The Pomares                     September 2013 Dear friends, We’ve already started the semester here in Puebla and Liz and I are very excited about what is happening with the students in our city and in Mexico.  As you know we have been working with a group of students at BUAP so that they might in turn lead the movement on their campus.  Our vision is to see student-led movements in the Mexican universities.  Therefore we want to take the necessary steps for this to take place.  This semester 4 students from BUAP (Pamela, Jessi, Ricardo, and Alfonso in the picture below) are now the leaders of the movement on this campus.  My role is now to encourage them to continue winning (evangelizing), building (disciplining), and sending (teaching others to do the same) on their campus.  We meet every other week to pray for the university and talk about how we can better serve the students there.  We are so happy because they have been doing an excellent job since the semester has started.  With this change our desire is to start another movement on a different campus.  We continue to pray and plan where would be a good place to start. Meanwhile I am continuing other projects such as my studies at the Birmingham Theological Seminary  in Alabama where I am finishing my second class.  I have been learning so much since I started this online certificate in christian ministry.  I have also begun planning our national conference for next year.  We need to start this early as it is important to have our publicity done as soon as possible,  to begin to invite students from all the cities in the country where we have movements.   I will also be traveling to Lima, Peru the second week of November for 4 days to participate in a committee with other missionaries to continue working to better serve our area in Latin America. On the home front we would like to share that Leah has been doing better with her health.  She has been growing and learning so much.  One of the things she has been interested in lately are insects, and she likes to say “Bug! Bug!”.  Ian on the other hand hasn't been feeling very well.  About 3 weeks ago he got a rash on his face and when we went to his check-up where the pediatrician told us that most likely Ian is allergic to the protein in Milk, as well as having acid re-flux.  Therefore, Liz had to change her diet and isn't eating anything that has milk or soy in it.  Now Ian’s face is doing better, but he is having a difficult time going to the bathroom.  With the medicine that the Dr. prescribed and the change in diet for Liz he is starting to feel better.

We thank you so much for your prayer and financial support.  These last few months have brought many unexpected medical costs, but God has provided for us thanks to you. Please pray for the following: The movement at BUAP, that God would continue to encourage the students to reach other students with the gospel. For the next campus that we will begin to plant a movement, that God would open doors so more students would know Christ. For Ian’s health, for wisdom as we take steps to know more about his allergy, for the rash on his face to completely heal, and that he would be able to go the bathroom on his own.   For our finances, that God would continue to provide for our monthly expenses.

Luis, Liz, Leah, and Ian Pomares "Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm.  Let nothing move you.  Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain." 1 Cor. 15:58