Prayer Requests for May 23 thru 24, 08

Friday is an active day with a class in the morning, a dentist appointment, a funeral in the afternoon and preparing for Saturday and Sunday. This week end the University students in Monterrey are going to have a camp. The title is "My identity in Christ as I identify with His mission." Iwill give the Saturday morning conference on the Identity in Christ. In the afternoons, Saturday and Sunday, Jan and I will give a workshop. Jan's is on conducting group Bible studies and I will teach on the Unity of the Bible. We will not sleep there either Friday or Saturday evening. AND we will rush home after the Saturday workshop, because we had invited people to the house at 8pm, before we knew we were invited to participate in the camp. We invited people for the church to see the God's Big Picture presentation. We have no idea of how many people may come. Pray for all.

Trip to Tijuana

In April I had to attend a Board Meeting for the University Student Ministry. I made arrangements to go a week early to give the workshop on God's Big Picture (Panorama Divino). We had a very enthuiastic response to the workshop. Many bought books and want to study.


Above the National Committee of the University Student Ministry. Members of the committee live in different parts of Mexico where students meet weekly to study God's Word.

God's Big Picture

After National Camp we were able to give workshops on God's Big Picture (Plan Panoramico Divino) in Toluca and Orizaba. This workshop helps people see the unity and theme of the Bible. It also helps them see what the Distance Education program will teach. We have found the workshop excellent for stimulating interest in Distance Bible Education.

At the right is the group in Orizaba, Veracruz. After the workshop many asked for information on books and courses.





In Toluca we have been working for almost two years in Distance Education. A Small group of men are studing. They rarely have missed a class. We are very encouraged by their interes.

National Camp 08

Almost immediately after the graduation we went to the National Camp of the University Student Ministry (Compa). Students came from Tijuana to Merida and listened to an exposition of Ephesians. Jan gave a workshop on the Gospels and I gave one on the theme of the Bible. National Camp was held at an old hacienda in Central Mexico.

On the way to camp we suffered a small accident trying to avoid the smash up that occurred right in front of us. We are thankful for God's protecting us.

Carlos Graduates

On the 13th of March Carlos González Neri graduated from the Distance Education program of Moore Theological College. This ends a three year effort, making Carlos the first to graduate in Mexico. He attends a Faith, Hope and Love Center in San Nicolas, next to Monterrey. He is also a medical doctor who works full time and has a ministry in the University Hospital in Monterrey.

The Faith, Hope and Love Center was the first church we attended in México. It was founded by Danny Ost.

Tampico enero 08

This is the official photograph of a week class in Tampico, Tamalipas. Can you see John in the back on the right?

Tampico is on the Gulf of Mexico.

John taught a class on Hermeneutics or Bible Study Method. Thirty-three pastors and church leaders attended. We lost 5, after the first night and gained 6 more the next evening. During the rest of the week attendance was constant.



The couple in the foreground are a pastor and his wife. They have been communicating about the homeworks in the last few months.

Jan is sitting on the right.










Saturday we went sightseeing with Angel and Patty, professors in the University of Tampalipus. We stayed in their home during the week.


We are standing next a circular pyramid. It is located on a hill in the middle of a neighborhood.




Later we ate all kinds of fish almost in the kitchen of a restaurant on the beach. We were their only customers. It was a VERY windy day so we found refuge in the kitchen.