Ministry Updates - May´07

Where did the time fly? I thought I´ve just written the April´s ministry updates and it´s already May!

This week is tough (but it´s also gonna be a great opportunity to learn and be trained in Godliness). None of the long-termers are gonna be around. Justin and Lluvia are in the States and Jessica has just had surgery. Things have been ok with the cafe and English classes. But there are hitches here and there, like one of the staff arriving really2 late today, we´re running out of the flavour for the coffee, we needed to pay for food order that we didn´t even know, and we didn´t close on-time because of some people from the church came after our closing time and ordered some coffees....I´m just so used to be in charge of things and be work-oriented (instead of people oriented), so I found myself to be very frustrated today when things weren´t perfect and no one was doing anything because there is no one in-charge when the leaders are away. I have to try so much to go against my natural inclination to be upset and take charge of things.

I also find it hard to do ministry while there are so many customers in the café. I´m worried that tomorrow I won´t have time to sit down and talk to Maricela. I don´t know if it´s just me who´s being overly worried about everything and I don´t know if it´s ok to just leave the other staff making coffees by herself...I need God´s wisdom to know what to do and not to be anxious....

In the morning for the next week or so, Helena and I will take turn to visit and accompany Jessica starting from tomorrow. I hope I would know how to look after her needs and not too tired to work afterwards.

Prayer points:

* Thank God for the friendships established. Please pray that I may be able to share the gospel and encourage to the people God has placed around me.

* Thank God for Jessica´s surgery that went well. Please pray for her recovery and for us to be able to look after her well.

* Thank God for the many people that could come to the café. Please pray God may continue to use the cafe, the staff, and the Christians there to be a witness of the gospel as the main ministry.

* Thank God that the staff could have some holiday and rest. Please pray for them to be refreshed when they come back and ready to continue their ministry with perseverance. Please also pray that during their absence, the cafe and the ministry would still go well.

* Thank God for the opportunity to come to Mexico to observe, learn, and minister alongside the people here. Please pray for physical health, strength, joy, patience, and wisdom especially in the last leg of my time here in Qro while the long-termers are away. Please pray that I may not act with my emotions and that I will not be bossy. Pray that I may continue to serve God and the people humbly and gently.

- Thanks for your supports and prayers. ¡Dios les bendiga!:) -