May and June update

“The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands.” Psalms 138:8 Ramírez Family Serving the Lord in San Nicolas, Queretaro, Mexico Baptisms. We thank God that our three youth (sisters) made this public demonstration of faith in May. It was a blessed day of fellowship shared between our San Nicolas church and the Tequisquiapan church. Our praise team had their first performance and did a great job. We also celebrated 2 years of Sunday church services. Praise the LORD! Every so often I invite other pastors or Christian friends to preach at the church in San Nicolas. In May a classmate of mine, Daniel Ibarra, from Word of Life came with his family and he preached at the baptism service. Then in June a Word of Life missionary, Omar Morales, from Taiwan and Thailand and his family came and he preached. It was interesting to hear about ministry in Asia and what God is doing there. Gaby and Gloria are two sisters from the Tequisquiapan church that we have always helped with projects around the house, taking them to doctor appointments and grocery delivery. These ladies are faithful supporters of the ministry in San Nicolas. In June Gaby moved to an assisted living home about 4 hours away. We helped them with packing and the big movie. We will miss Gaby a lot and pray for her often. Keypoint Bible Church Through a series of God events Pastor Matt and his daughter Vienna came to visit us for a long weekend. It was a blessing and encouragement to us to show them what God is doing here in Mexico. They were able to see a lot in a short time. They also brought us a lot of awesome things for ministry. We look forward to using all the craft supplies at VBS this summer. Thank you!! The kids loved trying on Matt’s big shoes at kids’ club. They saw our youth group and church service and participated at women’s meeting. The ladies made chalk boards our of kitchen pans and cross magnets. Matt and Vienna also enjoyed the farmer’s market on Sunday morning and seeing around San Nicolas. We are so grateful for this visit and excited to see what God has for our churches in the future. Olimpicos: The kids’ program is growing rapidly! This past Saturday we had 18 kids! Praise the LORD! Over half of these kids are from San Nicolas. The kids are also really enjoying memorizing and doing their Bible study at home. 4 boys moved up in level. They get a certificate, pin and hat for finishing a level. Women’s meeting: In May the ladies made chalk boards and in June they made plastic flowers out of recycled water bottles. They have so much fun making their craft and spending time together. My wife has started encouraging each lady to take a turn sharing the devotional. Fernando and Arely are a couple who recently joined us in ministry in San Nicolas. Arely is a professional clown. We did an evangelistic with them where we helped with evangelistic flyers. We hope to do more events like this in the future. They have been a huge blessing to our ministry team. Praise the LORD! In June it was our turn to travel and visit other missionaries and help them with their ministry. We traveled to Morelia, Michiocan to visit friends of mine from Word of Life, David and Doni Garcia, Armando and Christina Peña. These two couples pastor a church and school in Morelia. My wife and I helped them with discipleships, bible teaching, woman’s ministry, men’s group, youth group, a church plant and preaching. It was a fun and busy weekend. Praise the LORD for this opportunity to serve with other believers. Boaz has been growing so much in the last two months. He talks a lot now, says new words every day. He finally started walking!! He has loved all the news kids his age to play with and has learned a lot about sharing. His biggest news is that he is going to be a big brother in January. We are beyond excited and blessed to be adding another little one to our family. Prayer Requests: Spiritual growth and number of people at church in San Nicolas Healthy pregnancy for my wife and healthy baby That God would bless us with a team of people to help us reach more towns For the Green Card of Jorge, to be able to visit all of you soon! For our relationship with God For all the plans we have this year, that God will use each event to build His Kingdom Youth camp July 31-August 5 Vacation Bible School August 15-19 Our financial support Thank you!! Blessings, Jorge, Alicia and Boaz jramirez@fim.org awhitmore@fim.org