On Thursday, Peter was asked to speak to a mens Bible Study. It was the biggest group the Pastor has ever had, and a few men were new. They asked lots of questions, and Peter loved giving verses to them from God's Word! At the end of the study, they had a barbeque, and the Pastor's wife sent Peter back to the trailer to invite me to join them. It was a great evening, and we talked for a long time with one of the men whose young wife had just died 8 months ago. He knows she is in Heaven, but God's Word gave him encouragement, and our prayers for him and his two young children lifted his spirits. Please pray with us for Harvey, that he would have the peace that can only come from God, and he would be strong during this difficult time.

It was finally time to go to the soup kitchen, where ANOTHER Christian Pastor uses his facility for the homeless & needy 6 days a week. Peter spoke to the men, Pastor Marciano interpreted, and 5 men came forward to put their trust in Jesus! Praise God!! We gave each one a tract on how to receive Jesus, and those who didn't have a Bible, were given one of our N.T.'s. A couple of the men knew English & told their stories of living in the USA. Our hearts went out to them, and we were so touched with their situations.

Please pray for all who have made decisions to receive Christ in their lives, & for all who have received a copy of God's Word. It was an amazing day, & more to come, as Pastor Marciano asked Pastor Marco to visit his Church in Playa Azul that night & speak to his people. They were all so thankful that Peter & I came to their country to tell the truth of God's Word, and he preached on Habakkuk 1:5, and more. We also sense the moving of the Holy Spirit among those God has put in our path. We "feel" the prayers of all of you who are praying for us, and want you to know what a blessing each of you are to us. Thank you for your faithfulness.

Tuesday was a fun & exciting day! We took the Pastor to the next big town to have Peter speak to 25 poor men at the "soup kitchen". BUT FIRST, Pastor wanted us to help him do a couple of errands! On the way to Lazaro Cardenas, we had to sidestep the cows in the road (notice the farmer on his bike with a switch in hand)! Then he had to get his broken glasses fixed. After that, he & Peter said they each needed a haircut, so I told them I needed one also. The 1st beauty shop had the door open & no customers, but she told us it wasn't open yet (11:00am). So we walked down further, & I pointed to another one across the street. Pastor explained that I only needed a "trim" & the guys left me to get their own hair done elsewhere. I used as much Spanish as possible to have a conversation with my hairdresser, & her brother helped with some English. When finished, I gave both of them a Gideon N.T., & they were so surprised & told me they were Christians, and her other brother is a Pastor in that town! She introduced me to all the workers, who were family, and they were all rejoicing & welcomed me warmly - & wouldn't let me pay a penny, no matter how I protested. Then Pastor Marciano took us to another Pastor, (Marco),who has a business making fruit & vegetable drinks at the market place. He knows English, & treated us to one of his fabulous drinks! His parents came by, and they were very interested in our work, and once again, welcomed us & want to see us again before we leave this area.

On Monday, I went for an early walk, & ran into the mother of a young man who asked Jesus into his life last year. When I asked her about Javier, she motioned for me to walk with her to find him. Plan "B" coming up! She has bad feet, so we walked VERY slowly - first to find some fresh fish to buy. (she knows not ONE word of English). After finding a place that had the fish she wanted, I told her I had shoes"zapatos" for her at my trailer. She followed me, and we found her a pair she liked, she threw her ripped & worn ones in the trash, and we proceeded to a little store that had groceries. Then she took me down little paths, and places I had never been before. Finally, we got to the tiny casa where Javier lived. While she started to prepare breakfast for her son, a neighbor who knew English told me he wasn't coming back for an hour! By this time, I had already been gone for 1& 1/2 hours, & was so lost, I called Peter to come "find" me on his scooter! We eventually found Javier the next day, but it's always a process!

We decided to go to the beach for a rest, but a line of workers & neighbors from the hotel & surrounding area, started to come in streams to get shoes. Four hours later, we just collapsed in the shade & rested! That evening, the Pastor & his wife came for a visit, & invited us to their home for supper & we had a refreshing time with them! God always knows best!

We had approximately 50 people who received shoes, and Bibles. Pastor Marciano was a big help in talking to all our guests, and we had lots of happy people. Please pray for all who received God's Word, that they would seek out the TRUTH.

Adelaida had invited whole families this year, and gave each family a number, and she organized how the families must wait in line until their turn! This really made it less hectic for us workers.

On Sunday afternoon, Pastor Marciano went with us to Jose & Adelaida's home to give out shoes & Bibles. It always helps alot to have an interpreter with us! It took us an hour to line up all the shoes according to boys or girls, & sizes. But we had good helpers!