El Señor es mi Pastor

¹ El Señor es mi pastor;
nada me falta.
² En verdes praderas me hace descansar,
a las aguas tranquilas me conduce,
³ me da nuevas fuerzas
y me lleva por caminos rectos,
haciendo honor a su nombre.
⁴ Aunque pase por el más oscuro de los valles,
no temeré peligro alguno,
porque tú, Señor, estás conmigo;
tu vara y tu bastón me inspiran confianza.
⁵ Me has preparado un banquete
ante los ojos de mis enemigos;
has vertido perfume en mi cabeza,
y has llenado mi copa a rebosar.
⁶ Tu bondad y tu amor me acompañan
a lo largo de mis días,
y en tu casa, oh Señor, por siempre viviré.
¹ The Lord is my shepherd;
I have all that I need.
² He lets me rest in green meadows;
he leads me beside peaceful streams.
³ He renews my strength.
He guides me along right paths,
bringing honor to his name.
⁴ Even when I walk
through the darkest valley,
I will not be afraid,
for you are close beside me.
Your rod and your staff
protect and comfort me.
⁵ You prepare a feast for me
in the presence of my enemies.
You honor me by anointing my head with oil.
My cup overflows with blessings.
⁶ Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me
all the days of my life,
and I will live in the house of the Lord
forever.

Los abuelos en Mexico...

Grandma and Grandpa were recently able to visit for a couple of weeks. After a long, 24 hour bus ride from Tucson, AZ, they finally arrived in Guadalajara on April 7th. It was great to have them visit and show them some of our hangouts.




Hector makes beautiful hand-made jewelry and sells it at the "Thrift Shop" where some of the proceeds go to support the Hope House.





The butcher in Jocotepec where we often get our carne molida de res (ground beef).














The Hope House.



















I like this picture of a bunch of radishes (photo by Grandma).

Miscellaneous scenes in Mexico...

The street we now live on. Behind the fence on the left lives Jim (the homeless man described in an earlier post). Pray that we would reflect Christ to him, and that he comes to know Christ as Savior and Lord.






Anna and our neighbor (Diego) inspecting a snake recently killed by some workers.















The local church we attend. They have services in both English and Spanish.