January 13, 2012

2012 Prayer Update

Please follow the link below for our January 2012 Prayer Update:

http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dda64d1288d51a6819e6796ab&id=c541541d6f

Posted by Bryan at 01:37 PM |

December 19, 2011

Christmas Greetings

Please follow the link below for a December Picture Update:

http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dda64d1288d51a6819e6796ab&id=8d0ee8a074

Posted by Bryan at 08:58 PM |

December 05, 2011

Church Property Tour

Please follow the link below to start the tour:

http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dda64d1288d51a6819e6796ab&id=c97c24ebbb

Posted by Bryan at 08:53 AM |

December 02, 2011

We got the keys!


Special Update - Dec. 2, 2011

Please click on the following link to see this update:

http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=dda64d1288d51a6819e6796ab&id=59da3aeb82

Posted by Bryan at 03:54 PM |

November 29, 2011

Smith Prayer & Picture Update - November 2011

Making Disciples in Central Mexico

Dear Prayer Partner,

We appreciate your prayers for us! Here are a few prayer items for you to
use as you pray:
1. Please pray for the church property purchase. A couple more documents
should be handed in today, and the purchase should be ready to go
through. It has been a long road and we know many have been praying.
Thank you! Please pray for the last few details to be cared for. Also
please pray that the church might be able to pay the 5 year mortgage in
as little time as possible.
2. Please keep our travels and activities in your prayers. Here is part of
our upcoming schedule that you could use to pray for us:

* November 18-21 --> National Leader's Retreat in Amealco, Queretaro
* November 23-26 --> CAM Mexico Fellowship Conference in Fortin, Veracruz
* December 4 --> Speak at the Mexico City area church leader
appreciation dinner
* December 10-11--> Speak at the Michocan Area Bible Church conference
and the Apatzingan Bible Church 55th anniversary
* December 17 --> Our church evangelistic Christmas program and
dinner

We value your partnership in the ministry with us and thank God for you!
Please let us know how we can be praying for you as well.

Happy Thanksgiving! May your time with family and friends be special, and
may we all continue to "be thankful in everything!"

Bryan, Lori, Kendra, Tara, & Ben

Posted by Bryan at 12:01 PM |

October 19, 2011

Smith Special Prayer Update - October 19, 2011

Thanks so much for your prayers for the Grandparent Conference this past weekend. We praise God that we had a full house with about 120 people in attendance. The topic, Balancing Your Crown - being grandparents biblically from Proverbs 17:6, seemed to hit a sensitive nerve. Many of the grandparents in attendance said that it was such a blessing to have a conference specifically focused for them. We praise God for Bryan's parents, Rolland and Jo Ann Smith, and their burden to reach out to fellow grandparents in this way. They did a great job with the teaching! The conference included two skits, two plenary sessions, a table group discussion time, a split session for the men and women, and a round table Q&A time. We ended the evening with a delicious pozole that Lori prepared with the help of some of the other church ladies. We praise God for a good servant group from the New Birth Bible church who helped that day. Thank you for your prayers!

You can see some photos from the conference here: https://picasaweb.google.com/bryanandlori/GranparentConference?authuser=0&feat=directlink


If you know Spanish and would like to listen to the audio of the conference you can listen to it in two parts here: http://www.iglesiabiblicanuevonacimiento.blogspot.com/


Please continue to pray for the National Leader "Seek Ye First" retreat November 18-21 and the CAM Mexico Conference - November 23-26 that we are involved in planning as well.

Making disciples in Central Mexico,
Bryan & Lori

Posted by Bryan at 11:00 AM |

October 05, 2011

Smith Prayer & Picture Update - October 2011

We praise God for our faithful prayer team! Please keep praying. God is working here in Mexico.

- We praise God for his work in the hearts of five people who trusted in Christ this past Sunday at the end of a message that Bryan gave on 1 Corinthians 13. One of the couples who trusted in Christ first came to church on our Independence Day celebration September 18. We have begun follow-up with each of these new babies in Christ. Please pray that the seed that was planted would continue to grow and give fruit in each of their lives.

- It was exciting to hear Mario & Anabel say that they really missed our times of Bible study on Saturday afternoons. We had taken a short break from our discipleship time with them, and they were definitely ready to continue. Please continue to pray for those we meet with regularly and are in the process of discipling - Rut, Lupita, Marycarmen, Pedro, Jorge & Teresa, and Mario & Anabel.

- Please continue to pray for the planning and carrying out of the following events, and that they might be used for God's glory in the lives of those involved:

October 15 - Biblical Grandparenting Conference for the churches in our Bajio region
November 18-21 - Church Leader Retreat for 5 families in our Bajio region
November 23-26 - CAM Mexico Fellowship Conference for our fellow CAM missionaries here in Mexico

Follow this link to see some recent family and ministry pictures:

Making Disciples in Central Mexico,
Bryan, Lori, Kendra, Tara, & Ben

Posted by Bryan at 04:13 PM |

September 15, 2011

Smith Prayer & Praise - September 2011

Happy Independence Day, at least here in Mexico. The celebrations will begin this evening at midnight and continue through tomorrow and the long weekend. Here at the New Birth Bible Church in Queretaro we will be celebrating Mexico´s independence day on Sunday with a special fellowship meal together after church. After eating lots of yummy Mexican food, the activities will include a hot salsa eating contest, a Mexican "grito" (scream) contest, and a best Mexican outfit contest. Sound like fun? Wish you could join us! Please at least pray that this time of fellowship will be used by the Lord for the encouragement and building up of the church. Often many unsaved family members and friends join us for this type of activity, so please pray for much fruit for God's glory.

Some other items for your prayer time:

1. We are heavily involved in the planning of three events for the months of October and November:
October 15 - Biblical Grandparenting Conference for the churches in our Bajio region
November 18-21 - Church Leader Retreat for 5 families in our Bajio region
November 23-26 - CAM Mexico Fellowship Conference for our fellow CAM missionaries here in Mexico
Please be in prayer for each of these activities - that they would be used by the Lord to impact lives for His glory.

2. One of the church leaders here at the New Birth Bible Church, Gerardo, is going through a very difficult and unjust situation related to his job. Please pray that the Lord might work things out for His glory and that Gerardo would be encouraged through this trial.

3. After a lengthy set-back with the church property purchase (the seller needed to correct some legal issues) it seems that we are back on track. Please pray that we might soon be able to close on the purchase and that the Lord would continue to provide the needed funds in order to finish paying for the property.

Thanks so much for your prayers! We value your partnership with us for God's glory.

Bryan and Lori

Posted by Bryan at 04:53 PM |

August 03, 2011

Smith Prayer & Picture Update - August 2011

We so appreciate your teamwork with us through prayer! Thanks for taking some time to support us in this way.

- We praise God for a great week of VBS with an average attendance of 90 kids per day. Of the 110 kids who registered only 20 were church kids - the rest were kids from the surrounding communities who, along with their families, need Christ as their Savior. We are beginning the follow-up process and would appreciate your prayers for open doors to the Gospel. You can view some pictures from the week here: https://picasaweb.google.com/bryanandlori/VBS2011?authuser=0&feat=directlink

- Our children started school this week - Kendra in 7th grade, Tara in 5th grade, and Ben in 3rd grade. We praise God for our children, and ask that He would give us wisdom in raising them for His glory. You can see some recent family pictures here: https://picasaweb.google.com/bryanandlori/SmithFamilySummer2011?authuser=0&feat=directlink

- Please continue to pray for the church property purchase. We are still in the midst of going through the steps in order to finalize the purchase. We are praying that everything will go through before the end of August.

Partnering with You to Make Disciples in Central Mexico,
Bryan and Lori & kids

Posted by Bryan at 10:03 AM |

July 19, 2011

Special Prayer Update - July 2011

Thanks so much for your continued prayers for us. Here is a quick update on what the Lord is doing here in Queretaro, Mexico:

1. We had about 75 community children, the majority unsaved, in attendance for our first day of VBS yesterday - a great turnout for the first day! Please continue to pray that God would prepare and touch the hearts of the children who are attending and for strength and joy for the staff. We praise God that we also had a great turnout of helpers from the church.

2. Please continue to pray for our church property purchase. There are still some details to be cared for in order for the purchase to go through. The process has been quite time consuming and at times frustrating. Also please pray for a miracle to happen, and that all the funds would come through in order for us to pay the property in full very soon.

Thanks! We trust your summer is going well. Drop us a line to let us know how we can pray for you too!

God Bless,
Bryan & Lori, Kendra, Tara, and Ben

Posted by Bryan at 12:35 PM |

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