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Hey All,
I wanted to share an update on our kids. Some of you may be wondering how they are doing in Mexico..
Sean and I are really proud of them and praise God on how well they have been doing with such a drastic change in their lifestyle. It hasn't been all that easy living in a country that is not rich and comfortable like America, where everything "works" well. Living in Mexico made us realized how rich we were though the American standard would only consider us middle class. Yeah, right! We were spoiled!!! Even the poor community in America have it better!
We arrived in Mexico in January. The coldest month out of the year. In Mexico a lot of people do not have a/c and heaters and the walls of the homes are like concrete so it traps in more cold and makes it feel like your in a cave. Yeah, it was so cold that I felt like crying sometimes, but the kids were just great! You would think kids will complain a lot, but our kids didn't which amazed me! I complained more than them! They were telling me that it'll be o.k...that its really not that bad. It was really comforting to me to see God comforting them through many trials.
Our kids had been sick so much since being in Mexico. They've had a very bad case of strep 3 times and throwing up and diarrhea because of their bodies are not yet use to the bacteria here. One time Hadassah's stomach was in great pain that she cried out to me to come and pray for her. So we prayed and God healed her! It made my heart melt to see Hadassah turn to the Lord in her trial and not man! Through all the sickness they never complained and begged to go back to America!
Now its getting hot here so it feels like your in an oven because there is no a/c. Remember, the walls are like concrete so it traps in heat and humidity. There were times that it was so hot that I felt like I couldn't breath and the kids were sweating a lot that I had to constantly put cold water on them, but again they never cried or whined about the heat and wishing they were back in America.
Our kids made a few friends here. Though they can't speak to them they really enjoy playing with the kids here. They just met a boy who can speak both English and Spanish. Hannah says that the little boy is their translator and helps them speak with other kids. They have learned lots of Spanish words by just playing with the kids here. They really love speaking all the Spanish they know and Hannah has gotten really good at pronouncing the Spanish words that she sounds Mexican at times!
The friend's mother that lives below us favors Hannah a lot. Hannah seized the opportunity to try her best to share the gospel with her(we didn't even ask her to do it). The mother speaks very broken English. Hannah ask her dad for a gospel of John to give to the mother and we printed up some tracks for her to give also that Sean and Joseph wrote and translated to Spanish. The mother told Hannah that she will read it. It was really neat seeing the joy in Hannah of wanting to share Jesus with our neighbor!
There were times at first that they missed living in the states. They realized how great they had it, but Sean and I would always help them to understand what it means to follow Jesus and share many testimonies of the disciples in the bible and missionaries lives who left everything because they truly believed and saw this was not their home, but a much better home is awaiting them in heaven! They really see how evil and corrupt this world is and agree that they don't want to make a home here too. Being out in the mission field has truly helped our kids to see that we live in an evil world and not wanting to be part of this world. When we lived in the states it really shield our kids from reality. They were so comfortable and spoiled that they didn't desire heaven, but more the pleasures of this world.
God has truly use Mexico to prepare our kids because at first, they were scared hearing the gunshots, seeing soldiers everywhere and police men wearing ski mask and carrying assault rifles. They thought a war was coming. Seeing such things brought reality to them about many things that Sean and I have shared with them concerning the cross we must all carry and how many disciples have lost their life for Jesus, but praise God, the Lord has made them stronger through their weakness. This kind of life has become normal to them that it has taken a lot of fears away and now they are excited about the next place God will send us..........which will be more dangerous than Mexico!
God is so faithful in preparing us in all that He calls us too! The reason why so many Christian do not see His faithfulness in carrying us through the cross is because they won't even take that first step! To forsake all!
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