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Showing Jesus with Simple Acts of Kindness

August 23, 2016/in Mission Work, News, Uncategorized /by admin

There they were on the side of the road with a flat tire. They were on their way home to the tiny mountain village Purisimo from a trip to Reynosa. They needed our help. He did not have the correct jack and he is a bit crippled. Also, the family was weary from a long trip on a hot day – Martin changed the tire for them. It meant a delay getting home and it meant turning around on the treacherous mountain road, but how could we refuse the Holy Spirit’s prodding? As we worked and talked with them we felt the presence of the Lord.

In God’s providence we had talked with them a couple of hours earlier when we saw them at a small roadside store in Linares where we had stopped for a bottle of water.

They needed our help.

It was a simple act, but Jesus was there. He takes care of His people. Purisimo is a tiny mountain village who’s people had stolen our hearts when we visited them (see Purisimo Spiritual and Medical Health Checkup). Praise the LORD!

New Clothes for Pastor Jose and Family

August 22, 2016/in Mission Work, News, Uncategorized /by admin

Pastor Jose’s congregation.

Pastor Jose, wife Pera and and 5-year-old Jaret were very grateful to receive the new clothes True Path Ministry was able to give them. There was something for everyone in the family including 16-year-old daughter Brisa and 14-year-old son Hajiel. Pastor Jose and his family are faithful servants of the Lord. He leads a vibrant, spirit-filled congregation in Dieciocho de Marzo. The small village is located about 10 miles northwest of Galeana and is economically poor. The church recently partnered with us to bless the community with Vacation Bible School (see Huge Group Enjoyed VBS at Dieciocho de Marzo and Full House of Kids at Jose’s Church) and have traveled with us many times to places like La Aveena (see Gospel on the Move: Spirit come Alive in La Aveena).

“It brings us much joy to be able to share blessings like these clothes” said Tonyia with True Path Ministry. “Jesus is our provider! We are just conduits for Him, giving out what you donors generously contributed.” James 1:17 says, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.”

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Huge Group Enjoyed VBS at Dieciocho de Marzo

August 20, 2016/in Mission Work, News, Uncategorized /by admin

There were over 90 kids who showed up to have fun while learning about Jesus at the Vacation Bible School in Dieciocho de Marzo this week (August 17-19). True Path Ministry, Pastor Jose and the members of his church worked very hard to put on a memorable, Christ-centered event. Yessi, her Mom (Sonia), Martin and his wife (Ana) were joined by a group of volunteers eager to work with children.

An overflow crowd of kids participated in Christian songs, games, plays, Bible memory contests, sermons and meals. “It was a blessing to be with the kids as they learned about and praised our Lord,” said Martin, with True Path Ministry. “It was a special time with Christ that both the children and adults will remember a long time.”

Dieciocho de Marzo is a tiny, economically poor community located about ten miles northwest of Galeana. Pastor Jose leads a vibrant and spirit-filled church, but they have very limited resources. “We at True Path Ministry are glad we could partner with the church to bring Vacation Bible School to the community,” said Stephen.

Accurately reciting memory verses was one of the activities.

The kids had fun making the sounds of the animals during this song.

The kids won prizes when they successfully recited their verses.

Martin’s Grandmother enjoyed praising the Lord during VBS.

There was a lot of work going on behind the scenes.

Ana, Martin and their daughter Genesis put together 100 bags of candy for VBS.

The kids were into the songs.

Kid’s Club: Fun While Learning About Jesus

August 19, 2016/in Mission Work, News, Uncategorized /by admin

Many of the children at the club have learned Bible verses (click on a photo to see it larger).

A large group of kid’s come each week on Wednesday night to the Marcos 10:14 kid’s club at the ministry house (Casa Cristana El Alfarero). The kid’s always enjoy the fun games and Bible-based stories. Jesus is at the center of all we do. Yessi is a very good teacher and often includes a play where the children act out a Bible story. The story of Lazarus dying and Jesus raising him from the tomb was the story last week (see John 11). This week’s club related to Jesus walking on water and Peter’s faith and fear (Matthew 14:22-33).

“And when Peter got out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw the strong wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried out, ‘Lord, save me!’ Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”

We give small rewards monthly when one of the children accurately recite their memory verses. “We are so proud of the many kids who have learned verses,” said Stephen. The Lord is using the weekly Marcos 10:14 kid’s club for His Kingdom – praise God!

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The kids acted out the story of Jesus raising Lazerous.

The kids acted out the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the grave.

Lazarus was dead.

There is always some fun at the club.

Craft time brings out smiles.

We got over twelve people in the suburban.

Fluffy, Martin’s dog, looks on kid’s club from the balcony (click on a photo to see it larger).

(click on a photo to see it larger).

Full House of Kids at Jose’s Church

August 18, 2016/in Mission Work, News, Uncategorized /by admin

The kids used the church benches as tables during craft time.

We started off our three day Vacation Bible School in Dieciocho de Marzo with a full house of kids and adult leaders on Wednesday, August 17th. It is at Pastor Jose’s church in the small and economically poor community located about ten miles northwest of Galeana. True Path Ministry is working with Pastor Jose and his church members to give the kids a fun, Christ-centered event. Yessi, who also teaches at our weekly kid’s club, is the teacher for VBS. She has a jam-packed schedule of games, Bible lessons, plays, crafts and snacks. The kids were very excited and had a blast on day one.

We finalized our decision to hold the event on Sunday and we needed a way to get the word out in the community. Our solution was to strap a loud speaker on the top of our newly acquired ministry Suburban. We drove around with Pastor Jose “broadcasting” the details of VBS and inviting all the kids to come. “Our unusual approach worked well, we had a very good turnout,” said Stephen. “The most important thing is that the kids will become closer to Jesus during this VBS.”