Calvary Oaxaca Las Flores

Hi everyone! Just wanted to share with you all everything that’s been going on down here in Oaxaca. We had our first church service at the end of February. It has been such a blessing to see the Lord’s hand on this church plant over the last month. We are so excited to be getting to know the people who are attending services each week. And there have been kiddos coming, so Allison has been able to start a small little study and play time with them while their parents study the Word.

We had two sets of visitors! Such a huge blessing to have the McCracken family here for a few days while they were on break from Spanish school. We went to this amazing place called Hierve El Agua. Check it out online to see how beautiful it is. Please pray for them as they continue to study at Roca Blanca Spanish School where we studied in 2017. We also had two friends from Calvary San Juan, Matt and Mark, who came to serve the Lord with their time and gifts. We had a blast laughing with them and they blessed us in many ways. One way was building a pulpit for the church. So awesome!

Huge praise report about our visas! Jon finally got his approved and was able to fly up to Rosarito with Armando and get the car and Abby (our dog). They made the long drive down with some hard times trying to find hotels that allowed pets, but they arrived after 3 1/2 days of driving. And I got my residency visa last week! God is so good. We were told they may not approve us for the 3 year visa but they did! So now we are temporary residents for 3 more years. Next up, getting the boys’ renewed.

God has been so faithful in every step of this transition and starting of the church plant. It’s a blessing to see familiar faces each week at the church services. We pray that the people coming will grow each week in their walk with the Lord, whether they’re new believers or have been saved for some time. God is truly bringing people to His church and it’s neat to see His hand in all of this.

PRAYER REQUEST:

  • continued team unity
  • Jon and Allison (and the boys) to really work on and learn Spanish better
  • we have an opportunity to rent another building right next to our house that would house teams and could be used for classrooms. Please pray for wisdom on whether or not this would be a good fit for the church and ministry. It would be through our current landlords who we LOVE!
  • please pray for each person who attends services to hear the word of God and really learn from it. Pray that Jon and Armando deliver His word well.
  • Allison is hoping to start free English classes soon. Originally she was going to do a Kid’s Club but it seems like English classes might be a better way to start. Please pray for wisdom, direction, and for Allison to be disciplined in this area.
  • Please pray for Jonny and Noah to make new friends. The Lord has been answering this prayer and has brought some guys over, which has been such a blessing. Please pray those friendships can grow. Some are locals that only speak Spanish but they always seem to work through the language barrier.

PRAISE REPORTS:

  • Praise the Lord for the 3 year visas getting approved!
  • So awesome to see the Lord moving here in this little part of Oaxaca as people come to church eager to hear the Word
  • We have lots of teams and friends coming down over the next few months and we are excited to see how the Lord will use those times with each visit.

Thank you to all of you for praying for us, supporting us, and loving us. We miss you all so much. It’s strange to think we’re really this far away now. We would love to hear from all of you whether it’s on social media, phone calls, emails. or texts. Love you all so much.

“But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” Hebrews 11:6 May we all diligently seek Him!

Jon, Allison, Jonny, and Noah


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