May 2022

 

The Ramírez Family Serving the Lord in Tequisquiapan, Mexico "For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, "The righteous shall live by faith." Romans 1:16-17   Ministry Partners,  Happy Spring! We have been very busy the past two months. We spent a relaxing long weekend with Alicia's family in Merida, Yucatan. Boaz flew for the first time and met his uncle Bryce and cousin Leland. We enjoyed this time in family.  Photo 1: Boaz on his first flight Photo 2: Ramírez family  Photo 3: Alicia and her brother with their boys    San Nicolas The church in San Nicolas is establishing well and the people are faithful.(first picture) We are getting a constant group of people on Sunday evenings. We had one guest preacher, a friend of mine from Word of Life. (second picture) The kids club had two special events this past month. During Holy Week we had a 4 day VBS, it was all about water, stories in the Bible with water and games involving water. (group of pictures) The kids loved it!  At the end of April we celebrated kids' day and all the kids' birthdays with pizza, cake and a movie. We praise God for these kids! (last picture)  Women's meeting My wife has a heart for reaching the mom's in San Nicolas. In March she tried to start a meeting alone, she was the only person in attendance. In April she got some help and things really took off. Sarai, the wife of the couple that helps us in San Nicolas, is a chef, as a way to draw women in we offered a master cooking class. Sarai taught the women how to make three desserts, crepes, banana bread and truffles. Alicia shared a devotional during the time together. Two women from San Nicolas came and 6 from the church in Tequisquiapan. The women said they would come back for more classes we have planed for future months. Praise the Lord!    Guest Preaching During a visit from Paul and Bryan (FIM leaders) in February we met the Mata family serving in the city of Querétaro. Oscar Mata invited me to preach in his church one Sunday morning. We had a great time getting to know members of their church and visiting with the Mata family. It is a blessings to have time with other missionary families.  More kids' club Below are more pictures from different Saturdays at kids' club. We have a faithful group of kids! This time is a huge blessing.  Paperwork update At the beginning of April we had an interview with the US consulate in Guadalajara. Alicia had to prove that she is a US citizen and that Boaz is her son. Praise the Lord with us that Boaz was granted his naturalization to the US! We are now waiting on his passport and social security number. Thank you for your prayers.

Prayer Requests   San Nicolas- Spiritual growth for those that faithfully attend. That our number will grow. Opportunities to share the gospel. More contacts to visit. Amealco- that we can soon visit the believers there and start discipleships with them.  Summer camp 2022- that the youth would be able to attend the Word of Life camp, the camp in Guadalajara or both. That we would have leaders and helpers that we need. That God will work in the youth's hearts this week.  Women's meeting- that more women will come to learn a new skill and leaving with a desire to know Christ more.  Green card and passport-  we are still waiting on news and responses for Jorge's green card and Boaz's passport. Thank you for your prayers Praise the Lord that he has provided for us in these months and continues to bring new partners to our team. We need about 35% more of our monthly financial support. Thank you for being part of our team and what God is doing here in Mexico.

THANKS FOR YOUR PRAYER AND PARTNERSHIP! Jorge, Alicia and Boaz Ramírez jramirez@fim.org awhitmore@fim.org