Thanks for praying!
Praise:
- The meeting at the camp last Friday with the Mexican equivalent of the EPA went very well. They seemed to be very impressed with the building plans and the little impact that the plans will have on the environment. They thought the camp should have an answer, most likely approval, in the next month and a half.
- We have had many visitors in both our Sunday service and our Tuesday prayer meeting the last few weeks. We are excited to see new people coming and showing interest.
- Starting this month we are renting a roofed property that is beside our current church meeting place. At the end of the month, after making some adaptations, we hope to begin holding our Sunday service on the property, and use the current meeting area for both kid’s Sunday School classes and, in the future, a community outreach center.
Prayer:
- Please pray for our neighbor, Lucy, and her daughter, Naomi, with whom we plan to start an evangelistic Bible study with this evening.
- Please pray for Rodrigo and Alejandra and their family as they step away from some ministries they have been carrying out in order to focus on strengthening their relationship with the Lord, their marriage, and their family.
- Please pray for an upcoming missions trip from our church to the mountains of the state of Hidalgo September 12-16. Pray for open doors for the good news, safety in our travels, Bryan’s preparation to share a five hour conference on “How to Study the Bible” and a two hour youth conference on “Sexual Purity.” Our co-worker, Bob Buhler, will be giving a five hour conference on “A Healthy Church.” Our oldest daughter, Kendra, plans to accompany Bryan and six other church members.
Thanks again for your prayers! God is answering them and working here in Mexico.
Bryan & Lori and kids
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Smith Prayer & Praise - August/September 2008
Thanks for your prayers for us! We have had a busy month of August. Here are some prayer highlights:
PRAISE
- We praise God for our 13 years of marriage, and an anniversary get-away we were able to enjoy at the beginning of August – praise God for Grandma & Grandpa Smith being close by here in Texcoco, Mexico, and being willing and able to watch our kids for us during these special times
- We praise God for the field leadership meeting that Bryan was able to be a part of recently – God directed in all that was discussed and planned
- We praise God for a team who visited us from Michigan – they were here with us last week, and were a real encouragement to us and to the ministry here!
PRAYER
- Please continue to pray for wisdom for Bryan as he is involved in the transition our mission is going through
- Please pray for an important meeting for the area Bible Church Camp and Conference Center this Friday with the equivalent of the EPA here in Mexico. The camp is trying to get permission to continue to build and develop their property
- Please pray for our kids as they start school again – Ben in a Mexican kindergarten and Kendra and Tara here at home with Lori
- Please pray that we might be able to get into a good routine again with everything, but especially in our walk with the Lord after a busy time
Thanks for your prayers!
Bryan & Lori and family
PRAISE
- We praise God for our 13 years of marriage, and an anniversary get-away we were able to enjoy at the beginning of August – praise God for Grandma & Grandpa Smith being close by here in Texcoco, Mexico, and being willing and able to watch our kids for us during these special times
- We praise God for the field leadership meeting that Bryan was able to be a part of recently – God directed in all that was discussed and planned
- We praise God for a team who visited us from Michigan – they were here with us last week, and were a real encouragement to us and to the ministry here!
PRAYER
- Please continue to pray for wisdom for Bryan as he is involved in the transition our mission is going through
- Please pray for an important meeting for the area Bible Church Camp and Conference Center this Friday with the equivalent of the EPA here in Mexico. The camp is trying to get permission to continue to build and develop their property
- Please pray for our kids as they start school again – Ben in a Mexican kindergarten and Kendra and Tara here at home with Lori
- Please pray that we might be able to get into a good routine again with everything, but especially in our walk with the Lord after a busy time
Thanks for your prayers!
Bryan & Lori and family
Monday, July 21, 2008
Smith Prayer & Praise - July 2008
Hello friends and family. Here are a few praises and prayer requests. Please take some time to pray for us. We have also updated our pictures. You can view our summer photo highlights here: http://www.smithconnection.com
PRAISES:
1. We praise God for the three summer missionaries who helped us put on a two kid’s club’s this last week, and for the kids who came.
2. We praise God for the 13 kids that were saved during the clubs, and a good contact made with a neighbor who is interested in studying the Bible with us.
3. We praise God for 13 years of marriage!!!
PRAYER:
1. Please pray for three new men/youth who Bryan has begun to evangelize/disciple (Carlos, Jonatan, & Miguel).
2. Please pray for wisdom as Bryan he is helping in a restructuring and refocusing process that our mission is going through.
3. Please pray for safety and health, especially as we will be away from our home during the first half of August.
Love in Christ,
Bryan and Lori Smith (with Kendra, Tara, and Benjamin)
PRAISES:
1. We praise God for the three summer missionaries who helped us put on a two kid’s club’s this last week, and for the kids who came.
2. We praise God for the 13 kids that were saved during the clubs, and a good contact made with a neighbor who is interested in studying the Bible with us.
3. We praise God for 13 years of marriage!!!
PRAYER:
1. Please pray for three new men/youth who Bryan has begun to evangelize/disciple (Carlos, Jonatan, & Miguel).
2. Please pray for wisdom as Bryan he is helping in a restructuring and refocusing process that our mission is going through.
3. Please pray for safety and health, especially as we will be away from our home during the first half of August.
Love in Christ,
Bryan and Lori Smith (with Kendra, Tara, and Benjamin)
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.
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| Photo Highlights - Early Summer |
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
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