Worship in Palmito

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A small group of Christians from Getsemani Church in Galeana, NL, Mexico traveled with True Path Ministry in their van to Palmito. It is a small farm community in the mountains about an hour’s drive away. Pastor Ruben, who is 87 years old, has asked for help to revive the Christian Church. There is a small but faithful group who come to services whenever Pastor Ruben is town.

Some time back we left Missionary Bibles and in another visit noticed that several were worn out. True Path Ministry replaced the paperback Bibles with a more durable bound version (see New Bibles in Palmito and The Word in Palmito).

Arlen (Stephen’s brother) was on hand to give out candy to the kids who were at the service. They were all smiles.

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  • Pastor Ruben
  • Pastor Reynaldo
  • Evangelist Ramiro preached
  • Kids love candy
  • Candy gift brings smiles
  • house in middle of short Palmos
  • A local teen
  • walking home after service
  • see man in mountain?
  • Pastor Rey and Lulu sang solo

New Restroom Door and Plumbing Improvements

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There have been several recent improvements at the new church building site for Getsemani Church in Galeana, NL, Mexico. There is now a wooden restroom door, improved plumbing, new restroom lighting and fresh concrete steps in place.

Stephen and Arlen (Stephen’s brother) installed a door frame and hung a wooden door on the entry to the restroom. They improved the plumbing with a PVC water line, main water valve, water facets and valves at the two toilet locations. The brothers also wired in an LED fixture and two compact fluorescent lights in the restroom.

A very good concrete workman and a volunteer from the church formed up and poured steps by the main entry door way. (An interesting side note: in Mexico the wood forms for the concrete are rented). The church also has a new piece of property that will provide ample parking once the area is cleared of brush, rocks and cactus.

Please keep this church project for the Lord in your prayers as there is still much to do before construction will be complete.

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  • Mixing concrete
  • Arlen beside new PVC water supply line
  • Working on new door
  • The new front door looks great
  • Walls up on two lower rooms
  • Church has booth every Monday in Galeana to raise money
There was only a cloth curtain over the restroom entry before we installed the new door.

Van, 70 Kids and Mother’s Day

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(There are many photos below on the webpage) The new to us 15 passenger, 1999 Ford Econoline van was recently donated to the ministry. It was truly a God send. True Path Ministry had about 70 kids come to the Marcos 10:14 Kids Club meeting on May 9th and most were transported in the van. The study focused on mothers because the next day, May 10th, was Mother’s Day in Mexico.

“I was not able to be at the club meetings for several weeks and it was so beautiful to hear all the kid’s raise up the Lord in song. Many also stepped up to the microphone to recite a memory verse they had learned at prior meetings. Plus, most of the 70 or so children were engaged in the lesson,” said Stephen. “It was a Christ centered meeting.”

Tonyia, who works behind the scenes to prepare the lessons and art projects, had anticipated Mother’s Day. Each child got a small artist canvas to make something for their mothers. Teacher Ana gave them several Bible verses to use such as Proverbs 31:30. Several adults helped manage the art project.

Lulu (Pastor Reynaldo’s wife) and several other ladies who came to help, prepared tostadas to feed the 70 kids plus the 15 or so adults. We also gave each child a small bag of candy.

It is a great blessing to see the many children come to club and respond to the gospel. We are not aware of any other Christian ministry here that consistently delivers the gospel to children like the Marcos 10:14 Kids Club. There are many who work behind the scenes, plus, those who pray for us and support the ministry financially. Thank you for your support!

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  • Loading van after meeting
  • Reciting Bible verses
  • Song time
  • Art project
  • Foof
  • Making tostadas
  • Food line
  • candy bags
  • The lesson
  • Kids waiting to load van
  • Arriving to club
  • Selfie in van
  • Behind the scenes: cleaning chairs

Let Peace of Christ Rule Your Heart

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My drawings are simple “doodles” I made while studying the Bible. It helps me to meditate and internalize the deep meaning of scriptures. I take to heart these powerful words that were written to Christians.

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.Colossians 3:15 (ESV)

  1 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. 3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ who is your] life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

5 Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. 6 On account of these the wrath of God is coming.7 In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. 8 But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.9 Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices 10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. 11 Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all.

12 Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.  And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. 15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Colossians 3:1-15 (ESV)

New Bibles in Palmito

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On Saturday, April 13th two faithful Christians were awarded leather-bound Bibles to replace the ones we had given them a year earlier. They had worn-out the paperback “missionary” Bibles.

A group from the Getsemani Church in Galeana, NL, Mexico loaded in the True Path Ministry Suburban and traveled to Palmito last Saturday. It is a tiny mountain village where a small group of Christians are once again praising Christ together.

Pastors Reynaldo and Lulu from the Getsemani Church in Galeana, Evangelist Ramiro and others have joined with 85 year-old Pastor Ruban to revise the church in the community. The word of God, hymns and powerful preaching is once again inspiring local folks. They worship in a small, but spirit-filled service in a very old sandstone building.

So shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it. Isaiah 55:11 (ESV)

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  • The kids sang at the service
  • Pastors Lulu and Ruben both enjoy music (from an earlier visit)
  • Pastor Reynaldo
  • Short Palm trees are the name sake of Palmito
Evangelist Ramiro (from an earlier visit)
The small sandstone block church building is very old (earlier visit)