Mexico recognizes “the Day of the Child” in addition to Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. It is a special time to honor children and it was celebrated with a fiesta at the weekly Marcos 10:14 Kids Club on May 4th. Over 50 kids, 20 adults and many volunteers were on hand at the club meeting area beside the Iglesia Getsemani church for the event. It was a fun time of prayer, songs, games, a Bible lesson, a puzzle to decode, a piñata to break, a small gift, plus a meal with cake and a drink.

True Path Ministry and faithful volunteers from the Iglesia Getsemani church in Galeana, NL, Mexico team up to welcome all children from the area who choose to attend each week. Many of the kids come for every meeting to learn more about following Christ in their daily lives. They recite Bibles verses, sing Christian songs and form strong bonds with each other and the leaders. Teacher Ana uses a lesson plan that includes important stories about the faith and integrates related crafts and activities.

Each of the meetings are designed to give the children a time to unite in their faith in God. “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God, Mark 10:14 (ESV).

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The roof was just installed in March 2023, marking a major milestone in the construction of the new church building, in the desert village Hidiondilla. The Centro Cristiano Maranatha church, lead by Pastor Carlos and wife Jenny, is a young and growing church. It is in a small desert community near large scale tomato greenhouse farms. When complete the new building will be 1,800+ square foot and will replace a small existing structure made from scrap materials.

Now that the walls are up, the floor is poured and the roof is on, the congregation can begin to use the space for worship and fellowship. The electrical wiring, windows, doors, restroom plumbing, stucco and paint all need to be added, but lack of those details won’t stop Christians in the village from using the facility. They are grateful to have a large shaded place to worship.

TPM and our partner in Mexico ministry, the Iglesia Getsemani Church in Galeana, were humbled and honored to be part of the dedication of the existing structure for worship at the Centro Cristiano Maranatha Church in July 2020 (see A New Church in Hidiondilla, NL, Mexico). Construction on the new building began in January 2021 (see New Church Building Started in Hidiondilla, NL, Mexico). Volunteers installed the block walls and poured the concrete floor over the past few months (see Good Construction Progress in Hindiondilla and Hindiondilla Church Walls Building Up to the Lord). Great works of God often take time and this economically poor village has made steady progress toward completing the new building, as resources have become available.

Thank you TPM supporters for following God’s call to reach out to those hungry for spiritual food through True Path Ministry. It is our great privilege to minister in the often forgotten rural villages of northern Mexico. Beyond the building successes, we have witnessed changed lives through spiritual growth. Many have been drawn toward the truth of God’s word because of your faithful giving.

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!” (Romans10:14-15 ESV)

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