One of God's wonderful Creations.

Hola;
   This is a picture of me with Sergio, one of God's many wonderful creations! Sergio is one of three children I take to school in Ensenada. Every morning Sergio is waiting at the Gabriel House with his school uniform on and he is vey excited to go off to school! Sergio loves to listen to praise music at the Gabriel house and in my car on the way to school.  One of his His favorite songs is  "Father Abraham ", he does the hand and feet movements during the song. Sergio loves attending class and he receives
 positive feedback from his teacher! Please pray that Sergio will continue to enjoy school and that his love for praise music would continue!
  PSALM 100:1-2
    " MAKE A JOYFUL SHOUT TO THE LORD,ALL YOU LANDS.SERVE THE LORD WITH GLADNESS; COME BEFORE HIS PRESENCE WITH SINGING'
   DIOS LE BENDIGA
~ SENOR ED ~

Meet Pete

I'd like to introduce you to Pete the Pelican. It's not a photo you'd expect to see on our blog, but read on...  We see Pete regularly on the way to the Gabriel House, (and for some reason named him "Pete" and not "Pedro"). When he is joined by other aviation specialists we say that he is having fellowship or a bible study. Anyway, Pete is a great example of one's relationship with God. Although we love to see Pete every day, he doesn't move along. He is content to stay where he is. Many times that is a good idea for all of us. But what else is there, beyond our comfort zones? Beyond our weekly church attendance and bible studies? How often it's easy to just stay on the dock and have God come to us and not meet God elsewhere. I'm not talking about packing up and moving to Mexico. I'm talking about matters of the heart, our spiritual location. And I'm not preaching to you - I'm sharing where I often wind up... on the dock, waiting for God to come and fix my problems or restore me to right fellowship with Him. Even though we physically stepped out to Mexico, God wants me to continually step out spirituall, like Peter walking on water. Yet is was only when he looked at Jesus, and not at his feet, did he succeed. So that's the message God's placed on my life this week - to step out on the water, looking up, and trusting Him with each step. He will open up the way before me if I take steps of trust. So, that's where I am today. I need prayers on stepping out and trusting God, not myself, with all matters. Thanks for listening!

Ed with Emiliano

Speaking of "stepping out", this little Emiliano is on his way to school. He steps out in faith each time he tries to walk (he is learning to move upright). He is learning day by day. Emiliano now attends school by himself in the afternoon. Doesn't he look adorable in his little uniform! Thank you for your prayers for him... continue to pray as he adjusts to his new life at the Gabriel House. 

Teddy

Hello Teddy! Teddy and I share the same birthday! So in November we will do something special together. We will try to something away from the Gabriel House, because that is alwasy a treat for the children! We also both love yellow! It's special to have a "birthday buddy" in Mexico because my original birthday buddy is far away in New Hampshire, (my nephew Nathan - the BEST birthday present ever)! Teddy is bilingual and has a great sense of humor. He often tells us the wrong word and then laughs when we try to use it while speaking! This is a photo of him at church. He loves going to church, clapping to the music, hearing the Word of God, and having special time with others. Their church is wonderful. They see those who come from the Gabriel House as God sees them - on the inside, not the pyhsical outside. Thank you Jesus for this church! Thank you Jesus for Teddy! 

Thank you all for your continued prayers, support and encouragement! Dios le bendiga, God Bless you! Jill

Mark 10:27

Hola:
    During our bible reading this morning, this verse caught our attention: MARK 10:27 " WHOEVER RECEIVES ONE OF THESE LITTLE CHILDREN IN MY NAME RECEIVES ME '
  Three other children started school this week. They are very, very, very excited in the morning when I pick them up for school. The school is about twenty minutes from the Gabrielle House. The children are currently going for two hours each day. I am planning on taking a free sign language class while they are in school.
   Thank-You for your continued prayers and support!
~ Senor Ed ~

The Light of the World

Finally! Some photos! These are photos of Ed and I when the Dental Clinic came to the Gabriel House. Ed is holding Emiliano while he gets examined, and I am helping out with Ely.
This week Ed has been able to bring more children to special education school! Three Downs Syndrome children are going to school designed for their special needs. They are so excited every day! And they look adorable in their uniforms (all schools have uniform codes here) and their backpacks! This is a huge answer to prayer!
Other children are taught right at the Gabriel House with their teachers (Maestos) Lili and Jesus (Hey-zoos). The older ones are learning multiplication now - my Mom would be so happy!
We have met a special couple who come to the GH twice a week, every week, to play with and love on the children. They are fellow believers and live just 8 doors down from us! We are both looking for a church, so please keep that in your prayers. We are going to one in Ensenada this Sunday. It has both English and Spanish services. It would be wonderful to attend the Spanish ones soon!
So Ed says the other day: "I was thinking about Emiliano and his blindness, and how wonderful it will be when the first thing he ever sees will be Jesus!" WOW!
And Emilano is aware of light and dark... how I wish we all were that spiritually aware...
Praying for the light of Jesus in your lives, Jill

"I am the light of the world; he who follows me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life" John 8:12
"Yo soy la luz del mundo. El que me singue no andara en tinieblas, sino que tendra la luz de la vida." Juan 8:12

Let the little children come unto me...

Tuesday we had the honor and priviledge of assisting Mexican Medical's Dental Unit and visiting Team of dentists and doctors. The mobile dental trailer was driven up from San Vicente - an hour south of us, and inidentally the location of our first missions trip to Mexico! Volunteers and Mexican Medical staff arrived in the morning and one by one the children had their teeth worked on. Some had cleanings, others fillings, even extractions. I became an assistant and learned how to operate suction while the dentist cleaned. Ed loveed his job: holding the little ones. The ones who needed help sitting, staying still, and needing encouragement sat in his lap... Ed was sad when the job was over.

Today is the anniversary of our departure from NH... it's hard to believe it's only been a month! So much has changed in our lives!

Thank you for your prayers and encouragement!
Jill

one month!!

Hola:
  well it has been one month since we left Jefferson, N.H.! Praise God we have not been sick! Thank-You everyone for praying for us! I am getting more into a routine now. I am taking Emiliano to school in the afternoon! He is improving everyday! I plan to mentor another boy Jose in the mornings! Thank-You for your continued prayers and support!
   ~ Senor Ed ~

From Jill

Well, it's been awhile since I posted here.... Senor Ed likes to have all the fun! We will be posting photos soon - our camera battery died and we lost the charger somwhere between Arizona and Mexico...another oops! Tomorrow, Tuesday, the Mobile Dental Unit of Mexican Medical will be at the Gabriel House! Several of the children will under -go anesthisia for oral surgery or just routine work (becasue they would not be able to sit still for their cleanings and such) Please keep them in your prayers. The dental unit is in a Mobile home that MexMed has outfitted as a dental office. It is housed about an hour south of here in San Vicente, which is where we first landed in Mexico several years ago!
Today, Monday, is Ed's second day at school with Emiliano, a 4 year old boy who is blind. Please pray that their day would go smoothly and that he would soon find peace. He has just been seperated from his mother, who is in the last stages of dying from Lupus. He is also used to being alone, and the Gabriel House is full of different children and adults. Plus, Ed is new to him, and so is school.
You may wonder why he is schooling outside of the Gabreil House. The classroom at GH is designed for childern who can learn on their own, with some catering to each ones needs - like homeschool. Our little Emiliano needs specific teaching/training for his special needs. There are also 4 other children with Downs Syndrome who may be attending a school in Ensenada (the city 10 miles north of us), again because their needs are special, outside the parameters of the GH classroom. Please pray that they will be able to attend.
At the GH I am often reminded of the Bible verse from Isaiah chapter 61: "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has annointed me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent me (us) to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty for the captives and freedom for those who are bound."
We thank you for your prayers. Remember our prayer verse:  Colossians Chapter 1 "...do not cease to pray for us, and ask that we may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding: that we may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God" and please pray for us to be "strenghtened with all might, according to His glorious power."
We are indebted and humbled by your support. Thank you and God bless you ~ Dios les Bendigas!