Hi everyone. We hope you had a great summer. We were pretty busy over the summer break. We have one more week of teacher training and then school starts August 29th. I will be teaching 7th and 8th grade English this year as well as theater and dance. Please keep this in your prayers as I take on some new roles and responsibilities. I am really excited to see what God has in store this school year. Jeff will still oversee all the facilities of the church and school as well as Calvary House. We are also putting together an evangelism team to go to Progresso and outreach to the community there.
We started the summer out with a trip down to Guatemala. As most of you know Jeff took the Calvary House guys there on a mission trip and helped build a skate park. Over the past couple of months, some ministry changes had occurred and they needed some help. So, Lalo from the Calvary House is now in Guatemala as a missionary serving and helping at the skate park. We were able to go and see all that the Lord is doing there. We had the awesome opportunity to go to an orphanage as well. There are about 30 kids and they go to a Christian school and also have home visits with the people at the church. They loved Asher!! He was soooo excited around them! Lalo will be there for a couple of months, so please keep him in your prayers. We are so proud of him and the work he is doing for the Lord.
Jeff's cousin Adam from Las Vegas is here until December. He is in the Calvary House and is getting discipleship and "spiritual training" before he goes into the army next February. Please keep him in your prayers as well. Kristi has moved back to Florida and we so miss her. She is going to start college and pray about possibly coming back sometime. We will see where the Lord leads her as her heart is to follow Him and serve Him!! So please be praying for Kristi too :)
Jeff had a mission team from Calvary Chapel Houston come a couple of weeks ago. They visited the other church plants and did lots of outreach and evangelism. They were able to talk to some prostitutes and 2 of them gave their lives to Jesus. We are hoping and praying for them that they decide to truly follow Jesus and change their lives.
I was able to go to Florida this summer for a couple of weeks. It was very nice to spend time with Asher and my family. Thank you to everyone! You made our trip so blessed and we are so thankful to have such great family, friends,and church.
We have a lot of new adventures coming up, but we know God is leading and directing our every step. We also know His yoke is easy and His burden is light! We are just so thankful to be able to serve our King and humbled that He uses people like us to do His work. Thank you Jesus for saving us and never leaving our side :)
Love you all,
The Stones
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Summer Time
Hi everyone,
As summer has started for most of you already, we still have 2 weeks left of school. I can't believe another school year has come and gone. We plan to spend time here in Merida over the summer. We have Latishia visiting us from Florida for the summer and Kristi will be staying here as well. Kristi and Latishia both go back to Florida on August 8th, so please pray for safe travels and that they will keep Mexico and their memories close to their hearts. Kristi plans to go back to Florida for a while, start online classes, and pray about coming back to Mexico in January. Please keep Kristi in prayer as she seeks God for wisdom and direction in this next chapter of her life.
Jeff and the Calvary House guys are back and had a fruitful time on their trip to Guatemala. They teamed up with the missionaries there as well as Christian Skaters from different parts of the US. They built a skate park all in one week's time. One of the guys also was baptized in a river down in Guatemala. The C House guys worked together as a team and Lalo shared the gospel at the big outreach event. The outreach was a great success and about 15 kids gave their lives to Christ! Thank you all so much for your prayers. God is doing a great work down in Guatemala and we pray this skate park will continue to be a blessing and glorify God!
Before Jeff left to Guatemala he had an opportunity to share his testimony at a public high school here in Merida. There was a presentation on addictions and religion. There was a panel of experts: doctors, psychiatrist, etc. Jeff was able to share about his experiences and present the gospel. It was so awesome to have God open the door for this opportunity.
And as for us as a family, we are enjoying being parents and watching our little boy grow up. He is such a blessing to our life. We hope to spend some quality time this summer and prepare for the next school year. I plan on teaching 6th grade English again and may also teach dance!!! I am really excited about that :) Jeff will continue with maintenance and Calvary House as well as spanish lessons and teaching in Tizimin.
I have been reading a book called Lineage of Grace. It is about 5 unlikely women who changed eternity (Tamar a woman of hope, Rahab a woman of faith, Ruth a woman of love, Bathsheba a woman of unlimited grace, and Mary a woman of obedience)and have truly experienced God's grace and goodness. It has really humbled me to see how faithful these women were and God's blessings upon their life and how he used unlikely people in the lineage of Jesus Christ. Jeff and I are so blessed to serve here in Mexico and live in His grace every day. To think he chose 2 people like us to do his work is truly GRACE! Even when we come home and find scorpions in our bed or take a walk and almost step on a tarantula we know God is protecting us and guiding every step of the way :)
Thank you to everyone for your prayers and support. We pray you all have a fruitful and safe summer.
With all our love,
The Stones
As summer has started for most of you already, we still have 2 weeks left of school. I can't believe another school year has come and gone. We plan to spend time here in Merida over the summer. We have Latishia visiting us from Florida for the summer and Kristi will be staying here as well. Kristi and Latishia both go back to Florida on August 8th, so please pray for safe travels and that they will keep Mexico and their memories close to their hearts. Kristi plans to go back to Florida for a while, start online classes, and pray about coming back to Mexico in January. Please keep Kristi in prayer as she seeks God for wisdom and direction in this next chapter of her life.
Jeff and the Calvary House guys are back and had a fruitful time on their trip to Guatemala. They teamed up with the missionaries there as well as Christian Skaters from different parts of the US. They built a skate park all in one week's time. One of the guys also was baptized in a river down in Guatemala. The C House guys worked together as a team and Lalo shared the gospel at the big outreach event. The outreach was a great success and about 15 kids gave their lives to Christ! Thank you all so much for your prayers. God is doing a great work down in Guatemala and we pray this skate park will continue to be a blessing and glorify God!
Before Jeff left to Guatemala he had an opportunity to share his testimony at a public high school here in Merida. There was a presentation on addictions and religion. There was a panel of experts: doctors, psychiatrist, etc. Jeff was able to share about his experiences and present the gospel. It was so awesome to have God open the door for this opportunity.
And as for us as a family, we are enjoying being parents and watching our little boy grow up. He is such a blessing to our life. We hope to spend some quality time this summer and prepare for the next school year. I plan on teaching 6th grade English again and may also teach dance!!! I am really excited about that :) Jeff will continue with maintenance and Calvary House as well as spanish lessons and teaching in Tizimin.
I have been reading a book called Lineage of Grace. It is about 5 unlikely women who changed eternity (Tamar a woman of hope, Rahab a woman of faith, Ruth a woman of love, Bathsheba a woman of unlimited grace, and Mary a woman of obedience)and have truly experienced God's grace and goodness. It has really humbled me to see how faithful these women were and God's blessings upon their life and how he used unlikely people in the lineage of Jesus Christ. Jeff and I are so blessed to serve here in Mexico and live in His grace every day. To think he chose 2 people like us to do his work is truly GRACE! Even when we come home and find scorpions in our bed or take a walk and almost step on a tarantula we know God is protecting us and guiding every step of the way :)
Thank you to everyone for your prayers and support. We pray you all have a fruitful and safe summer.
With all our love,
The Stones
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