UpdateAugust 12th, 2009
Dear family and friends,
Hello all. We are sending an update to let everyone know that we returned to our home in Guadalajara and everything is well. Our trip home was pretty much uneventful until, we crossed the border and had to deal with a not so happy immigration official. He informed us that we needed a certain paper, a red paper with no name to be exact, a paper that we did not have. A little red paper we have never been given or needed for re-entry. So…he had to impose a ‘fine’. If we didn’t want to pay this ‘fine’, we could travel back to Cd. Juarez in Chihuahua (across the border from El Paso, TX) and obtain the paper from where we exited the country. That’s all fine and dandy but we already were in south Texas and did not want to drive NW for an entire day, spend the night and get the same story from another immigration official there. Anyway, long story short…we payed the ‘fine’ and made it home late that night, 12.5 hrs later.
Enough of that.
Sunday was our first day back at New Creation. It was great to see how close the church family had grown together in our absence. They were working side by side making things happen, people recognizing the need in areas and then taking the initiative to complete the tasks at hand. It was a joy to see those faithful members really take ownership in the church and to step up and get things done. Our God is so faithful!
Also on Sunday, we had a visitor to the church; Jose Luis. He is the brother to Julia (we have told you previously about her; she has 6 children and a alcoholic / drug abusing husband). He sat through the service and then wanted to talk to Jorge afterward, Jorge shared the message Sunday. After a time of talking, Jorge shared the gospel with Jose Luis and then led him in prayer to accept the Lord Jesus as his personal Lord and Savior. How cool! Just another way that the Lord shows His grace and faithfulness to us all.
As summer winds down and we prepare for another season of school and Awana we want to give you all a personal Thank You for your continued support of us and what God is doing here in Mexico. We know that if it wasn’t for your prayer and finances we would be unable to be here. God bless you all.
Thanking God for His grace,
Lad, Aimee, Zane and Vanessa DeGraffenried
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