HIS BANNER OVER US IS LOVE

Christ sees, He comforts and He pardons.

That’s a song we used to sing in Sunday School, a song that the children would act out with hand motions. Thursday we hung a beautiful banner over our church in Nuevo Progreso. Along with the Church of God logo, it says, Christ sees, He comforts and He pardons.

It was a hot and windy day, so Marcelino struggled to secure the banner against the front of the building. Spry and full of energy, he climbed up on the top of the wall to see that the banner stays in place. He always has a way to overcome obstacles, using what he calls unique Mexican tools and ideas when he can’t find tools that he needs.

The wind was strong!

We accomplished a lot of other good things that day, including hanging another light fixture and putting in plants around the church. During this time Marcelino told us that when he attended our last midweek service, he felt a strong and unusual presence of the Lord and it made him very emotional. Then he told us he would see us at church the next Sunday evening.

The bag was big, but it was light.

We had a little extra help that day, four year old twins Alejandro and Dulce came from the neighborhood nearby. These extremely active and inquisitive children love to investigate everything we do and they ask a lot of questions. They also like to jump off of tables and window ledges and they climb on everything in sight. Anything left laying around is something they will pick up and carry off to play with. They need to be watched continually. But we found a way to make everyone happy - put them to work! When we were tired of being on our feet so much, we began asking them to fetch things for us. Whatever they could lift, they gladly brought us - a chair or a needed tool. They competed on who would help the most, so we made sure to keep it equal.

Pelon enjoys playing with the kids.

The children love the little folding tables and chairs that were donated to the church years ago. They not only love sitting at the table, they love wearing the chairs on their heads and standing on the tables. We all continue to pray for ideas and ways to help Alejandro and Dulce, along with their many brothers and sisters.

The goal is to finish and repair as many things as possible this season before we have to return north for the summer. Also we want the church to be in good repair before another pastor is installed. We’ve experienced some very refreshing services lately, good sermons and heartfelt worship. We want to see many new people at the church, many salvations and many delivered from sin and sickness. These are the last days and we are told to work while it is still day because the night is coming when no one can work.

God’s banner of love is not only being displayed on the outside of our building, but His love is also being displayed on the inside.

“He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.” Song of Solomon 2:4