Venid y ADOREMOS a Cristo Jesús!
Hello to all our family, friends and ministry partners,
As we draw near to Christmas 2015, we realize that there is SO much to love about the Lord! He is our Savior! Jesus came to earth to save us because we can't save ourselves from sin and its consequences. He is also our Redeemer, God in the flesh, our "Immanuel, God with us". He is all of this and MUCH MORE!
So as we sung the words above to “Oh Come All Ye Faithful” at our Spanish Bible study today, I asked myself, do I ADORE Him? I checked the meaning of ADORE:
Love and respect deeply, cherish, treasure, worship, glorify, praise, revere, reverence, exalt, extol, magnify...
According to Matthew 2:2, the Magi of the Bible sought the newborn King of the Jews. Today are we searching for the King? They made it their priority to seek Him and to find Him, that they might worship and ADORE Him!
Let US be modern-day Wise Men, stilling and bowing our hearts before Him, too. He is worthy of our worship.
Praises:
~We are learning to see His blessings and to be more thankful. We were especially excited to be together with all four of our children, Kathy’s Mom and brother Steve at Thanksgiving!
~We are learning to use God's power to patiently persevere under pressure, aware of His Presence with us, guiding us
and giving peace.
~We are learning to regularly take time away as a couple, to keep building our relationship and reflect on goals.
Christmas is a difficult time for the incarcerated and those dealing with loss. Ask God to comfort them.
We ask your prayer covering for an English service Dec 6, a bilingual service Dec 12, a Spanish service Dec 13, and
a dozen individual pastoral visits Dec 14, in addition to our normal December Monday and Thursday Spanish studies. Josh is also moving before Dec 18th and we would like to help him.
2016 PRAYER POINTs
We are hoping to make a trip to Tecate this year and are asking God for His timing and provision.
We need His continual wisdom in our ministry schedule, Bible teaching topics, and counseling.
Safety as we drive over the many miles to and from the prisons. We appreciate our dependable vehicle.
Please pray for more prisoners to seek and find new life in Jesus Christ.
Gracias!
It means so much to know that you are praying for us. Your partnership with us in His work counts for eternity by helping us reach prisoners with the Good News of Jesus and His love. God uses you--your prayers, gifts, calls, texts, emails and visits to encourage. Each of you is special to us. We look forward to hearing from YOU!
May the new year bring you many blessings!
Trusting in Jesus,
