyone! One more update of our schedule, in case you are in the area and can come see us!
25 October 2020 (10:30am): Provost, AB – We will be sharing at New Hope Gospel Church. Please contact the church for more information.
1 November 2020 (10:30am): Cremona, AB –We will be sharing at Cremona Country Fellowship. Note that Sunday School is at 9:30am. Please contact the church for more information.
Thanks again for all your prayers, support and encouragement as we continue with work and ministry here in Canada, and as we prepare to return to Mexico. So many of you have been a tremendous encouragement.
Two very common things in Mexico.
First, the famous nopuntia (sometimes called prickly pear), in Mexico known as the nopal, a type of cactus, with its fruit. You can eat the cactus, and you can eat the fruit, and you’ve seen it on the Mexican flag.
Next, Mexican doves (also known as Inca doves). We see them all the time, and hear them when we can’t see them.
So these aren’t necessarily the “memories” that we usually have in the retro posts, but these pictures were indeed taken ten years ago. I love the fact that the doves can look so peaceful in what is such a prickly place for the rest of us!
