Bits from the Baja E-mail Update: May 6, 2012

"Felipe, what do I need to do?" asked M at their weekly Bible study just after Easter. It has been a real joy to witness the process of God drawing both M and his wife. Please continue to pray for them as they seek the Truth. God's promise to Israel still holds true, "You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart." (Jer. 29:13) While he and his wife did not make a commitment that day, we trust that as this precious family seeks God and His Word, they will find Him. We are excited to see how He will use them. Please pray with us that they will make the all important decision to give their hearts and lives to the Lord.

In our last update, we asked prayer for the Easter week youth camp. Thank you so much for your prayers. 130 youth from more than 5 churches in 3 cities participated in the camp. The youth from Iglesia Emanuel attended. It was a HUGE blessing to spend time with so many of them for the week. It was beautiful to see two of our youth serving on the worship team during the camp. Each evening, the Bible lesson dealt with the different relationships in their lives and each night, they were asked to consider posting their name on a wall of commitment. Please pray for those youth to remain firm in those commitments to honor Him in all their relationships. Please also pray for those who committed their lives to the Lord for the first time, that they will continue to grow in their faith and that people will come along side them to help disciple them.

We just closed out the Spring cycle of our Saturday morning horse ministry. It was such a joy for me to see several of the youth who seemed so hardened starting to come out of their shells. It is beautiful to see how the horses really help build a bridge into their lives and hearts. Please continue to pray for those children and youth who attended. Pray that they will remember the lessons and verses but most of all how much loved they are by God.

The temperatures are already starting to rise here in Southern Baja which means summer is on its way! This will be our first summer here in La Paz and to experience the internship program that Rancho El Camino runs as well as helping host numerous short term teams. Phil will be mainly responsible for the aspects regarding VBS and outreach programs in the MDL neighborhood. Please pray as he works with coordinating the teams and with any other projects where he may be needed. Please praise the Lord with us for continued growth in relationships with several key people in the neighborhood. We can see how the Lord is going before us and opening doors to us. We are excited about several possible partnerships with the local schools and our continued partnership with the government agency for the family (DIF).
Another first for this summer is that Pattie is coordinating our field's annual conference for all of TEAM Mexico missionaries. Please pray for her and her team as they work out all the details. There are still a few key elements up in the air and she would appreciate prayers that all the details fall into place. Please pray that it will be a time of renewal and refreshment as all the missionaries come together to share what God has been doing in their respective ministries as well as hold business meetings.

Our Spring letter is in process and will be coming out soon with plenty of photos but we wanted to share one from the youth camp. It's a shot of us with the youth from Iglesia Emanuel. Thank you so much for being a part of our ministry here!

By His Grace,
The Eager Family