update and adoption.

I cant believe its been so long since i have updated our blog. We have some deaf move away and some new ones coming. We officially moved the church into its own building and we continue to see growth spiritually among the deaf. We are still working on the papers for the visas because we need to be registered with the government first and waiting for that to happen. We have also started our homestudy for adopting a child. Please pray with us during this time as we try to adopt. We have a couple options open to us. One would to be foreign (haiti) adoption which we have prayed about before during the earthquake a few years back. Second would be to adopt through the foster care, however this brings up many questions and concerns with us being missionaries and living out of the country. The third would be a birthmother in the states threw one of the churches finding us and placing the child with us after the birth. The first and third would be ideal so please pray that God will open up the right door at this time. If you would like more information on how to pray or help on either the visa situation or the adoption please email dyc4deafofmex@aol.com or call us via the number on our website at www.deafofmex.com. We have been teaching 2 deaf children sign language on a weekly basis and also weekly at the bible institute here in Mante. We have a student that is in the bible institute working with us this sememster to train him to work in deaf ministry after he graduates in december.

The church has been running from 15 to 20 these last few months. We have seen 4 professions of faith and now renting a building for the church. We will be having our first service there sunday March 6 as a dedication service. Please pray for this as we still have a lot to do to get ready for. We went to Cd. Victoria yesterday to find out the paperwork was wrong, we are correcting this and are hopfully able to return on monday and have all the paperwork correct and to send them on to mexico city to finanalize them. Pray for us during this time. Also we have found out that mexico has passed a law that will not let us go straight to dif (social service) and adopt that way and let us nationalize the child as a citizen of the US so we are back to square one on this. Our options are either go through an agency (which are all waiting for approval from Mexico because of new law) or adopt from somewhere else which means US homestudy. Please pray for wisdom on this as we seek the lords leading, and timing.

4 months

We have been here about 4 months now. The church is running around 11 with highs of 14. We have seen decisions made for salvation and for returning back to God. Please pray for these wonderful Souls. The name of the church is Iglesia Bautista Nueva Vida Para Sordos. There is a website link from our website www.deafofmex.com please feel free to look at both. Also there has been some songs done in lsm on the website and more will come not only from us but from the deaf in the church. David has started teaching mexican sign language at a bible college here in Mante. There are 23 students at this moment as some will change and may get new students. Please pray that they will use this language to minister and see precious deaf souls saved.

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1.02.28

Made it threw first check point with bed. Paid the fees and now to the second. Pray for us.

We are in Mexico

We have been in Mexico for about 3 weeks now. We have had wonderful meetings with the deaf. We have had 7 counting us at the last two meetings. We are still looking for the house. We have one that is a good possibility but right now people are living in it and not sure exactly when they will be leaving. The this week or next is what we hear but that is meaning not now. =) Please pray for us to be able to get the house God wants us to have and quickly.

We are in Mexico. Made it threw the check points fine. We will be looking for a house these next couple weeks. Please pray for this.

As many of you know we bought a van last month. We are still waiting for the title. Please pray that we can get the title by Saturday so we can head to Mexico.