Yesterday he went back to Mex-i-Kids at La Loma. The numbers have been sitting steadily at around 50 while the English course has been going on. There are just 2 weeks left and then the kids will be invited to special service at the church on the Sunday where they will get certificates and there will be a cake. Please be praying for that service, that many parents will come along and that through it they will be incorporated into the church. Pray too that the good attendance will continue. Please continue to pray for committed leaders for the club. Yesterday there were just 2 Mexicans with the kids working alongside Robin, Julie and Andrew.
Next week Andrew will visit the club down south. The pastor phoned this week and is very excited. The leaders are happy and excited to be involved. They too have about 50 kids a week without any advertising and the most exciting news is that 3 new families are attending the church as a result of the club. That's a big deal for a little church of about 20-30 people that meets under a gazebo in a patio!
Next week also sees the first Mex-i-Kids club start in Tultitlan. Jonny and Julie Pollock will be involved in that club. The pastor and the director have put together a very organised program and if the other leaders have half the enthusiasm that they have it will be very exciting. Pray that as kids will be excited as they come for the first time, that they will feel welcome and enjoy their time on Saturday morning. Pray for the clear presentation of the gospel in each of the clubs, not only through the teaching but also through the example and love of the people serving.
The extended Agnew family was back at La Loma today. As you can see from the photos Oscar got a lot of attention. Tabitha was a little taken aback but soon she was running around as usual and having a great time too.
A new visitation team was also announced and prayed for today. Pray for these ladies as they begin to visit families from the church. Pray especially for wisdom as they give counsel in many different and probably complicated situations.
Starting this week Andrew plans to spend every Friday at La Loma helping wherever he can with the pastor. This Friday there is a half night of prayer. It starts at 7pm and finishes at 1.30am with a snack! The adults meet upstairs in the main sanctuary and the kids have their own prayer time downstairs! We love the emphasis placed on the kids work at La Loma. Now on a Sunday they have their own service downstairs with age appropriate songs and teaching. We are excited as we see new people coming to the church every week and as we see it growing in number and as people are soft and open to the teaching each week.This weekend another team is coming from Ardmore. The plan is to lay the new cement floor in the Drop-In Centre and thankfully everything is ready for them. The team contacted a cement company here in Mexico and spoke with the director. He was very interested in the project and put José in touch with an agent here in Mexico City. It turns out the agent is a Christian and so Andrew is to meet with him this week to see how the company can help by giving the cement free or by providing tools to do the job! It's just wonderful to see how God can amaze us with His incredible provision. Pray for Steve who was due to come down on the team but has had to cancel as he has a two clots in his lungs. Pray that they will be successfully removed and for a quick recovery for Steve.
Please pray too for José and Viki (not their real names), the couple who recently had a baby. They aren't getting along too well and José has been breaking his part of the contract while expecting Proyecto MEFI to keep providing all he wants. He has amazing potential but we need to see a lot more commitment on his part.
We're praising God for the progress made by Julia (again, not her real name) who we asked prayer for as far back as April last year. She was the girl whose photo we posted who looked really terrible. She went to rehab but after almost 6 months returned to the streets again. She has been back in a different rehab centre (where we have really good connections with the director) and is doing amazingly well. She could leave but she wants to stay until her boyfriend finishes too. Alex and Paty are encouraging them to get married! Her big fear is what will happen when she leaves. She told Paty (who she calls 'mum') that she has no family to go to and she definitely doesn't want to go back to the streets. Of course Proyecto MEFI will help her but please pray that she will adapt well to a new environment, that she will be strong enough to resist going back to the streets and that she will grow in her faith.
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