We went to services here....the Pastor's name is Ricardo Sarinaga
Pastor Ricardo & his wife have a very sad story.....
They were traveling in New Mexico when their van ran out of gas. He walked to
the closest gas station and was bringing gas back when, as he was crossing the
highway a car hit him.....and fled the scene. He laid for three hours before a church
group came upon them and stopped to help. He spent three months in the hospital
recovering; he has diabetes. His leg did not heal right, but he does not want to have
it re-broken, because, with the diabetes, it takes a long time for him to heal. He is
not in any way sad, angry or bitter....he just needs a way to make some money for
his family.
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| Pastor Ricardo & Terry |
Enter Brother Hector....he chose a young man named Pastor Arturo to
teach Pastor Ricardo how to make bread & pasteries! Pastor Arturo had a church
but because of having to work so many hours in a factory, he had to give up his church.
Pastor Arturo knows how to make bread, so they will share the oven.
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| Pastor Ricardo, Brother Hector, Pastor Arturo, Pastor Ricardo's son-in-law & Terry |
bring groups down to help him start a church! I am looking forward to the opportunity
to go down again next year and maybe be involved in that!
The second oven went here...
and they were so excited to get it! They told us they will use the oven for outreach
programs like VBS. They also plan for the ladies of the church to make cookies
with children so their mother's can hear the gospel! As I said, they were so excited
to get this oven, they had already posted about it's arrival and their excitement about
it on social media before we even got to the boarder!
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| Pastor Luna's wife, Terry, Brother Hector & Pastor Luna. |
as well. I believe he may have muscular dystrophy. He has been to several doctors
but they do not know what is wrong with him. He is in a wheelchair, but he is getting
stronger and can walk a short time on crutches.
After we delivered the second oven, we went back to Ebenezer Baptist Church for
lunch. We enjoyed the time of fellowship with their people, even though our Spanish
is so limited. It was a blessed Mother's Day, even though I did not get to spend the
majority of it with my children. God allowed us to be a part of some great things
during our time in Texas & Mexico and we look forward to what else He will have
us to do! He is a great God who does great things because He loves us!
