Serving God

These are the Canadians Breakfast: beans, steak, mayo

Serving, having a servants heart, being humble, these are all very good qualitys. However, they are not easy to come by. This week at bible study we talked about Matthew 5 and Luke 6, two very, very good chapters in the bible. They talk about being humble and serving others. "God blesses those who are gentle and lowley for the whole earth will belong to them. God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will recieve it in full....Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great award awaits you in heaven. And remember the ancient prophets were persecuted in the same way." (Matthew 5:5-6 & 12)


I have had to have patients for and with those around me as well as serve them. I am here to learn, that is what life is about, learning and serving God and others. First service to God and then to others. When someone asks you to go one mile with him go two. (paraphrased Matt 5) So I will continue to serve God and others by waiting and doing what they need of me.


I took a trip to the jungle this past weekend with some Canadian friends of mine. We went about 4 hours west of Cancun to a mission in Tinum. The mission used to be a bar until the bar tender got saved and then was tortured by the villiagers, nearly died and then left the town only to return a few years later to rebuild the bar into a mission. The owner of the mission is now 80 plus years old; he still works by traveling to Cancun working as a gardiner for five days a week and then spends the weekend in Tinum (4hours away). this man puts all his money into the mission and providing for others.


We spent our time there visiting homes of new Christians. We prayed for and with the people, and shared some more of the gospel as most of these people do not know how ot read. Almost every family would feed us and give so much even though they had very little for themselves. We also did a little medical work as one of the missionarys traveling with us had some medical training. Mariana is a very sweet lady (She is the missionary) she works two jobs and puts all here money into serving others and helping wherever she can. Mariana is a missionary from Mexico. Over all it was a great experiance, it was nice to see a different side to ministering other then just showing movies. The Canadians visit with all the same familys every two weeks. Thank you for all your prayers!