Greetings from Mexico City!

We pray that you and yours will know the PEACE of the Christ Child this Christmas. May He bless you and your plans for this season and in the coming year.

As we look back over the past few months and see all that the Lord has done in our midst, we are amazed. We are super pleased with the home we have rented in Tultepec, a northern Mexico City community. It may be smaller than the other homes we have rented in the past but it is cute and comfortable. We are also pleased that we have many opportunities to visit with people as we walk around the neighborhood.

At this time we have five home studies. One is with Luis who is the chicken guy. He owns several chicken businesses where they sell fresh chicken. Not exactly Kentucky Fried style. This is really fresh chicken. Since two of his businesses are in front of homes where we have Bible studies we obviously purchase our fresh chicken from Luis. Besides, it is the best fresh chicken around!

One of our studies is in the home of Monserrat. We recently helped Monse move to her new rental, putting up curtains and eventually took apart the wooden base for her bed so it could be moved to the second floor. She was quite pleased to bid farewell to the sofa.

The end of the year has taken a toll on several of our studies as the people we study with have had to put in extra hours at work. We are looking forward to January when their schedules will return to normal and our studies will as well.

We are also looking forward to Natasha and Benjamin being with us for Christmas. Natasha’s roommate, Helen, and one of Ben’s friends will be visiting with us for aweek and then head home to be with their families. Having almost a month with our kids is a blessing come true.

Before we close this post we also want to tell you about a special project called, “The Indescribable Gift”. We read in 2 Corinthians 9:15, “Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!” Will you help us share this Gift with others? As you prepare to celebrate the joy found in the birth of Jesus this Christmas season, consider sharing that joy with others.

Your year-end gift will not only brighten lives in Mexico, it will brighten your holiday as well! Consider making an “indescribable gift” of your own by helping us purchase a “Church in a Box! That would be a portable canopy, a portable baptistery, a bunch of chairs and a few tables.  The reason for a “Church in a Box” is that the homes here are small and cannot support a study for more than five or six people. As the studies grow we will gather several studies together for worship and other activities. Eventually the studies will meet once a month and the space a “Church in a Box” will provide will be invaluable. This “Church in a Box” will be a huge blessing to us, our ministry, and the people we serve.

In Christ!