(Originally posted on 5/25)
Hey there everybody,
We hope you have been doing awesome. We just want to give you a quick update on some awesome things that God has been doing.
First off, I want to share a praise report with you that we have been rejoicing over today. Many of you know that we have been praying a lot over the last couple months (the last few weeks especially) for direction from the Lord on our next step. I finish up my Spanish classes next week and hadn't received any clarity from the Lord on what He wanted us to do next. Well, we feel the Lord may be in the process of answering those prayers. I've been serving in the nearby university (UACH) for a little while now by bringing coffee and donuts for the students and just talking with them. This has led to some great conversations as many of them seem really receptive and open to talking about the Lord. I had also been praying for more ways to get involved in the campus. So, I asked one of the teachers that attends our church what I would need to do to become an English teacher at the university. She invited me to come to the school today to talk about what I would need to do. I felt like it was a long-shot and at best I would probably get a long list of the requirements I needed to complete before being considered. However, I was pleasantly surprised. It turns out that native English speakers that can teach English are in huge demand at the university because they are trying to transition to a bilingual university. They said that my education, experience and Mexican documentation all look good and they were already talking about having me start a class in August, when the next semester begins! I do have another interview next week, so please keep that in prayer, but I couldn't help but be excited about the eagerness they had to bring me into the faculty. I see this as a HUGE open door to get to know more students and point them to Jesus. When we moved here almost a year ago, I didn't know UACH would be such a huge part of our calling here to Chihuahua. However, we have seen God move time and time again in regards to that school. Today was just one more huge confirmation that the Lord is calling me to be a part of His plan to reach UACH with the Gospel. I can't wait to see what the Lord does!
As always, thanks for the prayer and send us an email anytime you want to catch up more. Have a blessed weekend!
-Tim, Priscilla, Josiah & Hannah
Praise Reports
- My first interview for the English teacher position at the university (UACH) went amazing!
- It seems like the Lord has been answering our prayers for guidance and direction by opening up more and more doors at UACH.
- God has really been doing cool things at our Wednesday meetings at the university. We feel we have been able to represent Him to the students and we have had some great conversations about Jesus.
- My Spanish classes are just about finished! It has been hard at times but I have learned so much and it has been really cool to carry on long conversations completely in Spanish.
- Priscilla's Bible study in Soledad has continued to be amazing. The ladies are really starting to open up and God is doing a wonderful work in many of their lives. There still is not a church yet in Soledad, but some of the ladies came with a missionary to our church this past weekend.
Prayer Request
- Please pray for the opportunity to teach English at the university (UACH). Pray for the interview next week that the Lord would continue to move and give me favor if this is indeed part of His plan.
- That God would continue to to move in the hearts of the students we've been able to talk to. We are hopefully going to meet up with a bunch of them off-campus this next weekend, so please pray we get more chances to talk about Jesus and that students give their lives to Jesus. In particular, please pray for Alan, Duval, Brian, another Alan, Alexandria, Alejandro and another Brian.
- That God would continue to grow the ability of myself and the kids to speak Spanish completely fluently.
- That God would continue to move in the women's Bible study in Soledad.
- For His continued provision for all of our needs.
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(Update posted on 6/5)
Hey again everyone,
We just wanted to send out a quick update to the update we put out a little over a week ago. If you didn't see that update, you can find it here. Anyway, in that update we told you all that we were very excited as it seemed like God was opening up doors for me to be an English professor at the university that I have been serving at and praying for (UACH). Well, I officially got the job!!! I will being teaching classes in August when the next semester begins.
This is just the latest confirmation from the Lord that He wants to do something great at UACH and He wants us to be a part of it. We are continuing to build relationships with the students and point them to Jesus and we can't wait to see how much more He wants to do in August when classes start up again! Thanks for you prayer and for rejoicing and praising God with us as He faithfully guides. May His name be glorified in UACH and in Chihuahua!
-Tim