Prayer and Praise
Another “Welcome” and “Goodbye” at CAM Canada
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Yesterday was the last day for our CAM accountant, Bradley. Not his last day of life (I hope!), just his last day as our accountant!
We can’t possibly put into words how much we’ve appreciated Bradley – and his wife, who has put up with the extra hours of work he’s put in for us! He has done such a great job, and has put a lot into CAM which will be appreciated for years to come.
Thanks Bradley!!!
We would also like to thank the Lord for providing a new accountant! Let me quote from our director’s newsletter to give you a bit of the story:
God’s timing is perfect. For six months I’ve been asking you to pray for a CAM Bookkeeper before Bradley’s resignation would take effect on June 30th. We are thankful for his more than seven years of ministry. Yet the deadline loomed with no one on the horizon. On Saturday, June 11th I hit the send button on my computer to release my newsletter. On Monday, June 13th at 10:00am I received a phone call asking if CAM was looking for a bookkeeper. When I asked Jana how she heard about the position, she mentioned the name of a friend on my mailing list who forwarded my Stand in Awe newsletter. Just one tiny paragraph grabbed his attention to forward to her. Jana has been praying for a "ministry organization" client. In one week we completed interviews in order to present her name to the Board…
So there you go! Welcome, Jana, and thanks for coming to serve!
We would appreciate your prayers for Bradley and his family as they move on from this position, and for Jana as she transitions into it. Bradley will be around for a little while to help answer her questions.
Thank God for accountants! 😉
Just before (podcast)
Just dropping by to touch base one more time before we leave, and to talk about – the rain!
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New Mexico Missionaries!
We would like to give a special welcome to new missionary appointees with CAM International of Canada – Julian and Malu Grymaloski! They were officially recognized this week by the CAM board.
We’re hoping to have Julian and Malu here in Ixtapaluca for a one or two year term – they’re mid-term missionaries at this point, although that could certainly change in the future. Julian is Canadian, and Malu Mexican, so they’ll fit into our multicultural team very well!
We’re looking forward to getting together with the Grymaloskis when we’re in Calgary this fall. And assuming they can get ready to go – we’ll be seeing them here shortly thereafter!
¡Bienvenidos a nuestros nuevos misioneros!
Baptisms 2011 – Video
Here are a few video clips from the baptisms this past Sunday, just to give you an idea what it was like. There were 19 people baptized, ten from the Jesús María church and nine from Santa Barbara.
As you may know, the baptisms were at a public water park just outside of Mexico City, so there were other people around and other things going on (and you’ll hear lots of music in the background that wasn’t ours).
Not everyone who was planning to be baptized actually was – a few people didn’t come. It’s not an easy step to take… please continue to pray for both those who were baptized and those who were not.
You’ll see clips of most of the baptisms and a few clips of the testimonies (everyone gave their testimony, but I didn’t include clips of them all). Praise the Lord with us, and enjoy the video!
Check out the Ixtapaluca baptisms from 2010, and 2009. In 2009, the second church didn’t even exist yet, and the first elder and deacon had just been recognized in the first. Wow.
Tomorrow – Baptisms!
Tomorrow morning we’re supposed to meet at David’s house at 7am, and then drive to the water park where the baptisms will take place.
There’s quite a crowd expected – I hope we have room for everyone! I also hope everyone wakes up in time! 🙂
Seriously, though – please pray for those who are planning to be baptized tomorrow, that they would have the courage to follow through. And praise the Lord for each heart that He’s changing.
I was listening to testimonies last Sunday after our morning service, as those who are being baptized prepared for what they were going to say.
After hearing one testimony, I wanted to make sure that people weren’t claiming that you could become a Christian and all your life’s problems would melt away. So I said,"So, after you put your faith in Christ, life is easy – right?"
Yes. (several voices said)
No! (several voices said, as they realized what I was saying)
Well, actually….
Then something amazing happened.
People began to share around the circle.
"Actually, now that I know Christ I can sleep at night. I’m not living in guilt."
"Actually, now that I know the Lord I wake up without fear of what’s going to happen that day."
"Now I have somewhere to go when I’m in trouble."
As the apostle Paul said, through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God (Acts 14:22). But on the other hand, look at the Friend we have with us. His yoke is easy and His burden is light (Matthew 11:30).
Looking forward to tomorrow.