Pico Rivera Outreach
I am writing to thank each and every one for your prayers for us this past weekend that God would hold back the rain and He did!!! He is so faithful! Calvary Pico Rivera was here, all 21 of them for the weekend. It rained for most of the time they were here, but for the outreach that we had planned in San Antonio de las Minas, a tiny little village on the outskirts of Ensenada, mostly consisting of indigenous people, it didn’t rain!! It was trying to all day, and the sky looked pretty scary. Well, we set up the tarps, and instruments, and began the outreach. It was so nice! I heard that everybody from the whole village came out. We sang worship songs, the dance group performed, and Pastor Danny gave the gospel message.
Meanwhile, the servants from Pico Rivera were with the kids down below. The event was held at a local public school. Well, one of the groups was outside, as there were only two classrooms. We got most of the teaching in, and then it suddenly began to rain, then pour! I know the Lord held it back for as long as He could. The people came and received the Word of God, and that’s what matters. We gave out gifts, hot dogs, gift packs for the women, and clothing. It was a time of stretching for all of us, as it didn’t go as smoothly as we would have liked, but that’s okay! God was glorified, and all were happy at the end of the day.
Something that really touched my heart, is that it was pouring rain, everybody was soaked, and as I’m passing by, people, even little old ladies, went out of their way to stop and shake my hand, or hug me and tell me thanks for everything.
Before the outreach, the group got to see our ranch for the first time, and meet all the men that live there, (right now there are 30). We ate lunch together, and played with the animals for about an hour before leaving to set up for the outreach.
The group from Pico Rivera were real troopers in all the rain!
Another difficulty they faced, was that the last dirt hill to drive up to our church was recently paved, and we are still not able to drive on it, so all of the vehicles had to be parked down the hill on a dirt road, with our very own guys staying up all night to make sure nothing happens to the vehicles. Imagine walking up and down that hill in the pouring rain?
Upon our arrival, down that small dirt road, somebody from the community called the police, thinking that it must be a convoy of drug traffickers, and so, 19 police officers came to check it out! We were all praying in the church, thanking the Lord for their safe arrival, and Federico, the assistant pastor,
took two of the officers inside the church to prove our innocence! It was definitely a trip to remember! I’m sure they will never forget it, but the good thing, is that they want to come back soon! God is so good, thanks for your prayers!!
