We are now pastoring a small church which is a spin-off of the other church we were, and still are, attending. Sundays we are at the main church and involved there singing, counseling, etc. Thursdays and Saturdays we are at the mission church having services. The mission church is in the middle of a number of very poor neighborhoods, so very different from the main church which has an unusual mix of people, taco vendors and such sitting next to lawyers and doctors!

February 2008 in Mexico has been a busy time for us. There were 13 people baptized at the church one Sunday, including an entire family. Before being baptized, the people have to go through a course to let them know just what it is to be baptized. Joe is teaching one of the 3 courses available. And it is a big deal to be baptized here. Many times people are shunned and even considered dead to their family.

Mujeres en Conquista (Overcoming Women) held their first meeting of the year this month. The topic was "I can't get Organized." The meeting hall was packed with over 500 women, two-thirds of them were first timers. The decorations showed a bedroom in a mess with clothes and such thrown all around. There were 10 men outside in two tents "baby sitting" over a hundred kids for us. Women were touched and we will be hearing later how their lives are changing as these meetings are used as a starting point for reaching them with the gospel message. After the meeting, many of the women signed up for "Volver a Empezar" (Starting Over) which is self help group meetings. There are groups for depression, eating problems, problems with children and two new groups, one for girls 13 to 18 and one for couples with marriage problems. I will be leading the group dealing with depression. Last year, many of the women came to know Jesus as Saviour and we pray that that will happen this year as well.

Read on there's alot more...