Keep praying for Samuel

Hi everyone,

Samuel is still in the hospital and he is doing better, but really needs your prayers. He is still fighting his fever. It is a low grade fever now, but he still has a fever at times. They are unsure exactly what they are treating. After running many different tests on him, they are still confused about what exactly is causing the fevers. Little Tiana has been with us since yesterday. We will take her back to see her mom and dad tomorrow. Annie has had a great time babysitting! I will add more pictures soon. My problem with the pictures is our computer/ internet. So, it isn't as easy as one may think. Anyway, I will do my best to add more pics soon and to answer the poll question. Love you all!

Dear friends,

On July 22, I posted a picture of our friend's little boy, Samuel. He has been such a big blessing to them! However, he was admitted to the hospital yesterday with high fevers. They are unsure what is causing them and they are running tests to see what could be the problem. Please pray that his fevers would go away and that they could get little Samuel back to being PERFECT! Pray also for his mom and dad ( Josh and Jennell) as I am sure they are gripped with worry. It is difficult having your child in a hospital where they speak a different language. Even when you understand 90% of what they are saying, there is 10% that is unclear. Please pray that they would have the peace that only God can give them. Thank you!

25 people~holding steady!

Hi everyone,

I love publishing a post on Monday nights! So far our Monday nights have been nothing but success! It is almost scarey to say it, but I really think we may have the start of a really awesome church here. Everyone is excited about coming. They are inviting others to come and they all participate in our conversations. We have even had 3 families bring the food the last 2 weeks. Jerod and Alex have been really great as they have taken on the role of children's ministry. They have been telling a small version of the story the adults hear and then they do a craft with the kids. I will add a picture later! So, we have been very blessed by the attendance and have had new people come every week. Please pray for a man named Icho. He is a great guy, new believer, but really shy. His wife and kids come every week but he just doesn't want to be around a lot of people. So, please pray for him that he could get over his fear of being with people and will join us soon!

I must tell you about Rosa's husband, Chavo. Rosa was one of the girls in the picture with me that accepted Christ last week. They both came over today for lunch and Chavo listened to Greg's testimony (his story of how he accepted Christ as his Savior) and then decided that he too wanted a relationship with Christ. He was very happy when he left and they both felt as if this was turning point in their marriage. They are only 20 years old and 18 years old, so this could really change the course of their lives for the better. We are praying that they will start coming on Mondays as well! Thanks so much for all of your prayers! You really are a part of this journey we are on, when you pray for us!

I will be answering the question: "What do we like about Mexico more than the United States?" tomorrow. I will also put up a new poll soon. What questions would you like to see on the poll? I may end up answering all of the questions eventually! We love you!

Random act of kindness

Have you ever heard of a random act of kindness? (RAK) At Biltmore Baptist Church, (where we attended church when we lived in Asheville) they taught us how to show random acts of kindness to people in the name of Jesus. Or you could call it showing unconditional love to people, because that is what Jesus did for us. For example, if you are going through a drive-thru you could order something extra like an apple pie or something and have the worker give it to the person next in line. Then you can ask them to tell the person this is what you are learning at Biltmore Baptist Church. Or whatever church you attend. This not only makes the person's day, it is a little plug for your church and for Jesus! Another example is to cut your nextdoor neighbor's grass just to be nice, there are a ton of things we can do to show God's love to the world.

Well all of that to say, Friday I woke up and thought, I need to do a RAK. Our family was going to head into town to play at a park and do our weekly shopping. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do, but knew I needed to do something. So many people blessed us when Annie was hurt that I just thought I might die if I couldn't show someone else that same love. Well, when Annie was hurt, a Sunday School class at our church, along with some family members bought her everything she needed, including a stroller because she couldn't walk very well. This stroller was a life saver for the first month! However, as she got better, we no longer needed this stroller. We thought about giving it to someone her in the village, but they don't use strollers, so we weren't sure what to do with it. Until Friday! We put it in the back of our truck, and prayed God would show us exactly who needed this stroller. We found one lady with a baby but she graciously told us she already had a stroller but thanked us. Then we drove down the street and we saw a family of five, much like our own. Dad, Mom, 2 boys, and a baby girl. Greg pulled over and I got out to ask them if they had a stroller. She shook her head, and said "No." Then I got to do the most fun thing and asked her if she would like one. She said she would LOVE one! These are people who walk everywhere. They don't have a car, so imagine having a stroller dropped in your lap. I ran to the truck to get the stroller and she raised her hands to God and said, " Thank You!" I told her I had been praying for the right person to receive this blessing and that God chose to bless her. We told her about Annie and how a Baptist church in the States along with some family members, had blessed us with the stroller and how God had healed Annie and she no longer needed the stroller. She asked if we had a relationship with Christ and we said, "Yes." She said she did too and told us about her church. That may not seem miraculous to you, but to find people who have a relationship with Christ here, isn't very common. She kept saying, "Glory to God, Glory to God!" Then we said our goodbyes, took this picture, ( not the best picture, but you have a face with the story) and left. They continued on the walk to the grocery store with big smiles. So, we want to thank our church at home for teaching us how to be more like Christ and less like ourselves! We also want to thank our family for the way they supported us through this difficult time in our lives! We love you all!

I had to include this picture of our 3 just to show you how He has blessed us! This was taken at the park right before we gave away the stroller. Two months ago I would never have imagined that Annie would be swinging with her brothers as if she didn't have a care in the world! God really is GOOD!!

Another "YAY God!"

Well, I don't know if any of you were praying during the time we were sharing,(as I mentioned in the post below) but God worked!! We shared with our two friends (pictured above) this afternoon about the plan that God had for them. The plan of salvation. They listened to all of the Bible verses we shared with them, we talked about driving a car and moving over into the driver's seat and letting God take hold of the wheel. Kinda like the country song, "Jesus take the wheel." They grinned and said they would really like it if Jesus was driving for them. They listened with intensity to all of the verses and in the end, they said, "We really want to be born again." They shared with us how they thought there was more than praying to Mary or to Guadalupe, they just didn't know what it was. So, now they know, Mary although she was a great mother, she didn't come to earth to save us from our sins. That was Jesus' job. So with happy hearts, they bowed their heads and gave their hearts, their whole hearts to Jesus. There is nothing better on this earth than seeing someone accept Jesus as their Savior! It is life changing!! (For all involved!)If you have never invited Jesus into your life, maybe today is the day to do it! If you don't understand why you need to do that, or maybe don't understand how to do it, please email me at pray4annie@gmail.com. I would love to explain it in greater detail! Love you ALL!

Finally the picture of the rainbows

Sharing with our friends

Okay, I am about to share the plan of salvation with our 2 friends. (Rosa and Lupita) It is 4:25pm EST, I would like to ask any of you that check this during the next hour, to pray. I don't know how they will respond, but we have been dancing around this conversation for long enough and it is time to share. They are both precious to us and we are hoping that they will understand everything and willingly accept Jesus (NO ONE else) as their Savior! I will let you know how it goes in a few hours! Thank you!