When I was thinking about writing this week's blog, there were so many thoughts running through my head. So many efforts that have open ended responses, so many contacts that are pending arrival, so many what ifs....but amongst all those thoughts stands out one encouraging truth, "There is no timing, like God's perfect timing." This week has had its fair share of ups and downs, excitements and disappointments, beginnings and endings, urgent care visits and sore muscles, but one thing is for certain, God is in complete control. Monday started the week off with such an exciting bang. We found a neighborhood filled with several Hispanic families. We went to knock those doors in the evening, but we were only able to come to the very first house. Why you may ask? Well, in the very first house lives a sweet couple who was struggling with family trials. They were so thankful to have met us, in that precise moment, because they had recently found out that a family member had been stealing from them. They were hurt, heartbroken, and saddened about the loss of a brother. Elias was able to study with them for 20 minutes. He was even able to set up another study for the following Monday at 6 pm. Thank you God for your perfect timing. Below is a picture of Elias and the couple standing outside their home studying. It was very convenient that there was a playground in the middle of the houses for the boys to play on while we chatted. It was a little different week for us, as mommy had to work 3 days this week for True Health Chiropractic. There were two marketing events that they asked her to attend, but while she marketed the Chiropractic office, she was able to invite some people to our Spanish services. We are so thankful for the flexible schedule evangelism allows us to shuffle around when we need to mix things up a bit. We are getting very good at tag-teaming!
We had big plans for reaching out to the Hispanic community in Wentzville, MO this past Saturday at a GMC union picnic. (There is a huge GMC plant in Wentzville with over 2,000 workers). However, we were unable to find any attendees that spoke Spanish, we did have a great time climbing a rock wall, and of course when there is free food involved it's always a win! However this fun-filled picnic was then followed by an Urgent Care visit for our littlest boy. His elbow was pulled out of socket, "Nurses Elbow," and thankfully the doctor had it popped back into place in a matter of excruciating seconds. The moment of truth from last week had come to realization today. Sunday Bible class rolled around at 9:00 and our friends from Guatemala had still not shown up. Our ever-faithful Lilly, was there though, front and center, ready to learn in her Cheesecake Factory uniform (she had come from work, just to return to work immediately after services....bless her heart). 10:00 am rolls around and all hopes of Moises and Nancy arriving with their baby girl were fading fast. Were they going to come, and say they were ready to be baptized for the remission of their sins? Unfortunately, they did not come to services today. Our fears of pushing them away with the truth became reality, but there is still hope. We are certain that last week was God's perfect timing to teach them the truth about their salvation, and we look forward to maybe one day them walking through our doors again, to tell us they are ready to wash their sins away. Until that time, we will remain optimistic, and thankful for the opportunity to teach a new soul the truth about God's word, before it was too late. Even though our new friends did not attend services today, Lilly did, and she needed us today. She needed something big. We are so thankful she was the only person in attendance during Bible class. God's perfect timing. As we were singing the opening song, she just began weeping. She poured her heart out to us during that 45 minutes, asking us to guide her through her struggles, and to tell her what God expects her to do. We were able to talk in confidence, because we were alone. We were able to comfort her, and hug her, and give her the advice she needed to return to her family with a new strength and endurance to carry on. God's perfect timing.
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Ansley
8/19/2018 01:00:15 pm
🤗❤️ A resounding theme, God’s perfect timing for sure!! Prayers and love to you all!
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Cindi
8/19/2018 01:07:27 pm
Patience for God to work- hardest thing to have. I pray for this work.
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Leann
8/19/2018 01:24:54 pm
The Lord has blessed you and will continue. Love you
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Charlene Thorne
8/19/2018 01:38:02 pm
Kristi, I admire the love you have for others. Your family is amazing. Your congregation will grow, just give it time. Your congregation and your family is in our prayers. We love you.
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Bruce
8/22/2018 04:12:29 pm
You both just keep on keeping on, all the work that you put into doing the will of God is a great work. I will continue to pray for this effort and pray of you both also...
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AuthorElias and Kristi Roque have been married for 9 years and during this time have planted/grown 4 congregations. They have 4 boys 7 and under working alongside them. Archives
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