Dear Friends and Prayer Partners
What a year this has been for us. I reported in September that I have been going through some real health problems and have seen some good reports. 2024 was to be our year of furlough. We have been able to be in many of our supporting churches, but not all. If any of you would like us to be with you, we would be glad to schedule with you.
My heart is continually improving, and the meds seem to be doing their job. We have been able to make a couple of trips into Mexico to check on the ministries there and our home. I am to have another nuclear stress test to check the function of my heart soon. I do not have a date yet but am just waiting on the prescribed time frame so that insurance will cover the cost.
2023 Teresia had some health problems but now seems to be doing great. We thank the Lord for His love and watch-care over us.
I know that Christmas has just passed and that a new year is on the horizon. I trust that you all had a very joyous and happy time with family and friends. We spent Christmas here in AL with Teresia’s mom and family. Ashley also lives here, and we were with her and her family on Christmas morning. All the family, our children and grandchildren, are doing well. We have been able to spend time with each one this year. What a blessing!
The churches in Mexico seem to be doing well. However, a young pastor and his family are experiencing some major difficulties. Benjamin and Liseth have 5 little girls. The fourth, Eleana, has been diagnosed with a cancerous tumor on her left lung. Eleana in two years old. Please be in prayer for this little girl and her family.
Right now, Merritt is living in Mexico with his family. The rest are living in places all across the USA.
I, Tim, am still working on the writing of the lessons that I have taught in Bible Institutes and UCLA (The Christian University) in Monterrey, MX. Right now, I am working on the Pastoral Epistles. I also have started lessons on Church Planting. There is another project that I am working on while here in the states. Please pray for me that I might be able to express Biblical truths in such a way that they can be learned and used.
The doctor wants my heart function to be up to 36%. With the next stress test we are praying that this would be accomplished. With that we will return to Mexico and get a Cardiologist there as well. My doctor here has told me that she will accept the lab work from there in Mexico so that I can send labs back to her in set intervals.
PRAYER REQUEST Our support has taken hits lately, within the last two years. With new expenses and the change in co-pay and deductibles, we are needing to raise our support. God has provided and we are not behind, but we need to do the preparation needed in order to “prepare the horse for the battle” while still fully confident that safety (and provision) are from the Lord. We know that He knows that we have need of these things. Please help us to make our request to the Lord with thanksgiving for His faithfulness and love to us.
Tim and Teresia