We are off to Gomez Palacio, Durango Mx!

On thursday in the early early morning (4am) 11 of us from Missionary Church in El Millon and Riveras will be heading to Gomez Palacio Mx. 12 hours south of Juarez. We will have services Friday, saturday and sunday were we will be giving out 400 backpacks, Rice and Beans, candy and sharing the word of God. Please pray that we arrive safe. That no one including our little girls get sick. That we be able to transport all these items without no hassel. So exicted to see what the Lord has plan for us.

here is a list of people that will be going.

- Pastor Francisco and Rosa (leaders)

- Lucio and Rosa Ontiveros with Olivia and Karina

- Demetrio from Jesus Carranza

- Cande and Josefina from Riveras

-Carlos and Sofia from Riveras

- Jose Luis and his cousin David from Riveras

Back 2 School 2011

over 700 backpacks we given out on August 20 and 21st. here are a few of the many pictures we took of these days. I think this year was very calm beside the fact that in one service we gave over 400 backpacks!! God is good and we praise him because so many children got their backpacks with school supplies. We pray that they have a great school year. Enjoy some of the picture... Thanks for your support and prayers!

They're back!

7 wonderful and missed people(friends) from Indiana (New Life and NMC) came down during B2S 2011. It was such a great blessing and surprise to see them all. We have prayed that God be able to seen teams down and what a great team to send down after a year and so. Spiritually it was so refeshing to see them, to be able to talk to them and have them pray over us. They were of great help. Helping give out more then 700 backpacks in the Juarez Area.

God Bless you all and we shall see you again.

Xavier gets married!!

This Pass Saturday, Xavier (Pastor Francisco & Rosa Ramirez, youngest son) got married!!!

Xavier married a wonderful person....Olga.

They both are active members on Iglesia Misionera Agua Viva in El Millon.

They married at El Millon and had their reception at the church in Riveras.

Congratulation to Xavier and Olga Ramirez

Here are a few pictures taken from our camera of that day.....it was a beautiful wedding!

Pa' Lante!

Hermano/a en Cristo!

solo tomamos este tiempo para decirte echale ganas! todo pa' lante nada para atras.

Como decia un hermano en una predicacion.

Tu le importas a Dios!

El se preocupa por ti!

El te ama!

prosigamos a la meta que es Cristo.

La recompensa vendra...

los amamos y oramos por cada una de ustedes.

we could be so selfish sometimes!

How many of us need things? things that we want? Ipad, Car, Home, money. How many times do we ask God that he provide them to us? God, I need a this! God, I need that! God, I want that! I... I... I...

Our hearts has been heavy lately because of so many things that are helping in Ciudad Juarez. Happening to people we love, we care. People we see daily.

Sometimes we could be so selfish wanting things for ourselves when there are people out there that need things.

We have seen first hand how many women are having problems with there husband. Husbands that will abuse their wife, physically, mentally and sexually.

We have seen how a mother is pleading for life for her child because he/she is ill. We went to visit a women who 2 year old was dieing. TWO YEAR OLD! that's Ruby's age. I cried as I heard her story. How all she would ask God "WHY!! Please heal her!!"

We have seen men that are in need of a job. That you see him and doesn't look like that man you knew before.

We have seen women are needing to get a job because there husband has left them.

We have seen families that don't have anything in their refrigerator, only a gallon of water and beans.

We have seen families sleep on the floor because they don't have a bed.

And then I think to myself..."here I am asking God for things I want when their are people that need things"

Why are we so selfish sometimes?

It hurts to see people in the condition that they are, and we tell them "If we could fix your problems we would". All we could do is pray for them and not be selfish and just pray for myself.

VBS in Riveras!

VBS 2011

Riveras worked hard!

Crazy kids, they wanted me to take a picture of there stomach after they ate. They said "look, they (stomachs) are full now"

Here they come!

ohhh- this boy! Juan Manuel, our trouble maker of the week. Thanks to him Lucio and I don't want more kids. But he was so cute, on the last day he gave me a hug and told me he was going to miss me. my responds "Me too, See you Next year. No sooner!"

Worship time!

Ruby and Genesis rocking out during worship time!

They all loved there t-shirt! THANKS NLF. some kids thought it NLF was a football team.

Love the expression of the face of the kid in blue "HUH??"

These guys were great!

even they got some too! I think the brother in the back wants some too.

our princess enjoying their food

more hot salsa!

Lucio thought he was a hotshot signing the t-shirt.

The pass 2 weeks

As I sit here importing over 800 pictures that were taken of the two weeks of VBS, I have time to think. First was El Millon and then Riveras Del Bravo. By the time we were done with El Millon we were tired and when we started Riveras we were on Automated. We stayed at the house that someone has let us borrowed in Riveras the whole week, an extra hour of sleep was needed :) On the last day in Riveras all the kids had left and only Myself, lucio, our girls and two youth members were are church. Lucio put on the ipod and put worship music. We were feeling the music and God's presence, we began to get so much energy and refresh. Everything was worth it. The acking feet, the kid that didn't pay attention, having to go from store to store to buy food for the kids, seeing if we were going to have enough money for the food....EVERYTHING WAS WORTH IT!

This was the first year VBS was held at the church in Riveras. We didn't provide transportation to outside kids only to church members and their friends. First day we had 51 kids, after that day we didn't have less then 100! We had so much help from church members. We had youth, single moms, men and even the elderly was there(poor sisters, they said there whole body hurt). For lots of the teachers and helpers it was the first time at a VBS and as teachers and helpers. The church in Riveras raised money to help feed the children everyday. We gave: burritos, sandwiches, fruit cocktails, nachos and on Friday we went out with a bang. On Friday we bought. 3 cakes, 187 ice creams, chips and lots and lots of cold punch and lemonade.

Going back to VBS in El Millon. On the last day it was my turn to give The Word. All week we talked about 5 heroes. David, Moses, Jonah, Joseph and of course Jesus. When i was talking with them. I told them"don't raise your hand please but how many of you have ever been hurt? have been hit?" lots of kids raise there hands. while I was talking tears stared coming. This is why we do VBS! We don't know how many kids during the day are being physically abuse, mentally abuse, or even sexually abuse. At least for a week these kids are able to be kids. For a week these kids are being treated like they should be. Who cares if am tired, hurting, hungry! these kids have been treated and felt worst. At least for one week these kids were not abuse in anyway.

How cool will it be that when we get to heaven, someone could come up to me and say "thanks, being you were the reason why I came to Christ. Because of VBS 2011" ALL WORTH IT!

Last day of VBS in El MIllon in photos!

more picture to come...