Thanksgiving!

It's been awhile since we've updated our prayer requests, and I am really not sure that anyone sees them! But, just in case, we'd like to share our joy. We are so thankful that this year we'll share Thanksgiving with our little Elizabeth Lynn, born on August 21, 2008. God has blessed us tremendously! We also thank Him for Angel's "second" job which has helped us now that we have one extra person person in the family. Please pray for:

• Greta's health: all seems to be well, but we're still doing some check ups from some problems that were pre-Elizabeth.
• Continued work for Angel: the company he works for has had quite a slow down in orders, which means less work for him.
• The ministry: Angel currently leads two house groups, and continues to work as the youth director of our church.

We covet prayers, because we know that only through God's grace are we able to work and minister in this community. Thanks!

35 Weeks and Counting

Here at the Hernandez home we're starting to count down the weeks. As we get closer to our delivery date of August 21, 2008, we ask that you join us in prayer for the following items. Please pray:

• that the baby will continue to develop as it should, and as it has been doing thus far.
• that the upcoming labor and delivery will go smoothly and that no surgery will be needed.

Also, please pray for our family in the following areas:

• that God will continually reveal His plan to our family.
• that Angel will have the stamina and strength he needs at work each day.

Thank you for praying for us!

We're trying to get this page up and going again, so check back with us now and again!

The Time is Nearing!

Today is May 12, 2008. Today is my sister's wedding anniversary. Wednesday is our 3rd wedding anniversary. Soon, there will be three of us! (Well, there already are three of us...just one of us whose on the inside right now!) As August gets nearer, I am starting to want the time to go quickly so our little one will be on the outside world with us!

Trying to get the updates going again...

April 29,2007

We continue to thank the Lord for His mercy and grace. He provides our every need!

Please join us in praising the Lord for the following:

• The house church vision is expanding among the church!
• One woman accepted Christ after much prayer and involvement with the church. She has become a new creation!
• Angel and Mario have begun to share the vision with another church in the area.
• The youth and singles groups in Brenham have increased in size, and Angel has begun to share the house church vision with them.
  
• The Lord provided a temporary job for Angel, and a babysitting job for Greta.

Please join us in praying about the following:

• That the Lord would provide more opportunities to cast the house church vision among His people.
• That the Lord would bring more people to Himself as a result of faithful witnesses from our church.
• For the families in our church. Pray that God would restore relationships and that men and women would take seriously their God-given roles in their marriages.
• For the youth and singles of our church. Pray that a love for God would be the priority in their lives.

Drop us a line or two..

March 24, 2007: Update

Happy Spring!

We continue to enjoy the wonderful spring weather here in Texas. We know it will get hotter--much hotter--as the days turn into summer. For now, though, we simply thank God for the beauty of Spring.

Much has happened since we arrived in Texas and we continue to covet your prayers. Below you will find our latest petitions and thanksgivings.

PLEASE PRAY:
--for Angel as he preaches every last Sunday of the month.

--for guidance as Angel plans strategy for the youth group, and as Greta writes/modifies discipleship material for children. Pray that these groups will grow strong in their love and knowledge of the Lord.

--for continued provision of needs--physically, spiritually, and financially.

--for Greta as she continues to find her "niche" in this new community. Pray that she will find a way to make friends with women around her.

THANK GOD FOR:
--His continued provision of our needs. We continue to stand amazed at how God provides for our needs just at the right time.

--communication. Greta, in particular, is thankful for a season of being able to call her family at a much lower rate than when we lived in Mexico!

--the church, Fuente de Vida. We have become the part of a wonderful church family and truly appreciate the times of worship and fellowship we enjoy.

We've been a little slow with updates, but we hope to get them going more frequently in the weeks to come. Thanks for your prayers!

Update: February 15 2007

Thank you for checking out our prayer requests. We have certainly felt the many prayers that have been brought before God on our behalf as He has helped us settle in to our home in Brenham!

We continue to praise Him for His continued blessings. We have a fully furnished apartment, and we didn't buy a thing! We simply knew that when we left Mexico, God directed us to leave it all behind. We sold everything. The cash helped us to get to Brenham and buy some basic items. We kept praying, "Lord, please help us use our money wisely!" Some folks from a church in Garland, TX, heard about us and within a few weeks we had a kitchen table, a sofa, a recliner, a bed and a few small end tables. WOW! Praise the Lord, for we know that these blessings--and several others we've received--come from Him!

Please pray for the following items:

• House groups that will start in 4 zones here in Brenham. Pray for those that will train to be leaders of these groups and for those who will attend.
• The church as we guide them into this new vision. Pray that everyone will understand the vision and allow themselves to break from traditional church as we move into home groups.
• The youth here in Brenham. Pray that as they begin to gather that we will be able to lead them into deeper relationships with Christ.
• Our continued "settling in" here. Pray that we will meet people outside of the church and that God will give Angel a quick ability to speak and understand English.

Thank you so much for your prayers!