The Smith Connection

Your prayers for us make a big difference! Let us briefly share how God has worked in amazing ways and what you can be praying for:

How God has worked:
1. HE has brought increased attendance at the New Birth Bible Church in this new year – some new people are coming, and some former members are coming back. There also seems to be a renewed interest for members to get involved in serving in various ways at the church.
2. HE has given us great opportunities to meet and get to know our neighbors – our kids have been great in opening doors for this to happen
3. HE has protected in our travels, including a late night experience with a flat tire – God provided a good place for us to get off the road, a Christian tire repair man just down the road, the help and encouragement of a fellow missionary couple who was traveling with us, etc. It was a neat experience! Read more about it here: http://www.smithconnection.com/2008/01/gods_care_and_protection_1.html
4. HE has provided for our needs – at the beginning of December we were about $4,100 behind in our ministry expense account. We made the need known through a prayer letter, and God has provided $4,200 for this need in the last month!

You can be praying:
1. That God would lead us to the right place to meet as a church – we will have to be out of the party hall where we have been meeting by the end of February, and we would like to find a place that we can have all week long instead of just on Sundays. We would also like to pay around the same amount per month as we are currently paying in order to continue saving for the purchase of a property.
2. That God would do a miracle in Gerardo and Ivonne’s marriage – this couple has struggled over the last several years, and we would love to see them pull ahead in their marriage. God could powerfully use them together for His glory. Pray especially that Ivonne would be able to have her eyes opened to the current reality and future hope. God has allowed to spend significant amounts of time with them recently – Bryan with Gerardo and Lori with Ivonne – and we are praying for a miracle.
3. That God would give us wisdom in our ministries – we feel overwhelmed at times with the current responsibilities that God has given us, but HE is working in every situation. Our main prayer these days is for wisdom.
4. That God would bring real unity and peace among the Bible churches of Mexico – especially pray for the 10 Bible churches in our local region – that God would help us, missionaries and nationals, be Christ-like as we create an environment of cooperation, common vision, and community.

We hope to get a picture update on our website soon. We will let you know when it happens.

Praising Our Amazing God,
Bryan, Lori, Kendra, Tara, & Ben

Bryan & Lori Smith
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