Big News!!

There is a lot of updating to do and I probably won't get it all
done in this email. First of all, you all need to know that I am doing
great and that ministry is going very well. The missions school has
lost some students, but gained others. It is still going strong and
we are all working hard to learn together and prepare for a missions
trip in May. Also, my pastors here ask me to open a work in a near by town. The town is tiny, but we have one family connection there.
Thanks to Jesus and everyone who is helping, we had our first Bible
study in the town last Thursday.We had five enthusiastic visitors who
were eager for us to come back soon. Also, God has placed it on my
heart to start a new outdoor adventure ministry which will be part of
the Youth group and the missions school. Our first event will be
February 8th.

The other ministry that I have been able to take apart of is that
I am now the assistant to the youth pastor. My fiancé and have been
helping and will continue to help with youth events and re organizing
the youth group.

Wait Pablo!! Rewind!! Did you say fiancé? Most of you already
know, but for those of you who do not know the news... I am more than excited to inform you that I am engaged!!! Clementina and I have been dating for more than a year, and after much prayer, and we decidedbthat we wanted to spend the rest of our lives together and feel strongly that it is God´s will. So on April 19th we will have our wedding in Mexico. There will also be a ceremony/reception in the States, but probably not until July. I will keep you all posted.

Please pray for Clemen and I as we prepare for the wedding,
prepare a house, and continue working together in ministry. We have a
lot of needs but I know God will provide everything. He did not say "
Seek first the Kingdom of God and then feel free to worry about all
your needs" He said "Seek first the kingdom of God and all these
things will be added unto you." Matt. 6:33

Flashbacks

The other day, the mission School Students, Jacob, Donald, and I went to the Rehab Center that we support here in San Pedro. It was very good to see the guys there with smiles on their faces. They were happy to receive visitors. The rehab meeting went well. We played some songs and preached to the young men there. Many came forward afterward to receive Jesus as their Savior. We will be continue to help Jacob there and encouraging the young men to continue serving Jesus with all their heart.
This time they had set up the chairs in a way that I had not seen in a long time. The placed them in the same way that they used to back when I first lived in Mexico. It reminded me of my best friend James and how we used to go to the same rehab center and preach the word of God. In those days I didn't really speak Spanish at all, but James was patient and pushed me to preach anyways. His patience is one to be admired.
Now I am going through the same thing. I am helping people with there Spanish and with the culture of Mexico. I pray that God gives me the energy I need and a willing spirit to serve.
I give thanks to God for so many opportunities he has given us all to change lives. Ask him today to show you the opportunities he has for you today. I am convinced God is constantly giving us opportunities to advance His kingdom. After all he wouldn't have told us this in his Word if the opportunities didn't exist: " 15Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, 16making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil." Ephesians 5:15-16