Hello everyone,
As the picture above already gave away, we are so blessed and excited to announce that Priscilla is pregnant with our third child! She is just finishing up her first trimester, so we look forward to welcoming the newest addition to the Ives family in January! For those that we've been able to talk with in-depth before, you know that this is a big answer to years of prayer. Priscilla has gone through three miscarriages over the years but we have still always desired to add more to our family if it was the Lord's will. We've prayed a lot for this baby and ask you to continue joining us in prayer for the health of Priscilla and the baby. In the first couple appointments, the doctor was very pleased with the baby's heartbeat and everything else he saw. However, a couple weeks ago Priscilla wasn't feeling good and after going in for another check-up with the doctor, she was prescribed bed-rest for a week. She is feeling better now and everything seems good with the baby but we ask you to continue joining us in prayer. We know that this baby has been sustained by the Lord and we trust in faith that God will continue sustaining as he/she is formed.
We also appreciate your continued support in prayer for the church (Roca Norte) and other ministry here. To be totally honest, it has been difficult and discouraging at times. We were only a church for about six months when Coronavirus hit and the city went into lock-down. Today, I heard one pastor in the U.S. say that this has been the most challenging thing his church has faced in its 20 years of existence. I guess that made me feel a little better about how we as a baby church have been able to handle it. :) The Mexican government (and especially the government in Chihuahua) has been very cautious with the restrictions, so churches still aren't legally allowed to meet for corporate gatherings. We have continued doing our Sunday United Church services and our Friday House Church meetings virtually the whole time. We are praying about starting to offer in-person House Church meetings in the next few weeks--outdoors and with precautions. One benefit of being a small church is that we've been able to stay in consistent contact with everyone in the church to see how they're doing. As the pastor it just really weighs heavily on my heart that the people are growing in their walks with Jesus and not just getting content sitting in front of a screen. I've also been praying a lot that we would find more ways to reach the lost during this unprecedented season. Thanks for joining with us and supporting us in all of this. We love you guys!
-Tim, Priscilla, Josiah, Hannah & new baby Ives :)
Eph. 3:20-21
Praise Reports
-Priscilla is pregnant and both she and the baby are doing well!
-The quarantine has really brought us closer together as a family!
-God has continued to provide for us and sustain us throughout the quarantine!
-God provided sound equipment for Roca Norte so that we can better transmit our services virtually!
Prayer Request
-For continued health for Priscilla and the baby.
-The owner of our house wants to sell it, so we have to move out in the next three months. Please pray that God will provide another house for us and that He will provide for us financially as well.
-That God would give us wisdom with what to do with our kids for school. We were planning on sending them to a local school but since it looks like they will be doing everything virtually we are seriously considering Home School instead.
-For the Lord's leading with the church and how we can minister well during the lock-down.
-For wisdom and guidance with how to best return to in-person meetings and services (especially for the HC meetings and a Bible study that we are praying about resuming in-person soon).
-For rest for me and the family as this season has been a busy one and we haven't rested for a while.
