Tonyia and Stephen Williams have bee called to work as Christian Missionaries in Mexico. This is the ongoing story about our adventures.

Stephen Preaches Faith, Hope and Love in Medina, Texas Church

Stephen and Tonyia Williams of True Path Ministry Inc. addressed the hundred persons in the congregation at the Medina Methodist Church Sunday, September 2nd. Stephen preached how faith, hope and love are essential traits for all Christians, but especially missionaries. He used the people and places where they work in their Mexico ministry as examples of each virtue. Stephen’s family has a long history at the church and relatives sat with the couple filling up one entire pew. Several people in the congregation knew Stephen and Arlen’s father and had observed the brothers as they went through life.

(Left to right): Stephen & Tonyia Williams, Linda Williams (Arlen’s wife), Henry Lewis (Jeanette’s son), Jeanette Williams-Lewis, Lori Lewis, and Arlen Williams before services  began.

TPM Mexico Ministry Update

Marco 10:14 Kid’s Club, Palmito village services and Getsemani Church construction are three important ongoing projects for True Path Ministry (TPM) in Mexico. Committed Christian volunteers, many from Iglesia Getsemani, show their faith by their actions by supporting TPM’s work for Christ.

Volunteers come together, on Thursday nights at the TPM ministry house, for the Marcos 10:14 club. They clean the meeting area, use the Suburban to pickup kids, teach a Bible lesson, have fun playing games and prepare a meal. A recent study was about gratitude. The craft that supported the lesson was a paper tree with leaves. The kids cut out the leaves, wrote something they were grateful for on the leaves and then attached the leaves to the tree.

TPM and Getsemani church continue to travel to the small village of Palmito at least once a month. We are praying for guidance about building a church there. The current building that is being used for services is not an option for a future church. The adults have services inside the building and the children go outside for kids time. The people are excited to meet together and hear God’s word!

The biggest project TPM has going right now, in connection with the Getsemani church, is the construction of a new building for Pastor Rey’s church. It is coming along but funds are needed for the steel beams and tin to complete the roof. This is God’s church and we stand in faith knowing HE will provide!

Thank you all for your love, prayers and financial support. This ministry is active for Jesus because of your love for HIM!

The new church walls are now complete, the sheet metal roof is next once funded (click on a photo to see it larger).

On each leaf the kids wrote something in their lives for which they were grateful.

One fun game involved trying to eat a donut on a string tied to a child’s foot

One earlier art project had the kids make a frame around a photo TPM took of them.

Singing Christian songs is part of each week’s meeting.

We feed the kids and adults that come to club each week.

The kids enjoy meetings under a recently donated tent.

Colored sand was part of another project.

Each stick is a family member.

Once or twice a month the TPM Suburban takes folks to share worship with folks at Palmito, a small mountain village.

Children are an important part of all activities.

 

 

 

Gospel on the Move to San Ildefonso

(Many photos are included) A Christian group from Galeana, NL, Mexico loaded into the True Path Ministry Suburban and the Williams’ Ford Edge and headed north at 8 AM on July 28th 2018. Traveling the way required over an hour drive on an often steep gravel mountain road. It was our first trip to San Ildefonso and the Pastor was happy to see us. So were the forty kids who enjoyed the Bible lesson and gifts. Pastor Rey gave an uplifting message and Lulu lead the music. We took seven big bags of clothes, glasses, soap and shampoo. Most of the good people from the village found something they needed.

Later in the day after returning to Galeana we drove south to the Lopez’s two day Christian Fiesta. We wanted to hear our good friend Evangelist Ramiro give his impassioned sermon to the many people gathered. There were also several bands of different kinds praising Christ. It was a long, intense day, but very fulfilling. Praise God!

Pastor Rey preached an uplifting sermon (click on a photo to see it larger).

Pastor Adan and his wife were happy to see us.

The Galeana kids sang during the service.

A typical home in the village

Tonyia in front of the Pastor’s home.

There was a special lesson for the kids

Tonyia gave prizes to kids who knew their memory verse

Craft time was fun too.

Every child got a gift

There were lots of clothes for men, women and children. And a special bag to put it in.

Lulu lead the music.

Glasses, soap and shampoo were all a hit

They fed us a great meal

Pastor’s house: Each of the doors goes to a bedroom for their four kids.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Count Your Blessings

The Marcos 10:14 kids club on July 26th, 2018 was about the story of Hezekiah praying to the Lord and being healed. 2 Chronicles 29:1-3Isaiah 38:1-7  The children learned from the Bible story that God blesses those who are faithful to Him. He has showered us with so much good. We all need to learn to count our blessings every day. It was a excellent club meeting.

We at True Path Ministry count each one of you as a blessing! We want to thank you for your faithfulness and we PRAY that the Lord will bless you tenfold for your prayers and financial support: Damascus Road Fellowship in Ennis, Texas; Christ Chapel in Bandera, Texas; Hiway Tabernacle in Buffalo, Texas; Grace Tabernacle in Ennis, Texas; Lighthouse Assembly of God in Sweetwater, Texas and many individuals.

THANK YOU! THANK YOU – without you TPM would not be able to serve in the capacity we do!

Thanks to a generous donation we now hold kids club under a tent (click on a photo to see it larger).

This brother and sister pair sang with enthusiasm.

Song time is a fun time for all.

The kids split into two teams to learn their memory verse.

 

Several of the children recited their verse perfectly.

The art project was a picture frame for them to decorate and had each child’s photo

Tonyia helped each one trace their hand for a future project.

The food this week was burritos and juice.

 

 

 

 

God is the one and only true God

“As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.” Romans 14:11 was the memory verse for the thirty children who came to the Marcos 10:14 Kid’s Club meeting on July 19th. The kids from the Galeana, NL, Mexico area learned how God worked through the great Prophet Elijah to defeat the false prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:17-39). God is the one and only true God and nothing is impossible for Him.

It was a Christ-centered, fun and educational time for the children. They especially enjoyed the “jump over the flames game.” Songs, prayer time and Nachos rounded out the almost two hour meeting. Many of these children have been coming each week to club for two years and have demonstrated growth in their knowledge and application of their faith to everyday life. God is sooo good!

Several of the kids won a prize for accurately reciting their memory verse (click on a photo to see it larger).

The fire God used through the Prophet Elijah was the lesson

Each week the kids sing (and clap along) to formula Christian songs

One game required the kids to recall past lessons

I recall from my childhood that this games was called “London Bridge is falling down”

The jump “over the fire” game was popular for the older kids (maybe future track stars)

The art project recreated the fire God used in the story

Adult helpers had to adjust the flames after some jumps.

We fed them Nachos this week

Kids of all ages come to enjoy club each week.