La Avena Desert Joy in Giving
On December 30th the True Path Ministry gift giving tour group was in La Avena, a small village in the middle of the desert. It is over an hour away from any paved road. Many of the people there are relatives of Pastor Jose who lives in Dieciocho de Marzo. Pastor Jose and family came along to visit, preach and share the gospel. We held a spirit-filled worship service. Tonyia used sign language to show her joy of the Lord to a Spanish Christian song. Larry and Belinda Bookman expressed their love of the people and the Lord. Yessi lead the children’s church. Martin and Ana were on hand to help and share too. The Gospel of Jesus Christ was shared in many ways.
After the service, gifts were given to each child, clothes to adults and glasses to those who needed them. It was another wonderful day serving the Lord!
The local folks greeted us warmly.
The gifts were a big hit with the kids.
Tonyia used sign language to a Spanish song during worship.
Pastor Jose from Dieciocho de Marzo preached a strong Bible-based sermon.
The kids sang a song they learned from Yessi.
They always feed us even when we show up with a dozen people.
The kids had fun during their special time.
Yessi lead the kids with Ana’s help at their service.
There was a good group that came for the event.
Pastor Jose’s extended family lives in the village.
Larry and Belinda from Bandera, Texas enjoyed the village.
Genesis and Martin posed beside these old wheels.
Tonyia and Stephen also posed beside the old wagon wheels.
Tonyia and Pastor Esperanza.
We took several bags of clothes.
We were able to give out some glasses to help folks read their Bibles.
It is an interesting village.
Pablo (Yessi’s son) had fun hitting a box with a stick, but no candy came out.
Larry and Martin
We were pleased to have several others come with us.
The ministry Suburban was loaded with gifts and clothes and people.
