Sorry that I’m running a little behind on this newsletter. I have tried to write a few times in the month of June to share our updates, but was prevented on more than one occasion. I do hope this news finds you well and in good spirits this summer break.
June has been a busy month for us here in Leon. It began with us putting some of the final details in the new building that we are renting, and concluded with a Let’s Start Talking campaign. In the middle of all of the fun, we painted the church building, had AIM Bootcamp, worked with a Nebraska campaign group, finished up our new songbook, started a new small group, and did all of our normal work as usual. Needless to say, it has been a busy month.
As June first took off, it was obvious that many of May’s tasks had yet to be completed. The new AIM students who had just arrived were now knee deep in their forty-day bootcamp study with me. I absolutely love doing bootcamp with the AIM students because it allows me to get on the same page with the workers. This year (like last), we saw some real growth in the Aim students as they were challenged in their behaving and acting to be more like Jesus. When boogtcamp finally ended last week, the AIM students seemed to have enjoyed the process.
Since we had just recently moved into a new building, there were still several loose ends that needed to be covered. These loose ends included buying more chairs, getting fans, painting, setting up speakers, etc. There have been a lot of bases to cover, and we are still trying to cover them all. However, the results have been very positive. The first month in our building was a success with new contacts and new directions taking place in the work. We did see an increase in worshippers and have made a number of new contacts with our move. Needless to say, it is exciting watching some of the pieces come together as our work grows stronger.
June did see the arrival of two groups. The Nebraska youth group from York was a real blessing as workers put on a kid’s event, assisted in passing out fliers for Let’s Start Talking, and worked on our new building. The day after the Nebraska group left Leon, we were then blessed by the arrival of Let’s Start Talking. The LST workers had another successful year and have been followed up in their work by our AIM students. While the months of June and July can feel like a storm here with the arrival of so many new groups and workers, the ministry is blessed in having so many partners.
As stated before, aside from the arrival of groups, bootcamp with the AIMers, and moving to a new building, we did continue our normal work as usual. Finally a new small group got underway in the household of Patricia (who was baptized a few months ago) allowing us to further influence that family. Besides these things, business has remained steady as we continue to enjoy watching the Mexican people grow in Christ. As always, we highly value your part in the work and thank God for your support of this task. Again, I apologize for the delay in getting this news out, but as you can see things have been a bit hectic here. Please keep us in your prayers as we continue the work in Leon.
Chris Johnson
