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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Photo Highlights - Early Summer 2008
Here are some photo highlights. Click on the image below to see them on our Picasa site, or see the slideshow here on this site.
Smith Prayer & Praise - June 2008
Thanks so much for your prayers! We really value them!
Praise & Prayer:
- The Lord allowed a breakthrough in the relationship of an extended family that we have been working with. Please pray that this breakthrough would cause a domino effect in the rest of the family relationships and issues for God’s glory.
- The Lord worked in a recent men's retreat that we helped organize. The Lord brought 85 men out for the retreat from the Bible churches in our Bajio region. Pray that the Lord would continue to cause change and growth in each of the men in attendance, especially in the area of leading and loving our families.
- We praise God for the opportunity that Bryan has to take a Masters' program in pastoral leadership over the next three years at a seminary here in Puebla, Mexico. It is a modular program where he will take classes one week at a time every three months. Pray that this program will continue to be a blessing, and that Bryan will grow and learn alongside his fellow, mostly Latin, students.
- We praise the Lord for the things He is doing in our mission, CAM International, as we refocus and restructure the mission to be more effective at being and making disciples. Please pray for our involvement in making these changes a reality.
- We praise God for our children, Kendra, Tara, & Ben, as they finish their 3rd, 1st, and pre-K school years. They are growing both physically and spiritually. Pray that we would be wise and loving parents.
God Bless,
Bryan & Lori
Praise & Prayer:
- The Lord allowed a breakthrough in the relationship of an extended family that we have been working with. Please pray that this breakthrough would cause a domino effect in the rest of the family relationships and issues for God’s glory.
- The Lord worked in a recent men's retreat that we helped organize. The Lord brought 85 men out for the retreat from the Bible churches in our Bajio region. Pray that the Lord would continue to cause change and growth in each of the men in attendance, especially in the area of leading and loving our families.
- We praise God for the opportunity that Bryan has to take a Masters' program in pastoral leadership over the next three years at a seminary here in Puebla, Mexico. It is a modular program where he will take classes one week at a time every three months. Pray that this program will continue to be a blessing, and that Bryan will grow and learn alongside his fellow, mostly Latin, students.
- We praise the Lord for the things He is doing in our mission, CAM International, as we refocus and restructure the mission to be more effective at being and making disciples. Please pray for our involvement in making these changes a reality.
- We praise God for our children, Kendra, Tara, & Ben, as they finish their 3rd, 1st, and pre-K school years. They are growing both physically and spiritually. Pray that we would be wise and loving parents.
God Bless,
Bryan & Lori
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Smith Prayer & Praise - May/June 2008
Thanks for continuing to keep us in your prayers. Here are some things to consider as you pray for us:
PRAISE:
1. For a baptismal service this Sunday, June 1 – we will be joining another Bible church in our city for the baptismal service. At least five people from our church, including our daughter Kendra, plan to be baptized.
2. For the Rosales family – Jose Luis and Estrella are showing much growth and commitment to the Lord. We praise God for a weekly prayer meeting they are leading and for the desire they have to serve and grow.
3. For new evangelistic and discipleship opportunities – it seems the Lord is opening a few new opportunities for these ministries in our church, both for us and for our national & missionary co-workers. Pray that we would fully take advantage of these opportunities.
4. For our children – we praise God that our children continue to do well in their health, growth, and schooling. Kendra and Tara are finished with 3rd and 1st grade, and Ben is finishing out his year in a local kindergarten. We praise God for our children and the way God is molding and using them. They continue to open doors with our neighbors.
PRAYER:
1. For the Moronatti family – we are working with various members of this extended family from our church. God is bringing many issues to a head in their family. Pray that we would have wisdom in helping them, and that they would see God-honoring changes and growth in their lives.
2. For a refocusing of our mission – today we will be hosting a town hall meeting in our home for our Bajio region having to do with the refocusing of our mission, CAM International. Please pray for our mission leadership as they guide us through these changes as a mission. We are excited to see what God is doing and will do!
3. For consistency in being disciples – the Lord is making us keenly aware that in order to make disciples we need to be disciples. Pray that we would continue to comprehend all that this entails and make it a reality in our lives.
4. For a men’s retreat on June 13-14 – we, along with three other area Bible churches, are in charge of planning this men’s retreat for 100 men from our Bajio region. Pray that God would use this time to teach us men how to better care for and nurture our families.
5. For three youth from our church who plan to be Summer Missionaries – please pray for Karla, Kaylyn, and Hugo as they plan to receive training along with other youth and be involved in teaching kid’s clubs all over Mexico this summer. We plan to have two clubs in our area – one at our church and one in our home. Pray that God would grow and use these youth greatly and that many kids and families would be impacted for Christ.
We will update our website with new pictures soon, and will let you know when we do so.
Being and Making Disciples in Central Mexico,
Bryan, Lori, Kendra, Tara, & Ben
PRAISE:
1. For a baptismal service this Sunday, June 1 – we will be joining another Bible church in our city for the baptismal service. At least five people from our church, including our daughter Kendra, plan to be baptized.
2. For the Rosales family – Jose Luis and Estrella are showing much growth and commitment to the Lord. We praise God for a weekly prayer meeting they are leading and for the desire they have to serve and grow.
3. For new evangelistic and discipleship opportunities – it seems the Lord is opening a few new opportunities for these ministries in our church, both for us and for our national & missionary co-workers. Pray that we would fully take advantage of these opportunities.
4. For our children – we praise God that our children continue to do well in their health, growth, and schooling. Kendra and Tara are finished with 3rd and 1st grade, and Ben is finishing out his year in a local kindergarten. We praise God for our children and the way God is molding and using them. They continue to open doors with our neighbors.
PRAYER:
1. For the Moronatti family – we are working with various members of this extended family from our church. God is bringing many issues to a head in their family. Pray that we would have wisdom in helping them, and that they would see God-honoring changes and growth in their lives.
2. For a refocusing of our mission – today we will be hosting a town hall meeting in our home for our Bajio region having to do with the refocusing of our mission, CAM International. Please pray for our mission leadership as they guide us through these changes as a mission. We are excited to see what God is doing and will do!
3. For consistency in being disciples – the Lord is making us keenly aware that in order to make disciples we need to be disciples. Pray that we would continue to comprehend all that this entails and make it a reality in our lives.
4. For a men’s retreat on June 13-14 – we, along with three other area Bible churches, are in charge of planning this men’s retreat for 100 men from our Bajio region. Pray that God would use this time to teach us men how to better care for and nurture our families.
5. For three youth from our church who plan to be Summer Missionaries – please pray for Karla, Kaylyn, and Hugo as they plan to receive training along with other youth and be involved in teaching kid’s clubs all over Mexico this summer. We plan to have two clubs in our area – one at our church and one in our home. Pray that God would grow and use these youth greatly and that many kids and families would be impacted for Christ.
We will update our website with new pictures soon, and will let you know when we do so.
Being and Making Disciples in Central Mexico,
Bryan, Lori, Kendra, Tara, & Ben
Friday, April 18, 2008
Photo Highlights - Spring 2008
Go to the following link to see some photos, or see a small version of the slideshow below:
http://picasaweb.google.com/bryanandlori/PhotoHighlightsSpring2008
http://picasaweb.google.com/bryanandlori/PhotoHighlightsSpring2008
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Smith Prayer & Praise - April 2008
Dear Prayer Supporters,
Beyond the prayer requests given please use our April calendar to keep us in your prayers this month. We really depend on them. Thank you!
- We praise God for Ty Stingel, an intern from Canada who was with us last week. Please pray for God’s direction in his life as he considers future plans.
- Please continue to pray for Gerardo and Ivonne’s marriage. As I write this we are reaching a critical point in our involvement with them. We had a meeting with Ivonne earlier this morning, and we will have another one with her later today. Pray that God would work in both of their hearts. Pray for God’s glory to shine through in their lives and marriage.
- Please pray for Rodrigo, a drug addict that God brought into our path. We are trying to reach out to him in obedience to God, but it has not been easy. Please pray for his salvation and deliverance from his bondage to drugs.
- We praise God for an opportunity to start an evangelistic guitar class with four of our neighbor teens later today. Please pray for the continued relationship building we are doing with our neighbors, and for their salvation.
Our April calendar:
April 3-4: Lori will be hosting SAT testing in our home, and Kendra and Tara will be testing
April 3-5: Bryan to a attend our national leader’s conference in Puebla, Mexico
April 6: Lori and the kids travel to Puebla to join Bryan for a farewell gathering for our field director and his wife, Jim and Cheryl Eberline. They are soon headed to Uruguay to open a new CAM field.
April 6-9: Bryan will participate in Mexico field council meetings in Puebla
April 10-15: We will meet and host Alex Gulart from Uruguay. He is the fiancé of Dinorah Pinto from our church here in Mexico. She is currently serving her second year on the Logos II OM ship where she met Alex, and they plan to get married next January here in Queretaro
April 18-27: Bryan and Lori will attend a leadership training seminar in Texas while Bryan’s parents “grandparent” Kendra, Tara, & Ben
We will e-mail you again after we have a chance to post some pictures.
God Bless You!
Bryan. Lori, Kendra, Tara, & Ben
Beyond the prayer requests given please use our April calendar to keep us in your prayers this month. We really depend on them. Thank you!
- We praise God for Ty Stingel, an intern from Canada who was with us last week. Please pray for God’s direction in his life as he considers future plans.
- Please continue to pray for Gerardo and Ivonne’s marriage. As I write this we are reaching a critical point in our involvement with them. We had a meeting with Ivonne earlier this morning, and we will have another one with her later today. Pray that God would work in both of their hearts. Pray for God’s glory to shine through in their lives and marriage.
- Please pray for Rodrigo, a drug addict that God brought into our path. We are trying to reach out to him in obedience to God, but it has not been easy. Please pray for his salvation and deliverance from his bondage to drugs.
- We praise God for an opportunity to start an evangelistic guitar class with four of our neighbor teens later today. Please pray for the continued relationship building we are doing with our neighbors, and for their salvation.
Our April calendar:
April 3-4: Lori will be hosting SAT testing in our home, and Kendra and Tara will be testing
April 3-5: Bryan to a attend our national leader’s conference in Puebla, Mexico
April 6: Lori and the kids travel to Puebla to join Bryan for a farewell gathering for our field director and his wife, Jim and Cheryl Eberline. They are soon headed to Uruguay to open a new CAM field.
April 6-9: Bryan will participate in Mexico field council meetings in Puebla
April 10-15: We will meet and host Alex Gulart from Uruguay. He is the fiancé of Dinorah Pinto from our church here in Mexico. She is currently serving her second year on the Logos II OM ship where she met Alex, and they plan to get married next January here in Queretaro
April 18-27: Bryan and Lori will attend a leadership training seminar in Texas while Bryan’s parents “grandparent” Kendra, Tara, & Ben
We will e-mail you again after we have a chance to post some pictures.
God Bless You!
Bryan. Lori, Kendra, Tara, & Ben
Monday, February 18, 2008
Winter 07-08 - Highlights
See some highlights from the last couple of months by clicking on the following link:
http://picasaweb.google.com/bryanandlori/Winter0708Highlights
Or see a slide show below:
http://picasaweb.google.com/bryanandlori/Winter0708Highlights
Or see a slide show below:
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Answered Prayer - Radio & TV Spots
Thanks so much for your prayers concerning the radio and TV spots. Things went well, and it appears that we will have a weekly opportunity to share a verse from the book of Proverbs! We gave a Bible away to a caller on the TV show, and later found out that others had called in wanting a Bible as well. This may be another way to make contacts and open doors – give away Bibles to callers including an invitation for a Bible study in the front cover. We’ll keep you posted on how this develops. We will also send or post pictures of our new church meeting place soon.
With much appreciation,
Bryan & Lori
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