Thursday, September 25, 2008

Angelica's update

Below is a brief update about Angelica's recent activities with translation following.

SE QUE DAN HA ESTADO COMPARTIENDO LA VISION DE TRABAJAR EN LA MISION INTEGRAL, QUE COMPRENDE EL COMPARTIR EL EVANGELIO, PERO TAMBIEN PARTICIPAR EN LA COMUNIDAD PARA LOGRAR MEJORAR LAS CONDICIONES DE VIDA DE LA GENTE.
EN MI CASO, MI PRIORIDAD AHORA ES CUIDAR DE MI HIJO JACOB, QUIEN GRACIAS A DIOS ES UN NINO MUY SANO Y YA DA MUESTRAS DE UNA PERSONALIDAD MUY PARTICULAR. SIN EMBARGO, TAMBIEN HE TENIDO OPORTUNIDAD DE MINISTRAR A ALGUNAS PERSONAS. RECIENTEMENTE LLEGO UNA MUJER JOVEN (EN SUS 30’S) QUIEN VENIA BASTANTE AGOBIADA POR SUS PROBLEMAS. ES UNA MUJER CASADA CUYO ESPOSO SE FUE PARA EU EN BUSCA DE DINERO PARA SOSTENER SU FAMILIA JUSTO CUANDO ELLA ESPERABA SU SEGUNDO HIJO. ESTO FUE HACE MAS DE 8 ANOS. EN TODO ESE TIEMPO EL NO HA VENIDO UNA SOLA VEZ, SOLO HA MANDADO DINERO, CON EL CUAL ELLA PUDO CONSTRUIR UNA VIVIENDA DIGNA. ELLA HA SABIDO QUE EL TIENE OTRA MUJER ALLA DONDE VIVE, Y QUE TIENE FOTOS DE EL CON LA OTRA.
SU PROBLEMA AHORA ES QUE ESTA EMBARAZADA DE OTRO Y SU CORAZON AHORA ESTA ENLAZADO CON ESTE HOMBRE, EL CUAL ES SOLTERO Y QUIERE CASARSE CON ELLA, PERO EL NO QUIERE HACERSE CARGO DE LOS OTROS HIJOS. QUE CONSEJO DARIAS TU A ELLA? ES DIFICIL ESTE CASO, PERO LAMENTABLEMENTE NO ES EL UNICO, EN ESTE MISMO PUEBLO VEMOS VARIOS CASOS MAS, PUES HAY VARIOS HOMBRES CASADOS QUE HAN TENIDO QUE IR A BUSCAR EL SUENO AMERICANO DEBIDO A LA SITUACION ECONOMICA DE NUESTRO PAIS. HAY MUCHAS MADRES QUE SOLAS TIENEN QUE LUCHAR POR SACAR A SUS HIJOS ADELANTE. COMO VAMOS A PODER LEVANTAR A LA NUEVA GENERACION QUE ESTA CRECIENDO SIN EL MODELO DE UN PADRE? TENEMOS QUE BUSCAR SOLUCIONES PARA EVITAR QUE SIGA HABIENDO TAL GRADO DE MIGRACION EN NUESTRO PAIS, ESPECIALMENTE DE LOS PUEBLOS CAMPESINOS.
CADA VEZ ESTAN LLEGANDO MAS PACIENTES A BUSCARME Y ESO ME MANTIENE CADA VEZ MAS OCUPADA. NECESITO MUCHA SABIDURIA, PORQUE LA MAYORIA DE ELLOS VIENEN MAS QUE NADA EN BUSCA DE CONSUELO, UNA DE ELLAS ME DIJO QUE AL VENIR AQUI SENTIA LA PAZ QUE TANTO NECESITABA, PUES TIENEN HAMBRE DE DIOS, AUNQUE TODAVIA NO LES HA RESPLANDECIDO LA LUZ DE CRISTO, PUES EN ESTE PUEBLO HAY MUCHA IDOLATRIA. RECIENTEMENTE FUE LA FIESTA DEL PUEBLO QUE ES EN HONOR A UN SANTO Y GASTARON MILES DE PESOS QUE BIEN PUDIERON SER USADOS PARA MEJORAR EL ASPECTO DEL PUEBLO O PARA DAR DE COMER A LOS HAMBRIENTOS.
POR FAVOR OREN POR NUESTRO PAIS, HAY MUCHA NECESIDAD ESPIRITUAL, HAY MUCHA ANSIEDAD, MUCHOS TEMORES Y ELLOS TIENEN QUE SABER QUE JESUS ES EL UNICO QUE NOS PUEDE DAR LA PAZ VERDADERA.


I know Dan has been filling you in on our vision of “integral mission” here in Puebla where we hope to share the gospel of Christ’s Kingdom as well work to improve the daily living situation of our neighbors. Personally, at the moment my priority is to care for my son Jacob full-time who thanks be to God is very healthy and showing signs of his own distinct personality. Nevertheless, I have also had opportunities to minister to others here in my hometown. Recently a young lady came to our house very distressed by her difficult dilemma. Her husband and she have been married for 20 years and have one 18 year old daughter and a 10 year old son. However, just before the son was born her husband made the difficult decision to cross the border for the US because of his concern to support his growing family. Though he has never returned to his hometown over these 8 years, he has called and sent enough money even for his wife to have a nice house built. The difficulty comes with knowing that he has fathered another child in the US and is living with another woman. She also has recently been seeing another man and is now 7 months pregnant. The man is single and wants to marry this young woman but only take responsibility for his child. Her dilemma is making the difficult decision between her first two children and this man with his child. What would you counsel her? Unfortunately, this is not a unique experience here in our little town of Mexico. Many married men choose to cross the border in search of the “American Dream” and never come back. How are we going to minister to so many children being born without the example of a father? We need to find a solution to this immigration problem that has such drastic effects on our little towns all over Mexico. More and more people are beginning to come to our home for medical consultations but really what they are looking for is counsel. One young woman recently said that she feels such peace in our home when she comes to talk. There is much hunger for the Lord here in the midst of a very entrenched idolatry. Last weekend was the celebration of my town’s patron saint and thousands of pesos were spent on decorations, food and fun while so much more could have been done for the benefit of all of us with all that money. Jesus is the only one who can bring true peace to the fears, anxiety and desperation of so many of our neighbors.

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