Dear friends,
We hope you are doing well. We have been bit busy lately preparing talks for a busy week of ministry. Allow us to take you through our week, October 9th-16th.
On Sunday(9) Luis shared at our church, El Faro (Lighthouse), about how to be disciples 5G. With the advancement of technology we have 4th generation cell phones but what will the 5th generation bring. He shared 5 characteristics of what he thinks a 5G disciple should look like. We thanks you for your prayers as many shared that they were encouraged and challenged by the talk.
Monday(10) we went to Tec de Monterrey where Luis shared with the guy’s basketball team about the importance of being trustworthy and how this quality in character can help them as a team and in their daily lives. We did trust falls as an activity to help them trust their teammates more. This next week Luis will talk about how to value others on the team.
Some friends who work with another student ministry at UDLAP invited Luis to participate in their weekly talk on Tuesday(11) night. This particular week the talk was about sex and encouraging students to wait for marriage. Another missionary and Luis gave the talk as he was asked to share from a man´s perspective. Thankfully it went really well.
Wednesday(12) we were at BUAP for our weekly talk. We had a guest speaker, Carlos Miranda, who worked for over 20 years with Campus Crusade. He shared about if God is good why He allows bad things to happen. This last week he shared about Evolution from a Christian perspective. It was encouraging to see several new faces at our meetings who were interested in the topic. Next Wednesday will be Carlos´s last talk and we will be doing a question and answer forum called Christianity on Trial. Please pray that God would work in the hearts of many to know Him more.
Thursday(13) was our regular English Club meeting at BUAP. It is exciting to see several students bring their friends to the club. This last Thursday we had a fun day where we played charades with the students in English. We had a lot of fun along with a lot of laughs. There were about 8 students who wanted to continue to hang out with us so we went to lunch and played another game. It is great to be able to develop friendships with the students through the English club. We also use the English club as a way to invite the students to our weekly talks on Wednesdays. 
Friday-Sunday(14-16) was our fall retreat with students from Xalapa and Puebla. We spent the weekend in the beautiful countryside at a cabin near Xalapa. Upon arriving the electric generator gave out and we spent the rest of the weekend without electricity. The consensus was that it made the weekend even more fun. Many of the students that joined us from Xalapa shared that they were “in process” and haven’t made a decision to make God first yet. Other students who have made that decision already opened up about challenges they were dealing with, and the retreat was a time for them to grow in their relationship with God. 
After a wonderful whirlwind week of ministry we were able to visit Luis’s family in Xalapa from Sunday until Tuesday afternoon. We enjoyed the blessing of rest and time with family as we don’t get to see them very often. The family is getting excited to meet our baby when she is born.
As you can tell last week was a busy week but we were grateful for all the blessings that came with it. Fortunately, God allowed me to have a pleasant trip without complications. I am now in my 32nd week which means this little one could be showing up in 6-8 weeks! Thank you for your continued prayers for the ministry and for our family.
Prayer Requests
-That God would continue to work in the lives of the students who attended the fall retreat.
-That God would provide opportunities to share the Gospel with the students on the basketball and baseball teams.
-That God would continue to protect both Liz and the baby’s health.
Luis and Elizabeth Pomares
