Hello to all of our readers and supporters. We know that it has been longer than normal since our last blog post, but we have some big changes happening all at once, and we wanted to make sure they were in place before we let the world know. So let me just get right to it, because I like blogs that get right to the point. Anyone else with me on that? Change 1: Elias and I decided to sell our beloved home in Wentzville. Although the house was very well fit for the size of our family, the location is a little too far from where the majority of the Spanish contacts are coming from. We knew that we wanted to live in Wentzville for the schools and the proximity to my family to be able to help with the boys, but all in all, we were spending too much gas money, and too much time driving back and forth. Sometimes we would drive from Wentzville to St. Charles, back to Wentzville to pick up the big boys from school, and back to Overland for door knocking in one day. Which is doable, but not practical. Change 2: We sold our home! We are so excited that we were able to sell our home in less than 3 weeks, and we officially closed on that home August 1st. We are HOMELESS! Which I never thought I would be excited to say, but since we have looked at over 40 houses near the church building and anything off HWY 364 really, and haven't found anything that we could fit into as a family of 6 or afford, we have moved in temporarily with my hospitable parents. We know that God has the right house out there for us, but the market is just too high right now, and the choices too few for us to consider purchasing a home within our budget. So we are thankful for the space my parents have loaned out to us, and for their patience as well. Living with four grandsons under the age of 9 is not an easy undertaking. The boys however, would like to stay here forever. Change 3: Since the boys would not know excatly what school they would inevitably end up attending, Elias and I began entertaining the idea of Homeschooling our children. This idea has been pushed around and fought so much within our own minds ever since Eli became school age, but I am a public school teacher at heart, and the thought of taking on schooling four boys on my own was kind of terrifying. What if I ruin them for life? What if I am not capable? But through a lot of prayer, research, and a great homeschool support group at our congregation at West End, we were able to push those fears aside and take the leap to begin our Homeschool Journey. I can do a separate blog about the reasons why we chose to homeschool, and answer all your questions you may have for us if you'd like, but for now let me just say, the boys are LOVING being together as a family, Bible time over breakfast with Papi before he goes to work, and being done with core work before LUNCH! This will also allow us significant time to evangelize throughout the week as well as travel abroud for misson trips and outreach efforts without effecting their schooling. WIN WIN! (here are a few pics of our first day of homeschool) Change 4: Our very first neice on the Roque side was born August 1st. Agness Cristina came into this world through a lot of strength, stamina, and prayer on behalf of her strong mother Claudia. She was in the Hospital for 5 days, and in Honduras no one can be with you while you are laboring, so we were left to sit and wait, and pray. God had a hand in the birth of this tiny sweetheart weighing in at 4.9 pounds. Claudia was told the entire pregnancy she would have a c-section due to her high blood pressure and other risks, but last minute at 38 weeks she was sent to the public hosptial to give birth naturally. To say she was unprepared, would be an understatement. Long story short, Baby Christy was born safe and sound, and mom and baby are recovering at home. Please continue to pray for them as they heal, and a big thank you to all our friends and family who prayed for Claudia while she was in the hospital. The doctor literally saved her and the baby's life by being in the right hallway at the right time. God is faithful. In the midst of these big changes, we have had some pretty encouraging moments by the visit of several old friends throughout the summer. Friends from Nashville, Memphis, and Freed-Hardeman have come to vacation in St. Louis, and we are so thankful they called us to give us a big hug and push to keep working hard for the Kingdom. Also during these changes, our contacts and opportunites to meet new people have continued to grow. This saturday, we were able to attend a Back to School Fair with the Foristell Church of Christ where literally hundreds of people were given free school supplies along with lierature about the Gospel in English and Spanish. We continue to see great benefits from changing our Sunday services to 5 p.m. Mainly that our members Lilly, Edgar, and Raul can be there at every service to take the Lord's supper. Our brother Edgar serves on the Lord's supper table each Sunday, and they have been a constant encouragemnt to us. Please continue to pray for the Hispanics in this community. Catholism is strong, and the world has done a great job of keeping our contacts either "Too busy" or "too set in tradition" to come on a regular basis. We know the Lord is working, we just need to keep spreading his Gospel message daily. May God bless you, and thank you for reading our blog. Please leave us a comment below!
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Jennie Milligan
8/3/2019 05:37:05 pm
It is so good to hear from you and the wonderful things going on in your family's lives. May God continue to bless you and your ministry. Love and miss you!
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Kathy Waycaster
8/3/2019 05:44:09 pm
Thank you for the update and congratulations on everything!
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Evelyn Williams
8/3/2019 07:09:25 pm
I’ve been missing you and your updates on Facebook. So glad everything is going well for you and the family. Good luck on house hunting and homeschooling. We really miss you all! How is the attendance at your Spanish congregation coming along? God bless you all and provide for all your needs! ❤️❤️
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Kristi
8/4/2019 06:42:19 am
Hey Ms. Evelyn. We miss y’all so much too. Our attendance is mainly 9 people including us. And about every other Sunday we have another sweet family of 3-4 visiting. We have had over 150 Hispanics come to the building for give aways and about 50 actually come to services but not coming regularly. That is progress though but slow progress. We do have lots of people we call and visit that say they will come...but don’t.
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Shandra
8/3/2019 09:10:19 pm
So happy for you guys!!! I bet the boys are loving being at your mom & dad's ❤️ Love you & miss you much!!!
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Sonya Hampton
8/3/2019 09:24:27 pm
its so Good to get an update on all that is going on. I enjoyed reading your post.
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Martha
8/4/2019 04:22:40 am
So many changes but looks like smiles are on everyone's face!! So happy for yall!! Love y'all! Keep up the good work!
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Lisa
8/4/2019 06:50:06 pm
So proud of you and your family! Prayers for continued perseverance and patience. Miss you much!
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Mike and Prue McBride
8/10/2019 08:53:51 am
Oh how good to hear from you. Give your family a
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