~ Making disciples in the city of Maguey, Jalisco Mexico ~
Daniel and Mari Fontanez
Totolan, Mexico.
A Shout in the Silence
We are so grateful to all of you for keeping us in your prayers and sharing the burden of the ministry with us. We have no way to thank you enough, but we know the Lord will reward you; and His reward will always be greater than ours.
Please continue to pray for the health of my daughter, Daniela. A few days ago, she confessed to us that she is still struggling with anxiety. We have tried all kinds of things to help her, but we hadn’t wanted to give her medication because we felt she was too young and that it might be better to exhaust other solutions. It seems to me that she’s tired of her struggle with this, and it hurts my heart to even mention it. Pray that the Lord will sustain us.
Please also pray for Mariana. We continue to take her to the podiatrist, and she is progressing well. We have also had the opportunity to speak the Word to the podiatrist, so we thank God for our visits. We also thank God that Mariana is done validating her primary school and has already taken her first exam to validate her middle school.
Pray for Carlitos’s education. His education is now under my care, and he has been improving, but I would be lying if I said he is enjoying it. We both need patience in this process.
Mari’s health remains generally good, thank God. However, lately, the skin on her face has been reacting to all kinds of substances. We don’t know what it is, although we suspect it has something to do with pre-menopause. Please pray that her health continues to improve.
As for me, a few weeks ago I got some kind of food poisoning. It started with itching; then it started affecting my breathing; I went to the doctor, and he prescribed some antihistamines that seem to help, but they haven’t resolved the root of the problem. I still have all the same symptoms, but they’re less severe. I want to benefit from your prayers. Pray that the Lord will grant me His mercy in this matter.
As for the church, we continue moving forward under God’s blessing. For many years we have been praying for Olga (Mari’s sister) and her family. They (except for Ricardo, Olga’s husband) used to attend church and profess faith in Christ; but they distanced themselves from the Lord and followed a path of self-destruction. As often happens, they also distanced themselves somewhat from our family because we used the time together to talk to them about Christ. A few months ago, they began returning to church and showing genuine repentance. First, the youngest and oldest daughters (Gabriela and Isabel), then Monica and Olga. The most recent to draw near to the Lord is Isabel’s son, Rodolfo, who is about 15 years old. What the Lord has been doing in this family fills us with joy, but it has not been without difficulties. Please pray for them.
Pray for a hermeneutics course I am preparing for the Tototlán church. I am concerned about how easy it is for false teachers today with the power of the internet and social media at their disposal. There is so much material about the Bible and Christianity from every perspective imaginable. Pray that the Lord will guide me and help me prepare this course, and that He will also encourage the congregation to participate in it.
Finally, I would like to ask you to continue helping us pray for Alexis and Jeannine. They have been invited to participate in the evangelistic project with the Nahuatl of Michoacán as missionaries. After months of prayer and consideration, we still have no clarity from the Lord regarding this decision.
Thank you again for participating with us in the Lord’s work. May God continue to bless you.