Please keep praying

This is Beto and Sandra with their little kids. Please keep praying for this little family. Just after I wrote the last blog entry on this family one of the ladies in the church came to Paty asking why Sandra wasn't getting any help from the ministry. Obviously Sandra had told her something that wasn't correct or there had been a misunderstanding. With loving care Paty and I confronted the matter with Sandra. We need you to pray that Sandra will do the right thing, whether that is to ask forgiveness from God and the lady or whether it is the set the matter straight with the lady and make sure the truth is established. Pray that Sandra will grow through this process. Sandra did say that she trusts us 100% and acknowleged that she has had a lot of help.

One characteristic of many street kids is that they know how to ask people for stuff. This is not unexpected but we have rules set in place to protect people being asked over and over again for things and to protect the ministry from over-spending. Please pray that we will continue to learn through this experience. It's hard to get the balance between knowing how much to give and when giving is does more harm than good and is creating dependency.

It was interesting to chat with Fidel who has known Sandra for many years. He hasn't seen her for a while and I asked him what he thought. He had noted a big change, even in Sandra's demeanor. Lives can be changed from the inside out and while we still struggle with some of the exteriors praise God that the heart change has happened. It's exciting! Please continue to pray as we advise Sandra how to be a good mother. She is having problems with her little girl at the moment who is proving difficult to discipline. As you can imagine this is another mountain with many difficulties to cross. Thanks for your prayers.