By Ivonne
Sunday February 14th, being Valentine’s day and all I had a lesson to be reminded of. As I was walking out of the church my husband informed me that a family had come to visit from another town and he wanted to have them over for lunch. I immediately said “no way!” A flood of thoughts [...]
By Ivonne

Something that we talk about a lot in our home and at the orphanage is our desire to see the children have a relationship with Jesus and not just gain a religion with a set of rules that they can never meet.
Sadly, I’ve met plenty of people who grew up in Christian homes and [...]
By Ivonne
After being on the missions field for 13 months we decided to come home to visit. It took us 3 days to get out of Mexico. We are so proud of our boys for being awesome travel troopers. It was a nice time to bond with them by singing, reading books, watching movies and [...]
By Ron
October 19th, 2009 marked our one year aniversary as missionaries with El Faro de Esperanza in Arriaga, Chiapas MEXICO. On Sunday my wife testified in the service of God´s faithfulness to take care of us thus far. Listening to her recount the miracles of our Father´s financial provision, divine health and protection reminded me of [...]
By Ivonne
We recently had a need for two of our Junior High girls to switch schools due to concerns about the quality of their education and peer pressure. This led us to inquire about a private Junior High here in town. Upon discovering the cost of tuition each month the team realized we could not afford [...]
By Ivonne
A few weeks ago, I was walking around town. It is not unusual to see drunks passed out on the sidewalk here. As I made my way to a store I could see that a drunk was right on my way and there was no way to get around him. I was scared but knew [...]
By Ivonne
Our precious little visitors
First knock: little children who come every day to eat a meal here. Their torn clothes, matted hair and calloused feet do not take away from their cuteness. We stopped asking what they need and just wash their hands, pray with them and feed them.
Second knock: a single mom with [...]
By Ron
New insight on the cause of swine flu revealed by this recent photo
Many of you have called and written concerned for us due to all the news about the swine flu here in Mexico. I want to thank each one of you for caring about our family and checking on us.
Monday the entire state [...]
By Ron
As believers we must make a distinction between God and everything else. We must learn to be concerned about what our Savior says and not what the world around us is panicking about. Force your biblically unfounded fears to submit to faith in our Father´s promises… and you will find rest.
Isaiah 8:11-20 For so [...]
By Ron
Lots of excited kids
The ministry here in Mexico annually hosts a Samaritan’s Purse Christmas event. In case you don’t know… Samaritan’s Purse rallies caring souls to fill shoe boxes with toys and goodies so they can be distributed to needy children around the world. This year the church decided to step it up [...]