A bag of scorpions...

"Twenty years ago you wouldn’t have traded me for a bag of scorpions" – those were the words from Javier, a gentleman who visited our ministry yesterday . I asked him what caused the change in his life and he said it was the Lord. He ended up buying a bilingual Bible from us, and donated an extra $60 towards the ministry. He said he hasn’t been tithing as he should, and wanted to give the money to help our ministry.

Here are a few of the other opportunities the Lord has given us in recent days to be a blessing:

We gave a box of Spanish NT to Rafael – he does evangelism in Nuevo Laredo and was very thankful to have the Bibles. We also gave Spanish Bibles and books to Vincente, Chuy and Junior from the Jacob’s Well Center – a Christian nonprofit that helps the homeless and people with addictions in Laredo. They minister by sharing the Gospel, discipleship, and helping them rejoin society in a productive way (job assistance).

There's also a young hispanic man around 22 or 23 years of age who's a member of a local Spanish Baptist Church who has been buying books by Calvin, a set of commentaries on Isaiah, and several other scholarly tomes. He is just hungry to study God's Word. He considers our ministry a "gold mine", and it has been a blessing to be here for him and others like him.

We had a lady “Sandra” visit us and spend almost $50 on books and Bibles. She exclaimed what a blessing it was to have us here in Laredo.

I also picked up a pallet of books and Bibles recently at the trucking warehouse. While Josh and I were carrying the boxes to the Durango, a Mexican gentleman (I think he probably drives a truck) started a conversation with us. He indicated that it was important to teach our children about God, so I told him what we are doing. It just so happened that the boxes we were moving were Spanish NTs, so I tore open a box and gave him four Bibles for himself and para distribuir (to distribute), he was very excited and immediately gave one to a fellow truck driver.

These are just a few examples of how the Lord has allowed us to minister in this dry and thirsty land - our prayer is that He would be glorified and that many will continue to come to faith in Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord.