A showering of blessings

Well, we asked the Lord for a baptism Sunday and we got three! That's right, two more were clothed with Christ today and we give him all the glory for what he is doing in this church! Whom else could we give the glory to but the One who changes everything?
Let me introduce you to your newest brothers in Christ. In January, a new family showed up on Sunday. One of the first Sundays that they attended with us, Sam, Ann, Summer and I went out to lunch with them and were blessed to hear a little of their story. It is a story of reconciliation and hope! Saúl and his wife, Evelia, are both dentists. They met in Morelia while in school and then ended up moving to Zihuatanejo, a beach town about three and a half hours from here, to open their practices. Evelia's family lived there and they opened a practice together. That worked for a while, but then they started having problems. It eventually got so bad that Evelia took the two kids, Saúlito and Samara, moved to Mexico City, leaving Saúl in Zihua.
While in Mexico City, the Lord touched Evelia's heart in an amazing way through a church that she began attending. She was baptized there and was so hungry to learn more. However, she felt the need to make things right with her husband, so they decided to both move to Morelia and see if they could make things work. One of Evelia's priorities when they arrived in Morelia was to find a church home. Well, a few months back, Saúl had been in Morelia and had heard a radio spot that our church was running at the time. He said, 'If I was to go to church, that sounds like a place I would like to go.' He wrote down the phone number and kept it. Just a week after they moved into their new place in Morelia, they called the number and Sam gave them directions to where we meet on Sundays.
Ever since arriving, they have been willing to help in any way possible. And Saúl was hungry for the Word. We could see it in his eyes. Sam studied with him and he decided he was ready to start a new life with God by his side. We just had a few scheduling conflicts. : ) He was on a business trip in the States when we had the baptism Sunday a couple of weeks ago and then last week he and the whole family were at a church retreat in Mexico City with the church that Evelia attended there. But once he got back into town, he was ready. And not only was he ready, but their oldest son, Saúlito, having seen and heard all that the Lord has done in their family, decided to follow in his father's footsteps. First, Sam baptized Saúl and then Saúl baptized his son. It was an amazing thing to see! We are so thankful for this new family that the Lord has brought us and can't wait to see how He plans to use them in this church.

Sam talking with Saúlito and Saúl before the baptisms

Sam baptizing Saúl

Saúl baptizing his son

Father and son are now brothers in Christ!

Evelia is on the far right as Sam prays over Saúl and his son

Ann has a picture of the whole family that she's going to send me tomorrow hopefully. Also, check back in a couple of days for prayer requests for the spring break campaign coming from Abilene Christian on SATURDAY!!