Smith Prayer & Praise - June 2010
Your prayers for us are much appreciated as we come into the busy summer months:
1. Please pray for a missions trip that Bryan will be taking to the rural areas of the state of Hidalgo June 18-22. Our 10-year-old, Kendra, will be going along. Please pray for health and safety as we travel, and for much fruit for God's glory during the trip. One challenge will be the heat with temperatures in the 100's. There will be 15-16 of us total traveling, and we will be involved in a variety of activities including conferences, evangelistic outreach, kids' clubs, and dentistry.
2. Please pray for our VBS at church scheduled for July 12-16. We hope to have 100 kids attend this year - many of them from the community surrounding the church property. Please pray that many might come to know Jesus as their Savior, and that the church might continue to have a positive impact on the community.
3. Please continue to pray for our church property purchase fund. We continue to raise funds both here in Mexico and in the US. As of this writing we have enough funds for 109 square meters, or 29% of the total needed. We praise God for His provision, and trust Him to meet the need by this September. If you are interested in knowing more about this project please hit reply and let us know.
4. Please pray for a trip to the US we will be making from July 17-August 22. Our first stop will be Dallas, TX for some meetings at CAM's headquarters that Bryan will be involved in. Our next stop will be Chicago for a family reunion on the Smith side. The last time we were all together was over five years ago! Our next stop will be Michigan to visit Bryan's extended family and share in three churches. We will then head out to Pennsylvania to visit more family and friends and speak in another two churches, before heading back to Texas, and then Mexico. We would love to see as many of you as possible! We will send out our speaking itinerary once it is finalized.
5. Please pray for our continuing ministries here in Querétaro:
- Bryan continues to meet with four men from church on a weekly basis for leadership training and discipleship. It is exciting to see the church leadership continue to develop and grow into their roles. Please pray for continued unity among the group of church leaders and for the well-being of their families in every way.
- We are meeting with five couples twice a month for a marriage study group, and are very encouraged to see what God is doing in and through these couples. Pray for the salvation of one of the couples, Moises and Noemi. Pray for the others as they deal with things in their lives and marriages in order to grow more in love with God and each other.
- We are reaching out to our neighbors, Carlos and Lucy. Their daughter, Naomi, has responded the most at this point. Not only is she attending our church youth group, but she usually takes three or four of her friends! Pray for a continued open door to this family.
- We are meeting with Margarita on a weekly basis for training and discipleship. She continues to grow, and it is exciting to see her involved in reaching out to many of her friends and family members with the gospel and follow-up studies. Pray that she might continue to be sensitive to God's leading in her life.
- Bryan is involved in helping preach through the book of Revelation at church this year. We thank God for the response so far, and for the many visitors that have been attending. Lori continues to be involved as a Sunday School teacher, and we are both involved with the worship team. God continues to develop the church for His glory, and we are glad to continue to take steps in pulling back and turning ministries over to others.
We thank God for these, and many other opportunities that we have to serve Him here in Mexico. We value your participation with us through your prayers and support!
For God's Glory in Central Mexico,
Bryan, Lori, Kendra, Tara, & Ben