Submitted by Sunset Alumni on Thu, 11/17/2011 - 00:32 from Omar and Tana Palafox, View Original Posting
La Libertad Church and their fellowship time
If we could imagine hearing this: "God bless you, Simon, son of Jonah! You didn't get that answer out of books or from teachers. My Father in heaven, God himself, let you in on this secret of who I really am. And now I'm going to tell you who you are, really are. You are Peter, a rock. This is the rock on which I will put together my church, a church so expansive with energy that not even the gates of hell will be able to keep it out"
Submitted by Sunset Alumni on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 16:03 from Omar and Tana Palafox, View Original Posting
Weeks have passed and the first month of the year is gone. Ministry has not been a routine for some time now. It is remarkable to realize that in God's kingdom we are moving forward every day to loving people, serving people, and to fight a broken world. In the summer of 2003 we started the process of moving to Leon. And since we started thinking and praying for Leon our prayers were very specific. And God answered every one of those prayers as he saw best. Today we praise His name for the work AIMers, missionaries, churches, and friends have done to achieve what we have now. See it is more than just baptizing people. (Although that is very necessary!) What we mean is that we are commanded to follow "and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you." It is this part of the great commission where many missionaries have lacked commitment. Our trust in Jesus' words to build his church is key here.
Submitted by Sunset Alumni on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 03:53 from Omar and Tana Palafox, View Original Posting
Another great Week! Since our last post, we have had more time to finish the Aim boy's apartment. This Sunday was their last sunday with the Leon Sur congregation. They still have one week in Mexico before they head out to the states.
Submitted by Sunset Alumni on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 04:35 from Follow the Reyes Family, View Original Posting
Our family met a woman named Veronica about two weeks after we had arrived in Mexico. She is a very sweet woman and has a big heart. She is a single mom who is raising three kids. We have asked for our prayer group to be praying for Veronica, her sons Antonio, Isaac, and her daughter Sarai. For almost two years we have tried to reach out and serve her and her family. It has taken a lot of patience and long suffering but God is good and he will draw people to himself throw us. Our team has invested greatly into this family and are really excited about the gifts Veronica brings to the body of Christ. After attending the services and having personal studies she finally told me she no longer needed to investigate because she knows what she must do to have salvation and follow Christ.
Submitted by Sunset Alumni on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 01:59 from Omar and Tana Palafox, View Original Posting
"Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed."
Submitted by Sunset Alumni on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 06:00
Prayer Partners,
I want to apologize for my newsletter being so late. Things were really intense while my teammates where on their furloughs. At one point I was averaging three personal Bible Studying, my preacher class, teaching the small group, preaching each Sunday, Spanish class, and still finding one evening to spend with the family, and one evening with my wife. I promise my lack of communication was not a matter of laziness. Everyone is back and things are finally back to normal (whatever that is). I highly value my prayer partners and supports and believe they must know how things are going here in Cuernavaca, Mexico. In the end God is good and He did many things through all this business. Please open, read, and pray for the things you find inside our newsletter. Thank you for your support of God's mission in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
Submitted by Sunset Alumni on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 01:54 from Omar and Tana Palafox, View Original Posting
Our week end was filled with much blessings, and also great challenges. Worship was about seventy people. And Ben Baker started the new lessons from the Gospel according to John for the semester. He did a good job in presenting Jesus to the church as the writer intended to compose. Most of the church is beginning to realize that 2012 will be a blessed year.
Submitted by Sunset Alumni on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 06:00
Dear friends and family, Happy new year! Attached you will find our last newsletter of 2011, we would like to thank you for your love and prayers for our family. We are looking forward to see what God has in store for us in 2012. God Bless Lalo, Jamie, Liam & Jonah Rocha
Submitted by Sunset Alumni on Tue, 01/03/2012 - 18:53 from Omar and Tana Palafox, View Original Posting
WE started the year with a new congregtion in worship. Our time with the El Colli Church of Christ has always been a great time. It is in this congregation that my ministry started many some 22 years ago. The congregation lead by my parents is a blessing to many not only locally, but in other places like us in Leon. Their work is a place where disicpleship and church planting is part of everyday life. Many have been blessed to now be in different churches but they were brought to Jesus here.
