Merida Missions

The Merida, Mexico Mission Team experienced a great amount of love on our trip.  We were blessed to be in Merida during Valentines Day and were asked to speak at the Valentine's banquets for two different churches.  Sunday morning was a special opportunity to preach in the service and to teach about men's ministry during Sunday School.  The evenings were spent leading a church leadership conference, one of the main reasons for the trip.  Bro. Craig Blakeslee spoke each night to the leaders of children's ministry in the churches and then I spoke to the whole group about issues concerning vision, unity, values, discipleship, conflict resolution, and small groups.  We appreciate the Lord's work in bringing us together with ministers from across Merida and allowing us a brief time to disciple them.

We also led in a few evangelistic services where we saw the Lord strengthen small churches and reach several who accepted the Lord as their Savior.  Praise the Lord for each one and for the many who heard the word.

We were blessed with great weather, safe travel, and wonderful food.  Thank you to all who prayed for us and for the Lord to work through us.

On Mission Daily,

Bro. Wade

Second Saturday - Mission Day

What a blessing today was in my life. Our wonderful church family had the privilege of housing another mission group heading into Mexico. This group was special to me as they were from northeast Arkansas, the association where I first served as pastor. They were so appreciative of our church's desire to bless the many groups that travel through our town to obediently serve in God's kingdom work in the valley and in Mexico.

We also held our intial Second Saturday missions day and I was blessed to join with several members in our church and some who do attend our church to minister to the Warner family again. We continued the remodel process on their home. Allison is improving daily in the Cleveland Clinic. Please continue to pray for her improvement and healing. Please consider ministering to others by participating in the next Second Saturday. We believe this will be a strong ministry in our church for many years to come.

Blessed to be a servant,
Bro. Wade

People on Mission

When a church is on mission with God, you can see it in many little ways. This past week there were so many ways FBC Harlingen evidenced it is on mission with God.

Four men travelled through Mexico for a week, three of them riding motorcycles, and they were used by God to travel over 1,200 miles to see 50 people come to know Jesus as their personal Savior. This was a great trip and I look forward to our church hearing about it this Sunday in the morning services; pray for Randy Rister as he shares this great testimony.

Randy also did a chalk drawing on Wednesday evening for our AWANA ministry. During this service God shared the gospel through Randy and 3 children accepted Christ as Savior and 3 others committed to be baptized. This Sunday morning we will see the testimony of some of those children and celebrate with their families. One of these children is celebrating her birthday this Sunday and she looks forward to being baptized on that special day.

Bro. Frank shared with our church the opportunity we had to minister to those in Eagle Pass whose lives had been changed by the tornadoes. We have seen our church family respond in love by purchasing items and giving financially to see these families cared for during this difficult time. The group leaves Saturday morning to carry the items to Eagle Pass, we pray for their safe travel.

This next week we have the privilege of helping a new family to our church to load their belongings into a moving van and head for Colorado. We will help them load, send them off with prayer and thank the Lord for the short time we had them in our earthly family, and praise the Lord we will see them again some day.

What a great week!!! What a great Lord!!!!! What a privilege to see him serve through us!!!

"Then he said to his disciples, 'The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.'" Matthew 9:37-38

Calling all to the Mission,
Bro. Wade