HILDA

Hilda

Hilda is a new Christian, recently converted during a worship service at José and Lupita's house.  Hilda is a single mother who works extremely hard for her family.  Getting up at 3:00 am, she cooks oatmeal for atole, gorditas, tacos and makes coffee to sell to the many truckers who line up on the road to cross the international bridge into the United States.  At 6:00 am she loads up her 3 wheeled cart and begins traveling back and forth along the long truck route circling the east side of Nuevo Progreso.  Since truckers have such a lengthy wait of many hours to pass through customs, they welcome refreshments at all times during the day, beginning with breakfast.

Recently Hilda received a severe blow to her family when her 23 year old son was kidnapped by the cartel.  Her son disappeared from Nuevo Progreso 26 days ago and there has been no word of where he is or if he is still alive.  Pastor Gerardo and the church immediately began praying for the young man's safe return to his family and Hilda has received tremendous encouragement and hope from her new friends at the church.

We met Hilda one evening at José and Lupita's house and she shared the story of her grief with us.  She pulled her shirt up around her face to hide her tears and distress while all of us gathered around her and prayed again for her son.

Please join us in urgent prayer that the Lord will take her boy by the hand and lead him to a safe and sheltered area and then home to his mother.

"I tell you all of my worries and my troubles, and whenever I feel low, you are there to guide me."  Psalm 142:2&3 CEV