SLRC Day 1

After some planning and preparation Saturday morning, we made the 4 hour journey from San Diego to San Luis Rio Colorado just over the boarder in Mexico from Yuma, New Mexico. When we arrived, we checked into our hotel, quickly, and then moved to the restaurant where we were to minister to about 15 of the local pastors and their wives.

The dinner, worship, encouragement, and games were fantastic. A great time was had by everyone there. We were able to meet and begin building and re-building relationships with the pastors. During introductions, we got to see the evangelistic hearts of these folks. Martin asked them to share their name and favorite Bible verse. These folks took the opportunity to share loudly, so other people not with our party in the restaurant could here the Gospel of Jesus. They shared John 3:16, Ephesians 2:8-9 among others. It was great!

The focus of this evening was to encourage the marriage relationships of the pastors. Tony Webb and Kurt Miller spoke to the group while Martin translated. One of the local pastors, Edgar, led the Newly Weds game, which provided many laughs and fun.

Martin also led 2 sessions of praise and worship. It was great worshipping our God together with these pastors in their language and lifting them up in prayer. I still have some of the Spanish songs in my head! This was a great time to serve them and let them know we love them and support their efforts.

Please pray for the marriages of these folks. Pray for continued growth in the relationships among the local pastors. They know each other, but they do not yet work closely together. There are over 6 Grace Bretheren Churches in SLRC that minister to different areas of this 300,000 person town. Pray for growth in relationships with GBIM and GBNAM as they work to support the efforts of the pastors in this movement.

After we finished at the restaurant, we tore down the sound and video and went back to the hotel for a much needed nights sleep. The next day would be a long one!

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. – Ephesians 2:8-10