Issue 11
Nov 2009
Pe d regal del Lago 6824, Col. Pe d re g a l d e l a S i l l a 64890, Mo n t e rre y N.L . Me x i c o
ph. 0011 521 81 1771 9216 Blog: www.petesholl.blogspot.com
The joy of partnership
We are very appreciative of your
partnership with us in the gospel. We
feel well loved by your emails, prayers,
interest and giving to CMS.
In this Sholla we want to tell you about
Adriana so that you can know not just
our partnership with her, but feel your
partnership with her as well.
We met Adriana and Vicente when we
visited Monterrey in 2007. They have
been very supportive of us and we
attend the same church and school.
We gave them some books in Spanish
including Two Ways to Live. Then for
Halloween, Adriana translated the
children’s version of 2WTL and used it
to evangelise her
neighbours as they
came past her
garage.
Now Grahame and
Patty Scarratt are
going to publish her
translation so it will
be widely available
throughout Latin
America. Our pastor
already is keen to
use it in our
church.
Our church has also
been using Christianity Explored
(introduced in Mexico by Rico Tice and
the Scarratts in May). Sarah asked
Adriana to invite some of her school
friends to do the course but they could
not do it at that time.
Now Adriana has decided that she can
run a course for women from school.
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Sarah and Adriana have invited about
12 women to meet together to read
Mark and discuss who Jesus is, what
his mission is and how he wants us to
respond.
It looks like 2 or 3 guests will join
Sarah and Adriana in our house on
Wednesday afternoons. Pete will run a
kids club downstairs (with 8 or 9
primary age kids) and another lady will
mind the pre-schoolers. We think Pete
will certainly have the most difficult
task!
We are excited to see the way God is
working in our relationships with people
here, and the doors that God is
opening at just the right time.
Inés, Sarah and Adriana
The real Mexico
We’re here because CMS support us.
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Church update
We have been able to make the Scarratt’s books
available to people here. (Spanish translations of
‘Nothing in my hand I bring’ by Ray Galea and
‘God’s Big
Picture’ by
Vaughan
Roberts). People
are appreciative
and interest is
growing.
Thanks for your
prayers about
church. Pete has
had more opportunity to get to know the young
adults. He has joined a course that Augustine (back
left) leads and he has run an evening to teach
them the Swedish Bible reading method.
Please Pray
๏ Thanks that God prepares our good works.
๏ Thanks for the joy of partnership with brothers and
sisters in Mexico and Australia.
๏ Thanks for Adriana’s enthusiasm to proclaim Jesus.
๏ Pray for Adriana as she leads the Mark group.
Also pray for her as she is very pressured by her
work at the moment.
๏ Pray for the women to have soft hearts to see
the truth about Jesus, and that they will all keep
coming.
๏ Pray for Pete as he runs the kids club (in
Spanish)
๏ Pray for the kids to have fun learning about
Jesus.
๏ Pray for ongoing gospel conversations Sarah is
having with friends.
๏ Pray for Grahame and Patty in the publishing work
(and MOCLAM).
Bible Verse
For even the Son of Man did not come to
be served, but to serve, and to give his life
as a ransom for many.
Mark 10:45