Thursday, June 24, 2010

Posted by pam.morgan on June 25, 2010 under Updates | Be the First to Comment

Today we did some work around Laredo Stepping Stone. Laredo Stepping Stone is where we are staying. It is a place (Stepping Stone) where missionaries stay while they go back and forth across the border.

Some of did painting inside. We were working on a men’s bathroom as well as some other interior painting. Others worked on an existing trench that will allow Stepping Stone to have water directly from the city. Currently all their water is brought in by a very large truck one day a week….thus we have 1 shower a day that lasts no more than 3 minutes. Needless to say you can still get clean in 3 minutes.

This afternoon we went into Nuevo Laredo Mexico to a Bible College. They do drama ministry as well as many other things. We went with them into the neighborhood – or the Colonia Los Olivios and went door to door inviting people to the park (loose term for what we would call a park…it is a wide open field that has a football field (soccer for Americans) with no trees. We were inviting them to come and watch some dramas, play games, listen to music and hear a spirtual message as well as give away some beans and rice.

We had over 275 people come. 54 adults made commitments to Jesus and many more children. This group from the Bible College do this in different parts of the city several times a week during the summer. It is their goal to reach 1 million souls with 1 million bibles. We all did the drama skits and wow….we will definitly be doing more of these in our local church. We found we have some great talent from our teens and they really got into it. And the best part is that the gospel message is behind all that we were doing. Thank you for your cotinuing prayers. We are off Friday to do 2 more VBS classes at separate locations, lunch with Pastor Pedro to help he and his wife celebrate there 25 year anniversary and then a chance to stop at a mercado (Mexican market). Thank you for your continuing prayers.