Thursday night, July 19, 2007 will be a day I won't soon forget. It was December of 2005 when I first met Adriana in the small village of Pastoria. She hosted us at her family's home to provide the Angel Tree bags to the kids in her village (over 100 kids came in her home). She was so kind and loving I could hardly believe she wasn't a Christian. That started the long journey of prayer for her and her family. Juan Carlos, a minister with Bethshean, began having Bible studies with her and her family in their home. After many prayers and bible studies, our prayers were finally answered. She decided to make a personal decision for Christ. It was a huge honor to be present for her baptism. Thanks for all the prayers for her, and continue them for her and the rest of the family. Adriana is now the first and only Christian in her village. We are praying the rest of the family will soon follow her example.

It is hard to believe that it is still August and that we are already working on our plans for the December Angel Tree project. Once again we will be distributing and collecting bags filled with wonderful gifts for the children in central Mexico associated with the Bethshean Mexico Mission. Our goal is to collect and distribute 1000 bags as well as small items the kids can give to their parents. There are many ways you can get involved from helping to sew bags, distributing and collecting bags at your church, school, or work, making financial contributions to offset the cost of delivering these bags, and even traveling with us December 13 - 24 to personally deliver these bags. Check out the website for more specifics on how you can get involved or e-mail me at angeltree@soarministries.org.