Life in Mexico City

It's hard to believe that we have been in Mexico City for 3 months now. The time has flown by as we adjust to life here!

In Mexico, One Mission Society is partnering with the UNIFAM (United Families in Christ) churches to reach Mexicans with the Good News of Jesus. Nick is involved in church planting with various UNIFAM teams throughout the Mexico City area. He is loving it!

We have also been visiting UNIFAM churches as a family. The picture above is of a baptism of new believers in the Coacalco Church. It was a cold day, and we celebrated with those brave enough to get into the water. They are brave for declaring their faith in Jesus, and for stepping into that frigid water! It is a pleasure to minister alongside our Mexican brothers and sisters.

Hannah and Samuel are "jumping" right in to life here, with school and making friends at church and in our neighborhood. We are so proud

of them for how they have adapted to life in Mexico City. It is a huge change from small town PA. They are learning more and more Spanish each day.

Recently, we had a day of church planting training at Sembimex seminary (where we will eventually be teaching). There were around 130 in attendance! We split up in groups to learn more about how the Lord is working around the world through planting house churches. Nick is seeing the result of that first-hand and comes home encouraged each night.

Yep, some days it feels like an uphill climb, surmounting language barriers, cultural differences, traffic and day-to-day issues that we all experience. However, it is worth all of it to serve our Lord.

And, we know we couldn't be here without your faithful prayers and support. Thank you so much.

The UNIFAM churches have a goal of having 2 million house churches, filled with new believers in Christ, throughout Mexico within the next 10 years. Please pray that we meet that goal and even surpass it! All things are possible in Christ.

Here are some of our prayer prayer requests:

1. Pray that many Mexicans will come to know Jesus as Savior and Lord and that the goal of 2 million house churches will be met and surpassed. Only Jesus is the answer to the many problems in Mexico!

2. Pray we each gain fluency in Spanish and can communicate effectively.

3. Pray for ministry opportunities among our neighbors.

4. Pray for safety as we travel in the car, and especially for Nick as he goes out into the city most evenings.

5. Praise the Lord for our adjustment to life in Mexico and pray we continue to adjust more and more each day.

The Countdown Begins....

It is so hard to believe, but we will be graduating from the Spanish Language Institute in a little over 6 weeks, and the very next day we will be in Mexico City! We have learned a lot during our time here in Costa Rica...much more than we expected. As for now, we continue studying Spanish and preparing to move. Hannah and Samuel have a Spanish intensive course for the month of July at the same time we are in school.

As for now, here are our prayer requests as we begin to transition:

1. Please pray for our team members in Mexico who are carrying a heavy load, and who are now looking for a home and car for us. Ask the Lord for strength and wisdom on their behalf.

2. Please pray we will find the house and car that fit our needs and budget and that the Lord will use them as means of ministry.

3. Pray for our family as we say good-bye to good friends in Costa Rica, who will soon be heading out to all parts of Latin America. Today our children are saying good-bye to their best friends. Please pray the Lord will provide good friends for them in Mexico.

4. Please pray that the Lord will use us to be a part of accomplishing the Mexican/OMS team goal of 2 million new believers by 2015. All things are possible through Him!

Thank you so much for praying us through this transition!

2nd Trimester

Well, it is hard for us to believe but we are well into our 2nd trimester of language school. Unfortunately, we cannot post any pictures because our computer has completely stopped working and are writing this update from a borrowed computer. The good thing is that we are actually able to post. Our computer has been giving us problems for a while.

Language school continues to be a blessing and is much more intense this trimester. We are excited that we are preparing Bible studies in Spanish each week and are learning to express ourselves more and more. Hannah and Samuel are also taking the first steps of speaking in Spanish and are working with a tutor, besides all of their regular school work.

Thank you so much for continuing to pray for us! Here are our latest prayer requests:

1. Praise the Lord for keeping us safe and well. Thank Him for the opportunity for our family to learn Spanish.

2. Pray for our language learning. Some days it can be really difficult. Please pray we will learn quickly and will be able to retain all we've learned and use it to share the Lord's love with everyone we meet.

3. Pray for our church Generation de Campeones EC Church that new believers would continue to grow in Him and would share the Good News with others.

4. Pray we can get a new laptop at a good price and can find someone in the USA to bring it to us as soon as possible. (They are much too expensive here.)

5. Pray for our continued health, both Samuel and Lisa have had recent bouts of strep throat.

Thank you, as always for partnering with us. Your prayers are very important!