Dear friends,

             Now that the new semester is drawing near at BUAP (the university where we work), we want to let you know that this year we will be part of a staff team that are working with college students at different universities in the city of Puebla.  We will learn more about what this new team dynamic will look like at BUAP after our national staff conference next week.

             Speaking of the university where we will be working. there are several student leaders who want to serve in the university to reach more students with the message of the Gospel, many of whom we met this year and are eager to be part of what God is going to do in the lives of their classmates.  Please pray for us at the beginning of this new semester as we begin to plan with the student what we would like to do this semester.

Also, as you know, Liz and I are expecting a child on approximately December 17th.  Praise God, her pregnancy is going very well.  She is now coming up on week #21 and it's getting easier to see that her belly is growing.  The picture is from her baby shower with 2 of her cousins who are also expecting.  Thank you all for praying for her health and the baby's health.  On August 12th we have an appointment with the doctor and that day we will probably find out if it is a girl or a boy.  Bets, anyone?  We will let you know as soon as we know.

This summer we took some time to invite other people to invest in the ministry to college students.  Praise God, we met lots of people and many of them have already begun supporting us.  We are very glad to see how God introduced us to people who are now part of our missionary supporter team.  Also, thank you for praying for God's provision for our needs.  We were able to raise enough support to cover our monthly expenses, but we still need to raise support for the conference expenses, mission projects, and student retreats that we have throughout the year.  We are confident that God will provide for these needs in His time.  Please pray for God to continue providing for our expenses.

While we were inviting others to support us, we could see God's faithfulness in our lives, we were reminded that God is the one who provides for us, and knew that it was God who introduced us to new people to tell them about how God is expanding His kingdom all over the world and how people can take an active role in reaching the world for Christ.  We pray that we and all our ministry supporters remember that what we do (praying, sharing the Gospel, serving, giving) has a true and significant impact on eternity.

Thank you for praying for us and supporting us with your resources.  Together we are a team bringing the Gospel of Jesus Christ to university students in Mexico!

 Prayer

Requests

-For the beginning of the new semester, that God gives us students who are ready to hear the message of the Gospel and that He gives us courage to share it.

-For the student leaders, that they take ownership of this movement in the university, and that they would be the standard-bearers of directing and serving in their university.

-That we and the students have a heart that seeks after God and that we obey what the Lord wants us to do.

Sincerely,

Luis and Elizabeth