Praise God for another good week at MOPS. Most mums came back from the first time and we had a few new ones join us. The icebreaker was really interesting as some mums said they had enjoyed the first meeting so they came back. One said she wanted her kids to grow up knowing about God, others said they themselves wanted to know about God. There are definitely more unchurched than churched mums coming along.
This week our pastor's wife, Guille, gave her testimony. She has an incredible story of God's saving power from a background of abuse and addiction from her early childhood and into her married life. During our planning meeting the girls were saying that her story is too common here in Mexico. According to them if ladies are not living with abuse then the likelihood is that someone in their family is. There were certainly a lot of tears on Thursday. A couple of older ladies came along as they are living through similar circumstances. One lady whose kids are grown but is looking after a young granddaughter told me that her husband just walked out on her a couple of weeks ago. She says she feels free after years of physical abuse and not being allowed to leave home. It is heartbreaking. After her talk we didn't have enough time for the discussion we had planned so I had a little time to fill. I have no doubt God gave me the words to say as I gave a simple gospel explanation. People here are searching and finding the answers to their questions. Next week we will have 25 baptisms in our church. Please continue to pray for our dear MOPS ladies. Pray that they will quickly build friendships with the other mums in the group, that the Holy Spirit will continue to move and many will come to know Him.
The MOPPETS seemed to have a great time again. We gave out teddies made by home-schoolers in the US. Unfortunately the battery in my camera ran out before I got a clear shot of them but they were very popular!
This week our pastor's wife, Guille, gave her testimony. She has an incredible story of God's saving power from a background of abuse and addiction from her early childhood and into her married life. During our planning meeting the girls were saying that her story is too common here in Mexico. According to them if ladies are not living with abuse then the likelihood is that someone in their family is. There were certainly a lot of tears on Thursday. A couple of older ladies came along as they are living through similar circumstances. One lady whose kids are grown but is looking after a young granddaughter told me that her husband just walked out on her a couple of weeks ago. She says she feels free after years of physical abuse and not being allowed to leave home. It is heartbreaking. After her talk we didn't have enough time for the discussion we had planned so I had a little time to fill. I have no doubt God gave me the words to say as I gave a simple gospel explanation. People here are searching and finding the answers to their questions. Next week we will have 25 baptisms in our church. Please continue to pray for our dear MOPS ladies. Pray that they will quickly build friendships with the other mums in the group, that the Holy Spirit will continue to move and many will come to know Him.
The MOPPETS seemed to have a great time again. We gave out teddies made by home-schoolers in the US. Unfortunately the battery in my camera ran out before I got a clear shot of them but they were very popular!
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