10 years ago today, we were helping with a visiting short term team from Mount Calvary Church. We went to a local Jr. High to help with activities for several hundred students. Our whole family got involved.
There were various stations with different activities, and Nathanael got in on this one – he had to walk through all the water cups without knocking them over, blindfolded, being directed by the crowd.
For all those still trying to remember the date of Hannah and Brandon’s wedding – yes, it has happened! On the 30th of May 2026, Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Crotser were first introduced to the public. 🙂
It was a wonderful day and a beautiful wedding, and if I start really talking about it this will be a very long post. So we’ll leave it there for the moment! …other than to say, thanks so much for all those who made their day so special!
Aside from the wedding, we enjoyed time with friends, family and churches here in Alberta.
We’re now still tying up loose ends from the big event, and preparing for the next big phase of our trip, our travel in Ontario! We would appreciate your prayers as we head out on the second half of our time in Canada. Pray for health and endurance, and that we can be a help as we serve.
Pray also for Hannah and Brandon, who are on their honeymoon in Iceland. Pray for safe travels and a good start to their marriage.
Pray also for Nathanael, who has lost a roommate! And for his future plans.
Thanks!
For us, the month of May has always been the crazy busy month. Sometimes it’s things that just “happen” to appear in May, without any specific reason why it should be that month. But, of course, there are other things that make May extra interesting. Such as yearly family events, typical spring ministry, and even national holidays and remembrances in Mexico.
And as many of you know, we’re adding another special event in May – thanks to a wedding that is about to take place! Hannah and Brandon’s wedding is a mere 5 days away. So the million little details are all coming together, and/or still being worked on.
Brandon’s parents were kind enough to have a whole bunch of people from both sides of the family over to their home yesterday, which was lots of fun!
We are trying to help where we can, while also doing our regular personal and mission work. So it’s a balancing act to try to prioritize and get everything done. But I thought it would be good to pause and give a bit of an update, since things will be even busier after this. 🙂
We’ve enjoyed visiting some churches and connecting with lots of people over the last little while. And we’re preparing for our trip to Ontario, which begins in 15 days.
We have our suitcases replaced, but we’re still waiting to see if the airline will reimburse us.
Anyway, we appreciate your prayers for the wedding, and for our upcoming trip!
Which reminds me, I have some things to do! Excuse me!
We would love to see you if you’re in the area! Here’s our tentative schedule:
Lord willing I’ll give a report on the ministry in Mexico, and share from God’s Word. Hope you can join us!
If you’ve been paying attention, you know one of the main reasons why we’re heading to Canada around this time – there’s a wedding coming! Our daughter Hannah and her fiancé Brandon are deep into preparations, and hopefully we are being of some help!
We will also be visiting some churches while we’re in Canada. We’re hoping to get to see some congregations we weren’t able to catch the last time around in Alberta, and then we’re going to Ontario to visit some churches and various friends and family there. It’s been quite a few years since we have reported to our churches in Ontario in person, so it’s important that we take the time to do so. If you’d like to see us, drop us a line and we’ll see what we can do! If we’re at a church in your area, we would love to see you there too.
I’ll try to get a church schedule in our newsletter, and maybe even here on the website if I’m ambitious. But as you can imagine things are pretty busy right now!
We would appreciate your prayers, as this will be a pretty intense and busy time. Pray as well for Hannah and Brandon, and also for Nathanael, who will be facing big changes himself. Pray that we would be able to be a help and encouragement to family, friends, and churches as we serve.
Pray also for the church in Las Palmas while we’re gone. Not that we’re indispensable – by no means! – but naturally our absence means more work for those we are leaving behind.
And now – let the journey begin!
Although we’re working mostly with the church in Las Palmas now, we’ve had some recent opportunities to connect with what’s happening at the church in Jesús MarÃa. So, in answer to the question, things are going well! 🙂
We enjoyed having an old friend from Jesús MarÃa come and preach (Oscar Luna), and we really appreciated his visit. He joined us in our series on Deuteronomy, taking us through Deuteronomy 7. Oscar preaches in Jesús MarÃa along with Rod.
When Nathanael and his friends were here, we went up to Jesús MarÃa for their regular youth event (yes, if you’ve been here, you know you go “up” to Jesús MarÃa – kind of like going “up to Jerusalem”). There was a good group there enjoying some games and then learning about the book of Judges. Here’s a little volleyball:
That morning we also went with a group from the church to the hospital for some evangelism. Our church goes too, but they go on a different day, so usually we don’t see each other. Here’s some of the group making sandwiches (tortas, to be exact) to bring to serve to patients, their families, and hospital staff – whoever!
Rod, who is working more with the church right now, just posted some more recent information about a youth retreat (two from our church joined them) and a missions trip to the state of Oaxaca – and some other recent special events!
Check it out: Anniversary #16, Good Friday and Easter, Youth Events, Oaxaca mission trip
Praise the Lord for His continuing work at the Path of Life Bible Church in Jesús MarÃa!