{About the pictures: “I get by with a little help from my friends.”]
Dear Friends of Mexico Ministries:
By the time you receive this newsletter, Mary Lou and I will have celebrated our 84th and 86th late July birthdays, and we are at the age now where from time to time we both need a little help. There should never be embarrassment in asking for help. In fact, Saint Paul tells us that “helps” is one of the gifts of the Spirit (1 Corinthians 12.28).
When Joshua went out to fight the Amalekites, Moses stationed himself on top of a hill and interceded, extending his staff out toward the battle. When he grew weary and lowered his staff, the tide of the battle turned against the Israelites, so Aaron and Hur sat Moses on a boulder and lifted his arms, “thus his hands were steady until the sun set and Joshua overwhelmed Amalek.” (Exodus 17.12-13)
I am still committed to being in Mexico, but now more than ever I need help to do that. I need someone with a wheelchair to maneuver me through the crowded airports, I need someone to pick me up and drive me and get me to my room. I need help making it up steep slopes or rough trails. In April we built a beautiful church on a mountaintop which the locals had leveled for the building. When we arrived the foundation and block walls were completed. From where we parked we had to follow a steep and narrow path wide enough for one person. One man went ahead of me holding my arm, another was behind, holding onto my belt. But we made it to the site and finished the work! My role was to accept help from others in my time of need.
My entire ministry in Mexico has been one of helps. Helping congregations, families, pastors, orphans, widows, the infirm, and those in need. In a few weeks I will be back in Mexico, hitching a ride in a wheelchair, being a passenger while a friend is at the wheel, off to build yet another church. I thank God for all the good help I have when I go to Mexico, and I thank Him and all our friends and supporters for helping me help others.
God bless you,
Larry