August 2022

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6 Hello! This summer has flown by for us. It was a summer of many activities and even more blessings. We spent the first week in August at camp in Guadalajara. My wife helped with the kids of the people serving. They had about 15 kids and were exhausted at the end of the day. I served as head counselor. It was a very rewarding week and 25 youth accepted Christ. Enjoy the pictures below. One of our biggest praises in that two of my nieces attended camp with two friends, this is a first ever. Please join us in praying for them. Thank you for your prayers! The church in San Nicolas is growing and doing well. Before camp my nephew Francisco and I cleaned and repaired the new space we are renting. It took us about 2 weeks to finish. Praise the Lord for this new space (pictured below). It came just in time for us to have space for new families to come and some old members return. This next month I will be fixing up and painting two other rooms we rent. One will be used for a kids’ classroom and the other for hosting possible students from Word of Life. August 23-26 was our annual VBS! This year we learned about animals in the Bible. Creation, Noah, Daniel and the Good Shepherd. On the last day a Christian clown came to have fun with the kids and share the Gospel. About 9 kids joined us daily. The kids we have are faithful. At the end of our Life of Christ lesson series we rewarded the kids with the most points with camp scholarships, Word of Life camp. 4 kids from our kids’ club and one of their friends attended. I took the kids to camp on Monday, we visited them Tuesday night at camp, Wednesday afternoon at the pool and picked them up on Friday. They had such a great week they talked and told stories the whole way home. This summer I continued to preach at the church in Tequisquiapan. Pastor Coleman and I are continuing to teach on the Life of Christ. I also had the opportunity to preach at a fellow FIM missionary’s church in Queretaro. That sermon was about King David, the temple and worship. I preach most Sundays in San Nicolas, we had one visiting pastor and Francisco preach this summer. Preaching is one of my greatest joys and blessings. After camp we got to spend some time with my family in Guadalajara for one of my sisters’ wedding anniversary celebration, 25 years. Then another sister, her two kids and another nephew came home with us and spent 10 days in Tequis. This was a great time with them, we had a lot of fun and Boaz loved seeing his cousins. Now for the surprise! Many of you already know but Alicia and Boaz are back in the USA! They surprised her parents on Thursday August 25th. They will be in Boise, Idaho until August 30, visiting family and a church of one of Alicia’s uncles. They will be in Iowa from August 30 until October 11. We were blessed with this trip and saw God’s provision in all of it. The main goal is to raise support and connect with churches. I am still waiting on my Green Card appointment and was not able to join them this trip. They will be at the following churches on these Sundays. September 4 - Bethany Reformed September 11 - New City September 18 - Liberty E Free September 25 - Meriden E Free October 2 - Stanton E Free October 9 - Oakdale E Free They are in Iowa to connect and see everyone they can before they come back to Mexico, where I eagerly wait for them and continue to do ministry. Please reach out to my wife if you would like to see them, have a group you would like her to share our ministry with in person, or if you would just like to have coffee or a meal together. Her email address is awhitmore@fim.org. She would love to see you. Pray Requests: 1. Alicia and Boaz’s time in the USA and Jorge’s time alone in Mexico 2. The church in San Nicolas to grow and establish 3. Opportunities in San Nicolas to share the Gospel. More families to visit and help 4. Praise for a great summer of ministry 5. Jorge’s Green Card. A quick reply about the appointment 6. Our financial support. That this month in Iowa would be fruitful Thank you for all your love and support!! We could not do this without each one of you. Blessings, Jorge, Alicia and Boaz Ramírez jramirez@fim.org awhitmore@fim.org