NWSLETTER JANUARY - MARCH

DEAR FRIENDS

We are delighted to share with you yet another newsletter from the mission in San Pedro, Coahuila, Mexico. Greetings to all of you who have been part of our Ministry and those who keep us in prayer.

This newsletter brings some of the activities and projects that have been significantly life changing experiences and growth promoting for the people we work with. The Church has grown tremendously. Your generous contribution has made it possible to reach new communities and expand our projects. Enjoy reading the good news of the people in our missions.

SAVED BY SOCCER

The soccer ministry is opened again, and just last week we had three more teenagers get baptized. Soccer has been a tool that not only reaches kids and youth but also their parents. We are training boys and girls from ages 5 to 17.

The U-13 and U-15 categories are travelling to Mazatlan to play against the teams there. Forsome kids  it will be their first time seeing the ocean so it will be a wonderful experience.

¨Saved by Soccer¨ Ministry

CAROLINA CHURCH

The Church in Carolina one of the villages in the outside of San Pedro is growing. With over 20 kids assisting and 15 Grown-ups. The Church building is not completely done yet, but meanwhile services are being held in the house of one of the Sunday school teacher´s.

PRAYER AT HOSPITALS

We have just now re-started in Mid-February the weekly program of going to the hospitals, praying for the people inside the hospitals, the families of the sick in the waiting rooms, and taking hot burritos for the ones in waiting rooms. Because of Covid, we weren´t allowed to even be close to the hospital by the hospital security, so the program was closed since March last year. We are happy to say we have now been at it again for 4 weeks.          

REHAB CENTER

 We have two new boys in the Rehab Center of 12 and 13 years of age. The number of kids and teenager having addiction problems is growing but our team in Torreon is equipping them for life after their annexation time.

 

EXTENSIVE LEADERSHIP TRAINNING

This past month we have started in Saltillo, discipling and mentoring Pastors and church leaders from city and rural churches equipping them to be faithful to God´s word and the Gospel in their ministry to others.

CR PROGRAM- CELEBRATE RECOVERY

Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered, 12 step recovery program for anyone struggling with hurt, pain or addiction of any kind. The program has had 4 generations of graduates, being the last one on February, with 22 graduates of the program, now starting with our fifth one in the factory and the sixth one at church.

Baptisms

We have had 43 children, youth and adults baptized. This last Sunday A man who 25 years ago came to us with drug addiction problems and who got baptized in our church 24 years ago, brought his daughter to be baptized. It is amazing to see how God works generationally and the impact God has in people´s lives when the seed is planted.

PRAYER REQUESTS:

•         For safety as we work a lot in unsecure areas
•         Protection from the cartels in the rehab ministry
•         Funding to be able to send missionaries
•     The finances to restart the Bible School