Trust

Trust. Not a word we think too much about - until we find ourselves foreigners in a foreign land trying to gain trust amongst stares and questions like "Why are you here?" This was the reaction we got went we first ventured onto the airstrip back in October. It is the working of the Holy Spirit that allows people to trust others. This past month we were invited to a birthday party of the of the young girls on the airstrip.

Abigail's 13th Birthday!!

This was huge to us - actually being invited to a family-type gathering. Two weeks ago the directors of GFM held a party, in which we were able to invite our Mexican friends, as an outreach type event. We drove the 30 minutes to Campo for our weekly bible study with the children and then asked around if anyone would want to come to our house for a party. We had doubts about how many people would come, as it would mean a 30 minute drive to a place they had never been with hopes that we would take them back home, as well! We learned the word trust as 12 people piled into our van for the adventure! We are blessed that God allowed us to get to know these people and form relationships with them!

Alia and her friend at Campo!


Children at our Noah's Ark bible study!





Molly and her friend at Campo!

March will be that of a transition month for us here at GFM. There will be teams of short-term missionaries coming to the base during the month for various projects. We will be busy helping to facilitate the love of missions in the heart of these people!

March will also be our last month of Missionary Training School! We will then return to Oaxaca City to begin our internship.

Once again, thank you for all your prayers and support!!

For His Glory,

Carl, Lisa,

Lacy, Alia, Noah, and Molly

January/February Missionary News

Blessed be the name of the Lord, Blessed be His glorious Name!!

We are thankful to be back in Mexico after a great 3 week vacation in Florida for Christmas! It was wonderful to see so many friends and family! We are so thankful for and encouraged by each one of you!

Lacy, Alia, Noah and Molly enjoyed playing with
their cousins, Joel and Matt, while in FL.

God blessed us with two trunk loads of clothes to bring back to the people here. We were able to hold a fundraiser with the clothes out at the airstrip. The residents paid from $.50 - $1.50 for blankets, jackets, and other clothes. We raised over 800 pesos ($80) which we donated back to the airstrip community to improve their community building. (See our Dec. blog to see the photo of their community building “before” where we held our medical outreach.) Within one week of receiving the money, aluminum sheets were bought and the ripped tarps replaced on two sides of the building.

The residents were thrilled with the clothes. The blue and white striped tarp behind the people was replaced after the sale!

The side behind the wood pilings is where the blue and white tarp was.

Also exciting is the beginning of a children’s bible study that we started in the community on Saturdays. Our first week we had 7 children as we learned about “Creation.” Our second week we doubled that number as we learned that God made man, including each of us. The bible readings and crafts were well received by the children and their parents as well.

Thank you for your prayers!

For His Glory,
Carl, Lisa, Lacy, Alia, Noah and Molly