Sunday, August 30, 2009
Another Urgent Prayer Request
We are beginning to feel the ripple effects of getting orphan-status for the children at Lily and other orphanages. DIF is contacting the parents and pressuring them to terminate their rights. A dad of the sibling group of Ana,Gabby, Antonio and Jacqueline has arrived at the orphanage this weekend and he is demanding to take the kids into his custody. Apparently he has 'papers' from DIF which will allow this. This is a very complicated case where this man is the dad to some of the children, but not all and the mother is deceased. He has also raped one of the girls. Please help us pray that he will not be able to take the children tomorrow.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Our Amazing God is still at work...
The following is the lastest update: First, Angel's surgery on his arm lasted 6 hours! He also has a broken leg and nose....no more broken bones!
Secondly, the exciting news is that when Mama and Papa talked to him he told them: "God gave me a second chance at heaven; I asked Jesus to be my Savior"! However, the other 3 boys also prayed to receive Chirst! They told Jean that Angel "...is a different boy. He's telling others in the hospital about Jesus". Praise God for His wondrous power to use a bad accident to bring eternal life to 4 boys and much glory to Himself! Angel will be cared for in a private home for a time because he will need more care than they could give at the orphanage.
Secondly, the exciting news is that when Mama and Papa talked to him he told them: "God gave me a second chance at heaven; I asked Jesus to be my Savior"! However, the other 3 boys also prayed to receive Chirst! They told Jean that Angel "...is a different boy. He's telling others in the hospital about Jesus". Praise God for His wondrous power to use a bad accident to bring eternal life to 4 boys and much glory to Himself! Angel will be cared for in a private home for a time because he will need more care than they could give at the orphanage.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Urgent Prayer Request
Angel, the oldest son that Riley's are trying to adopt, has been in an accident. He was one of 2 boys riding in the back of the old blue Ford Ranger that flipped over when the driver lost control of the vehicle. He has several broken bones...the worst being a broken arm that will require a large metal plate and many screws. The surgery is today, August 23rd at 12 noon Chihuahua time. The other 3 boys are out of the hospital and the worst of the three had 32 stitches. Angel was injured more severely than the others, but apparently he was concerned for the other kids, seeing a lot of blood, and ran back to the orphanage for help (over 2 kilometers). He did this with a broken leg, foot, nose and a severely broken arm. Apparently he collapsed after he made it to the orphanage to get help for the others.
I will do my best to update you on his progress. This accident has happened after a revival broke out at Lily. The enemy is fighting...
I will do my best to update you on his progress. This accident has happened after a revival broke out at Lily. The enemy is fighting...
Monday, August 17, 2009
Update from Lopez family visit
I just received an e-mail from my friend, Martha Lopez. Her family just returned from Lily and Santa Rosa. I know you will be blessed by her letter as I was:
Hola everyone!
We want to thank everyone for their prayers and support during our trip to Chihuahua. As always, God is glorified and praised for the great and mighty things He has done and is doing. Thank the Lord that much was accomplished but there is still so much work to be done. We miss the people and the children terribly but we know that God has an amazing plan for Lily, Santa Rosa and for us.
Praise the Lord everything was crossed successfully through the Mexican border - no problems. Yes, the Lord does blind the eyes of those custom officials! Everything from school supplies, shoes, clothing, lotions, vitamins, 10 comforters for the little girl's dorm, commerical kitchen items, a wheelchair and etc., etc., arrived safely at its destination with much thanks and joy. Thank you so much to God's children who gave - we wish that you could see for yourself the smiles you bring to each child from Lily to the sierra. We were also able to stock up Lily's food pantry and buy food for the sierra from the generous donations from Town East Baptist and others who gave cash donations. Thank you hermanos! All school supplies were purchased here in Dallas and were received by a kinder teacher in Santa Rosa - she was overjoyed and thankful and said now the children will have adequate school supplies for the year. What a blessing!
The Lord is doing amazing things at Lily. The Spirit truly does move in that place and we were so humbled to be part of it through morning prayer and devotionals. I believe this is what we miss the most - we have committed ourselves to seeking more of HIM as our brothers and sisters do at Lily and the example that Mama and Papa are to us is worth all the struggles we go through (which is minimal compared to what they go through on a daily basis).
We were able to take 8 girls (Belem, Fabiola, Luz, Chela, Juanita, Vickie, Rubi & Marcela) to Santa Rosa. The girls helped w/ the Bible studies and crafts for the children, and they helped in the kitchen - the Lord once again provided food for over 100 people! We did home visits and took food to the needy families of the church (this food was provided by Lily as the kids gave $1800 pesos = to $180 US. which was collected in one morning by the children and the staff! ) They also gave 3 bags full of clothes and toys, something Papa Lalo calls Ofrenda Loca (Crazy Offering). This is another example Lily gives us - their spirit of giving. We know why the Lord blesses them so much.
There is spiritual warfare going on at Lily - God is doing mighty things there and Satan is on the prowl - please keep God's servants (Ed and Rosa Salo and their staff) in your prayers as they fight daily Satanic attacks and as they minister to hurting and abondened children. Please pray for missionary Raul Jimenez, 66 year old servant of God who perseveres in taking the gospel to the sierras of Chihuahua. There is a small church in Santa Rosa meeting on a weekly basis and they have a need of their own building which is being built slowly as lack of funds keep the building from being finished. Raul lives in Chihuahua and travels 3 hours once a week to go preach and meet w/ the church - not just in Santa Rosa but in surrounding communities. Pray for his safety and strength and that God will raise a leader, someone to pastor this infant and growing church in the sierra.
As always there are so, so many stories to tell and share but I find myself at loss for words and you probably don't want to sit here and read a long e-mail as you are already. I'll be bold and say this though, that we as Christians here in the US need to remember our Brothers and Sisters in Christ in other countries who truly know what it's like to struggle, what it's like to go without and who truly know what persecution is. I saw a video last week on prayer and something caught my attention - the speaker said - don't pray for the hungry if you have food to share. We are so abundantly blessed in this wonderful country, the church in the US is blessed abundantly but may we feel uncomfortable when we have food to share and we don't, when we have extra money to buy fast food or other needless things(fast food is bad for you anyways :) but we can't give extra to missions. Someone asked me why we go to Chihuahua - I found the answer to the question these past 2 weeks - because there are faithful Christians in Mexico and around the world praying that we go, that we give, praying that we would care. When we go, God is answering their prayers, when we give to expand His kingdom and to feed his little children - not just physically but more importantly spiritually - God is answering their prayers. "Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act." Proverbs 3:27 Thanks once again to our "hermanos" who do give and do care - may the Lord continue to bless you.
Next trip to Chihuahua prayerfully will be December 12 -19. "Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen." Ephesians 3:20-21
En el Servicio del Señor,
Familia Lopez
Hola everyone!
We want to thank everyone for their prayers and support during our trip to Chihuahua. As always, God is glorified and praised for the great and mighty things He has done and is doing. Thank the Lord that much was accomplished but there is still so much work to be done. We miss the people and the children terribly but we know that God has an amazing plan for Lily, Santa Rosa and for us.
Praise the Lord everything was crossed successfully through the Mexican border - no problems. Yes, the Lord does blind the eyes of those custom officials! Everything from school supplies, shoes, clothing, lotions, vitamins, 10 comforters for the little girl's dorm, commerical kitchen items, a wheelchair and etc., etc., arrived safely at its destination with much thanks and joy. Thank you so much to God's children who gave - we wish that you could see for yourself the smiles you bring to each child from Lily to the sierra. We were also able to stock up Lily's food pantry and buy food for the sierra from the generous donations from Town East Baptist and others who gave cash donations. Thank you hermanos! All school supplies were purchased here in Dallas and were received by a kinder teacher in Santa Rosa - she was overjoyed and thankful and said now the children will have adequate school supplies for the year. What a blessing!
The Lord is doing amazing things at Lily. The Spirit truly does move in that place and we were so humbled to be part of it through morning prayer and devotionals. I believe this is what we miss the most - we have committed ourselves to seeking more of HIM as our brothers and sisters do at Lily and the example that Mama and Papa are to us is worth all the struggles we go through (which is minimal compared to what they go through on a daily basis).
We were able to take 8 girls (Belem, Fabiola, Luz, Chela, Juanita, Vickie, Rubi & Marcela) to Santa Rosa. The girls helped w/ the Bible studies and crafts for the children, and they helped in the kitchen - the Lord once again provided food for over 100 people! We did home visits and took food to the needy families of the church (this food was provided by Lily as the kids gave $1800 pesos = to $180 US. which was collected in one morning by the children and the staff! ) They also gave 3 bags full of clothes and toys, something Papa Lalo calls Ofrenda Loca (Crazy Offering). This is another example Lily gives us - their spirit of giving. We know why the Lord blesses them so much.
There is spiritual warfare going on at Lily - God is doing mighty things there and Satan is on the prowl - please keep God's servants (Ed and Rosa Salo and their staff) in your prayers as they fight daily Satanic attacks and as they minister to hurting and abondened children. Please pray for missionary Raul Jimenez, 66 year old servant of God who perseveres in taking the gospel to the sierras of Chihuahua. There is a small church in Santa Rosa meeting on a weekly basis and they have a need of their own building which is being built slowly as lack of funds keep the building from being finished. Raul lives in Chihuahua and travels 3 hours once a week to go preach and meet w/ the church - not just in Santa Rosa but in surrounding communities. Pray for his safety and strength and that God will raise a leader, someone to pastor this infant and growing church in the sierra.
As always there are so, so many stories to tell and share but I find myself at loss for words and you probably don't want to sit here and read a long e-mail as you are already. I'll be bold and say this though, that we as Christians here in the US need to remember our Brothers and Sisters in Christ in other countries who truly know what it's like to struggle, what it's like to go without and who truly know what persecution is. I saw a video last week on prayer and something caught my attention - the speaker said - don't pray for the hungry if you have food to share. We are so abundantly blessed in this wonderful country, the church in the US is blessed abundantly but may we feel uncomfortable when we have food to share and we don't, when we have extra money to buy fast food or other needless things(fast food is bad for you anyways :) but we can't give extra to missions. Someone asked me why we go to Chihuahua - I found the answer to the question these past 2 weeks - because there are faithful Christians in Mexico and around the world praying that we go, that we give, praying that we would care. When we go, God is answering their prayers, when we give to expand His kingdom and to feed his little children - not just physically but more importantly spiritually - God is answering their prayers. "Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act." Proverbs 3:27 Thanks once again to our "hermanos" who do give and do care - may the Lord continue to bless you.
Next trip to Chihuahua prayerfully will be December 12 -19. "Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen." Ephesians 3:20-21
En el Servicio del Señor,
Familia Lopez
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
A Lily Update
There have been many things happening at Lily and I wanted to update everyone. First of all, Martha gave birth to a healthy baby boy yesterday and both Martha and the baby are doing fine. I heard that he is very handsome with lots of thick black hair. There is a family who is exploring the option of adopting Martha, her baby and Martha's 2 brothers. Please help me be in prayer over this. Until then, Martha and the baby will be living with Tia Rapha. I am very excited about this option. It is an answer to much prayer.
A couple weeks ago, while Ed and Rosa were visiting Ed's family in the states, someone walked into the cafeteria and stole the TV, guitars, keyboard and amplifier. You can imagine the sad faces as these things have brought much joy to the children. It sounds like the group that is visiting there now is replacing the television set...which is a blessing. Let's pray in some musical instruments for the kids as well!
I want to throw this out to you. The first week in September, I am hoping we can fly Alex and his family up to Michigan and Minnesota to fuel his interest in helping with future adoptions. It sounds like the cost will be approximately $2,000 in total. If any of you believe in adoptions and would like to help donate money towards this venture, I believe it will yield big results. Alex and his wife have had to testify before the judge for every adoption and say that they have seen the area where the children will be living. It would be so much easier for them to do this after visiting and seeing these places in person. We are especially excited for the opportunity they will have to personally talk with the former Lily kids who have been adopted to see how great they are doing. If any of you are interested in helping, please let me know. My e-mail address is lsbeggs@yahoo.com.
The Chihuahua DIF is actively working on 'orphan-status' for many of the children at Lily. The head of DIF has also given us the names of 11 children who they would like the adoption agency to find homes for. This is the answer to prayer we have asked for. If you would like to explore the option of adoption, please contact Amy Twedt, who will be our contact person for future adoptions. Her number is: amy@prtel.com
Please keep praying for each person at Lily. Satan is fighting, but GOD IS BIGGER!
A couple weeks ago, while Ed and Rosa were visiting Ed's family in the states, someone walked into the cafeteria and stole the TV, guitars, keyboard and amplifier. You can imagine the sad faces as these things have brought much joy to the children. It sounds like the group that is visiting there now is replacing the television set...which is a blessing. Let's pray in some musical instruments for the kids as well!
I want to throw this out to you. The first week in September, I am hoping we can fly Alex and his family up to Michigan and Minnesota to fuel his interest in helping with future adoptions. It sounds like the cost will be approximately $2,000 in total. If any of you believe in adoptions and would like to help donate money towards this venture, I believe it will yield big results. Alex and his wife have had to testify before the judge for every adoption and say that they have seen the area where the children will be living. It would be so much easier for them to do this after visiting and seeing these places in person. We are especially excited for the opportunity they will have to personally talk with the former Lily kids who have been adopted to see how great they are doing. If any of you are interested in helping, please let me know. My e-mail address is lsbeggs@yahoo.com.
The Chihuahua DIF is actively working on 'orphan-status' for many of the children at Lily. The head of DIF has also given us the names of 11 children who they would like the adoption agency to find homes for. This is the answer to prayer we have asked for. If you would like to explore the option of adoption, please contact Amy Twedt, who will be our contact person for future adoptions. Her number is: amy@prtel.com
Please keep praying for each person at Lily. Satan is fighting, but GOD IS BIGGER!
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