This was held on Friday morning in the Drop-In Centre. Tabitha and I went along. We were hoping that Tabitha would sleep through the meeting so we took along her travel cot. No chance! Where there are people around Tabitha does not like to sleep. She played quite happily with her toys and sucked away on a chili lolly (why does she like those?!) and afterwards had a 3 hour sleep!
It was another great meeting and good to have all the MEFI workers together again. Keep praying for unity of purpose and vision. There is excitement in the team as we begin to work closer together again.
This week there is a team from Ardmore Oklahoma working on the re-modelling of the Drop-In Centre. Fidel, Alex and Paty will probably all be around and we are excited to see the difference the team will make in one short week. Hopefully we'll be able to post the results next week.
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Special service for street kids
The past 2 Friday nights Alex and Paty have held a service specifically for street kids. Alex and Paty live in a two room flat (kitchen and another room with a curtain partition to serve as a bedroom/living room). Their flat forms part of a bigger house which is divided off for different families in their family circle. There is a large 'patio' and they had received permission to hold the service there the first week but at the last minute Alex's Dad changed his mind so they all squeezed into the little flat.
Last Friday they had the second service and Beto had offered his place. Next Friday it will be in the home of another ex-street kid.
The reason for the service is that there are so many kids needing discipleship that it is becoming an 'around the clock' job, especially for Alex and Paty who have the kids living all around them. The hope is that by meeting them all together the kids will be encouraged spiritually and it will cut down some of the one-to-one discipleship.
We will continue to meet up with those kids who need one-to-one attention. Paty and I are hoping to start a bible study specifically for the girls very soon (possibly this Friday morning).
How exciting to see kids coming off the streets and hungry for the Word. Change starts in the heart and works its way out to the external things!
Last Friday they had the second service and Beto had offered his place. Next Friday it will be in the home of another ex-street kid.
The reason for the service is that there are so many kids needing discipleship that it is becoming an 'around the clock' job, especially for Alex and Paty who have the kids living all around them. The hope is that by meeting them all together the kids will be encouraged spiritually and it will cut down some of the one-to-one discipleship.
We will continue to meet up with those kids who need one-to-one attention. Paty and I are hoping to start a bible study specifically for the girls very soon (possibly this Friday morning).
How exciting to see kids coming off the streets and hungry for the Word. Change starts in the heart and works its way out to the external things!
Home on disused railway line
Last week we asked for prayer for Zoel and his family. Yesterday Zoel showed me these photos of the people he is visiting on the railway lines. I took a digital photo of his photos so they are not great quality. This is one of the homes he visits.
...and here is one of the families receiving knitted chickens with creme eggs inside which the 'Washbasin' team brought over. It is so wonderful to be able to give things that teams bring over to people like Zoel to help him in his ministry. Thank you to those of you who make this possible.
...and here is one of the families receiving knitted chickens with creme eggs inside which the 'Washbasin' team brought over. It is so wonderful to be able to give things that teams bring over to people like Zoel to help him in his ministry. Thank you to those of you who make this possible.
Victor and Julia
Sadly the update isn't so good for this couple. Once again they have returned to the streets. Of course we will continue to reach out to them with open arms. We have no idea what the attraction to the streets is. In some way we understand in theory (institutionalisation, addiction, friendship etc.)...but really - it seems such an undesirable way to live!
Please keep praying.
Please keep praying.
Sandra and Beto
I (Carol) haven't met up with Sandra for the last couple of weeks but we will hopefully get together again this week.
Andrew met with Beto again this week and brought back a great report. Beto is loving his current job and seems determined to keep at it. He is also managing to keep his anger under much better control. Andrew was very encouraged.
Thanks so much for your prayers. It does not mean that this family is out of the woods - it means that God is answering your prayers and that they continue to need prayer.
Andrew met with Beto again this week and brought back a great report. Beto is loving his current job and seems determined to keep at it. He is also managing to keep his anger under much better control. Andrew was very encouraged.
Thanks so much for your prayers. It does not mean that this family is out of the woods - it means that God is answering your prayers and that they continue to need prayer.
Overwhelming
Last Monday we went to the house of a lovely couple who hve supported the work with street kids for many years. They had been storing some camp materials and we went to pick them up. We were invited to eat (in typical Mexican fashion) but we had arrived totally unprepared and Tabitha was tired but with no travel cot she just wouldn't go to sleep. We had to leave but we arranged to return today (Sunday) for something to eat.
The family speak good English so we invited Gary (who is here for a year) along. What a meal was prepared. This family is SO hospitable! About 10 other people were invited from their church and there was a waiter to help serve us a fantastic meal. These were all lovely people who were interested to hear about Proyecto MEFI.
Most were also musical and we had a sing-song and they prayed with us before we left. It was far more than we ever expected but just another example of how loving and kind and friendly so many of the Mexicans are.
The family speak good English so we invited Gary (who is here for a year) along. What a meal was prepared. This family is SO hospitable! About 10 other people were invited from their church and there was a waiter to help serve us a fantastic meal. These were all lovely people who were interested to hear about Proyecto MEFI.
Most were also musical and we had a sing-song and they prayed with us before we left. It was far more than we ever expected but just another example of how loving and kind and friendly so many of the Mexicans are.
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Thank you
This week we were writing letters to thank those of you who have been supporting us financially. How we wish we could sit down and write a personal thank you to everyone who is supporting us. We know that you are involved in our work in so many ways. Your prayers mean so much to us as do your letters and emails. Sadly time permits us from being able to write personally and tell you that.
While writing the letters I was reminded of just how special we were made to feel as we visited so many different churches on deputation. As Katherine and Caroline have been here it has been such an encouragement to us to fellowship with friends from home. This week as I have driven around I have felt 'at home' here in Mexico and know that this is where we are supposed to be for now but it would be lovely just to skip home, enjoy the pampering and the fellowship and be reminded of just what a team effort this is.
We feel privileged and honoured to be on this team. Thank you so much for your support. We trust you feel blessed and encouraged as you see and hear what God is doing here.
While writing the letters I was reminded of just how special we were made to feel as we visited so many different churches on deputation. As Katherine and Caroline have been here it has been such an encouragement to us to fellowship with friends from home. This week as I have driven around I have felt 'at home' here in Mexico and know that this is where we are supposed to be for now but it would be lovely just to skip home, enjoy the pampering and the fellowship and be reminded of just what a team effort this is.
We feel privileged and honoured to be on this team. Thank you so much for your support. We trust you feel blessed and encouraged as you see and hear what God is doing here.
Pray for Zoel and his family
This is Zoel. He goes to the La Loma church, is studying at the seminary and works with ECC (Every Community for Christ) evangelising and planting churches in the area. It is always an inspiration to talk with him. He has such a heart for evangelism. His desire for the breakfast club is to see parents come along and find Christ too. Recently he has started to visit people nearby who live in disused railway carriages on disused railway lines. He says that the poverty there is horrendous. we are now entering the rainy season here and as the rain poured out of the heavens he explained that this is a particularly hard time of year for them. The plastic sheeting which forms the roofs of their 'houses' doesn't hold the water out. He also said that just like the street kids these people are drugging up as he talks with them.
We gave him the last of the creme egg chicks which the Washbasin team had left behind so that Zoel could give them to the kids there. He also took down clothes and said that the people were delighted and so grateful. By showing them love in a practical way the door is opened for Zoel to share Christ and His amazing love with these needy people. We really hope that we will be able to accompany Zoel some time as he goes to the railway tracks. We're also hoping that he will be able to bring some of them to the breakfast club when it starts in the church.
Zoel also told me about one of the church houses that is being established in the area. It takes place in the home of an elderly couple who are 91 years old. This dear old couple are very poor and still have to work to make ends meet. They tie up cardboard and sell it very inexpensively. The man has been ill recently and so hasn't been able to work. I expressed my horror that folks of 91 should still have to work and asked about their kids. He said that their kids have disowned them. We're not sure whether that is because of their decision to follow Christ or not. How sad, and yet, this wonderful couple have a reward waiting for them in heaven as they do what they can to see their neighbourhood won for Christ.
There is so much need here. We could spend millions of pounds and of course, our heart is heavy for each work that we hear of. Please keep praying for wisdom to know when to act and how.
The rest of Saturday and into Sunday
After the breakfast club we went back to the church for the ladies meeting and also to help with the cleaning. It was our first full Saturday in the church. We finished off in the music rehearsal and got home by 7.15pm. Another long day.
This morning we helped with the music. I played the keyboard and Andrew sang. I learned another great lesson. As I was playing I couldn't hear a thing. There were no foldback speakers. I knew that I was pressing the notes and that out in the congregation they would be hearing me perfectly well...and I knew that people were really worshiping God from the expressions on their faces and the volume of the singing...but I had no idea what I was playing. In front of me I just had the words of the songs with the chords. Some of the songs we had rehearsed, others we hadn't and some I didn't know. Those of you who are musical will be thinking, "What a nightmare!"
So what's the lesson? I thought about how easy it is to give out in ministry. We work so hard, we press the notes and people out there are hearing and responding to what we do but sometimes we don't get the input ie. we aren't listening to God's direction in our lives. I felt restricted in my playing. I didn't want to play wrong notes. Had I been hearing from the foldback speaker I would have known how I sounded, I would have heard my mistakes and have been able to correct them. Knowing that I would hear that would have given me much more freedom to play and to potentially lead the congregation even closer to God in their worship of Him. I need to hear from God daily so that I know my failings and mistakes and with God's help see them forgiven and so that I might be more effective in my service.
This morning in our Sunday School Class we were talking with the kids about perseverance. We talked about finishing life well and about the steps we need to take today to ensure that we do. It was a challenge to our own hearts to be daily abiding in Christ and fulfilling God's purpose for every day. This week I was encouraged and challenged as I thought about Jesus when He said, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work". It seems simple, yet at times in reality it isn't so. May we always be concerned just to do His will and to accomplish the plan He has for our lives.
Here are some of the kids in our Sunday School Class in competition with others learning perseverance and struggling with desperation as they try to build spaghetti and marshmallow towers (recognise this exercise any of you who have done OMS cross training?)
This morning we helped with the music. I played the keyboard and Andrew sang. I learned another great lesson. As I was playing I couldn't hear a thing. There were no foldback speakers. I knew that I was pressing the notes and that out in the congregation they would be hearing me perfectly well...and I knew that people were really worshiping God from the expressions on their faces and the volume of the singing...but I had no idea what I was playing. In front of me I just had the words of the songs with the chords. Some of the songs we had rehearsed, others we hadn't and some I didn't know. Those of you who are musical will be thinking, "What a nightmare!"
So what's the lesson? I thought about how easy it is to give out in ministry. We work so hard, we press the notes and people out there are hearing and responding to what we do but sometimes we don't get the input ie. we aren't listening to God's direction in our lives. I felt restricted in my playing. I didn't want to play wrong notes. Had I been hearing from the foldback speaker I would have known how I sounded, I would have heard my mistakes and have been able to correct them. Knowing that I would hear that would have given me much more freedom to play and to potentially lead the congregation even closer to God in their worship of Him. I need to hear from God daily so that I know my failings and mistakes and with God's help see them forgiven and so that I might be more effective in my service.
This morning in our Sunday School Class we were talking with the kids about perseverance. We talked about finishing life well and about the steps we need to take today to ensure that we do. It was a challenge to our own hearts to be daily abiding in Christ and fulfilling God's purpose for every day. This week I was encouraged and challenged as I thought about Jesus when He said, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work". It seems simple, yet at times in reality it isn't so. May we always be concerned just to do His will and to accomplish the plan He has for our lives.
Here are some of the kids in our Sunday School Class in competition with others learning perseverance and struggling with desperation as they try to build spaghetti and marshmallow towers (recognise this exercise any of you who have done OMS cross training?)
Breakfast Club No. 2
We were excited and encouraged after the club last week. This week we were a little more apprehensive. The club took place outside the home of one of the ladies from the church (Paty). It was an experiment and the first time we have done something like that. We will have the club in four different areas around the church and each time we are inviting them to come to the main event which will start in the church in 3 weeks time. The main purpose of the first four week sis just to get alongside the kids and give them such a memorable time that they will be excited and eager to come to the church.
Last week Paty was so excited that we were going to have the club at her house. We made all the flyers and she got to work handing them out and inviting people to come. When we arrived at her house there were a few people waiting at the top of her streets with their kids. There weren't many. There were however 4 adults that she had invited to come. They were people from a local charity who wanted to meet us and see what we were doing. I (Carol) had a chance to talk with them (Andrew was leaving Katherine and Caroline to the airport) and they offered to help us in any way they could. I was amazed to find out that there are almost as many people in the area we are working as there are inhabitants of Northern Ireland! I explained who we are, what we were doing, what our objective is and a little about MEFI as well. Later when the people were introduced to those who had come to the club it was interesting to hear the guy in charge give his support to what we are doing and though he isn't a Christian he stated his belief that if more people in the area would worship God there would be less problems.
Anyway, it wasn't long before Paty's Patio :) started to fill up. By the end we had 45 kids and about 20 mums. When we announced the last game some of the kids groaned. When we asked who would be coming to the church there was a loud cheer. The mums seemed keen too. Pray that this enthusiasm will last. Praise God for Paty, a woman dedicated to seeing her neighbours won for Christ. I congratulated her afterwards, saying that the turnout was testimony to her example in the neighbourhood and hoping that it would open up further opportunities for her to share the gospel. She responded that it already had! 45 kids is far more than I ever expected. In 2 weeks we have met 105 kids. This morning in church Miguel shared that the vision is the have the club in the main church area and have 300 kids attending. The congregation responded with a cheer and a round of applause. What an encouragement to have the whole church behind us. Another great couple came and offered to get involved afterwards.
Another encouragement is that after the club one of the mums came up to a ladies meeting in the church. She came back to the service this morning and was still there chatting to one of the ladies by the time we were leaving! Pray, pray, pray for this work. It is so exciting and is so full of potential. Who knows how we will be able to fund it but as the saying goes God's work done in God's way will never lack God's supply.
Last week Paty was so excited that we were going to have the club at her house. We made all the flyers and she got to work handing them out and inviting people to come. When we arrived at her house there were a few people waiting at the top of her streets with their kids. There weren't many. There were however 4 adults that she had invited to come. They were people from a local charity who wanted to meet us and see what we were doing. I (Carol) had a chance to talk with them (Andrew was leaving Katherine and Caroline to the airport) and they offered to help us in any way they could. I was amazed to find out that there are almost as many people in the area we are working as there are inhabitants of Northern Ireland! I explained who we are, what we were doing, what our objective is and a little about MEFI as well. Later when the people were introduced to those who had come to the club it was interesting to hear the guy in charge give his support to what we are doing and though he isn't a Christian he stated his belief that if more people in the area would worship God there would be less problems.
Anyway, it wasn't long before Paty's Patio :) started to fill up. By the end we had 45 kids and about 20 mums. When we announced the last game some of the kids groaned. When we asked who would be coming to the church there was a loud cheer. The mums seemed keen too. Pray that this enthusiasm will last. Praise God for Paty, a woman dedicated to seeing her neighbours won for Christ. I congratulated her afterwards, saying that the turnout was testimony to her example in the neighbourhood and hoping that it would open up further opportunities for her to share the gospel. She responded that it already had! 45 kids is far more than I ever expected. In 2 weeks we have met 105 kids. This morning in church Miguel shared that the vision is the have the club in the main church area and have 300 kids attending. The congregation responded with a cheer and a round of applause. What an encouragement to have the whole church behind us. Another great couple came and offered to get involved afterwards.
Another encouragement is that after the club one of the mums came up to a ladies meeting in the church. She came back to the service this morning and was still there chatting to one of the ladies by the time we were leaving! Pray, pray, pray for this work. It is so exciting and is so full of potential. Who knows how we will be able to fund it but as the saying goes God's work done in God's way will never lack God's supply.
Drop-In centre update
A team is coming next weekend to begin the rest of the remodelling work. We still don't have the plans passed by the government department. Andrew and Fidel were waiting for the Engineer to go to the Drop-In Centre on Thursday night so that he could tell them what could be done without permissions. He didn't turn up! So the MEFI team went around the Centre and made a list of all the things that the team could do. There is a long list which should hopefully keep them going. Pray though that we will be able to get a hold of the Engineer.
Andrew also phoned a lawyer that OMS uses this week to get some paperwork sorted out. It's always good to establish contact with folk like that!
Andrew also phoned a lawyer that OMS uses this week to get some paperwork sorted out. It's always good to establish contact with folk like that!
A team from Wesley College, Mississippi
We are blessed on the field to have anther team here this week. On Friday Andrew led them on a 'Street Day' with a difference. It took the form of a prayer walk. En route they visited various significant sites. Here the group are praying in an area that we used to visit every Saturday. So many kids from this group have died in the last couple of years (through suicide or drug use etc.) that those remaining joined forces with a nearby group. The area they live in is a notoriously dangerous one. This area is no longer home to street kids yet a couple of years ago there were about 30. This is group where Ricardo lived (who we talked about on deputation and in one of our prayer letters) and from where some of the kids came to church with us.
They also visited another site where the number of kids is greatly reduced. The reason is that Alex and Paty consistently visited the kids there 3 times a week in the year we were on deputation and many of the kids have left the streets to return home or rent their own accommodation. One of the ex-street kids from this group was on the tour with the team and he gave them his testimony.
The team were also able to visit the Drop-In Centre (Social Ministry Centre) and had the opportunity to buy some pictures that the kids had made. They finished the day eating tacos with us. It was Katherine and Caroline's last night as well so they got to finish off their trip eating another typical Mexican dish.
They also visited another site where the number of kids is greatly reduced. The reason is that Alex and Paty consistently visited the kids there 3 times a week in the year we were on deputation and many of the kids have left the streets to return home or rent their own accommodation. One of the ex-street kids from this group was on the tour with the team and he gave them his testimony.The team were also able to visit the Drop-In Centre (Social Ministry Centre) and had the opportunity to buy some pictures that the kids had made. They finished the day eating tacos with us. It was Katherine and Caroline's last night as well so they got to finish off their trip eating another typical Mexican dish.
Music
On Thursday I (Carol) met up with a lady here who co-ordinates the music for the kids' program in the Santa Monica church. How wonderful it is to be able to share resources. She was able to give me lots of discs that they use with the kids. I am hoping to be able to learn some of the songs so that we can use them in La Loma in the Breakfast Club, the Sunday School and the Holiday Bible Club (VBS).
Hepzibah gets discs in English and Spanish. The English is translated into Spanish and she fits the words to the music. If anyone knows how we can get a hold of good soundtracks for English praise and worship music then please let us know. We sing along karaoke style.
This week we will meet again to share further ideas. Andrew and I were involved in kids' work for a few years before coming to Mexico and have lots of ideas and resources (in English) which Hepizibah wants to tap into. It's so great that we can help each other and together we will see the work advance in both churches. The kids group in Santa Monica is growing week by week which is so exciting.
Hepzibah gets discs in English and Spanish. The English is translated into Spanish and she fits the words to the music. If anyone knows how we can get a hold of good soundtracks for English praise and worship music then please let us know. We sing along karaoke style.
This week we will meet again to share further ideas. Andrew and I were involved in kids' work for a few years before coming to Mexico and have lots of ideas and resources (in English) which Hepizibah wants to tap into. It's so great that we can help each other and together we will see the work advance in both churches. The kids group in Santa Monica is growing week by week which is so exciting.
A long day
On Monday morning our alarm clock went off at 3.45am. Andrew took a fellow missionary out to the airport. We worked all day and got to bed at 11pm. There are days that are long. Pray for our stamina and for ability to rest in the time we do have off. We took Wednesday as our day off this week. With work mounting up it is hard to resist getting things done and just to rest. We had to spend Wednesday evening doing a little work but it was nice to have the day together. Our usual day off is Tuesday.
Tabitha
Just before we left for church on Sunday it was obvious from the aroma in the atmosphere that Tabitha needed a bum change (why does she always do that when we're in a rush to get out the door?). Handily enough the hospital need a poo sample within 1 hour of delivery and the hospital was en route to the church. So we filled the flask (and had to change all of Tabitha's clothes) and set off to the hospital.
On Wednesday we discovered that Tabitha has E. coli. We took the results from the hospital to the doctor and he kindly saw us there and then and prescribed the necessary medication. Things are slowly returning to normal. Last Saturday she decided that it was finally time to walk. She took her first steps weeks ago but wasn't interested in making walking a habit. We're so thankful she's turned the corner. Probably the reason she got E. coli is because she picked it up on her hands while crawling and then put her fingers in her mouth.
We are amazed by the little words she is using. She says lots of things in English very clearly but she also says things in Spanish and uses hand signals to indicate that she knows what she is saying. When we hear a new word we have to try and figure out if it is English or Spanish. On Tuesday night a Mexican pastor and friend was over and as we conversed Tabitha was desperately trying to get his attention (it doesn't do for her not to be at the centre of it all!). She started to use very strange sounds that we have only ever heard her use when we are speaking Spanish. They didn't make sense to us (or the Mexican) but they got her the attention and I guess she knew what she was trying to say! Her blond hair and blue eyes continue to ensure that she gets lots of attention and admiring comments wherever we go. People always want to lift her and our little Miss Independent is just not up for that at all!
Tabitha with her medication and some of the milks we tried while attempting to get to the root of her problem
On Wednesday we discovered that Tabitha has E. coli. We took the results from the hospital to the doctor and he kindly saw us there and then and prescribed the necessary medication. Things are slowly returning to normal. Last Saturday she decided that it was finally time to walk. She took her first steps weeks ago but wasn't interested in making walking a habit. We're so thankful she's turned the corner. Probably the reason she got E. coli is because she picked it up on her hands while crawling and then put her fingers in her mouth.
We are amazed by the little words she is using. She says lots of things in English very clearly but she also says things in Spanish and uses hand signals to indicate that she knows what she is saying. When we hear a new word we have to try and figure out if it is English or Spanish. On Tuesday night a Mexican pastor and friend was over and as we conversed Tabitha was desperately trying to get his attention (it doesn't do for her not to be at the centre of it all!). She started to use very strange sounds that we have only ever heard her use when we are speaking Spanish. They didn't make sense to us (or the Mexican) but they got her the attention and I guess she knew what she was trying to say! Her blond hair and blue eyes continue to ensure that she gets lots of attention and admiring comments wherever we go. People always want to lift her and our little Miss Independent is just not up for that at all!
Tabitha with her medication and some of the milks we tried while attempting to get to the root of her problemHas it been a full week?
I can't believe it has been so long since we posted. This has been a long and busy week. We're tired but God is so good. There is loads happening. I'll try and give you the highlights.
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Encouragement and...
Victor and Julia are now out of rehab. Julia needs lots of prayer. She keeps talking about going back to the streets. These are not empty threats - the battle is still raging for her.
Victor on the other hand is doing really well. He asked to borrow 100 pesos last week (about £5 or $10US). We decided to give him the chance as it wasn't too much to ask. He spent the money on sweets (candies) and sold them on buses. The great thing about buses here is that they stop where people need to get on and off and sellers can jump on and off quickly for free.
Victor made 300 pesos. He kept 100, gave 100 to Alex to set aside for his rent and gave back the original 100 that he had borrowed! Please continue to pray for his continued integration and for Alex and Paty as they disciple him. He is living with 2 of the other guys who recently left the streets and close to Alex and Paty's house.
Victor on the other hand is doing really well. He asked to borrow 100 pesos last week (about £5 or $10US). We decided to give him the chance as it wasn't too much to ask. He spent the money on sweets (candies) and sold them on buses. The great thing about buses here is that they stop where people need to get on and off and sellers can jump on and off quickly for free.
Victor made 300 pesos. He kept 100, gave 100 to Alex to set aside for his rent and gave back the original 100 that he had borrowed! Please continue to pray for his continued integration and for Alex and Paty as they disciple him. He is living with 2 of the other guys who recently left the streets and close to Alex and Paty's house.
Saturday, May 19, 2007
A trip to the hospital
Yesterday I (Carol) took Esther Lawson to the hospital. Last week she had her gall bladder removed and yesterday was her follow up check. We left at 11am and didn't get back until 4.30pm - we got lost on the way home! It's rather typical here that things outside of the home can take a lot longer than you expect. Still it gave us time to chat and we saw lots of new parts of Mexico City. Thankfully Tabitha behaved like an angel though I was a little concerned by her bowel movements! She's had diarrhoea on and off for a few weeks and we've tried various things at the doctor's recommendation. This time he advised that we go down to a nearby hospital to have some tests done.
So we got back in the car and were off to the hospital again. We should find out the results of the tests within the next week. It will be good to know what is causing the problem though through it all Tabitha has continued to be her usual happy self. We have been amazed to listen to her language developing. She is not only starting to use English words, she has been using some Spanish ones too and appropriately. It won't be long before she's teaching us and telling us that's she's embarrassed to hear how bad our grammar is!
So we got back in the car and were off to the hospital again. We should find out the results of the tests within the next week. It will be good to know what is causing the problem though through it all Tabitha has continued to be her usual happy self. We have been amazed to listen to her language developing. She is not only starting to use English words, she has been using some Spanish ones too and appropriately. It won't be long before she's teaching us and telling us that's she's embarrassed to hear how bad our grammar is!
At work
Here are Caroline and Katherine at work on the streets. Now that we've exhausted them they're going to take a few days off for a proper holiday in Acapulco. They leave early tomorrow morning on a 5 hour bus ride! 
MEFI workers meeting
This week the MEFI team got together in the drop-in centre. Alex, Paty, Fidel, Juana and Andrew were all there (I was at my final dentist appointment - of 7!). The subject was 'Interpersonal Relationships' and it was really positive.
There hasn't been as much working together as we had hoped for over the last year and some differences in opinion had arisen. After the meeting there were lots of positive interactions taking place and we are confident that God is hearing and answering prayers for team unity. The most important thing is that there is a real desire to work together and we are encouraged. We have a fantastic team who are obviously called to and gifted for this work. Please continue to pray against enemy attack on this work at a foundational stage.
We have been doing a lot of planning and talking and we believe good foundations are being laid. Things seem to be moving ahead nicely at the moment. Please continue to pray for wisdom in all our decisions and for God to be honoured and glorified through everything that is being done.
There hasn't been as much working together as we had hoped for over the last year and some differences in opinion had arisen. After the meeting there were lots of positive interactions taking place and we are confident that God is hearing and answering prayers for team unity. The most important thing is that there is a real desire to work together and we are encouraged. We have a fantastic team who are obviously called to and gifted for this work. Please continue to pray against enemy attack on this work at a foundational stage.
We have been doing a lot of planning and talking and we believe good foundations are being laid. Things seem to be moving ahead nicely at the moment. Please continue to pray for wisdom in all our decisions and for God to be honoured and glorified through everything that is being done.
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