Dear
Friends and Family:
Three
years ago Margarita and I became parents for the first time. As you probably remember, it was a rocky
start to parenthood because our daughter, Ana, was born with respiratory
distress syndrome. With that experience
in mind, Margarita and I honestly had the jitters as we prepared for the birth
of our second child earlier this month. We
instead tried to remember the wonders God
has done in Ana’s life. Meanwhile,
many of you sent us encouraging messages and assured us of your prayer support,
for which we are grateful.
Our and your prayers were indeed answered. On November 7th, at 7:30 A.M., Antoine
Samuel arrived without any complications.
The doctors and medical staff were excellent. Margarita was even more amazing. Please
join us in praising God for his
wonderful acts.
November has been a month of adjustment
for the family. Margarita is recovering. I’m getting used to holding a
newborn again. Ana kisses her little
brother at every opportunity. Antoine spends his day sleeping and eating. Margarita and I are both sleeping little at
night and are finding out that two children are significantly more work than
one. We are grateful for Margarita’s
family who has been helping out quite a bit.
Likewise,
Margarita and I thank all of you who began or resumed giving toward our mission
work in recent months. We will be able
to continue serving in Paraguay with plans to visit the U.S. at the end of
2015. Most of our material needs are met
for the time being; though, please pray
with us for direction and the resources necessary to complete the construction
of our house this year.
November
is the last month of school in Paraguay before summer vacation. Since
my classes wound down, I was able to give presentations about school violence
and other topics in nearby public schools.
I concluded each presentation by encouraging the students to look to the Lord and his strength, no
matter what difficulties they’re facing.
The other day one presentation finished with almost an entire room of
high school students praying with me to return to or to begin walking with Christ. At the New Horizon School, the teachers and I
spent most of this month on testing, grading and saying good-bye to the
students. Please pray for the students’ safety during their vacation. Also, please pray for the New Horizon School
administrators this month as important decisions will be made for next year.
Although Thanksgiving has passed,
as you can see, there is still much to be thankful for. Certainly any day is a good day to give thanks to the Lord and call on His name (Psalm 105).
Yours
truly,
Margarita,
Tim, Ana and Antoine
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