I apologize that it has been so long between posts but as most of you know, we have been on furlough in Canada. We are now back at Pan de Vida so you can look forward to the updates being more regular. I am sure we have a lot to catch up on, so I will try to get some posts on what has been happening while we were away.
The time was very refreshing for us. The last 1½ yrs of service at Pan de Vida have come with it's personal hurdles in adapting to the culture, language and being removed from what was familiar to us. Going back to Canada, God confirmed to us that being content isn't about where we are geographically but where we are internally. We come back with refreshed spirits to His service.
Children of Hope has added another home to it's ministry. It is an outreach to the Otomi tribe in Amealco, which is about 1½ hrs from Pan de Vida. The people are indigineous and live high in the mountains. Pastor Lalo and his wife Claudia have been faithful in ministering to this area. Thanks to many teams, a local community center has been built where many of the locals can get a formal education and Church can be attended.
The Otomi have a language of their own and it took 40 yrs for the New Testament to be translated. We are thankful that God has brought them to this point and that there are volunteers commited to disciple them in their walk with Jesus Christ. We have been blessed to have teams come in to help with work projects and also hold eye clinics. Even lessons in proper hygiene on how to protect their eyes, clean their teeth is necessary.
I have posted a few pictures from our trip there in August. Please keep this ministry in your prayers. More information can be found on www.childrenofhope.info
Habakkuk 1:5 "Look at the nations and watch-and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.."
The time was very refreshing for us. The last 1½ yrs of service at Pan de Vida have come with it's personal hurdles in adapting to the culture, language and being removed from what was familiar to us. Going back to Canada, God confirmed to us that being content isn't about where we are geographically but where we are internally. We come back with refreshed spirits to His service.
Children of Hope has added another home to it's ministry. It is an outreach to the Otomi tribe in Amealco, which is about 1½ hrs from Pan de Vida. The people are indigineous and live high in the mountains. Pastor Lalo and his wife Claudia have been faithful in ministering to this area. Thanks to many teams, a local community center has been built where many of the locals can get a formal education and Church can be attended.
The Otomi have a language of their own and it took 40 yrs for the New Testament to be translated. We are thankful that God has brought them to this point and that there are volunteers commited to disciple them in their walk with Jesus Christ. We have been blessed to have teams come in to help with work projects and also hold eye clinics. Even lessons in proper hygiene on how to protect their eyes, clean their teeth is necessary.
I have posted a few pictures from our trip there in August. Please keep this ministry in your prayers. More information can be found on www.childrenofhope.info
Habakkuk 1:5 "Look at the nations and watch-and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.."
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